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There has been some exhilarating cricket played over the last four days and only one of the nine Championship games ended in a draw.

Surrey remain on top of Division One after Ryan Patel's 102 set up a three-wicket win over Somerset, while reigning champions Warwickshire beat Essex to register their first victory of the season.

In Division Two, Notts lead the way following their three-day win at the Riverside, but Midlands rivals Derbyshire are only one point behind after defeating Leicestershire by an innings.

We'll be back on Thursday to start the fourth round of matches. Thanks for your company.

Division One

Kent 305 & 296 v Hampshire 652-6 dec

Hampshire won by an innings and 51 runs

Lancashire 556-7 dec v Gloucestershire 252 & 247

Lancashire won by an innings and 57 runs

Northamptonshire 204 & 318-7 v Yorkshire 296 & 406-3 dec

Match drawn

Surrey 308 & 239-7 v Somerset 337 & 207

Surrey won by 3 wickets

Warwickshire 385 & 110-0 v Essex 168 & 323

Warwickshire won by 10 wickets

Division Two

Leicestershire 213 & 250 v Derbyshire 531

Derbyshire won by an innings and 68 runs

Wins for Hampshire, Lancashire, Surrey and Warwickshire in Division One today and here's how the top of the table looks.

To see the full table - please click here.

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Yorkshire did not give it up easily at Wantage Road but Northamptonshire have seen out 120 overs to secure a draw.

They had all 10 wickets standing at the start of the day.

Haris Rauf ripped out two in quick secession in the morning but Will Young settled the hosts.

Rob Keogh and Luke Procter quickly fell before tea and when Young finally went for 96 there was still hope for the visitors.

But they are denied having dominated the game.

They take 13 points to Northamptonshire's 12.

Lewis McManus just keeps out one from Haris Rauf that ducks in late.

Northants four balls from safety.

Matt Revis to bowl the final over.

Final two overs at Wantage Road.

Yorkshire taking this right to the bitter end.

How well Gloucestershire did to get inside four overs from safety.

124 overs they kept Lancashire out there for, including 34 from the final two wickets.

But ultimately Lancashire's dominance of the game is rewarded.

Gloucestershire collapsed hideously from 119-0 in their first innings and posting only 252 having won the toss has ultimately proved the difference.

Josh Bohannon's epic 231 proves a match-winning knock.

The beer will taste even sweeter for Lancs having been made to work so hard for their win for the second week running.

Ajeet Singh Dale rides a short one down the leg side and gets it to long leg for four.

Another over ticks by.

Four to go.

Haris Rauf with a short leg and silly mid-on to Ajeet Singh-Dale.

He keeps out a steepling inducker and gratefully takes a single down the ground.

Jared Warner sees out the over and now five are left.

Hampshire beat Kent by an innings and 51 runs earlier this afternoon. Here's what skipper James Vince had to say about the game.

Warner ducks and blocks another set from Saqib Mahmood.

Six overs to go.

Jared Warner has gone past a century of balls faced.

A tremendous effort by the Gloucestershire No. 10.

42 deliveries remaining for The Shire to survive.

From Becks: "If Matt Parkinson doesn’t get selected for England this Summer, it will genuinely be an absolute joke. He’s taken the opportunity to play 4 Cricket for Lancashire and shown exactly what he can do. Get him in ASAP Rocky"

Haris Rauf produced two nasty short balls this morning to pick up two quick wickets.

He's round the wicket here to Matt Kelly with some more short stuff.

But Kelly pulls him for six over deep square.

Eight over left in Northampton.

Ajeet Singh Dale is the final batsman for Gloucestershire.

He sees out a maiden from Saqib Mahmood.

Eight more to go in the Manchester sunshine.

10 overs left at Wantage Road.

Yorkshire are not done just yet.

Dawid Malan's leggers being given a try once more.

Only one Division Two game reached the final day and Derbyshire won it, beating Leicestershire by an innings and 68 runs.

Here's how the top of the table looks ahead of the fourth round of games.

The full table can be found by clicking here.

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