JON Lewis grabbed two more wickets to take his season's tally to 22 but he and his Gloucester colleagues couldn't stop Hampshire close play on 351-6.

Simon Katich was dismissed just four short of a century against Frizzell County Championship Division Two leaders Gloucestershire.

Spinner Ian Fisher bowled the Australian with three figures in sight but captain John Crawley (69), Will Kendall (69) and Nic Pothas (63) ensured Hampshire enjoyed a good day.

England's new one-day captain Michael Vaughan flourished for Yorkshire.

The national one-day leader scored 103 in his side's 360-9 at Northamptonshire.

Yorkshire posted a mammoth 673 as they crushed Northants at Headingley earlier in the season, but this time skipper Anthony McGrath (51) and Richard Dawson (50no) were the only other players to post half-centuries, although Michael Lumb (46) went close.

Glamorgan's batting problems continued as they were bowled out for 200 at Taunton by Somerset, for whom Nixon McLean claimed five for 43.

Marcus Trescothick then cracked a rapid 70 from 74 balls to help Somerset to 161-1 at the close. Former captain Peter Bowler was unbeaten on 51.

Rain brought play between Durham and Worcestershire to a premature end at Stockton.

Worcestershire were 156-3 with Stephen Peters having been dismissed for 62.

Champions Surrey, hoping to reclaim top spot in the Frizzell County Championship First Division, enjoyed a successful start to their encounter with Leicestershire at The Oval as they skittled their visitors for 200.

Azhar Mahmood did most of the damage, claiming 5-78 before Pakistan team-mate Saqlain Mushtaq wrapped up the innings by removing the only batsman to offer resistance, Leicestershire skipper Phil DeFreitas, for 65.

Mark Ramprakash (59 not out) and Alec Stewart (58no) then offset the losses of Mark Butcher (39) and Ian Ward (19) as Surrey closed on a healthy 182-2.

Frizzell County Championship Division One: Canterbury, Kent 291-4 (E T Smith 103, G S Blewett 60, M A Carberry 53) v Middlesex; Old Trafford, Essex 215 (J S Foster 57, J M Anderson 4-67) v Lancashire 127-1 (I J Sutcliffe 50 no); The AMP Oval, Leicestershire 200 (P A J DeFreitas 65, Azhar Mahmood 5-78) v Surrey 182-2 (M R Ramprakash 59 no, A J Stewart 58 no); Frizzell County Championship Division Two: Stockton, Play abandoned for the day, rain Worcestershire 156-3 (S D Peters 62) v Durham; Bristol, Hampshire 351-6 (S M Katich 96, W S Kendall 69, J P Crawley 69, N Pothas 63) v Gloucestershire; Northampton, Yorkshire 360-9 (M P Vaughan 103, A McGrath 51, R K J Dawson 50 no, J F Brown 4-79) v Northamptonshire; Taunton, Glamorgan 200 (N A M McLean 5-43) v Somerset 161-1 (M E Trescothick 70, P D Bowler 51 no)