County side breaks shocking drought

Derbyshire have got their 2018 campaign off to the perfect start by claiming a first home win in 24 attempts, beating Middlesex by 101 runs.

Middlesex's stubborn lower order took the match into the final session of day four, but Matt Critchley claimed wickets eight and nine. Debutant import Duanne Olivier (4-26) then finished the contest with the dismissal of Tim Murtagh, the South African finishing with eight victims for the match.

It was a first win on home soil since September 2014, with Derbyshire having played out three seasons without enjoying victory in front of their home fans.

The latest round of county action wrapped up on Monday across the UK, with four of the five matches producing results, while Sussex and Leicestershire played out a stalemate.

In Division One, Yorkshire proved too strong for Nottinghamshire, paceman Ben Coad taking two wickets in three balls to end the contest in the morning session and finish with match figures of 10-130.

It was the second 10-wicket haul of the 24-year-old's 16 match career.

"Ben is going from strength to strength," Yorkshire coach Andrew Gale told the BBC. "The consistency that he's got and the skills that he's got with the ball are outstanding."

At The Oval in London, hosts Surrey enjoyed a 139-run win over Hampshire, despite a fighting second-innings hundred from Sam Northeast, who looks to be heading in the right direction as one of a host of Test hopefuls for England's uncertain batting order this northern summer.

The other match in Division Two was won by Glamorgan, who prospered from Shaun Marsh's debut hundred to claim a six-wicket win over Gloucestershire.

South Australian Daniel Worrall made 50 in a losing cause in the second innings, before claiming the wicket of compatriot Marsh for a second time in the match – this time for a duck.

County Championship Division One

At Headingley: Yorkshire 256 (A Hodd 62; L Fletcher 4-47) and 334 (G Ballance 82, T Bresnan 68 no) beat Nottinghamshire 188 (L Taylor 57; B Coad 4-49) and 238 (B Coad 6-81) by 164 runs

At The Oval: Surrey 211 (L Dawson 4-30, F Edwards 4-38) and 9-407d (O Pope 145, B Foakes 81, S Borthwick 74) beat Hampshire 147 (H Amla 55; R Clarke 4-39, S Curran 4-39) and 332 (S Northeast 129; A Virdi 4-79) by 139 runs

County Championship Division Two

At Bristol: Gloucestershire 236 (M de Lange 5-62) and 372 (J Bracey 120 no, R Higgins 61, D Worrall 50; L Carey 4-105) lost to Glamorgan 9-526d (D Lloyd 119, S Marsh 111, M de Lange 50 no) and 4-85 by six wickets

At Derby: Derbyshire 265 (G Viljoen 60 no; J Harris 4-68) and 3-333d (L Reece 157 no, B Slater 99, W Madsen 52) beat Middlesex 157 (D Olivier 4-26) and 340 (J Harris 64 no, T Helm 52; D Olivier 4-82) by 101 runs

At Grace Road: Sussex 8-438d (M Burgess 101 no, L Wright 88, I Sharma 66; B Brown 64) and 4-241d (L Wells 102 no) drew with Leicestershire 9-422d (C Ackermann 186, M Cosgrove 64; L Wells 4-81)