County Championship Division Two, Round Eight

Glamorgan extended their lead at the top of the Division Two table, but all three matches ended in draws due to rain.

The Welsh side has 126 points after five wins, one draw, and two defeats following their match with Surrey in Cardiff.

The home side batted first, making 372 with Gareth Rees (86) scoring the most as Jade Dernbach took 4-78.

Surrey replied with 303 with Steve Davies hitting 83 while James Harris took 4-82.

Glamorgan reached 7-0 in their second inning before rain ensured no play was possible on the final day.

Gloucestershire moves into second on 101 points after four wins, one draw, and three defeats following their draw with Worcestershire at Worcester.

Chris Taylor top scored (71) in Gloucestershire's total of 245 as all five of the home side's bowlers took two wickets.

Worcestershire replied with 388 as Moeen Ali hit 106 and Jon Lewis took 4-55.

The away side reached 243-7 in their second innings before the match ended in a draw.

Sussex, who had no game this round, are third on 101 points with four wins, one draw, and two defeats.

Worcestershire are fourth on 99 points with three wins, three draws, and one defeat after their draw with Gloucestershire.

Northamptonshire are fifth on 76 points after three wins, one draw, and three defeats with no game this round.

Middlesex are sixth on 75 points after two wins, two draws, and four defeats after their draw with Leicestershire at Leicester.

The home side made a mammoth 464-3 thanks to an unbroken partnership of 360 between James Taylor (206 not out) and Andrew McDonald (176 not out).

Middlesex replied with 365-5, including a partnership of 266 between Owais Shah (156) and Neil Dexter (118) after they had slipped to 35-3.

A final day washout denied either side the chance to pick up any more bonus points.

Derbyshire sits in seventh on 71 points with two wins, one draw, and four defeats with no game this round.

Leicestershire are eighth on 66 points with two wins, one draw, and four defeats after their high-scoring draw with Middlesex.

Surrey remains at the with bottom 61 points, one win, three draws, and three defeats following their draw with Glamorgan.

The next round of games is on June 4-7 where Middlesex will be hosting Northamptonshire and Surrey will face Leicestershire, and during June 5-8, Derbyshire will be facing Sussex.