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Kent captain Sam Northeast led from the front with an unbeaten 154 that moved his side into a commanding position

Northeast ton puts Kent in control

Worcestershire were in complete control when the weather closed in at Cardiff, having reduced Glamorgan to 42 for 4 following Brett D'Oliveira's history-making maiden double century

D'Oliveira's double completes unique family set

Ed Joyce delivered a batting masterclass as he and Luke Wells enjoyed a record-breaking day at Derby to put Sussex in a position of total dominance over Derbyshire

Joyce's masterful double hurts Derbyshire

Brett D'Oliveira followed his hundred against Essex with another impressive display on the opening day against Glamorgan

D'Oliveira and Clarke put Glamorgan to the sword

Lewis Hatchett too five wickets for Sussex against a struggling Derbyshire

Struggling Derbyshire suffer a Hatchett job

Hamish Marshall saved Gloucestershire from first-day capitulation against Kent by scoring the 28th first-class hundred of his career in steamy Canterbury.

Marshall ton forges Gloucestershire fightback

Alex Wakely is not the first visiting captain to be mislead by a green tinged Grace Road pitch

Dexter takes advantage of wayward Northants

Kent all-rounder Matt Coles has been suspended for two Championship matches by an ECB disciplinary commission

Kent call Coles' two-match ban 'disproportionate'

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Nash's marathon knock a delight for tutor Kirsten

Chris Nash batted for more than seven hours in the longest innings of his career to guide Sussex to safety and illustrate the benefits of his time with South Africa's adhesive opener Gary Kirsten

Billy Godleman was controversially reprieved on the final afternoon at Wantage Road as Derbyshire comfortably batted out for a draw against Northamptonshire

Godleman controversy as Derbyshire ease to draw

Worcestershire batsman Tom Kohler-Cadmore gave another demonstration of his potential with a superb unbeaten century

Kohler-Cadmore impresses to secure valuable points

Kent's new opening partners Daniel Bell-Drummond and Tom Latham batted their side to a 10-wicket victory over Glamorgan and re-wrote their county's record book in the process

Bell-Drummond and Latham continue prolific start