Notts hopes thwarted by Clarke century

Surrey’s closest rivals Nottinghamshire and Somerset both drew, although in rather different circumstances in their day-night games.

While Somerset required stiff resistance from Tom Abell and Lewis Gregory to defy Essex for more than an hour and a half in deteriorating light to secure their result at Chelmsford, Nottinghamshire’s victory hopes were dashed by Joe Clarke’s brilliant century for Worcestershire. Clarke batted for more than five hours to defy a Notts attack that was missing Stuart Broad, who did not return to the field for the final two sessions.

Clarke, 22, finished with an unbeaten 177, his third century of the season, as the hosts fell two wickets short of victory.

Warwickshire moved back to the top of the Division Two table after recording a comfortable 86-run win over Durham at Emirates Riverside.

Jeetan Patel took the 32nd five-wicket haul of his career, ending with figures of six for 83, as Durham managed just 226.

Northamptonshire needed only 33 overs to take the last six Glamorgan wickets and complete a 233-run victory in Cardiff.

A second successive win took Northants off the foot of the table but the hosts have now lost four of their past five four-day games, having only won one of eight Royal London One-day Cup fixtures.

Sri Lankan leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna was the pick of the Northants attack with fine figures of four for 49.