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Australian Adam Voges struck a brilliant unbeaten century and Samit Patel took four wickets as Nottinghamshire eased to an important 21-run win over Glamorgan

Dashing Voges steers Notts to win

A magnificent century from Sean Ervine helped Hampshire to a comprehensive 53-run win over Leicestershire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 at the Rose Bowl

Ervine century sets up Hampshire win

Paul Horton hit 97 to guide Lancashire to a dramatic four-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in a high-scoring Clydesdale Bank 40 contest at Cheltenham

Lancashire edge tight contest

Phil Mustard's highest one-day score took Durham level on points at the top of group B in the Clydesdale Bank 40 League with a five-wicket win against Warwickshire at Chester-le-Street

Mustard stars in Durham win

Martin van Jaarsveld's 78-ball century put Kent on the way to an 86-run win against Worcestershire in a battle of the Clydesdale Bank 40 strugglers at New Road

Van Jaarsveld lifts struggling Kent

Middlesex will require 91 runs to beat Derbyshire when they start the second innings of their County Championship match at Lord's after finally dismissing their visitors for 243

Middlesex bowlers give victory chance

Somerset strengthened their grip at the top of the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C table as they coasted to a six-wicket triumph over Essex at Southend

Somerset stroll past limp Essex

Leaders Northamptonshire failed in the final over of a dramatic match to win their County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan at St Helen's

Glamorgan draw in dramatic finish

Surrey clinched a nerve-tingling two-wicket County Championship victory over Gloucestershire despite Mark Ramprakash being given out for obstructing the field at Cheltenham

Surrey scrap to tense win

Centuries from Chris Nash and Lou Vincent set Sussex up for a comfortable Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A win over Holland at Amstelveen

Nash, Vincent centuries set up huge win

Dawid Malan scored a career-best 143 and his first Championship hundred of the summer to move Middlesex into the driving seat at Lord's against Division Two rivals Derbyshire

Career-best ton for Malan punishes Derbyshire

It is fashionable for those who rarely bother to attend such fixtures to suggest that the quality and entertainment offered by Division Two cricket is of little value

Bopara and Masters sink Leicestershire

29-Jul-2011•George Dobell at Southend-on-Sea

Reliable Murtagh keeps Middlesex on top

Steven Finn made light of the 120-mile drive from Nottingham and his late inclusion for Middlesex by taking a wicket with his third ball of the game as County Championship rivals Derbyshire were dismissed for 252 on the opening day at Lord's

Somerset stepped up their challenge for the Division One title in the County Championship with victory by an innings and eight runs after polishing off Worcestershire for 95 at New Road

Somerset surge to innings win

Half-centuries from Alviro Petersen and Will Bragg ensured Glamorgan took their County Championship match into the final day at Swansea

Duo see Glamorgan into final day

Chris Dent hit his maiden first-class century as Gloucestershire made a fight of the County Championship game with Surrey at Cheltenham

Dent century gives Gloucestershire a chance