Title-chasing Essex are on the brink of the title after building a formidable first-innings lead at Edgbaston
Essex's Varun Chopra hits 98 against former county as they go 168 ahead
Spinner Jack Leach spearheads Somerset attack as second-placed Lancashire collapse
Leach's 5 for 47 gives Somerset a 202-run lead on first innings
Clearly his remodelled action is beginning to do the business
Kumar Sangakkara returns from Caribbean T20 to inflict more misery on county attacks
Sanga's 164Â leads Surrey to 598 against Yorkshire
Ashes hopeful Ben Foakes also hits a century before Yorkshire reply strongly
Play is abandoned at Uxbridge due to wet outfield after heavy shower
Even former England seamer Angus Fraser - long since suited and booted - grabs a pitchfork in desperation
Winless Leicestershire jolt Worcestershire by posting 404 at New Road
Cameron Bancroft's unbeaten 206 single-handedly wrecks Kent's promotion hopes
Match reports at: http://espncricinfo.com
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