Rain wreaks havoc

The rain came back to wreak havoc on the final day of play in the latest round of the County Championship. In the one match where the rain stayed away, a superb 156 not out from Andrew Symonds that carried Kent to 297 proved to be in vain, as time ran out and the game was declared a draw. Play began at 5.00 pm for Worcestershire against Surrey at Worcester, where Graham Thorpe guided the tail through some nervy final overs to secure a draw.

In Division Two, no play at all was possible at Cardiff, where Glamorgan had reached 258 for 7 in reply to Durham's 466, or at Derby, where an unbeaten 88 from Andy Flower had seen Essex bat smoothly to 222 for 3, and both games ended in draws. Hampshire moved to 259 for 8 against Yorkshire, picking up an extra batting point, before the heavens opened once again, and Leicestershire, who were docked 1.5 points for their slow over rate in the match, drew with Somerset at Taunton without a ball bowled on the final day.

Frizzell County Championship Division One

Northamptonshire 257 for 5 (Afzaal 83*) v Lancashire at Liverpool
Scorecard Day 1: No play due to rain

Gloucestershire 300 (Ahmed 5-58) and 25 for 1 beat Sussex 106 (Lewis 5-33)and 218 (Ward 69) by 9 wickets at Arundel
Scorecard
Day 1 report: Lewis mops up Sussex at a rainy Arundel - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 2 report: Mushtaq keeps Sussex in the game - Wisden Cricinfo
Day 3 report: Sussex slide to embarrassing defeat - Wisden Cricinfo

Surrey 155 (Ali 5-60)and 183 for 8 (Newman 65, Thorpe 22*) drew with Worcestershire 400 for 4 dec (Moore 146, Peters 108) at Worcester
Scorecard
Day 1 report: Rain prevents Surrey from pushing self-destruct button - The Times
Day 2 report: Surrey dazzled by the skill of Kabir - The Guardian
Day 3 report: Moore and Peters flay weak Surrey attack - The Independent

Kent 297 (Symonds 156*, Hogg 4-90) and 23 for 0 drew with Warwickshire 502 for 6 dec (Powell 134, Trott 115) at Beckenham
Scorecard
Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Powell's patience rewarded - The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Warks pile on pressure points - The Guardian

Frizzell County Championship Division Two

Hampshire 259 for 8 (Crawley 53) drew with Yorkshire 395 (Jaques 243, Mullally 6-68) at The Rose Bowl
Scorecard
Day 1 report: Tremlett makes his mark with early scalp of Wood - The Times
Day 2 report: Jaques gives Yorkshire acceleration - The Daily Telegraph
Day 3 report: Jaques raises Rose standard - The Guardian

Glamorgan 258 for 7 (Wharf 53*) drew with Durham 466 (North 219) at Cardiff
Scorecard
Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Glamorgan blown off course - The Western Mail
Day 3 report: Wharf and Thomas to the rescue - The Times

Essex 222 for 3 (Flower 88*, Irani 51*) drew with Derbyshire 389 (Sutton 131, Napier 5-56) at Derby
Scorecard
Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Derbyshire's progress grinds slow - The Times
Day 3 report: Flower in full bloom - The Telegraph

Leicestershire 402 for 8 dec and 95 for 2 (Maddy 59*) drew with Somerset 262 (Francis 52, Cleary 5-50) at Taunton
Scorecard
Day 1: No play due to rain
Day 2 report: Inspired Maddy fails to take full advantage - The Times
Day 3 report: Cleary does damage - The Telegraph

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