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Despite a brace of declarations that raised hopes for an enthralling last day run chase, Kent’s encounter with Division Two rivals Northamptonshire petered out into a dull draw.

The weather was the winner as Leicestershire’s County Championship Division Two game against Essex at Grace Road ended in a tame draw

Kent edged towards safety in their Division Two match with Northamptonshire on a rain-hit at Canterbury. Crucially, they managed to inch past the follow-on figure of 269 to keep themselves on course for their fifth draw in six.

Northamptonshire’s pace bowler David Willey, son of the former England all-rounder and umpire Peter Willey, took five wickets as his county claimed their first Division Two win of the season as they defeated Hampshire by 117 runs.

New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson led Gloucestershire’s resistance to make sure their County Championship Division Two match at Derbyshire finished in the dullest of draws.

Jonathan Trott and Varun Chopra both hit hundreds as Division One leaders Warwickshire had the better of day one at Sussex

Tony Palladino added to his early-season wicket haul for the Division Two leaders, Derbyshire, before rain intervened

Graham Wagg took 6 for 44 against his old county Derbyshire on the opening day of Glamorgan’s County Championship Division Two match in Cardiff

Essex look certain to open their Division Two campaign with victory against Gloucestershire after their bowlers dominated the second day’s play at Chelmsford.

A captain’s performance from Shoaib Malik, with bat and ball, helped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) beat Habib Bank Limited (HBL) to take the Faysal Bank Division One title at the Gaddafi Stadium