Some time was lost to bad weather but overall there was plenty of play, including a floodlit Pro40 match.
Day 3
Glamorgan v Leicestershire
Lei - 271 & 84-1
Gla - 558-9d
Glamorgan marched on to a huge total in their first innings, mainly thanks to the Captain Wallace, for his 118. Leicestershire tried nine different bowlers, which shows how much they were struggling, and in the end the hosts declared with a lead of 287. Second time around the visitors have made a solid start, but will have to bat all of tomorrow to secure a draw.
Day 2
Durham v Lancashire
Dur - 102 & 0-0
Lan - 170
After the morning session had been lost to rain Lancashire continued to extend their lead over Durham. Horton successfully carried his bat, ending unbeaten on 49. Onions, who picked up the final wicket, finished with 5 for 43. Rain wiped out most of the final session.
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire
Der - 95 & 211-5
Glo - 294
Gloucestershire took a 199 runs lead in the first innings after they were eventually bowled out. Gidman went on to score 129 this morning before he fell lbw. The Derbyshire line up, who must have been nervous after their first display, played considerably better and by the close had wiped out the defecit thanks to 72 from Durston and 64* from Redfern, the host still hold the upper hand however and will look to possibly wrap up a win tomorrow.
Worcestershire v Somerset
Wor - 340
Som - 27-2
Worcestershire added 70 runs to their score this morning, although also lost thier last seven wickets, but soon had Somerset under pressure again with two quick wickets. Solanki was out for 106, and there were some runs down the order, but the home side would have hoped to get 50-60 more. Trego took 5 for 75 as the stand out bowler.
Despite their quick demise Worcestershire knocked over the visiting openers for 11 runs, but rain ended proceedings early.
Middlesex v Sussex
Sus - 283
Mid - 229-3
Sussex completed a succesful come-back in their innings from 66-5, to finish with 283. Murtagh picked up 5 for 55. Rogers (93*) and Denly (67) then put on 145 for the second wicket after Robson was dismissed for 0. Morgan (52*) batted well in the final session as Middlesex passed 200 and closed in on the visitors score.
Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
Nor - 253
Yor - 190-3
Root is 98 not out overnight after some play was lost to rain in Yorkshire. Bairstow, straight back from England duty is 36 not out and will hope to take the hosts past Northamptonshire's score tomorrow morning.
Pro40
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire - Nottinghamshire win by 12 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat
Not - 277- 4
Ham - 265
Nottinghamshire made a steady start after losing Lumb for 0 in the first over. Hales made 33, but after 25 overs the visitors only had 160 on the board for 4 wickets; Patel had mede 66 of those. It was Taylor though who dominated the final overs as he went to a personal best 115* from just 77 balls, hitting seven 4s and seven 6s in a masterful innings. This included him scoring 24 off the penultimate over. With him was Voges who added 32 to boost the score.
Hampshire made a thumping reply as they raced to 88-0 off ten overs. Carberry made 54, but it was Adams' 51 from 36 balls that gave the innings it's early impetus. The arrival of Patel however turned the game as he picked up three wickets in his first four overs. Mullaney and Voges also added pressure by restricting the runs, although Ervine kept Hampshire in the game with a run-a-ball 68. In the end the hosts needed 40 from the final three overs, but with Mascarenhas still there anything could happen. Indeed his took 16 from the next over bringing the required rate down to two runs per ball. But some excellent fielding meant this was just beyond the home side as they fell short in the final over.
Star Player: Taylor, for a game making 115 not out, and a great catch to remove Adams and begin the flow of wickets.
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