Best bits - Essex keep pressure on Somerset as both win big

DIVISION ONE

Yorkshire 327 & 342 beat Surrey 362 & 194 by 123 runs 
Kent 585/7 drew with Warwickshire 567/7
Nottinghamshire 213 & 179 lost to Essex 519/9 by an innings and 123 runs
Somerset 408 & 358/8 beat Hampshire 349 & 104 by 313 runs

DIVISION TWO

Lancashire 337 & 247 drew with Durham 281 & 194/6 
Sussex 106 & 105 lost to Northamptonshire 273 & 331 by 393 runs
Glamorgan 449 & 240/5 drew with Worcestershire 370 & 143/1
Derbyshire 557/6 & 178/6d drew with Middlesex 512

Super Sibley

Dom Sibley hit a career-best 244 to reach 922 County Championship runs for the season. It was a high-scoring affair in Kent as 585/7d played 574/7d.

Essex Keep Pressure On

After beating Somerset last time out, Essex kept the pressure on the Div One leaders, beating Nottinghamshire by an innings and 123 runs.

Somerset Stay Top

Somerset bounced back well from defeat to Essex, running out winners against Hampshire by 313 runs. Leach and Overton starred with the ball as Hildreth scored a first-innings hundred. Somerset stay top by 15 points.

Ten For Sanderson

Ben Sanderson claimed career-best match figures of 10/55 as Northants beat Sussex by 393 runs. Sanderson now has 29 wickets at 22.9. It's a big win that cuts the gap to Sussex in third down to 17 with a game-in-hand.

Labuschagne First To Reach 1000

Marnus Labuschagne became the first player from either division to pass 1,000 Championship runs in 2019. He did so in some style, reaching three figures in both innings. He now has 1,057 runs at 70.5 with 5 hundreds.

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