Sussex seamer Henry Crocombe took his second hat-trick in eight days to help condemn Essex to 177 all out having been 171-3 just 26 balls before. His sensational outing marked his third five-wicket haul in the County Championship this campaign, and just his second professional hat-trick after his first came against Somerset's tail in his side's last County Championship game.

Crocombe - who is set to sign for Surrey at the end of the season - finished the innings with an impressive 5-39, leaving his side with a first-innings lead of 102, which was extended to 188 by the end of play with Sussex 90-4 on day two.

Elsewhere, Surrey and Yorkshire traded blows with the ball in an incredible day two at the Oval that featured a staggering 23 wickets falling. Jack White (3-14), Ben Coad (3-22), George Hill (2-17) and Matt Revis (2-19) led the charge for a Yorkshire bowling attack that skittled their opponents for 83, with only four players reaching double figures and Ollie Pope topping the Surrey scoring with a meek 21 off 44.

Yorkshire, though were subjected to their own skittling straight afterwards as they were bowled out for 82 having been 36-2, with Matt Fisher (6-25) dominating a batting lineup that featured just three players reaching double figures and notching just 46 runs for the final eight wickets. Surrey - 27-0 in their second innings at close of play - need 158 to win to claim just their second County Championship win of the season.