Breese's unbeaten ton takes Durham to victory

On the final day of the latest round of Championship matches, there were wins for Warwickshire, Leicestershire, and Durham. Despite 184 from Mark Butcher, Surrey still slipped to defeat at Edgbaston, while Ottis Gibson, the former West Indian Test player, took 6 for 43 as Nottinghamshire were skittled out for 195 at Grace Road. The best performance of the day, however, was from another West Indian, Durham's Gareth Breese. He scored a matchwinning 165 not out to mastermind a one-wicket win against Somerset. In the other games, Essex in the end clung on to an exciting draw at Cardiff, while Northants batted out a draw with Gloucestershire.

Warwickshire 546 and 171 for 3 (Knight 62*) beat Surrey 302 and 414 (Butcher 184, Thorpe 89) by seven wickets at Edgbaston
Scorecard
Day 1 - Surrey's poor run continues at Edgbaston The Independent
Day 2 - Hogg century heaps misery on to Surrey The Independent
Day 3 - Batty leads Surrey in fightback The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 - Surrey slump to another defeat The Sunday Times

Northamptonshire 218 and 427 for 7 (van Jaarsveld 84, Afzaal 64, Brophy 58) drew with Gloucestershire 474 at Bristol
Scorecard
Day 1 - Shabbir causes conundrum after refusing to bowl The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 - Spearman slow but to the point The Guardian
Day 3 Northants rally The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 - Ealham tests Gibson spirit The Sunday Times

Lancashire 187 and 305 beat Worcestershire 146 and 127 (Keedy 5-62, Anderson 4-32) by 219 runs at Old Trafford
Scorecard
Day 1 - Loye lingers to give Lancashire hope Wisden Cricinfo
Day 2 - Anderson and Hooper give Lancashire control Wisden Cricinfo
Day 3 - Anderson and Keedy seal the win Wisden Cricinfo

Durham 235 and 453 for 9 (Breese 165*, Peng 88) beat Somerset 375 and 310 for 5 dec by one wicket at Taunton
Scorecard
Day 1 - Cox coaxes Hildreth to maiden hundred The Times
Day 2 - Johnson's variety adds spice The Guardian
Day 3 - Somerset half-way home The Guardian
Day 4 - Durham Breese to record win The Sunday Telegraph

Glamorgan 435 and 335 drew with Essex 437 and 325 for 9 (Hussain 102, Flower 66) at Cardiff
Scorecard
Day 1 - Gough's debut runs out of steam The Guardian
Day 2 - Habib century rescues Essex The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 - Habib frustrates Glamorgan IC Wales
Day 4 - Nasser makes running The Observer

Leicestershire 223 and 430 beat Nottinghamshire 366 and 195 (Ealham 86, Gibson 6-43) by 92 runs at Grace Road
Scorecard
Day 1 - Gibson and Dakin launch rescue act The Times
Day 2 - Ealham excels after escape The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 - Gibson lifts Leicestershire The Sunday Telegraph

Hampshire 322 and 313 (Pothas 77, Udal 52) beat Yorkshire 316 and 200 (Jaques 78, Mascarenhas 5-44) by 119 runs at Headingley
Scorecard
Day 1 - Pothas puts Yorkshire ambitions in perspective The Guardian
Day 2 - Silverwood adds twist to thriller The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 - Poor value Yorkshire The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 - Vibrant Hampshire bring Hoggard back to earth The Observer

Middlesex 359 for 5 dec and 263 for 6 dec drew with Cambridge UCCE 357 for 7 and 81 for 0 at Fenner's
Scorecard
Day 1 - Cambridge suffer at hands of Dalrymple The Times

Sussex 391 for 7 dec and 263 for 6 dec drew with Loughborough UCCE 201 and 51 for 4 at Hove
Scorecard
Day 1 - Wright hits hundred on debut The Times