Chris Read leads the Notts formation dancers against Derbys Photo CricInfo

Surrey have completed an emphatic win inside three days in their Championship match against Kent at The Oval. They bowled Kent out for 268, with Ed Giddins taking three for 80, and knocked off the required 61 runs for victory, losing just one wicket in the process.

Warwickshire have reached a strong position against Leicestershire at Edgbaston, leading by 210 runs with six second innings wickets remaining. Grant Flower extended his first innings for Leicestershire to 75 and Neil Burns weighed in with a useful 64 as the visitors were bowled out for 370. Warwickshire then reached 118 for four in their second innings, but not with an urgency that suggests they are on course for anything other than a draw.

There was drama at the end of a rain-interrupted day in Bath after Somerset declared their first innings on 161 for nine, 91 runs behind Hampshire. Richard Johnson and Matt Bulbeck then cut a swathe through Hampshire's top order, reducing them to a stunning three for four at stumps.

Just short of 24 overs play were possible at Headingley, but that was enough for Sussex to force the beleaguered champions to follow on. James Kirtley polished off the Yorkshire tail to finish with five for 49, and Yorkshire closed on eight for no wicket, 210 behind.

In Division Two, Northamptonshire are in a precarious position against Essex at Ilford. Having been forced to follow on, they are still 25 runs behind with only four second innings wickets remaining, despite 71 from Mike Hussey and 46 from Jeff Cook. Their batsmen offered little resistance to the Essex bowlers first time around to be bowled out for 204 with four wickets falling to Ashley Cowan. Those bowlers had to work harder in the second innings with all the batsmen dismissed so far at least getting into the twenties, but it would appear that only the weather can deprive Essex now.

At Trent Bridge Derbyshire were dismissed just one run short of Notts' total of 393. Mohammad Ali contributed a useful 43, while Nadeem Malik and Richard Logan each finished with three wickets. Notts reached 75 for three in their second innings by stumps, 76 runs ahead.

At Lord's, Mike Powell made 122 as Glamorgan were bowled out for 369 by Middlesex, who had reached 131 for one at the end of another rain-blighted day.

Durham and Worcestershire managed just nine overs and three balls at Chester-le-Street. Allan Donald took the wicket of Andrew Pratt for 67 as Durham closed on 206 for five.

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