A fine opening burst from Yasir Arafat sent Kent on their way to a comprehensive victory over Essex at Chelmsford.
Durham's decision not to enforce the follow-on reaped dividends as they completed victory inside three days.
Leicestershire and Northants played out a draw at Grace Road as the weather intervened once more on the final day.
Gloucestershire's under-strength bowling attack took the plaudits on Friday, overshadowing Graeme Hick's comeback.
| Fixture |
|---|
| Saturday 17th May |
| Test Match Series |
| England vs New Zealand |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Hampshire vs Surrey |
| Somerset vs Sussex |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Worcestershire vs Gloucestershire |
| Glamorgan vs Derbyshire |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Jaipur vs IPL Bangalore |
| IPL Delhi vs IPL Mohali |
| Sunday 18th May |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Hyderabad vs IPL Mumbai |
| IPL Kolkata vs IPL Chennai |
| IPL Hyderabad vs IPL Mumbai |
| Result |
|---|
| Friday 16th May |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Mumbai vs IPL Kolkata Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets. |
| Friends Provident Trophy |
| Essex vs Kent Kent won by 106 runs. |
| Ireland vs Warwickshire Ireland won by 4 wickets. |
| Thursday 15th May |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Delhi vs IPL Hyderabad Delhi Daredevils won by 12 runs. |
| Wednesday 14th May |
| County Championship - Division One |
| Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets. |
| Durham vs Yorkshire Durham won by 295 runs. |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Mumbai vs IPL Chennai Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets. |
| Tuesday 13th May |
| County Championship - Division Two |
| Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire Match Drawn |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Kolkata vs IPL Delhi Kolkata Knight Riders won by 23 runs. |
| Monday 12th May |
| Indian Premier league |
| IPL Mohali vs IPL Bangalore Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets. |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottinghamshire | 4 | 56 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 4 | 34 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 3 | 33 |
| 4 | Durham | 3 | 33 |
| 5 | Kent | 3 | 29 |
| 6 | Surrey | 3 | 29 |
Vikram Solanki is still top of the Sky Sports Sixes League as the big-hitters start to find their form.
Peter Moores told skysports.com he is pleased with England's progress heading into the summer Tests.
Benedict Bermange's stats suggest that HD Ackerman will again be Leicestershire's main supplier of runs.