Murali takes 5 wickets for 69

LONDON, Friday (AFP) - Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan took 5 for 69 for Lancashire before his team closed on 47-1 at stumps on day two of the division two match.

Division One

At Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 250 (M. A. Wallace 96, D. L. Hemp 60, M. Akram 4-67) v Surrey 162-4 (M. R. Ramprakash 72 no).

At Bristol: Kent 339-6 (R. W. T. Key 164, M. J. Walker 109) v Gloucestershire.

At Trent Bridge: Sussex 379 (R. S. C. Martin-Jenkins 66 no, M. J. Prior 65, M. H. Yardy 54) v Nottinghamshire 32-0.

At Edgbaston: Middlesex 298 (E. C. Joyce 92, S. B. Styris 53) v Warwickshire 277-6 (I. R. Bell 143 no).

Division Two

At Derby: Northamptonshire 451-7 dec (M. L. Love 168, B. M. Shafayat 161, G. Welch 4-91) v Derbyshire 135-4.

At Taunton: Somerset 190 v Essex 224-3 (A. N. Cook 111, R. S. Bopara 71 no).

At New Road: Lancashire 196 (W. K. Hegg 69 no) / 47-1 v Worcestershire 306 (G. A. Hick 176, M. Muralitharan 5-69).