Champions Surrey needed only 30.2 overs on the ultimate day to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs against Hampshire of their Vitality County Championship clash on the Kia Oval.
Dan Worrall finished with a powerful five for 47 as Hampshire, dismissed first time around for 151, were bowled out again for 197.
Ollie Pope equalled the Surrey record for probably the most outfield catches in a first-class match, pouching three more at second slip to offer himself six within the innings and eight in the sport because the hosts took over at the highest of the table.
Elsewhere in Division One, Essex’s Nick Browne scored his first Championship century for greater than a yr and Callum Parkinson collected his maiden five-wicket haul for Durham, however the weather-affected match on the Riverside resulted in a draw.
Having made 488 and brought a 130-run lead on first innings, Essex did their best to force a victory on the ultimate afternoon, but their efforts floundered as Alex Lees (48 not out) steered his side to 131 for 2 when bad light stopped play at 4.40pm.
Tom Lammonby continued his excellent begin to the season and played a serious role in Somerset earning a hard-fought draw at Worcestershire.
Lammonby dug in to attain his third half-century of the season, along with his hundred against champions Surrey.
His unbeaten 81 lifted his run tally for the campaign past the 350 mark and he received excellent support from Andrew Umeed during a decisive fourth-wicket partnership at Kidderminster.
Warwickshire’s match against Nottinghamshire petered out right into a tame draw at Edgbaston.
In reply to 400 all out, Warwickshire prolonged their first innings to 361, with Jake Bethell posting a profession best 93, before Nottinghamshire went in again and reached 75 for one when hands were shaken.
The three Division Two matches all resulted in draws.
Gloucestershire’s long wait for a Championship win continued as their match against Middlesex at Bristol petered out right into a draw.
Middlesex did their utmost to force a result by declaring their second innings on 449 for seven and setting the house side a goal of 339 to win in 58 overs on a hybrid pitch offering negligible assistance to the bowlers.
The visitors reduced their opponents to 102 for 3 in the ultimate session with 27 overs still available, but Ollie Price displayed resilience in compiling an unbeaten 52 as Gloucestershire reached 127 for 3.
Peter Handscomb and England all-rounder Rehan Ahmed teamed up as Leicestershire snuffed out Northamptonshire’s hopes of bowling themselves to victory.
The hosts replied to Northamptonshire’s first-innings 453 for seven declared with 452 for eight declared in a contest ruined by the weather.
Handscomb missed out on a twenty third profession first-class century after being run out for 99 and Ahmed made 85.
Wayne Madsen accomplished a century and latest signing Aneurin Donald added 97 as Derbyshire’s batters secured a draw against Yorkshire at Headingley.
Derbyshire began day 4 on 190 for 3 of their first-innings reply to Yorkshire’s 450 for five declared, needing to succeed in 301 to avoid the follow-on.
They made 447, with Madsen turning his overnight 88 into 104 and Donald narrowly missing out on what would have been his first first-class ton since July 2019.
Yorkshire were 59 for one of their second innings when bad light intervened.
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