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Captain Ian Holland delivered a match-winning 5-19 as Leicestershire defeated Glamorgan by 42 runs at Grace Road, securing back-to-back County Championship victories in a crucial Division One survival battle.
Kent secured a hard-fought 46-run victory over Middlesex at Merchant Taylors' School, claiming their fifth County Championship win of the season and keeping their Division Two promotion bid very much on track.
Northamptonshire demolished Lancashire by 316 runs at Old Trafford, with Joe Moores producing one of the season's strangest dismissals — given out obstructing the field — as the hosts crumbled for just 129 in their second innings.
Jack Leach delivered a spin bowling masterclass at Taunton, claiming 5-81 in Essex's second innings to help Somerset surge to an eight-wicket victory and close to within two points of Division One leaders Nottinghamshire.
Dom Bess claimed his first five-wicket haul of the season to drive Yorkshire to a nail-biting 39-run victory over Hampshire, injecting vital breathing room into their County Championship relegation battle.
Chris Woakes played the hero as Warwickshire survived a Sussex fightback to claim a pulsating one-wicket victory at Edgbaston, keeping their County Championship title challenge firmly on track.
George Hill's all-round brilliance has put Yorkshire firmly in the driving seat against Hampshire, with the hosts needing 278 to win and avoid slipping into the relegation mire on the final day.
Nottinghamshire overcame a desperate opening-day position to beat Surrey by 145 runs at The Kia Oval, with Olly Stone's ten-wicket masterclass proving the decisive factor in a remarkable comeback victory.
Ben Stokes delivered a stunning all-round performance as Durham dismantled Derbyshire inside three days, winning by 338 runs to cement their place at the top of Division Two.
Ben Stokes delivered a commanding all-round performance on day two at Derby, scoring a fluent half-century and striking early with the ball as Durham built a commanding first-innings lead.
Zak Crawley broke his County Championship duck for half-centuries this summer with a classy 81, combining with Sam Northeast in a 142-run stand to put Kent in a commanding position against Middlesex.
Somerset have recruited experienced New Zealand Test batter Henry Nicholls as they look to claim a maiden County Championship title with six games remaining.