Warne leads and Di Venuto follows

Shane Warne knocked over the final wicket as Hampshire returned to the top of the County Championship's Division One on Saturday after a stunning Nottinghamshire collapse. Apparently easing to the victory target of 276, Notts dropped from 4 for 250 to 261 all out.

Striking twice in the dramatic conclusion, Warne, the captain who made 46 in the first innings after the opening day was washed out, dismissed Chris Read and the last man Ryan Sidebottom, his 35th victim of the season. David Hussey has 591 runs at 73.88 after a strong match on the losing side, adding 64 in the failed chase to his 42 and four second-innings wickets as Hampshire set up the declaration.

Warne was in the action early in the National League Division One match against Lancashire yesterday when he promoted himself to No. 3 as a pinch hitter. Taking 15 from 10 balls, he was run out as Hampshire scrambled to 200, which was enough to secure a 79-run win after Stuart Law and Brad Hodge both collected 2. Warne finished with 1 for 22 off seven to give Hampshire their second win in six matches.

Matthew Elliott saved Glamorgan from a follow-on defeat with 162 against Sussex at Swansea. The century, which came from 171 balls with 19 fours and two sixes, continued a fine game for Elliott, who collected 85 in the first innings of another rain disrupted game. Sussex skipped to 5 for 497 declared thanks to Murray Goodwin's 158, but Elliott dragged his side out of a hole and he sits at fifth on the Division One run-scoring chart. Glamorgan's position isn't as lofty - they are camped on the bottom, 18.5 points behind Gloucestershire.

There were draws all round in the Championship Division Two as the bad weather influenced the fixtures. Michael Di Venuto completed an amazing week of two hundreds, but he couldn't push Derbyshire to a win against Essex at Chelmsford. Di Venuto started with 23 as his side piled up 462, but he arrived in a hurry in the second inning to pounce on 110 from 154 deliveries.

However, Derbyshire's delayed declaration hindered their efforts to move from the cellar by dismissing Essex, who reached 5 for 245 in search of 379. Jon Moss, who has a top score of 75 and a bowling best of 2 for 38 in six matches, scored 38 and 29 and added a second-innings wicket.

The following day Di Venuto blasted a match-winning century as Derbyshire cruised past Kent by 90 runs at Maidstone. Opening the Division Two encounter, Di Venuto belted 15 fours and a six as he raced to 116 off 90 balls. Moss also enjoyed himself with 47 off 44 as Derbyshire eased to 3 for 304 in 45 overs, and he followed up with 2 for 33 from eight as they lifted from the bottom of the table.

Martin Love had a rare poor game as Northamptonshire had the best of the Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford. Love opened with 0 and 8 - his competition record still stands at an impressive 603 runs at 67 - while Damien Wright pocketed 11 and 30 to go with his four wickets in a contest dominated by the bowlers. Lancashire's Australians, Law and Hodge, also found batting difficult. Hodge made 7 and 23 while Law scratched 14 and 7.

Ashley Noffke showed the back injury that delayed his arrival at Durham has healed as he was the pick with 4 for 75 in 25 overs against Worcestershire at Worcester. Denting the top order with two wickets, Noffke came back to remove Chaminda Vaas and Ben Smith as the first-innings deficit was restricted to 11. Noffke collected 18 runs but didn't get an opportunity in the second dig as Durham comfortably batted out time and stayed on top of the Division Two table.