County Championship 2022 | Division One Round-up, July 22

The 2022 County Championship continued on Friday, July 22, with the final day of five Division One fixtures. 

Here is a look at the high points from each of those five matches.

Warwickshire vs Kent

Kent, powered by pacer Matt Milnes' four-wicket haul, shot out Warwickshire for just 147 on Day 4. 

None of the hosts' batters managed to cross the 50-run mark as they fell short of the target by 177 runs.

Matthew Quinn and Indian speedster Navdeep Saini also picked two wickets each. 

Brief scores:

Kent 1st inn: 165 (40.1)

Jordan Cox 48, Matt Henry 34;

Oliver Hannon-Dalby 6-40, Henry Brookes 3-56

Warwickshire 1st inn: 225 (85.1)

Sam Hain 99, Will Rhodes 32;

Navdeep Saini 5-72, Matt Milnes 3-41

Kent 2nd inn: 384-9d (110)

Joe Denly 141, Jordan Cox 79;

Danny Briggs 3-54, Craig Miles 3-92

Warwickshire 2nd inn: 147 (39.5)

Dominic Sibley 33, Henry Brookes 27*;

Matt Milnes 4-11, Matthew Quinn 2-20

Kent won by 177 runs

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Surrey vs Essex

It took Surrey less than 20 overs on the final day to reach their target. 

With his 40-run knock, Captain Rory Burns was the top-scorer for the hosts, while Tom Lawes, with his unbeaten 32, guided them to the finish line against Essex.

Brief scores:

Essex 1st inn: 271 (84)

Adam Rossington 100, Simon Harmer 50;

Daniel Worrall 6-56, Kemar Roach 3-63

Surrey 1st inn: 319 (97.5)

Will Jacks 150*, Kemar Roach 29;

Shane Snater 3-35, Sam Cook 3-63

Essex 2nd inn: 208 (63.5)

Nick Browne 48, Daniel Lawrence 47;

Daniel Worrall 5-66, Kemar Roach 3-58

Surrey 2nd inn: 162-4 (57.4)

Rory Burns 40, Ryan Patel 38

Simon Harmer 2-38, Shane Snater 1-26

Surrey won by six wickets

Somerset vs Yorkshire

The Day 4 of the match between Somerset and Yorkshire got called off due to continuous rains at Taunton.

Somerset's second innings remained stranded with a lead of 373 runs.

Brief scores:

Somerset 1st inn: 424 (121.4)

Tom Abell 116, Lewis Gregory 77;

Dominic Bess 4-68, Matthew Waite 3-64

Yorkshire 1st inn: 276 (95.2)

Tom Kohler-Cadmore 100, Jonathan Tattersall 43;

Kasey Aldridge 3-23, Jack Brooks 3-73

Somerset 2nd inn: 225-6 (51)

George Bartlett 88*, Tom Lammonby 46;

Dominic Bess 3-70, Jack Shutt 2-41

Match Drawn

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Northamptonshire vs Lancashire

Lancashire minted the 86 additional runs they required within 31 overs on Day 4. 

Josh Bohannon, who was nearing his century at stumps on Day 3, reached the triple-figures early on the final day. 

Will Williams and Indian all-rounder Washington Sundar guarded the fort after Bohannon's dismissal to see Lancashire past their target.

Brief scores:

Northamptonshire 1st inn: 235 (76.3)

Lewis McManus 61, Rob Keogh 54;

Washington Sundar 5-76, Luke Wood 3-34

Lancashire 1st inn: 132 (57.2)

Josh Bohannon 31, Keaton Jennings 27;

Jack White 5-14, Rob Keogh 2-8

Northamptonshire 2nd inn: 174 (60.1)

Ryan Rickelton 59*, Simon Kerrigan 43;

Will Williams 5-45, Tom Bailey 4-65

Lancashire 2nd inn: 278-6 (86.2)

Josh Bohannon 103, Steven Croft 47;

Ben Sanderson 3-76, Tom Taylor 1-32

Lancashire won by four wickets

Gloucestershire vs Hampshire

Gloucestershire extended their overnight total to 337 on the back of Miles Hammond's 169 and Ryan Higgins' 63. 

On being asked to follow on, they set a paltry 82-run target for the visiting Hampshire.

In response, the Hampshire batters overhauled the run-chase within the first ten overs. Their win placed them in the second spot in the Division One standings, just behind Surrey.

Brief scores:

Hampshire 1st inn: 457 (126.2)

Felix Organ 118, James Vince 95;

Ryan Higgins 2-72, Zak Chappell 2-88

Gloucestershire 1st inn: 201 (64.2)

Oliver Price 59, Graeme van Buuren 58*;

Liam Dawson 4-44, James Fuller 2-17

Gloucestershire 2nd inn: 337 (f/o) (98.2)

Miles Hammond 169, Ryan Higgins 63;

Kyle Abbott 6-76, Keith Barker 4-65

Hampshire 2nd inn: 82-4 (9.3)

James Vince 24, Felix Organ 17

Ryan Higgins 3-41, Zafar Gohar 1-39

Hampshire won by six wickets