Northants notch up their first win of the season

Northants managed their first Championship win of the season when they wrapped up victory against Surrey on the final morning at Northampton. Needing 81 more runs for the win, Martin Love guided them home with 49 not out. In the matches completed yesterday, Graeme Hick and Andy Bichel led Worcestershire to a five-wicket victory against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. Hick scored 178, and Bichel 103 not out, as the pair added 189 in Worcestershire's comfortable win. Elswehere in Division One, a century from David Fulton wasn't enough to prevent defeat for Kent, who went down by 119 runs to Middlesex at Southgate, while Dinesh Mongia secured the draw for Lancashire with an unbeaten century against Warwickshire.

In Division Two, Jason Gallian scored 120 not out to guide Notts to an eight-wicket win against Essex at Southend. Kevin Pietersen, who scored a century in the first innings, chipped in with an unbeaten 69. There was an early finish at Cardiff, where Shane Warne took 6 for 65 as Hampshire beat Glamorgan, and Yorkshire were forced to settle for a draw against Derbyshire, closing 17 runs short of victory.

Worcestershire 274 and 363 for 5 (Hick 178, Bichel 103*) beat Gloucestershire 445 and 189 (Hussey 68) by five wickets at Cheltenham
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Day 1 report: Taylor's talent to fore in stylish display - The Times
Day 2 report: Brilliant Fisher helps to turn tide in favour of home team - The Times
Day 3 report: Gloucestershire fall over the form line - The Guardian
Day 4 report: Hick is up there with the greats - The Daily Telegraph

Middlesex 351 and 370 for 8 dec (Hutton 107) beat Kent 192 and 410 (Fulton 121, O'Brien 67*, Bevan 66) by 119 runs at Southgate
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Day 1 report: Stars shine brightly on centurion Hutton - The Guardian
Day 2 report: McGrath quickly takes his toll - The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Kent hopes rest on Bevan's resistance - The Guardian
Day 4 report: McGrath ends Fulton's flourish as Kent's resistance falters - The Independent on Sunday

Warwickshire 410 and 353 for 7 (Bell 181, Hogg 72*) drew with Lancashire 412 and 194 for 4 (Mongia 108*) at Old Trafford
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Day 1 report: Brown and Bell dispel early doubts - The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 report: Lancashire's luck still out with early loss of Loye - The Times
Day 3 report: Bell echoes Lara in push for the title - The Guardian
Day 4 report: Bell's second century is ringing call to England selectors - The Independent on Sunday

Northamptonshire 332 (Sales 61*, Roberts 57) and 220 for 4 (Roberts 64, White 52, Love 49*) beat Surrey 402 (Ramprakash 161) and 147 (Brown 4-51) by six wickets at Northampton
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Day 1 report: Ramprakash in masterclass - The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 report: Sales left to battle on as Surrey pile on pressure - The Independent
Day 3 report: Northants bow to Wessels - The Daily Telegraph

Leicestershire 634 for 9 dec (Hodge 262) beat Durham 219 (Henderson 7-74) and 389 (Muchall 95) by an innings and 26 runs at Leicester
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Day 1 report: Hodge destroys Durham at double - The Times
Day 2 report: Henderson rubs it in - The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Durham take match to final day - The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 report: Leicestershire put Durham in their place - The Times

Yorkshire 354 and 341 for 8 drew with Derbyshire 406 and 305 for 9 dec (Moss 56) at Derby
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Day 1 report: Bassano completes Derbyshire revival with century - The Times
Day 2 report: Yorkshire forced to graft - The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Derbyshire dig in - The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 report: Derbyshire focus on becoming competitive - The Daily Telegraph

Nottinghamshire 435 and 246 for 2 (Gallian 120*, Pietersen 69*) beat Essex 431 and 248 (MacGill 7-109) by eight wickets at Southend
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Day 1 report: Essex contrive to give up ghost - The Daily Telgeraph
Day 2 report: Pietersen and Hussey put Essex to flight - The Times
Day 3 report: MacGill puts Essex in a spin - The Daily Telegraph
Day 4 report: Essex fail to break Notts - The Daily Telegraph

Hampshire 298 (Clarke 109) and 173 for 1 (Adams 65*, Brown 57, Crawley 45*) beat Glamorgan 301 and 169 (Elliott 77*, Warne 6-65) by nine wickets at Cardiff
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Day 1 report: Glamorgan profit without Jones - The Daily Telegraph
Day 2 report: Clarke follows in Greenidge's footsteps - The Guardian
Day 3 report: Jones watches on as Glamorgan fold - The Daily Telegraph