Rava Bopara spoils Jamie Pipe’s dream
Essex (404 & 59-3) lead Derbyshire (271) by 192 runsA spell of four wickets for three runs in nine balls deprives Jamie Pipe of a swashbuckling century.
Hampshire’s bowlers made to toil
Nottinghamshire (337-7) lead Hampshire (293) by 44 runsNottinghamshire’s batsmen graft to establish a useful first-innings lead against Hampshire.