Durham edge Northants in thriller, Glamorgan see off Surrey and more: county cricket – as it happened | County Championship

Bedingham sinks Northants to send Durham clear at top

Tanya Aldred

A glorious hundred from David Bedingham, his fourth of the year, swung Durham over the line against Northamptonshire – a six-wicket victory leaves them 32 points clear at the top of Division Two.

It was nip and tuck all day, until Bedingham, in partnership with Colin Ackermann, Ben Stokes’s substitute, pressed the button with an hour to go, lassoing Harry Conway on one leg for four.

Bedingham was all smiles afterwards, even when quizzed on Stokes. “He’s a good lad,” he said. “He brings extra energy to the group so its always cool having him around – but he’s probably back where he belongs.”

There was another knuckle-gnawer at Canterbury where reborn Kent beat Middlesex by 49 runs. Middlesex were set 231 but Zafar Gohar, unbeaten on 66, ran out of partners. Matt Milnes finished with five for 31.

Spin was king at New Road on a day when 14 wickets fell. Worcestershire skittled Gloucestershire for 185, thanks to five wickets for Fateh Singh, leaving them 87 to win. Graeme van Buuren took four for 36 but Worcestershire scraped home.

Glamorgan beat Surrey thanks to half-centuries from Kiran Carlson and Colin Ingram, despite a cover-your-eyes start to their innings when Billy Root, in his first game of the season, was run out for zero, finding himself at the same end as his opening partner, Asa Tribe. It was Glamorgan’s first win over Surrey for 11 years.

At Taunton, Craig Overton eased to his third Championship century of the summer, and Thomas Rew made 149, as Somerset drew with Warwickshire.