COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE ROUNDUP: The hosts enjoyed the best of the action at Scarborough as they restricted Sussex to 210 for 9 while Surrey hold a slender lead of 29 after 15 wickets fell on day one in their game against Durham
Chester-le-Street (day one of four): Durham 153, Surrey 182-5 - Surrey lead by 29 runs with five wickets remaining
Fifteen wickets fell on the opening day of the vital County Championship at the Banks Homes Riverside, and title-chasing Surrey will be the happier side after ending an eventful three sessions 29 runs ahead of Durham with five wickets in hand.
But after dismissing the home side for 153, with Dan Worrall taking 4 for 31 to counter Colin Ackermann's 51, the champions were 27 for 3 before half-centuries by Ryan Patel and Dan Lawrence earned them their advantage.
Surrey ended the day on 182 for 5, with Lawrence unbeaten on 68, and their lead could be crucial on a pitch that appears helpful to most bowlers.
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Mohammed Abbas took two early wickets before Somerset piled on the runs (Jack Bird)
New Road (day one of four): Hampshire 146-2, Worcestershire
Worcestershire struck two late blows after Hampshire's batters had laid a solid foundation on a truncated first day of their County Championship match at New Road.
Hampshire, in search of their first championship victory since mid-May, closed on 146 for 2, having reached 127 without loss before losing openers Fletcha Middleston (79) and Joe Weatherley (62) in a late burst of play in poor light.
They were blows badly needed by Worcestershire, bottom of Division One and desperate for a win to sustain their slender hopes of survival.
Scarborough (day one of four): Sussex 210-9, Yorkshire
Yorkshire enjoyed a productive opening day of their key County Championship clash with Sussex at Scarborough, a day lit up by a stunning James Wharton catch in the deep.
Sussex, inserted on a green-tinged pitch, were limited to 210 for 9 from 96 overs. James Coles top-scored for them with 47 off 54 balls.
New-ball seamer Jack White impressed with 3 for 21 from 17 overs, with the first of his wickets coming courtesy of what was labelled in some quarters as one of the all-time great catches by Wharton running back towards deep square-leg.
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