Sam Northeast makes century for Glamorgan, Leicestershire fight back against Lancashire

COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION TWO ROUNDUP: The runs flowed in the second division as four centuries were scored across the four matches, including a first for Caleb Jewell in a Derbyshire shirt

Derby (day one of four): Derbyshire 352-2, Kent 

Caleb Jewell celebrated his maiden century for Derbyshire, who dominated the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match against Kent at Derby.

The Tasmanian left-hander made an unbeaten 152 and shared a second wicket stand of 196 from 333 balls with Harry Came, who was run out for 89.

Jewell and David Lloyd, who scored 50, put on 99 for the first wicket to set the tone for a day of toil for the Kent bowlers, with only Nathan Gilchrist taking a wicket.

The home side closed on 352 for 2, and Kent, who have lost their last three games, already have a lot to do to get back into this match.

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Cardiff (day one of four): Glamorgan 334-7, Middlesex

Glamorgan could not shake off Middlesex despite hundreds from Sam Northeast and Kiran Carlson after a balanced day one at Sophia Gardens.

The captain and vice-captain's 228-run partnership brought the hosts back from a worrying 52 for 3 to 334 for 7 at close after Toby Roland-Jones (4 for 73) was dependent as ever for Middlesex.

Northeast and Carlson both fell within 10 overs for 122 and 109 respectively, giving Middlesex a fightback towards the end of the day with the second new ball.

Leicester (day one of four): Lancashire 206, Leicestershire 59-2 - Leicestershire trail by 147 runs with eight wickets remaining

Winless Lancashire squandered a promising start to be bowled out for 206 on the opening day of their visit to runaway Division Two leaders Leicestershire in the County Championship.

Logan Van Beek and Josh Hull took three wickets each as Lancashire, who had been 74 without loss in the 28th over, were subsequently dismissed by an hour after tea as Leicestershire added three more points to the impressive 115 banked from four wins and two draws so far.

Frustratingly for coach Dale Benkenstein, most of his batters made starts but none could turn them to anything of consequence, with Luke Wells's 36 their top score.

Leicester made an unsteady start to their first innings, losing openers Sol Budinger and Rishi Patel inside the opening seven overs, but had progressed to 52 for 2 at the close.

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^{Saif Zaib hit a career-best 141 as Northamptonshire piled on the runs against Gloucestershire (Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)}

Northampton (day one of four): Northamptonshire 327-6, Gloucestershire 

Saif Zaib hit a superbly paced unbeaten 141, his highest first-class score and third century of the season, as Northamptonshire staged a sterling fightback on day one of this County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road.

Zaib combined with James Sales, who made 81 in a fifth-wicket stand worth 148 in 44.2 overs after Northamptonshire's top order slumped to 57 for 4 before lunch.

Gloucestershire's teenage quick Archie Bailey, 19, bowled with express pace and accounted for two of the first four wickets to fall on his return to the town of his birth.

But with little pace or bounce in the wicket to assist a thoroughly disciplined Gloucestershire bowling attack, Sales and Zaib were content to absorb the pressure before pressing the accelerator.

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