County Championship Division One, Round Three

Only one match reached a positive conclusion in the County Championship Division One as the weather decided three other matches.

Yorkshire stays on top of Division One on 60 points with two wins and two draws after their draw with Durham.

The White Rose county amassed 610-6 in their first innings with Jaques Rudolph 228 not out while Durham used nine bowlers.

In reply Durham made 330 before being asked to follow on and reached 46 for no wicket before a draw was agreed.

Lancashire are second on 52 points with two wins and a draw after their match with Kent was ruined by rain.

The Red Rose County made 320 in their first innings thanks to Ashwell Prince's 115 while Darren Stevens took 4-44 and Makhaya Ntini 3-46.

Stevens held up the home side with 101 in their first innings total of 213. Saj Mahmood the pick of the bowlers with 5-55.

Lancashire declared at 177-3 leaving Kent a target of 285.

They made 45-2 before rain halted proceedings with only 11.5 overs bowled on the final day.

Nottinghamshire are third on 45 points having won both of their games so far.

Essex are fourth with 43 points from four games following their draw with Somerset.

Somerset made 387 at Taunton thanks to four players making it into the seventies while David Masters took 4-83.

Essex replied with 353, Billy Godleman top scoring with 106 as Mike Munday took 4-105.

The home side eased to 100 without loss before a draw was decided.

Durham are fifth with 33 points from their three games after their draw with Yorkshire.

Warwickshire are sixth on 32 points after beating Hampshire by eight wickets.

Hampshire won the toss and batted making 283, Michael Carberry top scoring with 74 while Neil Carter took 4-59.

Warwickshire looked in trouble at 175-8, but put on 207 for the final two wickets, Chris Woakes ending unbeaten on 136 in the total of 382.

The away side then collapsed to 176 all out with James Vince and Sean Ervine passing 50. Carter picked up 5-71 and Woakes 4-75.

Warwickshire then knocked off the runs they needed for the loss of two wickets.

Kent are seventh on 19 points from three games following their draw at Old Trafford.

Somerset are eighth also on 19 points after ending two straight defeats with their draw against Essex.

Hampshire are on the bottom on 16 points after their defeat to Warwickshire in the only game to survive the weather.

The next round of fixtures, May 4-7, sees Hampshire V Nottinghamshire, Kent v Warwickshire, Lancashire V Somerset and Yorkshire V Essex.