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Durham's County Championship title ambitions have been kept alive by a 208-run victory against Sussex at Hove

Durham win keeps title hopes alive

Somerset's Championship title hopes are hanging by a thread after an innings and 61-run defeat to Hampshire

Somerset title hopes dented by heavy defeat

A brilliant spell from left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha helped Surrey wrap up a comprehensive 333-run victory on the final morning against Division Two promotion rivals Northamptonshire

Brilliant Ojha spins Surrey to win

The large gathering of former Sussex players at Hove on Friday would not have been impressed by the efforts of the current crop to stave off defeat by County Championship title hopefuls Durham

Blackwell strikes takes Durham close

Jon Lewis and Will Gidman took seven wickets between them as Gloucestershire had the better of a remarkable third day in the County Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan at Bristol

Glamorgan collapse leaves Gloucestershire favourites

Sean Ervine fell two short of a century as Hampshire cemented a winning position against Somerset on the third day of the County Championship match at Taunton

Hampshire close in despite Thomas fight

Surrey remained on course to win their County Championship Division Two match at Northamptonshire going into the final day after centuries from Steven Davies and Zander de Bruyn at Wantage Road

Davies and de Bruyn set winning platform

Relegation-threatened Yorkshire stubbornly refused to buckle under pressure from County Championship title contenders Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Yorkshire fight to keep hopes alive

02-Sep-2011•Jon Culley at Edgbaston

Middlesex win brings promotion closer

Middlesex strengthened their bid for promotion from Division Two in the County Championship by completing a ten-wicket victory over against Leicestershire 40 minutes before lunch on the final day at Lord's

Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over Division Two rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing a below-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury

Kent win but docked eight points

Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry set a new Hampshire record with a second-wicket stand of 373 on the second day of the Championship match with Somerset at Taunton

Adams and Carberry post record stand

Stuart Meaker took five wickets as Surrey seized the initiative on day two of the County Championship match against Division Two leaders Northamptonshire at Wantage Road

Meaker sparks Northants collapse

Kent in control after Essex collapse

Scott Borthwick's maiden five-wicket haul revived Durham 's County Championship title challenge at Hove and deepened Sussex 's relegation fears

Borthwick's maiden five-wicket haul leaves Durham in charge

Another century by Shivnarine Chanderapaul further undermined Yorkshire's hold on Division One status and edged Warwickshire closer to the County Championship crown at Edgbaston

Chanderpaul keeps Warwickshire on track

Gloucestershire took advantage of perfect batting conditions to reach 278 for two in reply to Glamorgan's 378 in the County Championship Division Two game at Bristol

Gloucestershire proper in batting conditions