Glamorgan secure draw despite Warne heroics

After Surrey and Sussex's wins yesterday, draws were the order of the day in Division One of the County Championship today, with Alex Loudon and Niall O'Brien guiding Kent to safety at Edgbaston as Kent were eventually bowled out for 420. Heath Streak picked up four wickets for Warwickshire, but the captains agreed on a draw with Warwickshire's score on 123 for 2. Warwickshire have now drawn four of their last five matches, but still look likely to win the Championship. They took maximum bonus points from this match and, as the only unbeaten side in the division, need only 53 more points from their remaining four games to be certain of the title. At New Road, Martin Love scored his second century of the match for Northants, an unbeaten 161, to secure a draw with Worcestershire.

In Division Two, Leicestershire drew with Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, while an unbeaten century from Michael Brown and 70 in only 37 balls from John Crawley set Hampshire up to push for victory at the Rose Bowl. However, despite an inspired spell of bowling from Shane Warne, Glamorgan cluck on to claim a draw. At Headingley, Yorkshire skittled Derbyshire for just 240 after declaring on 442 for 8, earning themselves a handy lead of 202. The bad weather hung around for a second day at Chester-le-Street, with no play possible between Somerset and Durham at all.

Northamptonshire 311 and 369 for 6 dec (Love 161*, Brophy 94) drew with Worcestershire 361 (Bichel 142, Louw 5-63) at Worcester
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Day 1 report: Afzaal the anchor as Love blossoms - The Times
Day 2 report: Hick and Solanki to the rescue - The Times
Day 3 report: Bichel's best put in shade as Smith stands down - The Times
Day 4 report: Rhodes on the rack - The Sunday Telegraph<

Sussex 314 and 196 (Adams 54, Cook 5-51) beat Middlesex 212 and 155 (Shah 60*, Mushtaq Ahmed 5-83) by 143 runs at Lord's
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Day 1 report: Fluent Ward fuels Sussex momentum - The Telegraph
Day 2 report: Middlesex undo all the good work - The Telegraph
Day 3 report: Sussex flourish and fall again - The Telegraph
Day 4 report: Sussex spin to victory - The Telegraph

Surrey 525 (Ramprakash 134) beat Lancashire 210 and 260 (Cork 109) by an innings and 55 runs at Whitgift School
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Day 1 report: Surrey thrive in the school atmosphere - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 2 report: Ramprakash teaches Lancashire a lesson - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 3 report: Surrey regain their strut - Wisden Cricinfo

Warwickshire 457 and 123 for 2 dec (Knight 63*) drew with Kent 420 (Fulton 100, Streak 4-85) at Edgbaston
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Day 1 report: Kent feel the force of Knight's battery - The Independent
Day 2 report: Kent's openers fight back - The Independent
Day 3 report: Kent left shaken by lengthy delay - The Independent
Day 4 report: O'Brien grabs chance to shine - The Sunday Times

Leicestershire 212 and 263 for 5 (Robinson 88, Hodge 76) drew with Nottinghamshire 490 (Hussey 140) at Trent Bridge
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Day 1 report: Hussey and Warren give leaders lift - The Times
Day 2 report: Read and Franks grind on - The Times
Day 3: no play due to rain
Day 4 report: Robinson takes winds out of Gallian's sails - The Sunday Telegraph

Hampshire 369 and 241 for 1 dec (Brown 109*, Crawley 70*) drew with Glamorgan 342 (Thomas 105, Mascarenhas 5-64) and 150 for 8 (Warne 4-26) at the Rose Bowl
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Day 1 report: Brown profits from depleted attack - The Guardian
Day 2 report: Jones's understudy grabs the limelight - The Guardian
Day 3 report: Hampshire struggle to weather the storm - The Guardian
Day 4 report: Warne shows competitive spirit - The Sunday Telegraph

Derbyshire 240 (Blain 4-38, Hassan Adnan 86) trail Yorkshire 442 for 8 dec (Wood 123, McGrath 109) by 202 runs at Headingley
Scorecard
Day 1 report: Flying start by Wood - The Telegraph
Day 2 report: McGrath continues fine form - The Times
Day 3 report: Draw looming at Headingley - The Sunday Telegraph

Durham v Somerset at Chester-le-Street
Day 1: no play due to rain
Day 2: no play due to rain

Essex 164 for 4 (Grayson 58*, Flower 58) beat Gloucestershire 150 for 6 (Taylor 41*) by six wickets (D/L method) at Bristol
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Match report: Flower and Grayson see Essex home - The Times