Dane Vilas blasted a century as Lancashire established a 136-run lead heading into the ultimate day of their LV= Insurance County Championship Division One conflict with Middlesex.
Vilas’ 124 and 97 from opener Luke Wells at Old Trafford laid the muse, with George Bell’s unbeaten 56 easing the house facet previous the guests’ first-innings whole of 194.
They ended a rain-affected day on 330 for 5 with Jayant Yadav and Joshua de Caires having taken two wickets every.
Joe Clarke steered Nottinghamshire to inside 4 runs of creating Kent bat once more after the house facet enforced the follow-on at Canterbury.
Clarke completed day three on 61 not out having placed on 99 with quantity seven Lyndon James, who was unbeaten on 38, because the guests reached 177 for 5 having being dismissed for 265 first time round.
Aron Nijjar had earlier claimed career-best figures of 4 for 67 as Kent piled on the stress after posting 446.
Northamptonshire’s hopes of digging themselves out of relegation bother had been dealt a significant blow because the third day of their conflict with Warwickshire was washed out.
Relentless rain at Edgbaston prevented them from constructing upon their first-innings whole of 142 for 4 in reply to 250 as hopes of an important victory pale.
In Division Two, Derbyshire skipper Leus du Plooy posted an unbeaten century on a day when dangerous mild hampered the guests’ progress at Gloucestershire.
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Du Plooy had resumed on 44 from a complete of 261 for six and was nonetheless there on 103 at stumps, together with his facet having superior to 398 for 9 to carry a 21-run first-innings lead.
Yorkshire’s Matthew Revis delivered career-best bowling figures of 5 for 50 to drive Glamorgan to observe on at Sophia Gardens.
The 21-year-old’s efforts helped to dismiss the house facet for 273 of their first innings as they chased a complete of 500.
However, Glamorgan rallied earlier than play ended 5 overs brief due to dangerous mild, with Eddie Byrom and Sam Northeast placing on 90 for the third wicket to take the Welsh facet to 120 for 2, nonetheless 107 runs adrift.
An unbeaten century from Colin Ackermann saved Leicestershire within the hunt for an unlikely victory over Sussex.
Ackermann was 103 not out at stumps on day three at Hove together with his facet on 221 for 3 and requiring an additional 278 for victory.
The dwelling facet had earlier declared on 344 for 9 having added 110 to their in a single day whole.
