County Wrap: Allround Hasan Ali helps Warwickshire dominate

Division One

Essex vs Somerset

A five-wicket haul from Simon Harmer has put Essex in pole position against Somerset. Resuming from 360/4, Essex lost overnight centurion Matthew Critchley early for 121 but still managed to post 462 on the board before declaring, thanks to Feroze Khushi's half-century. In reply, Somerset got off to a shocking start with Jamie Porter removing two batters for ducks in the opening over. While Sean Dickson fought valiantly and carried his bat through for an unbeaten 82, wickets fell in heaps at the other end with only two more batters reaching double digits. Harmer wrecked the lower order as Essex fetched a first innings lead of 295, which was then extended to 310 by stumps.

Brief scores: Essex 15/1 & 462/9d lead Somerset 167 (Sean Dickson 82*; Simon Harmer 5/64, Jamie Porter 3/38) by 310 runs

Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire

Warwickshire continued to dominate proceedings against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge as the visitors finished the day trailing by 489 runs with only five wickets remaining in their first innings. Warwickshire managed to add over 200 runs on the second day following valuable contributions from the lower order. Michael Burgess hammered an unbeaten 77 off just 100 balls and Hasan Ali stunned the opposition by smashing five sixes in his 36-ball 54. The pacer then caused damage with the ball as well, picking up two vital wickets. The hosts just couldn't get going as they lost half the side by stumps for just 82.

Brief scores: Nottinghamshire82/5 (Haseeb Hameed 28; Hasan Ali 2/14) trail Warwickshire 571/9d (Sam Hain 100, Alex Davies 93; Calvin Harrison 4/138) by 489 runs

Lancashire vs Hampshire

Hampshire made a promising start to their second essay but were left with a lot to do on the third day after Lancashire managed to fetch a huge 232-run lead in the first innings. Resuming at 139/1 in reply to Hampshire's 142, Lancashire posted 374 on the board thanks to Phil Salt's century. Daryl Mitchell struck a useful half-century as well in the middle order before Felix Organ ran through the tail to finish with a six-fer. With a tall task ahead of them, Hampshire lost an early wicket but recovered in style to stay alive in the contest on the back of an unbroken 95-run stand.

Brief scores: Hampshire 119/1 & 142 (Nick Gubbins 45*) trail Lancashire 374 (Phil Salt 103, Daryl Mitchell 68; Felix Organ 6/67) by 113 runs

Kent vs Surrey

Kent took full control of the contest against Surrey after finishing the second day's play with a lead of 353. Surrey made a woeful start to the day after resuming at 18/2 and they were reduced to 60/7 in no time. Their lower order rallied to add some vital runs that pushed the total to 145 but Kent pressed home the advantage and piled on the misery with an excellent century stand for the second wicket. Kent could have finished the day on a very strong note if not for a late collapse that saw them lose four wickets for just 39 runs before stumps.

Brief scores: Kent 197/6 (Tawanda Muyeye 79, Daniel Bell-Drummond 59; Daniel Worrall 3/53) lead Surrey 145 (Sean Abbott 34; Matthew Quinn 3/22, Wes Agar 3/32) by 353 runs

Division Two

Durham vs Glamorgan

Durham's David Bedingham and Oliver Robinson led the charge with centuries on Day 2 and rescued the side from a precarious 119/4. Robinson was particularly impressive, reaching his century in just 93 balls. Bedingham had to work harder but eventually achieved his highest score of the season. Their partnership of 171 runs put Durham in the lead and firmly in charge.

Brief Scores: Glamorgan 390 trail Durham 411/5 (Bedingham 134*, Robinson 102) by 21 runs

Gloucestershire vs Leicestershire

Gloucestershire fought back strongly on the second day in Bristol. Ollie Price played a career-best innings of 85 to contribute to Gloucestershire's first innings total of 368 whereas Ajeet Singh Dale recorded a career-best score of 52. Danny Lamb, on his Championship debut for Gloucestershire, scored a gritty 70.

Brief Scores: Gloucestershire 368 (Lamb 70; Wrought 3-40) lead Leicestershire 23/0 by 345 runs

Derbyshire vs Yorkshire

Derbyshire staged a remarkable comeback against Yorkshire through Leus du Plooy and Haider Ali, both of whom displayed relentless counterattacking batting and formed an unbroken partnership of 231 runs off 311 balls for the fifth wicket. After Yorkshire were bowled out for 353, Derbyshire were reduced to 17 for 4 before a whirlwind stand allowed them to take a narrow lead.

Brief Scores: Derbyshire 111 & 248/4 (Haider 129*, du Plooy 96*; Matthew Fischer 2-23, Ben Coad 2-24) lead Yorkshire 353 by 6 runs

Sussex vs Worcestershire

Jake Libby's fantastic 198 not out on the second day led the effort for Worcestershire, who managed to take a lead of 61 by Stumps. Sussex could add only 10 runs to their overnight total and were bowled out for 348 before Hose and Libby added 192 for the fourth wicket. But once Hose fell, 366/3 soon became 395/9.

Brief Scores: Sussex 348 trail Worcestershire 409/9 (Libby 198*; Aristides Karvelas 3-54) by 61 runs