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Yorkshire have crashed to a comprehensive defeat in the opening game of their defence of the Frizzell County Championship, as Surrey completed their second consecutive win. Despite a battling, unbeaten 52 from Chris Taylor which restored a little pride after the champions had been reduced to 80/7, Yorkshire were bowled out for 202 to give Surrey victory in three days by an innings and 168 runs.

While Yorkshire floundered, their former captain was carrying Lancashire to victory at Edgbaston. The Red Rose county made short work of polishing off Warwickshire's second innings for just 150, with Peter Martin taking 4-41. David Byas then stroked an unbeaten 83 as Lancashire made the required total of 197 to record a six-wicket win.

At the Rose Bowl, Hampshire were forced to follow on after being dismissed for 273, 155 runs behind Leicestershire's first-innings total. Phil DeFreitas accounted for James Hamblin, and Alan Mullally was run out for a duck to leave Chris Tremlett unbeaten on 26. In their second innings Hampshire have reached 81/2, still 74 runs behind.

At Hove, James Kirtley finished with 5-90 as Somerset were bowled out for 401, taking a first-innings lead of 64. Skipper Chris Adams has anchored his side's second innings, making an unbeaten 68 as Sussex closed on 178/3.

At Lord's, where play didn't get under way until quarter past five, Notts moved from 90/1 to 156/4 in the 20 overs of play possible. Ashley Noffke took all four wickets, and Notts still need another 147 runs to make Middlesex bat again.

Just 32 overs were possible at Northampton, where the overnight pair of Mike Hussey and Mal Loye completed a first-wicket partnership of 290 before Loye was dismissed for 139. Hussey was eventually out for 170 as Northants reached 380/2 in reply to Worcestershire's 524.

Rain prevented any play today in the other two Division Two games at Derby and Chelmsford.

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