County Championship wrap: Bell, Trott slam half-centuries as Warwickshire draw against Lancashire

DIVISION ONE
Lancashire vs Warwickshire
In a seesaw battle at Old Trafford in Manchester, the game between Lancashire and Warwickshire ended in a draw on the fourth and final day with the latter scoring 195 for 2, with unbeaten half-centuries from Ian Bell (55) and Jonathan Trott (50).
Lancashire ended the third day on 170 for 5 and ended up declaring for 266 for 8 on the fourth day. Haseeb Hameed was the first wicket to fall on the final day, but not before he could score a century. Rikki Clarke, however, was not satisfied with the big fish. He struck twice more in the same over and dismissed Arron Lilley and Neil Wagner for ducks, finishing off with a triple-wicket over. When Lanashire declared, Liam Livingstone remained unbeaten on 106, leaving their opponents with 311 to win.
Varun Chopra and Andrew Umeed struck a fifty-run opening stand before the latter edged one to the wicketkeeper. Chopra followed with 84 runs on the board after which Bell and Trott shared an unbeaten 111-run stand before the match was called off for a draw.
Brief scores: Lancashire 308 and 266/8 dec (Haseeb Hameed 103, Liam Livingstone 106*; Keith Barker 3-62, Rikki Clarke 3-54) drew with Warwickshire 263 and 195/2 in 70 overs (Ian Bell 55*, Jonathan Trott 50*).
Durham v Yorkshire
Despite a much-improved performance with the bat from Durham in the second innings against Yorkshire, the fixture ended in a draw on the final day on Thursday (June 23) at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street.
Durham ended day three on 452 for 8 and declared on 507 for 8, setting Yorkshire a target of 356 on the final day. Adam Lyth and Alex Lees, the Yorkshire's openers, started off with respective half-centuries amidst a century stand before the former and Kane Williamson were dismissed off successive deliveries.
Gary Ballance's 40-ball 32 showed intent, but Andrew Gale's innings, coupled with Jack Leaning and Tim Bresnan's trudging, meant the game was headed towards a draw, which it eventually did as Yorkshire finished on 238 for five at the close of play.
Brief scores: Durham 172 and 507/8 dec (Keaton Jennings 221*, Paul Collingwood 61, Usman Arshad 84; Tim Bresnan 2-145, Steven Patterson 2-77) drew with Yorkshire 323 and 238/5 in 82 overs (Adam Lyth 50, Alex Lees 74; Ryan Pringle 2-35, Barry McCarthy 2-27).
DIVISION TWO
Derbyshire vs Worcestershire
Worcestershire's middle-order batsmen came up with crucial contributions as the visiting team managed to draw the encounter at the County Ground in Derby.
Resuming on 24 for 1 in their second essay, after being asked to follow on, Worcestershire lost Brett D' Oliveira early. Ed Barnard and Joe Clarke then came up with a patient 146-run stand for the third wicket, batting more than 40 overs in a partnership that kept the Derbyshire bowlers at bay.
The half-centurions departed in quick succession, renewing Derbyshire's hopes. But Alexi Kervezee and Tom Kohler-Cadmore continued the defiance with a 64-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Although the hosts managed to send back the two batsmen, Kohler-Cadmore's stay until the 98th over along with Ross Whiteley and Ben Cox's unbeaten presence meant that Worcestershire denied Derbyshire an outright victory.
The hosts earned 12 points from the game which helped them vacate the bottom spot on the points table, moving up to seventh, while the six points for Worcestershire helped them consolidate their fifth position.
Brief scores: Derbyshire 467/5 dec. (Billy Godleman 204, Wayne Madsen 109; Joe Leach 2-90) drew with Worcestershire 164 (Ben Cox 40; Ben Cotton 4-28, Tony Palladino 4-32) & 294/6 f/o (Ed Barnard 73, Joe Clarke 63; Ben Cotton 2-34).
Sussex vs Northamptonshire
Persistent rain after the lunch break meant that only 29.1 overs were possible on day two of the County Championship Division Two game between Sussex and Northamptonshire at Arundel.
Resuming on their overnight score of 43 for 1, having bowled out Sussex for 178, Northamptonshire managed to reduce the deficit to 36 runs before rain consumed the second and the third sessions of play.
Ben Duckett (72) was involved in a 96-run stand for the second wicket with Alex Wakely before being the only batsman to be dismissed for the day. Wakely and Rob Keogh added 24 runs for the third wicket before the play was abandoned on day two.
Brief scores: Sussex 178 lead Northamptonshire 142/2 (Ben Duckett 72, Alex Wakely 46*; Ajmal Shahzad 1-14) by 36 runs.