Sami skittles Northants as other matches end in stalemate

In the latest round of County Championship matches, Kent beat Northants by 145 runs after Mohammad Sami ripped through the batsmen with 6 for 99. Sami finished with match figures of 10 for 138. Robert Key further reminded the England selectors of his ability with his third century of the week. Elsewhere, Surrey drew with Middlesex after Jamie Dalrymple's 244, and Sussex drew with Warwickshire at Horsham. Ian Bell, the first-innings double-centurion finished on 64 not out at the close. At Chelmsford, James Foster smashed an aggressive 212 in Essex's draw with Leicestershire. Derbyshire drew with Somerset at Derby, despite Andy Caddick's 6 for 92. Yesterday, there were big wins for Worcestershire, Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire. Matthew Mason took five wickets as Gloucestershire went down at New Road, David Hussey helped set up Notts' win with 125, and Alex Wharf grabbed five to sink Durham at the Riverside.

Kent 254 and 405 for 6 dec (Key 173, Fulton 109) beat Northamptonshire 250 and 264, by 145 runs (van Jaarsveld 114, Sami 6-99)
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Day 1 Report - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 2 Report - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 3 Report - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 4 Report - Wisden Cricinfo

Surrey 359 and 300 (Newman 87, Brown 64*) drew with Middlesex 487 for 9 dec (Dalrymple 244, Joyce 123) at The Oval
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Day 1 Report - Middlesex see red as Murtagh rides his luck The Guardian
Day 2 Report - Dalrymple cashes in on Strauss call-up The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 Report - Nash altercation sours Batty's mood The Guardian
Day 4 Report - Brown guides Surrey home The Sunday Times

Sussex 464 for 7 (Ward 160, Adams 144) drew with Warwickshire 600 for 6 (Bell 262*, Frost 135) and 188 (Bell 64*) at Horsham
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Day 1 Report - Bell rings with old joy of young freedom The Guardian
Day 2 Report - Bell and Frost shine in day of records The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 Report - Ward in carefree mood The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 Report - Bell still learning the fame game The Sunday Times

Worcestershire 619 for 6 dec beat Gloucestershire 232 (Spearman 62) and 301 (Gidman 77, Mason 5-62) by 221 runs at Worcester
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Day 1 Report - Wilting county watch the Hick master-class Gloucestershire Echo
Day 2 Report - Hick wallows in batting heaven The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 Report - Gidman digs in to delay inevitable The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 Report - Mason's zip seals victory The Daily Telegraph

Derbyshire 367 (Caddick 6-92) and 387 for 7 (Rogers 91, Gait 81) drew with Somerset 307 (Blackwell 111, Walker 5-68) and 252 for 4 (Blackwell 64*) at Derby
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Day 1 Report - Caddick hits a reach seam The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 Report - Belligerent Blackwell hits back The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 Report - Derbyshire look to end drought The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 Report - Derbyshire dilemma The Sunday Telegraph

Leicestershire 510 (Hodge 240) and 212 for 6 drew with Essex 708 for 9 dec (Foster 212, Habib 97) Chelmsford
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Day 1 Report - Hodge tears into Essex The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 Report - Promising Cook grabs maiden 100 The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 Report - Foster hits out as Essex boys shine The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 Report - Essex miss Napier power The Sunday Telegraph

Nottinghamshire 393 (Pietersen 167) and 269 (Hussey 125) beat Yorkshire 164 and 254 by 244 runs at Headingley
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Day 1 Report - Pietersen tucks into depleted Yorkshire The Independent
Day 2 Report - Hussey closes on century to deflate Yorkshire attack The Independent
Day 3 Report - Hussey piles on Yorkshire woe The Guardian

Glamorgan 393 and 265 for 9 dec (Maynard 54*) beat Durham 220 and 237 (Pratt 59, Lewis 51, Wharf 5-93) by 201 runs at Chester-le-Street
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Day 1 Report - Quickfire Powell turns on power in glory bid IC Wales
Day 2 Report - Harrison's best swings it towards Glamorgan IC Wales
Day 3 Report - Wharf leads the way IC Wales