Wednesday 13 May 2015 20:07, UK
Middlesex cemented top spot in the First Division of the County Championship after beating Sussex by 79 runs at Hove to claim their third successive win.
Chasing 287 to win, Sussex were 92-1 but lost wickets regularly thereafter once Matt Machan (29) and skipper Ed Joyce (0) fell in successive Neil Dexter overs.
They were bowled out for 207 as Dexter finished with 4-41 including opener Mike Yardy off the last ball before tea for 52, the only half-century of the match.
Durham beat Nottinghamshire by six wickets to secure their third Championship win of the season and maintain their solid start to the season.
Needing 261, Durham began on 15-1 and nightwatchman Mark Wood posted 66 - his highest first-class score - putting on 116 with Keaton Jennings (61).
Nottinghamshire took two quick wickets before Scott Borthwick (51) put Durham on their way. Michael Richardson's unbeaten 51 ensured the hosts' completed a three-day win, leaving Nottinghamshire still searching for their first win bonus.
Jeetan Patel was the star of the show in Birmingham, taking 4-69 and reaching 500 first-class wickets in the process, as Warwickshire beat Worcestershire convincingly by 181 runs.
The off-spinner trapped Alex Gidman leg before for 12 to reach his personal milestone at Edgbaston.
Resuming the day on 88-2 and chasing an unlikely 437 for victory, Worcestershire lost captain Daryl Mitchell (38) and Tom Fell (33) before lunch, both falling in the space of three balls; thereafter it was only a question of time and they were finally bowled out for 255.
