Mushtaq and Davis send Kent spinning

In the remaining two Championship matches, there was an early finish at Hove, where Sussex showed signs of last year's Championship winning form by polishing off Kent by an innings and 45 runs, while at Trent Bridge, Hampshire and Notts played out a high-scoring draw, with Michael Clarke scoring 103.

Resuming at 99 for 3, Kent always had a tough ask on their hands, but once they lost Michael Carberry for the addition of only nine runs, it was near impossible. Mushtaq Ahmed and Mark Davis collected four wickets each, as Kent's innings petered out to 243, with Matthew Walker top-scoring with 62.

There wasn't such an exciting finish at Nottingham, however. After Notts were bowled out for 612 in reply to Hampshire's first innings of 641 for 4 declared, with Mark Ealham scoring 113 not out, Hampshire closed at 295 for 6. Clarke scored his first hundred in the Championship, while Dimitri Mascarenhas chipped in with 41 not out.

Sussex 618 beat Kent 330 and 243 (Walker 62, Mushtaq 4-94, Davis 4-57) by an innings and 45 runs at Hove
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Day 1 report: Fulton and Smith take their lead from Key - The Times Online
Day 2 report: Dozy day by the sea for Kent - The Sunday Telegraph
Day 3 report: Sussex turn the screw - The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 report: Spin pair bolster Sussex fortunes - The Daily Telegraph

Nottinghamshire 612 (Hussey 170, Ealham 113*, Bicknell 103) drew with Hampshire 641 for 4 dec and 295 for 6 dec (Clarke 103) at Trent Bridge
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Day 1 report: Crawley returns to his fluent best - The Times Online
Day 2 report: Crawley rolls back the years - The Independent on Sunday
Day 3 report: Batsmen hit back - The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 report: Notts sitting pretty - The Daily Telegraph