The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action during day three of round nine of the Vitality County Championship in 2024
Cardiff (day three of four): Northamptonshire 279 & 236-4, Glamorgan 490 - Northamptonshire lead by 25 runs with six second-innings wickets remaining
Glamorgan kept their hopes of victory alive in their Vitality County Championship match against Northamptonshire in Cardiff thanks to two wickets from Mason Crane in the final session.
Glamorgan had extended their first innings lead to 211 thanks to late order runs from Crane, James Harris and Andy Gorvin allowing them to add to their overnight total.
A score of 99 from Ricardo Vasconcelos and 55 not out from Luke Proctor saw Northamptonshire claw themselves back into this match but the wickets from Crane pushed Glamorgan back into a stronger position.
Northamptonshire will begin the final day of this match on 236 for 4, just 25 runs in front with six second-inning wickets in hand. They will be hoping for another partnership to help them save this game but Glamorgan will be looking for early wickets so they can push for the win.
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Leus du Plooy's half-century extended Middlesex's lead beyond 300 (Getty Images)
Lord's (day three of four): Middlesex 433 302, Derbyshire 339 - Derbyshire need 397 runs to win
Middlesex captain Toby Roland-Jones tore through Derbyshire's tail with a five-wicket haul to put his side in control going into the final day of their Vitality County Championship clash with Derbyshire.
Seamer Roland-Jones finished with 5 for 81 – including four wickets in 19 deliveries – as the visitors, who began day three on 308 for four, were hustled out inside the opening hour at Lord's for 339.
Having top-scored with 163 in Middlesex's first innings, Ryan Higgins played a supporting role with the ball, taking three for 60 before helping his side stretch their overall lead to 396 with a total of 302 second time around.
Higgins and Sam Robson both scored 67, with former Derbyshire skipper Leus du Plooy contributing 59 – his second half-century of the match – ensuring the visitors will need to break their record fourth-innings total to secure victory.
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Hove (day three of four): Sussex 442 & 296-6d, Leicestershire 275 & 139-5 - Leicestershire need another 325 runs to win with five second-innings wickets remaining
Sussex took four wickets in the final hour to put themselves in a strong position to beat Leicestershire at Hove and consolidate top place in the County Championship second division.
Off-spinner Jack Carson removed Foxes' skipper Lewis Hill, makeshift opener Ian Holland and Lewis Goldsworthy after slow left-armer James Coles had made the breakthrough when he bowled Rishi Patel. Ollie Robinson also claimed the key wicket of Australian Peter Handscomb as four wickets fell for 30 runs in 12 overs.
It left Leicestershire 139 for 5 and still needing 325 in their pursuit of a target of 464 and with the pitch at the 1st Central County Ground showing signs of uneven bounce and occasionally sharp turn for Carson, the hosts will fancy their chances of picking up the five wickets they need on the final day to claim their fourth win of the season.
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Jack Carson helped put Sussex in charge at Hove 9Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Scarborough (day three of four): Yorkshire 456, Gloucestershire 197 & 237 - Yorshire won by an innings and 22 runs
Yorkshire claimed 13 wickets in the day to wrap up a three-day innings and 22-run victory over Gloucestershire at Scarborough - their first of this season's County Championship.
At the eighth attempt, Yorkshire recorded a 22-point haul to breathe life into a promotion push which has struggled to get out of the blocks since being labelled as Division Two title favourites before a ball was bowled in April.
This performance, with bat and ball, was one which indicated such a pedigree.
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