COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO ROUNDUP: If conditions allow, fascinating conclusions beckon across the second division, including at Lord's, where Glamorgan are looking to bat their way to safety
Derby (day three of four): Derbyshire 307 & 202-3, Northamptonshire 500-8d - Derbyshire lead by nine runs with seven second-innings wickets remaining
A career-best century for Luke Procter, backed up by a blistering hundred from Saif Zaib, gave Northamptonshire the upper hand on day three of the County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby.
Procter's 150 from 272 balls provided the launching pad for Zaib, who hit three sixes to race to a second century in consecutive matches off only 86 balls.
With Justin Broad hammering 46 from 27 balls, the visitors declared on 500 for 8 with a lead of 193, but their bowlers also struggled on a pitch which has flattened out.
Australian opener Caleb Jewell eased to a fifth 50 in six innings, and with Wayne Madsen completing his second half century of the game, Derbyshire moved to 202 for 3 at stumps, a lead of nine.
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Luke Proctor struck a career-best hundred on day three (David Rogers/Getty Images)
Canterbury (day three of four): Gloucestershire 472 & 112-2, Kent 393 - Gloucestershire lead by 191 runs with eight second-innings wickets remaining
Gloucestershire have reached 112 for 2 in the second innings of their County Championship game with Kent on Sunday, a lead of 191.
Ben Charlesworth was their top scorer with 58, but bad light halted play with 36 overs remaining, and the forecast for tomorrow suggests a draw is probable.
Earlier, Ben Compton hit his highest Kent score of 178 as the hosts made 393, a first innings deficit of 79.
Old Trafford (day three of four): Lancashire 263 & 16-3 v Leicestershire 491-8d - Lancashire are 212 runs behind with seven second-innings wickets remaining
Rehan Ahmed and Peter Handscomb both made centuries as Leicestershire tightened their grip on the third day of their Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford.
Replying to Lancashire's 263, the visitors made 491 for 8 declared, giving them a lead of 228, with Handscomb unbeaten on 142.
Left with eight overs to survive, Lancashire ended the day on 16 for 3, Keaton Jennings having been bowled between bat and pad for a second-ball duck by Ian Holland, who also had nightwatchman Anderson Phillip lbw for two.
The home side's utter misery was completed when Michael Jones was bowled for four by a ball from Logan van Beek that kept low
So, for the second time in two games on this ground, Lancashire must bat out the final day for a draw, having been outplayed by their opponents.
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Toby Roland-Jones removed Colin Ingram and Ben Kellaway in successive deliveries (Ray Lawrence/Ray Lawrence Photography)
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Lord's (day three of four): Glamorgan 199 186-5, Middlesex 470-9d - Glamorgan are 85 runs behind with five second-innings wickets remaining
Toby Roland-Jones struck twice in as many deliveries to boost Middlesex's push for a first County Championship victory of the season against Glamorgan at Lord's.
Trailing by 271, the visitors responded with an opening stand of 93 between Zain ul Hassan and Eddie Byrom, but were pegged back to 148 for five when Roland-Jones bowled Colin Ingram and Ben Kellaway with successive balls.
However, Kiran Carlson's defiant unbeaten 54 maintained Glamorgan's hopes of staving off defeat, guiding his side to 186 for 5 – a deficit of 85 – at stumps.
Middlesex had earlier declared on 470 for 9, although both Leus du Plooy and Ben Geddes missed out on centuries, falling to Kellaway for 89 and 83 respectively as the Glamorgan off-spinner finished with 4 for 61.
Lead image: Luke Adams
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