The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day three of round nine of the Vitality County Championship in 2024
Cardiff (day two of four): Northamptonshire 279, Glamorgan 390-8 - Glamorgan lead by 111 runs with two first-innings wickets remaining
Marnus Labuschagne top-scored with 93 as Glamorgan took control of their Vitality Championship match against Northamptonshire in Cardiff.
Glamorgan reached the close on 390 for 8, 111 runs in front of Northamptonshire's first innings total.
Kiran Carlson made 71 and Chris Cooke scored 58 as Glamorgan set about building a match-winning lead.
Northamptonshire had a couple of chances that went begging and a few close lbw shouts that were unsuccessful, but Glamorgan maintained control for most of the day. Luke Procter's 3 for 36 was the best return for the visitors.
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Marnus Labuschagne top-scored for Glamorgan (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
Lord's (day two of four): Middlesex 433, Derbyshire 308-4 - Derbyshire trail by 125 runs with six wickets remaining
Derbyshire opener Luis Reece posted a maiden Lord's hundred to lead his side's steady response with the bat in their Vitality County Championship game against Middlesex.
The 33-year-old left-hander shook off a patchy start, sharing a third-wicket stand of 111 with Wayne Madsen and bringing up his century from 176 balls to reach stumps unbeaten on 123.
The visitors closed at 308 for 4, trailing by 125 after Middlesex had totalled 433 in their first innings, with overnight centurion Ryan Higgins last man out for 163.
Higgins, whose partnership of 71 with Ethan Bamber set a county record for the last wicket against Derbyshire, has now overtaken Northamptonshire's Emilio Gay to become Division Two's leading run-scorer this season.
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Hove (day two of four): Sussex 442 & 66-2, Leicestershire 275 - Sussex lead by 233 runs with eight second-innings wickets remaining
Peter Hanscomb continued his fine form with 92 but Leicestershire are up against it against second division leaders Sussex at Hove.
The Australian took his tally to 640 runs in this season's Vitality County Championship, but the visitors lost their last four wickets for 18 runs after Handscomb was seventh out with the score on 257.
Left-armer Sean Hunt profited handsomely after switching to bowl down the slope at the 1st Central County Ground, picking up Handscomb, Ben Mike, Scott Currie and Josh Hull in 11 deliveries as Leicestershire were bowled out for 275.
It gave Sussex a lead of 167 but they elected not to enforce the follow-on and in 15 overs before stumps they lost Oli Carter – squared up by Ian Holland – and nightwatchman Jack Carson, closing on 66 for 2 – a lead of 233.
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Luis Reece made his first hundred at Lord's (Jacques Feeney/Getty Images)
Scarborough (day two of four): Yorkshire 456, Gloucestershire 168-7 - Gloucestershire trail by 288 runs with three first-innings wickets remaining
Gloucestershire fought back impressively with the ball at the start of day two – but Yorkshire maintained the advantage in the ongoing Vitality County Championship clash at Scarborough by striking five times late in the day.
Yorkshire, who started the day on 348 for 3 in their first innings, were bowled out for 456 when looking well set for many more. New ball seamer Ajeet Singh Dale claimed two of the seven wickets to fall, finishing with 3 for 70 from 24 overs.
Despite their impressive morning's work – the hosts were bowled out on the cusp of lunch – Gloucestershire were still faced with a daunting total to reply to.
And while their response started encouragingly thanks to opener Ben Charlesworth's 45 and 47 for Ollie Price, they slipped from 128 for 2 to 158 for 6 and later ended the day on 168 for 7 from 71 overs.
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