Somerset secured a commanding 10-wicket victory over Essex at Chelmsford, clinching their first Rothesay County Championship win of the season. Craig Overton's career-best innings of 141 put the visitors in complete control, with the stand-in captain also claiming the decisive wicket of Paul Walter.

Essex resumed at 131 for three, but once Matt Critchley (59) and Walter fell in quick succession, the home side crumbled to 245. Somerset needed just 47 runs for victory, and injury substitute Archie Vaughan—son of former England captain Michael—finished unbeaten on 41, hitting two sixes to complete the chase.

Elsewhere, Durham beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 225 runs in Bristol, with Callum Parkinson taking three wickets. Worcestershire defeated Middlesex by 57 runs at Lord's, while Hampshire closed in on victory over Yorkshire at Headingley. Rain disrupted Nottinghamshire's match against Glamorgan at Trent Bridge.

In Division Two, Zak Crawley's struggles continued as Kent trailed Northamptonshire by 344 runs at Canterbury. Lancashire finished 147 for six against Derbyshire at Old Trafford, holding a 124-run lead.