Each week The Cricketer picks a team of the round from the LV= Insurance County Championship
Keaton Jennings (Lancashire)
The former England opener provided the Red Rose with a strong base from which to build against Yorkshire, making 119 as part of an opening partnership worth 180 with Luke Wells. The pair went six better in the second innings, with Jenning hitting five fours and a six while scoring 68, to put the pressure on the visitors. Very quietly, the 30-year-old went past 1,000 LV= Insurance County Championship runs for the season.
Luke Wells (Lancashire)
It was a case of feast or famine for Wells in the Royal London Cup but he tucked in here with contributions in both innings. First, he was dogged in hitting 84 in more than four hours of batting. But the Sussex native showed his more attacking side second time around, smashing 124 from 82 balls (strike rate 151.21) with half a dozen maximums. It allowed Lancs to declare with a lead of 301 and put pressure on Yorkshire.
Marcus Harris (Gloucestershire)
The Australian came into the game off the back of a fine run in the Royal London Cup. Scores of 59, 48, 94, 58, 9 and 57 were followed by a first-innings century against Somerset at Taunton. Set against his struggles for Australia, there is no doubting his returns in England where he has 1,381 runs in 17 Championship matches.
Gareth Roderick (Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images)
Gareth Roderick (Worcestershire)
A career-best score of 172 not out for the South African, who went to his seventh first-class century in Cardiff. Arrived at the crease with Worcestershire three down for 69 and put on stands worth 127 with Ed Barnard and 167 (a record for the eighth wicket against Glamorgan) with Joe Leach to spark the rebuild. Rain denied a tilt at victory but there is no doubting the class of the performance.
Feroze Khusi (Essex)
A third century in just under six weeks, not to mention a maiden hundred in first-class cricket, for the Whipps Cross-native. He set up victory over Kent with 164, getting to three figures in just his ninth senior red-ball innings. He said: "I'm very thankful and appreciative of my form at the moment. I'm doing quite well and I hope it can continue."
Aneurin Donald (Hampshire)
Another player to carry his white-ball form into the Championship. The 25-year-old signed off the One-Day Cup with 76 and 54 as Hants' treble hopes were ended in the semi-finals. He carried Hampshire to 400 with 94 from No.7, launching 15 fours and a pair of sixes in an 84-ball onslaught. Came in with just 167 on the board and put on handy partnerships with Liam Dawson, Keith Barker and James Fuller. Six dismissals followed as the hosts dodged rain to secure victory.
Aneurin Donald brushed off the rain and then swatted a nicely-paced 94 (Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
Liam Trevaskis (Durham)
Claimed five wickets across both Derbyshire innings, removing Leus du Plooy in both innings and disrupting the middle order as the hosts chased a declaration. But arguably his most telling contribution came as Durham attempted to save the game, making a punchy 42 from 57 balls and putting on an unbeaten 70 with Paul Coughlin in 17 overs to help see out the draw.
Mohammad Abbas (Hampshire)
The Ageas Bowl club boosted their title pursuit by skirting around the rain to beat Northants. They helped clear water off the covers and then set to work on taking the seven remaining wickets. In the absence of the injured Kyle Abbott (57*, 4-52), Abbas stepped up to the plate, getting movement off the pitch to extract Josh Cobb, James Sales, Tom Taylor and Ben Sanderson and clinch victory by an innings and four runs. Jack White took the final wicket in dramatic circumstances as the rain returned.
Ben Raine (Durham)
The Northern Supercharger claimed match figures of 8 for 104, including a second-innings five-for - his first of the season - against Derbyshire. Raine took his Championship tally for 2022 to 35, dismissing Billy Godleman in both innings.
Liam Trevaskis played a key role as Durham drew with Derbyshire (Alex Davidson/Getty Images)
Sam Cook (Essex)
"He's absolutely world-class, I don’t think there's a better seamer," said Essex captain Tom Westley, after Cook claimed his third 10-for to help beat Kent. Fresh from bowling Trent Rockets to the men's Hundred title, he took 7 for 33 in the second innings to wrap up victory inside the opening hour of day four. With 36 wickets in the Championship, only Abbas has taken more at the better average (42 at 16.47) in either Division One or Two.
George Hill (Yorkshire)
The sixth bowling option of the Lancashire first innings and yet Hill produced his best first-class bowling figures, a maiden five-for, as Yorkshire skittled their rivals for 276 on day one at Old Trafford. Hill took the replacement ball and claimed five wickets for five runs in 41 deliveries. His previous best of 2 for 21 is now a distant memory.
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