Cricket: Prichard leads the way

PAUL PRICHARD'S fine run of form for Essex continued against Gloucestershire. Standing in as captain, his 119 off 174 deliveries was his third century of the season and he shared a stand of 192 with Jonathan Lewis, who went to score a century of his own.

Greg Mike's career-best 5 for 44 helped Nottinghamshire to dismiss Yorkshire for 181 at Middlesbrough.

Worcestershire's 398 for 6 against Middlesex, their highest total of the season, was based around 117 by Tim Curtis and Tom Moody's 83.