County Championship

Australian pace bowler Fergus O'Neill captured four wickets to leave Hampshire struggling at 152-6 on day one at the Utilita Bowl.

Unbeaten centuries from Adam Lyth and Jonny Bairstow helped Yorkshire recover from early trouble to dominate day one against Surrey.

Leicestershire have secured their successful coaching partnership of Alfonso Thomas and James Taylor with new contracts running until 2028.

The 36-year-old left-arm spinner will continue playing T20 and One-Day cricket for the county after stepping away from Championship cricket.

Tom Norton, 18, etched his name into cricket history with a record-breaking hat-trick on his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Somerset.

Tawanda Muyeye struck his second century of the match to guide Kent to a nail-biting two-wicket victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Warwickshire completed an emphatic 377-run victory over Yorkshire at Edgbaston, bowling out the visitors for just 171 on the final morning.

Sussex secured their third County Championship victory of the season with an emphatic seven-wicket win over Leicestershire at Hove, maintaining their position as Division One's most successful side.

Ben Duckett produced a masterclass with an unbeaten 203 as Nottinghamshire and Surrey shared the spoils in a captivating County Championship encounter at Trent Bridge.

Matt Critchley's explosive unbeaten 90 from just 73 balls guided Essex to a convincing six-wicket triumph over Hampshire at Chelmsford.

Dan Hughes struck his maiden century of the campaign to give Sussex the upper hand against Leicestershire, though a late collapse kept the match finely balanced.

Simon Harmer's brilliant unbeaten 80 in a match-saving partnership with Jamie Porter turned the tide for Essex against Hampshire at Chelmsford.