Liam Dawson completed a stunning match performance as Hampshire thrashed Middlesex with a day to spare in the LV= Insurance County Championship on Tuesday.
The England spinner followed up his 141 and six wickets earlier in the match with six more to propel Hampshire to victory by an innings and 61 runs and keep their title hopes alive.
Middlesex were asked to follow on after being bowled out for 150 in their first innings and were then dismissed for 208 second time around, despite some resistance from Ryan Higgins (54) and John Simpson (49).
Dawson’s six for 90 meant he finished with career-best match figures of 12 for 130. He became the first Hampshire player for 122 years to score a century and take 10 wickets in the same match.
Warwickshire’s hopes of claiming the First Division crown suffered a blow as they slipped to a nine-wicket defeat against Essex at Chelmsford.
Having been made to follow on 299 runs behind, the visitors made a spirited 381 in their second innings with half-centuries from Dan Mousley (61), Dom Bess (63) and Jake Lintott (78).
But the damage had already been done and Essex eased past their 83-run target for the loss of just Feroze Khushi (40) in 15 overs. Sir Alastair Cook was 23 not out after Simon Harmer had earlier taken five for 165 in 45.5 overs.
There was also a result at Taunton, where Somerset skittled Nottinghamshire for just 92 to claim an emphatic 399-run win.
George Bartlett hit 134 and James Rew an unbeaten 123 as Somerset piled on the runs before declaring on 514 for eight to set the visitors a target of 492.
Josh Davey took four for 17 as Nottinghamshire failed even to make it to three figures.
Leaders Surrey were facing a tough final-day battle against Lancashire at the Kia Oval.
Tom Bailey took four for 34 as the Red Rose seized control by reducing Surrey to 57 for five in their pursuit of 208 for victory.
Lancashire had given themselves a fighting chance by posting 293 in their second innings, thanks largely to 61 from Will Williams and 54 by Phil Salt.
Daniel Bell-Drummond finished unbeaten on 300 as Kent tightened their grip on their encounter with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.
Bell-Drummond’s triple century, from 439 deliveries with 26 fours and a six, helped his side to a mammoth 621 and first-innings lead of 384.
Northamptonshire closed day three on 214 for five and still needing 170 to make Kent bat again.
Alex Lees (138no) – for a second time in the match – and David Bedingham (112no) hit centuries as Second Division leaders Durham closed in a strong position against Leicestershire at Grace Road.
Durham were 296 for two in their second innings, leading by 391 heading into the final day.
Earlier Leicestershire were bowled out for 422 in their first innings, with Colin Ackerman dismissed for 146.
Glamorgan set second-placed Sussex at target of 359 at Sophia Gardens.
Sam Northeast top-scored with 104 in the Welsh side’s second-innings 319. Sussex were 27 for one at stumps.
Derbyshire need eight wickets to claim an innings victory over Worcestershire at New Road after a double century from captain Leus du Plooy and a ton from Anuj Dal put them in a commanding position.
Du Plooy hit an unbeaten 238 and Dal was 141 not out when the visitors declared with a lead of 341 on 578 for five.
Worcestershire closed on 70 for two in their second innings, still trailing by 271.
Only 38 overs were possible between Yorkshire and Gloucestershire on day three at Headingley Carnegie.
Gloucestershire, replying to Yorkshire’s 550 for nine declared, moved from their overnight 232 for five to 421 for eight.
Miles Hammond fell eight runs short of a century but Oliver Price was 97no at the close.
Greaves hits unbeaten ton as West Indies dominate Bangladesh
Justin Greaves hit an unbeaten century – his first red-ball ton – as West Indies ended day two of their first Test against Bangladesh with a commanding 410-run lead.
Greaves resumed alongside Joshua Da Silva with West Indies 250-5 after day one in Antigua, eventually slamming 115 runs off 206 balls faced as the hosts established a dominant position.
His steady knock ensured the Windies recovered nicely after slipping to 261-7 early on, while Kemar Roach hit a career-best 47 through four defiant hours at the crease.
Hasan Mahmud took three day-two wickets for Bangladesh, including that of Roach, as his short delivery angled in to clip the top of middle stump.
Windies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite declared to put Bangladesh at the crease late on, and there was no respite for the tourists against the hosts' four-man pace attack.
Zakir Hasan fell to Jayden Seales for 15, while Mahmudul Hasan Joy edged Alzarri Joseph for five shortly after being dropped, leaving Bangladesh 40-2 at stumps.
Data Debrief: Career-best for Greaves
Greaves' unbeaten 115 marked his first century in Test cricket, surpassing his previous best knock – a score of 33 versus Australia in January – by some distance.
His strike rate of 55.83 on Saturday, while steady, also bettered his effort of 55.00 during that match in Brisbane. Thanks to his efforts, Bangladesh have a real mountain to climb on day three.
Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock
Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.
The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.
After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.
Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*).
"It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.
"When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"
Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.
"Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."
During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.
Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.
"I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.
"The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.
"It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."
Salt century gives England winning start to West Indies T20 series
Phil Salt hit a superb century as England drew first blood in their T20 series against West Indies, with a commanding eight-wicket victory at the Kensington Oval.
Salt's unbeaten 103 off 54 balls was the highlight for the tourists, who successfully chased down their target of 183 with 19 balls to spare.
The West Indies endured a difficult start and were reduced to 18-3 and later 117-8, with Saqib Mahmood (4-34) and Adil Rashid (3-32) doing the damage.
However, the hosts managed 65 runs in the last 5.2 overs to finish at 182-8, with Gukadesh Motie knocking 33 off 14 balls along the way.
Salt kick-started England's chase with 50 off just 25 deliveries taking them to 73-1 after six overs, with Will Jacks (17) dismissed with the final ball of the powerplay.
Jos Buttler's first match after four months out lasted just three minutes, as the skipper was caught by Motie for a golden duck.
However, it proved a false dawn for West Indies, with Salt and Jacob Bethall (58 from 36 balls) safely steering England to victory.
Data Debrief: Salt completes hat-trick of hundreds as Bethell makes historic half-century
England put their disappointing ODI series behind them, making history with the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval.
Salt was the hero with his third T20I century, all of which have come against West Indies in the past 12 months.
Bethell also made history on Saturday. Aged 21 years and 17 days, he become the youngest England player to score a 50 in a T20I.
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