Somerset dominated Essex at Chelmsford, achieving a decisive 10-wicket win for their first Rothesay County Championship victory of the season. Craig Overton's outstanding 141 helped position the visitors for success, as Essex resumed at 131 for three. However, after the quick dismissal of overnight batters Matt Critchley and Paul Walter, Essex were ultimately dismissed for 245. Somerset required only 47 runs for victory, which Archie Vaughan, substituting due to injury, quickly helped achieve with a swift 41, including two sixes.
In other matches, Durham beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 225 runs, with Callum Parkinson taking three wickets. Worcestershire defeated Middlesex at Lord's by 57 runs, while Nottinghamshire aims to complete victory over Glamorgan at Trent Bridge, needing eight wickets on the final day.
Sussex requires 94 runs to beat Warwickshire with five wickets remaining, and Leicestershire continues to challenge Surrey at The Oval. Hampshire is closing in on victory over Yorkshire, with an unbeaten 103 from captain Ben Brown, and Kent trails Northamptonshire by 344 runs at Canterbury.