Ben Stokes starred again with bat and ball as Durham boosted their Rothesay County Championship promotion hopes with a crushing 338-run win at Derbyshire with a day to spare.
The former England captain followed up his half-century and two wickets in the first innings by making an unbeaten 66 before taking five for 17 as Derbyshire were skittled out for 84 while chasing an unlikely 423 for victory.
After resuming their first innings on 127 for six, trailing by 156, Derbyshire were all out for 156, with Durham’s Matthew Potts finishing with five for 46.
Durham opener Ben McKinney then made a brilliant 140 off 162 deliveries and Will Rhodes made 52 before a 55-ball 66 not out from Stokes saw the visitors declare on 295 for six.
Stokes then took three wickets in four balls as Derbyshire’s second innings capitulated, with Potts chipping in with three for 22.
Division One leaders Nottinghamshire wrapped up a 145-run win against Surrey at The Oval despite Ollie Pope’s 111 for the hosts, who were all out for 183 in their second innings.
Nottinghamshire’s Olly Stone and Dillon Pennington shared seven wickets between them after Joe Clarke’s 95 helped the visitors to 306 all out after they had resumed on 147 for three.
Warwickshire completed a thrilling one-wicket win against Sussex at Edgbaston to climb up to second in Division One.
Chris Woakes edged the winning boundary after Warwickshire had slipped from 149 for three to 202 for nine as they chased 203 for victory after restricting Sussex to 207 in their second innings.
Essex batter Charlie Allison made 105 not out at Taunton to lift his side to 314 for three after they had followed on against third-placed Somerset, to lead by three runs with seven wickets remaining.
Gloucestershire pair Ollie Price (63 not out) and James Bracey (45 not out) helped their side reach 248 for three in Cheltenham and they lead Worcestershire by 131 runs with seven wickets in hand.
Northamptonshire opener Ricardo Vasconcelos made 100 to put his side in control at Old Trafford against Lancashire.
The visitors declared on 298 for four and then removed openers Keaton Jennings and Marcus Harris before close to leave Lancashire needing 422 for victory.
Middlesex reached 184 for four in their second innings before close at Northwood and require 170 runs to win against Kent, who had made 254 all out.
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