County Championship: Adam Wheater double ton puts Hampshire on top

Adam Wheater finished unbeaten on 204 as Hampshire were bowled out for 531 against Warwickshire on day two of their Specsavers County Championship match at Edgbaston.

The visitors resumed on 304-4 and Wheater and Mason Crane added another 74 before Jonathan Trott made the breakthrough.

A sixth wicket stand of 144 followed between Wheater and Ervine with the former reaching his double ton shortly before the latter fell to Jeetan Patel (3-160) for 75, sparking a spectacular collapse that saw Hants lose their final five wickets for nine runs - Josh Poysden ending the innings with figures of 4-85.

Andrew Umeed was bowled by Gareth Andrew in the second over of the Warwickshire innings and Gareth Berg got rid of Ian Bell (5) in the same fashion soon after, to leave the hosts 11-2.

Varun Chopra (39) was the next wicket to fall, bowled by Andrew (2-35), but Trott (59no) and Sam Hain (20no) saw the hosts through to the close at 131-3.

An unbeaten ninth-wicket partnership of 149 between James Fuller and James Harris helped Middlesex to establish a 125-run first innings lead over Somerset on day two at Taunton.

Starting the day on 51-1, Middlesex lost Stevie Eskinazi (7) without adding to their overnight total and continued to lose wickets at regular intervals throughout the morning.

Nick Gubbins made 67 before he was removed by Jim Allenby (4-67) and the visitors soon slipped to 133-6. George Bailey hit 71 but when the Australian handed Allenby his fourth wicket, Middlesex were 212-8, still trailing by 24.

However, Harris (69no) and Fuller (84no) combined to take their side past Somerset's first innings total and beyond 300, reaching stumps on 361-8.

Surrey finished on 95-2 against Yorkshire on a heavily rain-affected first day at the Oval.

Having won the toss, Surrey elected to bat but soon found themselves in a tricky spot at 36-2 and both openers back in the pavilion - David Willey trapping Rory Burns (8) lbw and Steven Patterson having Dominic Sibley (17) caught behind.

Zafar Ansari (35no) and Aaron Finch (34no) added 59 for the third wicket but they were unable to go any further as the rain came down and prevented any more play on day one.

In Division Two, Worcestershire bowled Northamptonshire out for 148 to take control at the County Ground.

Northants began the day on 64-3, in reply to the visitors 277, but after Adam Rossington (55) and Richard Levi (27) took their side on to 96, they lost their remaining seven wickets for just 52 runs, Joe Leach taking 5-70 and Brett D'Oliveira 2-3.

The nature of Northants collapse was brought into sharper focus as the Worcestershire opening pair put on 104 before Daryl Mitchell (47) was eventually out lbw to Seekkuge Prasanna.

D'Oliveira and Tom Fell (36no) added another 77 before the former was stumped off the bowling of Rob Keogh for 81 with Joe Clarke bowled the very next ball. Prasanna struck again before the close, Tom Kohler-Cadmore lbw for a duck but Worcestershire remain well position on 181-4, leading by 310.