Hashim Amla and Ben Geddes each notched hundreds as Surrey piled up 445-5 on the opening day of their match against Kent.
Birmingham Bears recovered from three for two to hammer Worcestershire by 144 runs in the Vitality Blast.
James Vince hammered the highest individual score by a Hampshire player in T20 cricket as the Hawks pulled off a 16-run Vitality Blast victory over Somerset at Taunton.
Kieron Pollard bashed 34 as Surrey secured a four-wicket Vitality Blast victory over Hampshire Hawks to maintain their unbeaten start to the season.
A round-up of Friday's Vitality Blast action as Birmingham Bears made the highest total ever in the competition, while Essex and Sussex set a new aggregate runs record.
Liam Trevaskis produced late heroics to guide Durham to a final-over victory against previously unbeaten Lancashire in their Vitality Blast clash.
Matt Parkinson took a break from England duty to help Lancashire to another Vitality Blast victory and in the process secure family bragging rights.
Alex Hales hit a blistering 91 off just 33 balls to power Nottinghamshire to a seven-wicket win over Derbyshire in the Vitality Blast on Friday night.
The ECB has said Essex County Cricket Club have fallen "significantly short" of targets to tackle racism and promote inclusion and diversity in the game.
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Ollie Robinson and Dom Sibley have been selected for a County Select XI squad that will play New Zealand in a warm-up match from Thursday.
Will Rhodes and Sam Hain both scored unbeaten centuries to rescue defending champions Warwickshire from defeat against Yorkshire in the LV= Insurance County Championship.
Keith Barker took 6-27 as Hampshire bowled out Somerset for just 69 to set up a 10-wicket LV= Insurance County Championship victory at Taunton.
Craig Overton claimed his 400th first-class wicket as Somerset rallied against Hampshire at Taunton.
England opener Zak Crawley was outshone by centurion Ben Compton as Kent made a strong start to their County Championship clash with Northamptonshire.
Sir Alastair Cook scored a century in both innings for the first time in his illustrious career as Essex and Yorkshire fought out a sluggish draw in Chelmsford.
Sir Alastair Cook made a 71st first-class century for Essex, while new England captain Ben Stokes was in Durham's team.
Essex have been fined after pleading guilty to two charges in relation to a racist comment made at a board meeting in 2017.
Yorkshire were forced to settle for a draw with Kent in their County Championship Division One clash, while Essex salvaged a draw with Northants.
Lancashire finally broke some determined resistance from Gloucestershire to wrap up an innings-and-57-run win with just 23 balls remaining on the final day.
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