An unbroken stand of 251 in 49 overs between skipper Adam Gilchrist and Damien Martyn carried Australia to 405-5 declared against a toiling Essex attack

Durham maintained their top-of-the-table position, beating Essex by 24 runs at Ilford to gain their fourth league win of the season

An innings of high quality by Nicky Peng assisted top-of-the-table Durham to a substantial total against Essex at Ilford with the 18-year-old remaining unbeaten on 112 when the innings closed on 263-3

Essex's hopes of recording their second Cricinfo Championship win of the season were washed away by the rain

Essex paceman Ricky Anderson bowled his side into a winning position, returning figures of 5-79 to leave the home side requiring 209 runs for victory

Surrey were still trailing Essex by five runs with seven wickets remaining when bad light brought an early cessation of play with 18 overs remaining

An absorbing day's cricket at Ilford saw 17 wickets fall although Pitches Liaison Officer Raman Subba Row, who was in attendance, said the matter would be automatically reported to Lord's

Glamorgan beat Essex by eight wickets with a magnificent batting display as they successfully chased a daunting target of 254 under the Duckworth/Lewis system with 13 deliveries to spare

Glamorgan recorded their first CricInfo Championship win of the season, timing perfectly a daunting target of 364 runs for victory in a minimum of 84 overs to win by six wickets with 3.1 overs to spare

A tremendous fightback by Essex after they were forced to follow-on, 177 runs behind, has set up the prospect of an absorbing final day with the home side leading by 321 runs with four second innings wickets still intact at the close of play

Essex trail Glamorgan by 41 runs with nine wickets intact after being forced to follow on 171 runs adrift with the visitors Darren Thomas enjoying another superb day

A memorable day for Darren Thomas who recorded his maiden first-class century that assisted his side to a healthy total after they had slumped to 128-6 after winning the toss

A century from Paul Grayson provided the backbone as Essex fought out a draw against Surrey at the Oval

Essex will need a further 332 runs if they are to beat county champions Surrey when play resumes tomorrow although they do have all their second innings wickets intact

Alec Stewart and Alex Tudor neutered a position of some concern for their side when they put on an unbeaten 187 for the seventh wicket

Sussex beat Essex by one run in a dramatic finish at Chelmsford after the home side had made encouraging early progress towards their target of 244 for victory

The complete wash-out of the first two days deemed that bonus points would be the only realistic aim for both sides and it was Yorkshire that proved the most successful, taking the full quota of eight points

Yorkshire dominated the day's play at Chelmsford reaching 376-9, a total that owed much to flourishing contributions from their middle and late order batsmen

Despite a determined innings of 73 from captain Stephen Fleming, Middlesex were beaten by 71-runs to end their interest in this year's competition

Kent pulled off an astonishing victory by three wickets after they had been left facing apparent defeat when they lost their seventh wicket still 77 runs short of their victory target with 11 overs remaining