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County Championship: Jamie Smith's century gives Surrey hope of record run chase

Surrey have a chance of making history in the County Championship as they need another 238 for victory against Kent; Warwickshire remain favourites to complete a fourth win of the season against Nottinghamshire; Essex are pushing for victory over Somerset at Chelmsford

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Image: A century by Jamie Smith has given Surrey a chance of making history in the LV= Insurance County Championship

A century by Jamie Smith has given Surrey a chance of making history in the LV= Insurance County Championship.

The Division One leaders need another 238 for victory against Kent in what would be their highest-ever successful run chase.

The leaders were 263 for three at stumps and more than halfway to their target, with Dom Sibley 61 not out and Ben Foakes unbeaten on 22, after Smith made 114 and Tom Latham 58.

Kent were all out for 344 just before lunch at Canterbury, giving them a lead of exactly 500.

Warwickshire in charge despite Clarke century for Notts

Joe Clarke posted his first century since September 2021 for Nottinghamshire but Warwickshire remain favourites to complete a fourth win of the season.

Nottinghamshire were following on after being bowled out for just 155 in reply to Warwickshire's 571 for nine declared at Trent Bridge.

But despite Clarke's unbeaten 119 they remain 149 runs behind after closing on 267 for four.

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Essex pushing for victory against Somerset

Matt Critchley hit 52 and took two wickets as Essex pushed for victory over Somerset at Chelmsford.

Essex set the visitors an unlikely 466 runs to win in just under five sessions after declaring on 170 for seven.

Somerset's batters, headed by Tom Lammonby and Tom Abell's half-centuries, gave them a chance of salvaging a draw as they finished on 172 for four to trail by 294.

Lancashire close in on first win of campaign

Lancashire are closing in on a first win of the season after bowling out Hampshire for 371 in their second innings and reaching 48 for two in pursuit of their 140-run target.

A three-wicket burst by George Balderson helped the hosts work their way through the six remaining wickets, although they were held up by a determined knock of 87 from visiting skipper James Vince at sweltering Southport.

Yorkshire and Derbyshire set for thrilling finale

In Division Two, Shan Masood is unbeaten on 68 but Yorkshire lost late wickets chasing Derbyshire's target of 212 and closed on 147 for six at Chesterfield with 65 more runs needed.

Derbyshire skipper Leus du Plooy made a superb 170 and shared a fifth-wicket stand of 277 with Haider Ali, who scored 146, as the home side made 453 to set up an exciting final morning.

Durham turn the screw against Glamorgan

Bas de Leede produced career-best batting and bowling figures to boost Durham's hopes of defeating Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street.

De Leede scored an unbeaten 85 to allow Durham to post a mammoth total of 630, their fifth-highest score in first-class cricket, following 151 from David Bedingham.

The Netherlands international then struck with his first two deliveries before adding a third to end the day with three for 25 to leave Glamorgan four down at the close, still requiring 81 runs to make Durham bat again.

Haines and Alsop steer Sussex to lead

Tom Haines made 91 as Sussex headed into the final day against Worcestershire at Hove with a lead of 297 and four second-innings wickets in hand.

There were half-centuries too for skipper Tom Alsop, Fynn Hudson-Prentice and Jack Carson as the hosts recovered from a mini-collapse to regain the upper hand.

Hill makes century as Kimber suffers unusual dismissal

Finally, Lewis Hill defied energy-sapping heat to score his seventh first-class century as Leicestershire's match at Gloucestershire headed for a draw.

The visiting skipper's 103 occupied nearly five and a half hours and led his side to a total of 350 in reply to 368. Rishi Patel cracked 59 off 70 balls, while Louis Kimber contributed 34 before being given out for obstructing the field.

Seamer Zaman Akhter was the most successful Gloucestershire bowler with four for 33 from 17 overs in only his third first-class match. By the close, the hosts had made nine without loss in their second innings.