Hampshire piles on pressure

race and with a match in hand on both.
Sussex, the leaders, drew a high-scoring fixture with Warwickshire at Hove, while Lancashire’s Muttiah Muralitharan took 5-66 to spin Yorkshire to an innings defeat in the Roses clash at Leeds.
Hampshire will be strengthened by the return of England’s Kevin Pietersen and Chris Tremlett at Lord’s and Durham include England duo Steve Harmison and Paul Collingwood. Hampshire have won their previous four finals, Durham are playing their first.