Worcestershire eased to their second LV County Championship Division Two win of the season, beating Leicestershire by 10 wickets with a day to spare at Grace Road.

A career-best innings from Ben Scott gave Middlesex a chance of their third successive win as they enter the final day with a lead of 340 runs in their LV County Championship Division Two match at Uxbridge.

Opposing bowlers Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard made the right impression in front of England selector Geoff Miller as Durham beat Yorkshire by eight wickets at Headingley Carnegie.

An exceptional performance with both bat and ball from Martin van Jaarsveld gave Kent the chance of an unlikely victory in the County Championship Division One match against Surrey at the Brit Oval.

Ian Bell played himself back into form with a brilliant double century as Warwickshire declared on 528 for eight against Gloucestershire on the third day at Edgbaston.

Essex are closing in on their third LV County Championship Division Two victory of the season against Derbyshire at Chelmsford.

Craig Kieswetter has set his sights on playing Test cricket for England after top-scoring for Somerset in the tour game against his native South Africa.

Oulton Park's remarkable unbeaten run, which lasted three years and spanned 61 matches, came to an end when they suffered a shock eight run defeat at the hands of Chester Boughton Hall in the Right Move Abroad Cheshire Premier League.

England Test captain Michael Vaughan fell short of his century, making 72 as First Division leaders Yorkshire moved into the lead against Durham at Headingley in the LV County Championship.

Andrew Flintoff was out of luck again when he was denied the first wicket of his LV County Championship comeback by the third umpire at Hove.

South African opener Neil McKenzie played himself into form with a patient half-century against Somerset on the final day of the tour match.

Lancashire skipper Stuart Law insists the secret of why he always performs so well against Sussex must remain just that, after his splendid unbeaten 156 completed a hat-trick of centuries for him at Hove - and seven in all against

Jonathan Batty completed a marathon century as Surrey took charge of their LV County Championship Division One match against fellow strugglers Kent on day two.

Ravi Bopara claimed four wickets in the space of nine deliveries as Essex finished the day with a 192-run lead in their clash with Derbyshire.

Matthew Wood made his highest score for Nottinghamshire in the LV County Championship since joining from Somerset in the close season to enable his side to build an important lead at the Rose Bowl.

Yorkshire were rocked by a record Durham eighth wicket stand between Phil Mustard and Liam Plunkett on the second day of the LV County Championship match at Headingley Carnegie.