Daniel Bell-Drummond struck an unbeaten 79 to steer Kent to a first County Championship win over Lancashire at Old Trafford in 27 years.
Somerset beat Essex in a two-day wicket-fest at Taunton to claim their first win of the season after four straight draws.
Twenty wickets fell on day one of the Vitality County Championship match at Taunton with Essex rolling Somerset for 128 after they had been bundled out for 156.
Essex claimed their second win of the County Championship season with an innings and 124-run win over Lancashire.
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley were all out cheaply as the County Championship returned for round three with the Dukes ball instead of the Kookaburra.
An unbeaten 41 from 18-year-old Jaydn Denly alongside his uncle Joe helped guide Kent to a draw in their County Championship match at Essex.
Former England and Kent spinner Derek Underwood has died at the age of 78, the county have announced.
Essex clinched a thumping 254-run win over Nottinghamshire in the County Championship, skittling their hosts for 80 at Trent Bridge.
Dane Paterson starred for Nottinghamshire with a five-for on the opening day of the 2024 County Championship season.
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Middlesex were relegated from Division One after losing to Nottinghamshire by two wickets in a thrilling final day of the County Championship season.
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Essex's lingering hopes of winning the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One title were dealt a huge blow by Ben Sanderson's bowling for Northamptonshire.
Surrey will go into the final week of the County Championship title race in pole position after Essex fell to defeat against Hampshire.
Jofra Archer, who could be included as a travelling reserve with the England World Cup squad, has signed a contract extension at Sussex.
Lancashire seamers Tom Bailey and Will Williams took just 45 minutes to complete a 123-run LV=Insurance County Championship victory over Surrey.
Middlesex produced the biggest successful run chase in Vitality Blast history to stun Surrey with an incredible seven-wicket victory at The Oval.