CC - Division 2

Hampshire vs Durham

Hampshire and Durham have fought out a draw at the Rose Bowl, with Simon Katich stamping his authority and class over the game with both bat and ball.

Hampshire made 456 in their one and only innings, with Katich registering his maiden ton for the county with 135, Dimitri Mascarenhas smashed 92, Nic Pothas 79 and Shaun Udal an unbeaten 60. Danny Law took 4/71 while Nick Phillips also took 4 wickets.

Durham then made 235 in their first innings, with debutant Jamie Lowe making 80. Wasim Akram, Ed Giddins and Alan Mullally each took 3 wickets. Durham were then lucky to avoid defeat in their second innings, with Hampshire leaving the visitors 9 wickets down, with Katich and Wasim taking 3 wickets.

Hampshire 456 (S Katich 135, D Mascarenhas 92, N Pothas 79, S Udal 6*, D Law 4/71, N Phillips 4/129)

Durham 235 (J Lowe 80, J Lewis 44, G Pratt 43, E Giddins 3/51, Wasim Akram 3/53, a Mullally 3/57)

Durham 9/137 (S Katich 3/39, Wasim 3/44)

Glamorgan vs Derbyshire

Glamorgan have hammered Derbyshire by an innings in Swansea. The hosts made 395 in their innings, with all-rounder Robert Croft contributing 84 and Jonathan Hughes 69. Tim Lungley took 4/101.

Derbyshire then made 209, with Michael Di Venuto's 29 being the top score in an innings where everyone bar Liam Wharton and Chris Bassano made a start. Croft took 6/71 in a commanding display. They were then rolled for 116, with Alex Wharf taking 3/12 in a surprisingly inept batting display for Derbs.

Glamorgan 395 (R Croft 84, J Hughes 69, A Dale 43, T Lungley 4/101)

Derbyshire 209 (R Croft 6/71)

Derbyshire 116 (A Wharf 3/12)

Somerset vs Worcestershire

Worcestershire have completed a comprehensive victory against Somerset thanks to hundreds by Stephen Peters (165) Anurag Singh (105) and Andrew Hall (104). They made a mammoth 538 in their first innings, with Ian Blackwell taking 4 wickets for Somerset.

Somerset where then bowled out for 238 and 367, with Jamie Cox making 160 in the second innings. Gareth Batty took 6/88 in the second innings following on from his 3 first innings victims.

The visitors then chased the remaining 68 for victory, and lost just 1 wicket.

Worcestershire 538 (S Peters 165, A Singh 105, A Hall 104, G Hick 71, I Blackwell 4/131)

Somerset 238 (G Batty 3/66, Kabir Ali 3/68)

Somerset 367 (J Cox 160, M Burns 57, G Batty 6/88)

Worcestershire 68/1.

Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire have registered an impressive victory over Gloucestershire thanks to brilliant individual performances from overseas players Mike Hussey and Andre Nel.

Northants made 8 dec 622 in their first innings, with Aussie Mike Hussey completing yet another double ton with 264, while Gerald Brophy made an unbeaten 152. Andre Nel then cleaned up Gloucestershire in their first innings, taking 5/47.

The hosts fared little better in their second innings, with Nel taking another 3 wickets and Jason Brown 4/106.

Northamptonshire 622/8 dec. (M Hussey 264, G Brophy 152*, P Jaques 75, D Sales 46, I Butler 3/130)

Gloucestershire 230 (M Ball 53, C Taylor 45, T Hancock 44, A Nel 5/47)

Gloucestershire 338 (M Windows 150, J Russell 63, J Brown 4/106, A Nel 3/87)

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