County Championship Division Two Round One

The County Championship Division Two season is well under way with most teams having already played twice, below is how each county has fared so far.

Sussex are the early leaders with 44 points, after wins against Glamorgan and Surrey.

A 201 run win over Glamorgan came thanks to solid team batting and bowling with Robin Martin-Jenkins making 65 and an unbeaten 33 in the second declared innings and taking 5-64 in the match.

In the second win Pakistan fast bowler Naved-ul-Hasan and Martin-Jenkins, 4-28 and 5-45 respectively, ripped through Surrey's first innings. 

Murray Goodwin (74) and another strong bowling performance ensured a victory target of just 33.

Leicestershire are second with 43 points following wins against Northamptonshire and Derbyshire.

The first win was gained after a solid first innings score of 395 and Claude Henderson's 6-21 from 20 overs ensured Northants had to follow on and despite wobbling to 29-4, the home side recovered to win by six wickets.

The 203 run win at Derbyshire came after Leicestershire were put in to bat and made 279 thanks to Will Jefferson (94) and Tom New (61).

Nathan Buck's 4-44 gave the visitors a first innings lead, built upon by Matthew Boyce (90) and Wayne White (101 not out) and despite Wayne Madsen's 109 the home side slumped to 199 all out and a heavy defeat.  

Derbyshire are third with 27 points, despite the above defeat, having won their first game against Surrey by 208 runs.

Chris Rogers hit 200 and 140 not out with Robin Petersen taking 6-119 in the match to seal a big win despite a first innings Mark Ramprakash century.

Fourth placed Glamorgan with 25 points picked up their win against Middlesex at Lords by 78 runs.

Mark Wallace's first innings 79 and David Harrison's 5-62 helped set up the win, wrapped up in the second innings by Huw Waters taking 4-39 from 21.1 overs.

Northamptonshire sit in fifth with 21 points with their 94 run win sending  Gloucestershire to the foot of the table.

Rob White made 95 in 186 all out for Northants but David Lucas's 4-21 helped skittle Gloucs for just 86.

The away team made a second innings total of 243 thanks to lower order runs and the win was wrapped up despite a last wicket partnership of 59.

Worcestershire are the only other side to have a 100 per cent record with one win from one game in sixth place.

Their 111 run win came against Middlesex thanks to Daryl Mitchell's 85 in a first innings score of 287, though Steven Finn took 5-69.

Richard Jones put the home team on top helping dismiss Middlesex for 126 with 6-37.

Despite a poor 119 in their second innings courtesy of Finn's 9-37, Middlesex could not make Worcs pay, only making 169 second time around.

The rest of the table has Surrey on nine points, Middlesex on six and Gloucestershire on three having played only once.

The next round of fixtures start April 21 with Derbyshire hosting Glamorgan, Gloucestershire facing Sussex, Northamptonshire against Middlesex and Surrey playing Worcestershire.