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Gloucestershire destroyed one of the country's most feared batting line-ups to put themselves in a dominant position on the second day of the CricInfo Championship match against Sussex at Cheltenham

Hundreds from Chris Taylor and Jeremy Snape, plus a half-century from Kim Barnett, powered Gloucestershire to 415-5 on the opening day of the CricInfo Championship second division match with leaders Sussex at Cheltenham

Somerset Seconds ended the third day of their Championship match against Sussex at hastings in a strong position

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Jason Lewry is suffering from a slight elbow strain but is expected to be declared fit for Sussex's match against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham on Friday 27 July

Somerset Seconds had by for the best of the first day of their Championship match against Sussex at Hastings

Chester-le-Street: Gloucestershire 304 (RC Williams 75, M Kileen 4-73) and 55-1 Durham 86 and 163 (RJ Sillence 4-35) Gloucestershire win by 9 wickets

Durham moved level on points with Worcestershire at the top of the Norwich Union League second division when they beat Sussex by seven wickets at Chester-le-Street

Sussex had 5.5 overs to spare when they beat Durham by 133 runs at Chester-le-Street to go top of division two after winning five of their last six games

After a day of mixed fortunes Sussex skipper Chris Adams faces a tough decision over when to declare against Durham at Chester-le-Street

Paceman Stephen Harmison and skipper Jon Lewis kept Durham afloat in a high-scoring game against Sussex at Chester-le-Street today

Sussex opener Richard Montgomerie continued his amazing form when he batted all day for 134 not out against Durham at Chester-le-Street

Shahid Afridi makes his CricInfo Championship debut for Leicestershire against Glamorgan in Cardiff tomorrow

Richard Montgomerie's first hundred in the one-day league set up a comfortable 27-run win for Sussex over Essex in the Norwich Union League at Hove

Lancashire booked a place in the last eight of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sussex at Old Trafford

Sussex slumped into trouble on a frustrating rain-interrupted day in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy tie against Lancashire at Old Trafford

West End, Southampton: Hampshire 2nd XI 204 (J Laney 74, J Adams 55) Gloucester 2nd XI 113 Hampshire 2nd XI won by 91 runs

Jason Lewry took the second hat-trick of his career on the way to a career-best match return of 13-79 as Sussex routed Hampshire by an innings and 113 runs to go second in Division Two of the CricInfo Championship

Seventeen wickets fell on an extraordinary first day at Hove which ended with Sussex firmly in the driving seat against second-placed Hampshire in their Cricinfo Championship Division Two match

Worcester: Hampshire 2nd XI 262-7 (JP Stephenson 84, JD Francis 60) Worcestershire 2nd XI 225 (Kadeer Ali 58, DJ Pipe 58) Hampshire 2nd XI won by 37 runs