County Championship: Emphatic win for Surrey and dramatic one for Leicestershire

Surrey secured an emphatic 228-run win over Nottinghamshire at The Oval in Division One of the Specsavers County Championship.

Zafar Ansari took 6-36 as Surrey spun Notts out for 157 on the final day, having declared on their overnight score of 244-5.

Brendan Taylor (68) offered some resistance, putting on 90 with Jake Libby (33) for the third wicket, before the visitors lost their final eight wickets for just 38 runs.

Elsewhere, Keaton Jennings hit a magnificent 185 not out as Durham completely turned around their tie with Yorkshire at Emirates Riverside, now leading by 301 going into the final day.

The hosts still trailed by 53 with only seven wickets remaining in their second innings at the start of day three, but Jennings added 139 to his individual overnight score to help Durham close on 452-8.

Jennings put on century partnerships with both Paul Collingwood (61) and Usman Arshad (84) for the fifth and seventh wickets as the Yorkshire bowlers toiled.

Lancashire are 215 runs ahead of Warwickshire with five second-innings wickets remaining after day three at Old Trafford.

Haseeb Hameed hit an unbeaten 81 not out to help Lancashire to 170-5 by the close - Keith Barker taking 3-50 for Warwickshire, including two wickets in two balls to find himself on a hat-trick.

Barker was earlier out for 64, after he and Tim Ambrose (70no) helped the visitors to 263 in their first innings, Matt Parkinson taking 5-49 for Lancs.

In Division Two, Leicestershire beat Essex by four wickets with less than two overs to play in a thrilling final day at Chelmsford.

Essex - 22-1 in their second innings, with a 47-run lead at the start of play - were skittled out for 133, Clint McKay taking 4-37 to finish with impressive match-figures of 8-94.

Set 159 to win in 33 overs, opener Angus Robson got Leicestershire off to a great start with 56, while skipper Mark Cosgrove smashed 38 from 21 balls.

A six-over spell which saw four wickets fall for 27 runs briefly threatened the visitors' push for victory, but Neil Dexter (11no) hit the winning runs in the penultimate over of play.

Glamorgan's game with Kent in Cardiff ended in a draw, the hosts reaching 279-6 in their second innings - a lead of 348 - when play drew to a close.

Mitch Claydon took 3-50 - including two in one over - as Kent reduced Glamorgan  to 124-5 midway through the final day.

But after useful fifties from Aneurin Donald (67) and Graham Wagg (64no), the match finished in a stalemate, Glamorgan earning 12 points to Kent's 10.

Derbyshire are in the driving seat going into day four of their clash with Worcestershire at the County Ground after forcing the visitors to follow on.

Worcestershire slipped 18-5 early on in their first innings before being eventually bowled out for 164, still 303 runs behind the hosts - Ben Cotton (4-28) and Tony Palladino (4-32) sharing four wickets each.

Billy Godleman (204) earlier hit a maiden first-class double-hundred as Derbyshire declared on 467-5.

Worcestershire were 24-1 in their second innings at stumps, Cotton adding to his haul with the wicket of Daryl Mitchell for six.

Azharullah took 6-68 for Northamptonshire as Sussex were bowled out for 178 on day one of the game at Arundel.

After a rain-delayed start, Azharullah dismissed six of Sussex's top seven, Chris Nash (75) the only man not to fall to the seamer.

In reply, Northamptonshire reached stumps on 43-1, Ben Duckett unbeaten on 32, though his opening partner Rob Newton was bowled by Ollie Robinson for a 24-ball duck.