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Yorkshire took 13 wickets in a day to earn their first win of the season, while Surrey enforced the follow-on at New Road

Dan Lawrence was in blistering form for Surrey, while Luke Wells and Josh Bohannon put on 312 for the second Lancashire wicket

Durham piled up 445 for four at Chelmsford.

Thompson, who has faced a financial struggle for much of his career, starred on his debut in a rear-wheel-drive BTCC car last time out at Snetterton, when he joined BMW team West Surrey Racing under the Zeus Cloud Racing banner.But now the Sunbury squad has been forced to bench the…

Essex said they had fully co-operated with the Cricket Regulator.

Hampshire bowler Chris Wood showed great sporting behaviour when he chose not to run out Kent’s Matt Parkinson in their three-wicket win.

Tom Abell and Lewis Gregory helped champions Somerset start the defence of their title with a four-wicket victory over Essex.

Payne took three wickets with the new ball.

An emphatic victory over Kent was inspired by Essex’s outstanding bowling display,

Essex beat Kent by an innings and 96 runs to close the gap to Surrey to two points at the top of Division One

Organ claimed a third career five-for and Dawson picked up four for 45 to steer Hampshire to an inning-and-278-run victory over Surrey.