#county-championship

#county-championship

An explosive 17-wicket second day at The Oval ended, remarkably, with Liam Patterson-White and Lyndon James producing the highest partnership of an absorbing low-scoring match to tilt the potential championship title decider Nottinghamshire's way. At 219-8 in their second innings, Notts are 277 runs ahead of Surrey and after Patterson-White fell for 58, the best individual score of the match so far, they saw Brett Hutton (23 not out) and Josh Tongue, unbeaten on 14, add more vital runs before the close.

As we reach the end of the season, the rigours of the season inevitably take their toll on the fast-bowling unit, so to be able to bring someone in of Olly's proven international quality to freshen things up ahead of the County Championship run-in is a huge bonus.

Yorkshire started the County Championship match against Surrey strongly with a total of 282-4 at Scarborough, showcasing contributions from Wharton, Luxton, and Bean.

Emilio Gay and Alex Lees formed an unbroken opening partnership of 262, ensuring a comfortable County Championship draw for Durham against Surrey at the Kia Oval.

Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson's centuries helped Glamorgan recover from a shaky start to post 334-7, dominating the match's early stages.

Daniel Bell-Drummond's commanding 223 helped Kent to a dominant position in their County Championship Division Two match against Middlesex, taking a crucial lead.

Zak Chappell's impressive performance with the ball, taking 4-55, helped Derbyshire secure a lead as Middlesex struggled, ultimately forcing them to follow on.