Ryan Doeschate ton helps Essex earn Division One promotion

DIVISION ONE

Durham vs Surrey

Jason Roy's century helped Surrey reach 299 for 7 on Day 2 of the County Championship match against Durham at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday (September 13).

Resuming the day on 393 for 9, Durham lost the wicket of Graham Onions after adding eight runs to the overnight score. Opener Keaton Jennings carried his bat through the innings for an unbeaten 201.

Surrey kept losing wickets at regular intervals just when the partnership seemed set. Dominic Sibily (31), Kumar Sangakkara (48) and Zafar Ansari (48) got off to starts, but failed to post a big score. Only Jason Roy shined with his 120, stroking 15 boundaries in his innings.

Onions bagged four wickets as Surrey trail by 102 runs with three wickets in hand

Brief scores: Durham 401 (Keaton Jennings 201; Mark Footitt 5-90, Stuart Meaker 3-104) lead Surrey 299/7 (Jason Roy 120, Kumar Sangakkara 48, Zafar Ansari 48; Graham Onions 4-68) by 102 runs.

Lancashire vs Middlesex

Toby Ronald-Jones's four-wicket haul helped Middlesex retain command on Day 2 of the County Championship match against Lancashire at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Resuming the day on 258 for 3, the visitors' middle order crumbled and they were bundled for 327. They managed to add only 69 runs for seven wickets on the second day.

However, Middlesex managed to come back into the contest after rattling the hosts' top order. While Rob Jones managed to hold fort at one end with an unbeaten 42, Haseeb Hameed (0), Luke Procter (1) and Alviro Petersen (3) fell for single digits.

Jos Taylor struck three boundaries in his 15-ball stay, but departed for 16. Liam Livingstone offered company to Jones as they ended the day on 102 for 5, 222 runs behind Middlesex's first-innings total.

Brief scores: Middlesex 327 (Sam Robson 77, Nick Gubbins 69; Simon Kerrigan 4-80, Kyle Jarvis 3-70) lead Lancashire 102/5 (Rob Jones 42*; Toby Ronald-Jone 4-24) by 222 runs

Yorkshire vs Somerset

Somerset asserted their dominance against Yorkshire with a brilliant all-round display at Leeds.

Chris Rogers, who was unbeaten in company of Marcus Trescothick at Stumps on Day One, fell early on Day Two. However, half centuries from Jim Allenby and Lewis Gregory helped the visitors each 390 before getting bowled out. Ryan Sidebottom with a 5 for 51 and Adil Rashid with 3 for 99 were the the pick of the bowlers for the hosts.

However, their batting failed to fire for the second time in the match. Alex Lees (9), Gary Ballance (1) and Andrew Gale (2) departed without making significant contribution. Jake Lehmann provided some late flourish as Yorkshire reached 57 for 3 at Stumps

Brief Scores: Yorkshire 145 (Tim Bresnan 38*; Jim Allenby 3-16, Chris Overton 3-32) and 57/3 (Adam Lyth 27*; Tim Groenewald 2-20) trail Somerset 390 (Lewis Gregory 73*, Marcus Trescothick 73; Ryan Sidebottom 5-51, Adil Rashid 3-99) by 188 runs.

DIVISION TWO

Essex vs Glamorgan

Ryan ten Doeschate registered his fourth ton of the season as Essex secured a promotion to Division One, during Day 2 of their County clash against Glamorgan at the County Ground in Chelmsford.

Starting the day at 256 for 7, Glamorgan lost Owen Morgan and centurion Kiran Carlson in quick succession to be bowled out for 286.

In reply, Essex were reeling at 85 for 5 before Doeschate and Adam Wheater came to the team's rescue with a 100-run stand. Following Wheater's departure, James Foster was involved in another crucial partnership with Doeschate, who guaranteed the promotion when the hosts crossed 250. Essex ended the day 11 short of Glamorgan's first-innings score.

Brief scores: Glamorgan 286 (Kiran Carlson 119, Owen Morgan 55; Graham Napier 4-46) lead Essex 275/6 (Ryan ten Doeschate 109*, Adam Wheater 59; Craig Meschede 3-60) by 11 runs.

Sussex vs Worcestershire

On a day when seventeen wickets went down Sussex were left needing 259 runs to win with nine wickets in hand in their home encounter against Worcestershire at the County Ground in Hove.

Reduced to 50 for 4 at stumps on Day 1, in reply to Worcestershire's 306, Sussex ended up being bowled out for 229 in 46 overs in their first innings. Chris Jordan's unbeaten 57 was overshadowed by West Indies pacer Miguel Cummins's 7 for 84 as the hosts conceded a 77-run lead. Steve Magoffin and South Africa all-rounder David Wiese picked up nine wickets between them to bowl out the visitors for 194, despite fighting knocks from Tom Fell and Ben Cox.

Needing 272 for victory, Sussex lost Chris Nash late on Day 2, and went into stumps at 13 for 1 in their second innings.

Brief scores: Worcestershire 306 & 194 (Tom Fell 85, Ben Cox 56; Steve Magoffin 5-32, David Wiese 4-18) lead Sussex 229 (Chris Jordan 57*, Jofra Archer 46; Miguel Cummins 7-84) and 13/1 (Fynn Hudson-Prentice 8*; Joe Leach 1-4) by 258 runs.

Derbyshire vs Leicestershire

Despite Mark Cosgrove's unbeaten 81, Derbyshire ended Day 2 of their clash against Leicestershire at the County Ground in Derby in a position of strength. The visitors were 79 runs behind with only two wickets in hand.

Harvey Hosein was stranded on 83 when Derbyshire were bowled out for 307 after 25 runs to their overnight total. Charlie Shreck, the pick of the bowlers, finished with a four-wicket haul.

In reply, The visitors lost early wickets before Cosgrove and Ned Eckersley steadied the innings with a good partnership. However, Cosgrove had to retire hurt on 77 after injuring his left hand. While he came back to bat again, Leicestershire had lost more wickets and they ended the day at 228 for 8.

Brief scores: Derbyshire 307 (Harvey Hosein 83*, Alex Hughes 55; Charlie Shreck 4-78) lead Leicestershire 228/8 (Mark Cosgrove 81*, Mark Pettini 44; Will Davis 4-60) by 79 runs.

Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire

David Payne picked up four wickets and scored a fighting 56, but his efforts could not prevent hosts Northamptonshire from building a healthy lead in their clash against Gloucestershire at the County Ground in Northampton.

Starting the day at 322 for 6, the hosts could only add four runs to their overnight score as Payne picked up all the remaining wickets in the two overs he bowled at the start of the day. Despite restricting the home team's total, Gloucestershire could not capitalise on it as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 158 for 7 at one stage. Payne's fighting innings took the visitors past 250 before they were eventually bowled out for 261.

Having earned a 65-run lead, Northamptonshire extended it past 100 with the openers putting on an unbeaten 44-run stand.

Brief scores: Northamptonshire 326 (Rob Newton 130, Alex Wakely 104; David Payne 4-57) & 44/0 (Ben Duckett 31*) lead Gloucestershire 261 (David Payne 56; Rob Keogh 4-67) by 109 runs.