Surrey's view of another County Championship title is clearer still after they dismissed the last two Hampshire batsmen this morning to record yet another victory. The first to go was James Hamblin, caught and bowled by Ian Salisbury, who then claimed his third wicket of the innings when Dimitri Mascarenhas was caught by James Ormond for 94. Surrey won by an innings and 60 runs and now lead the table by over 47 points.

Peter Martin bowled Jason Lewry with the third ball of day to leave Sussex facing defeat after being dismissed for 277. Lancashire, needing 93 to win, suffered an early scare when Mark Chilton and Alec Swann were sent back with just six on the board. The former was caught behind off Kirtley, the latter trapped leg before. With the score at 60 for two, David Byas fell to Kirtley, but Stuart Law calmed his side's nerves with a fluent and unbeaten 45 to guide them home to a seven-wicket win. They move up to fifth in the table.

Leicestershire's clash with Kent ended in a draw but provided the crowd with some entertaining cricket. The hosts added 361 runs in just over 78 overs as Darren Maddy hit a season-best 156. He put on 139 for the sixth wicket with Phil DeFreitas, who scored 17 boundaries in his 86-ball 94 before he was caught by Steve Waugh. Javagal Srinath soon followed, but a last-wicket stand of 89 between George Walker (37*) and Devon Malcolm (44) put a result for either side out of reach as they set Kent 411 to win. Kent closed on 58 without loss to stay in second place, but Leicestershire remain just one place above the relegation zone.

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