Notts scent victory at The Oval

Surrey 217 and 220 for 6 (Ramprakash 92*, Bicknell 11*) trail Nottinghamshire 692 for 7 dec (Fleming 238, Ealham 57*) by 255 runs with four wickets remaining
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Nottinghamshire are closing in on victory at The Oval, after reducing Surrey to 220 for 6 on the third day. Surrey will begin the final day on Monday needing 255 runs with just four wickets remaining. Mark Ramprakash is still at the helm after posting 92 by the close, but a draw would be a more realistic ambition for the home side. Stephen Fleming added just 15 to his overnight score, but his dominant 238 has given Notts a very real chance of winning. He was well supported by Mark Ealham who added an unbeaten 57 to sit nicely with his first-innings haul of four wickets.

Middlesex 279 and 6 for 0 (Strauss 5*, Hutton 1*) trail Hampshire 275 and 304 (Crawley 40, Pothas 65, Styris 6-73) by 294 runs with 10 wickets remaining
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Scott Styris took 6 for 73 for Middlesex to set up an intriguing final day at The Rose Bowl. Middlesex will start the final day needing an imposing 294 runs for victory, but with all of their wickets intact. Hampshire's attack was led by John Crawley (40) and Nic Pothas (65) but their progress was checked by Styris' super six wickets, as his impressive start to the season continued.

Gloucestershire 466 and 59 for 3 (Ali 3*, Hancock 0*) trail Glamorgan 239 and 345 (Elliott 123, Hemp 57)
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Glamorgan are plummeting towards their third consecutive defeat of the season despite posting 345 in their second innings. Gloucestershire will require just 60 more runs with seven wickets in hand when play commences on the final day. Upul Chandana and Ian Fisher shared nine wickets between them, Chandana taking 5 for 117 and Fisher 4 for 89 to ease out Gloucestershire for 345; Chandana finishing with match figures of 8 for 190. Matthew Elliott struck 123 and was assisted by David Hemp, who hit 57, but their efforts are likely to be in vain with Gloucestershire so strongly placed. They had a minor wobble late on the third day, losing three for 27 runs, but they will fancy their chances of completing the victory.