Wickets clattered and runs abounded as games swung back and fourth in desparate attempts to win and save games after another wet week.
County Championship
Day 4
Sussex v Durham - Sussex win by 2 wickets
Dur - 231 & 93
Sus - 231 & 94-8
Durham's innings folded quickly this morning as the Northerners crashed to 93 all out. Magoffin finished with 6 for 22, while Collingwood was the top scorer with 29.
The game wasn't over yet however as Durham's bowlers matched Sussex's excellent performance by picking up two early wickets. Wells fell in the first over for 0 and Gatting was caught for 6 leaving the hosts on 13-2 and still a long way from victory. Nash made 13 but he was clean bowled by Thorp with Sussex only on 22. Thorp also had a hand in the next wicket as Yardy was run out for 4 and Sussex were in disary at 27-4, still needing 67 to win.
Wright became the fifth wicket when he was bowled with the score on 36 and the victory saw slipping away from the home side. 14 runs were scored but then Brown and Goodwin both departed and the game was all but over with Sussex 50-7. Werners could only score 4 but was part of a 23 run partnership with Magoffin that gave some hope to the home supporters, but at 73-8 it once again looked like Durham had the game wrapped up. Magoffin though had other ideas. In 31 balls he hit 23 not out and with him was Anyon, who added 15, as Sussex sneaked under the wire to an astonishing win.
Points: Sussex 20, Durham 4
Somerset v Warwickshire - Somerset win by 1 wicket
War - 400 & 124
Som - 254 & 273-9
A surprising morning began with Warwickshire collapsing dramatically from 66-3 overnight to 87-8. After Chopra was dismissed lbw to Hussian the visitors struggled to deal with the Somerset bowler who quickly took his tally to 4 for 25. Thomas also chipped in with two wickets as Somerset sensed they might have a way back into this match.
Patel made a quick 21 before he became Thomas' third wicket. Five runs later Wright fell lbw to Hussain as the bowler finished with 5 for 48, and left Somerset requiring 271 to win.
The wicket was clearly in a bad way and Barrow and Suppiah both went in the first 8 balls. Hildreth added 8 but was out shortly after lunch leaving Somerset struggling on 15-3. Somerset still had Compton and Kieswetter at the crease and the former built a steady 52 from 149 balls to halt Warwickshire's victory charge. At the other end however, Kieswetter was playing a different game. He still felt the hosts could win the game and began bashing the ball to all parts as he raced to a sparkling hundred. Together they put on 166 before Compton was caught behind to become Woakes' third wicket.
Buttler came to the crease and immediately joined his team mate in finding the boundary regularly as Somerset shot towards an unlikely victory that would keep them in contention for the title and prevent Warwickshire from going clear at the top of the table.
Buttler was caught for 24 with the hosts still needing 35, and 23 runs later the big wicket of Kieswetter came as he was caught for a stunning, and all but match winning, 152. Meschede departed for 4 with Somerset still requiring 8 to claim the match, and when Barker picked up his fifth wicket with his very next ball Warwickshire had snatched back the initiative. Waller survived the hat-trick ball and then stayed with Trego as the pair took the hosts within two runs of victory. Waller was then caught by Chopra bringing last man Hussain to the crease, but Trego held his nerve to hit a boundary in the next over and sneak Somerset home.
Points: Somerset 21, Warwickshire 8
Gloucestershire v Leicestershire - Match drawn
Lei - 162 & 288
Glo - 229 & 209-8
Leicestershire built a stong innings to put themselves in the lead, mainly thanks to 93 from Sarwan. Twenties and thirties from several other batsmen helped the visitors set Gloucestershire 222 to win in a little under two sessions.
The two openers scored 38 and 5 as the hosts slipped to 54-2 but Housego and Gidman put on 94 in quick time. Gidman was eventually caught for 62 from 55 balls including two 6s, but Marshall took his place and soon had a couple of boundaries under his belt as time began to run out for the hosts. Housego reached his half-century but was then caught leaving the hosts on 176-4.
Next to fall was Marshall (23) as Leicestershire sensed that they might yet pull off a victory. Cockbain became Josephs third wicket with Gloucestershire still needing 29 to win and Young became Henderson's third wicket just 1 run later. Henderson then removed Saxelby but couldn't finish off the tail as the game ended in a draw.
Points: Gloucestershire 7, Leicestershire 6
Nottinghamshire v Surrey - Match drawn
Not - 328
Sur - 252-6
Any hope of a set up match were squashed as Surrey refused any offer made by Nottinghamshire, so this became a bonus point chase. Nottinghamshire made good progress in the first hour with Voges (59) and Read taking their partnership to 145 before the Australian went lbw. Phillips came in a played his best innings of the summer so far, scoring 47, while at the other end Read went to 98 but was bowled tragically before he could complete an excellent hundred. The Nottinghamshire innings came quickly as Meaker finished with 5 for 78.
The two sides then tried to pick up more bonus points, but the home side struggled to pick up wickets as Surrey put bat to ball in an attempt to reach 200 before the close. Carter eventually removed Ansari for 31, but Burns (79) and Roy (..) added 82 for the second wicket. Roy in particular attacked the bowling in a speedy fifty as Surrey charged towards a first batting point. Before they could get there however Adams returned and with his first ball bowled Burns. Then later in the same over he had de Bruyn caught behind by Wessels who had taken over the gloves from Read who had injured a finger.
Davies also fell to the unstoppable Adams with the score on 177-4, but Roy, on his 22nd birthday, continued to launch the ball to the ropes. After two reverse swept 6s though he perished to Patel, stumped by Wessels for 83 from 50 balls with five 6s. Adams then bowled Spriegel as Nottinghamshire collected their second bowling point.
In the final over of the day Meaker hit a boundary to take Surrey past 250 and gave them a second batting point, with the game ending as a draw.
Points: Nottinghamshire 8, Surrey 8
Derbyshire v Yorkshire - Match drawn
Yor - 219
Der - 135-7
No play due to a waterlogged outfield
Points: Derbyshire 6, Yorkshire 6
Day 3
Essex v Hampshire
Hamp - 323 & 54-0d
Ess - 18-0d & 102-2
Play finally restarted this morning but Hampshire could only add 20 runs to their score before being all out, with Napier taking 4 for 62. Then began a strange passage of play as Essex scored 18 in 18 overs, before a deal was reached between the captains that Hampshire would add some easy runs and set Essex a total. That total was 360, which off more than four sessions might seem generous.
Essex though protected their wickets and picked off the runs slowly as Hampshire tried to take as many wickets tonight as possible. They did manage to remove Mickleburgh and Westley but at the close it's honours even going into the last day.
Kent v Glamorgan
Ken - 456-9d
Gla - 264-7
Kent declared over night and set to work to see if they could roll Glamorgan over. The Welsh side had no intention of that however and battled hard to 254 at the close with Walters and Allenby both reaching half-centuries. Allenby played particularly well but fell before the close for 86 as Glorgan slipped to 261-7, with the follow-on once looking likely.
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