LONDON, July 10: Pakistan’s fast bowler Mohammad Sami took the best figures in the English county cricket championship this season — as Kent bowled Nottinghamshire out for 156 at Maidstone.

The 22-year-old paceman, playing his last Championship match of the year, finished with 8-64 and Kent had extended a first innings lead of 206 to 288 by lunch on day two, with Ed Smith 35 not out.

Pakistan’s all-rounder Azhar Mahmood took three early wickets as Warwickshire stuttered to 190-5 in reply to Surrey’s 355 at Edgbaston, with Dougie Brown 45 not out.

Wednesday’s scores:

(First day of four):

First Division:

At Maidstone: Kent 362 (E. Smith 149, G. Jones 82; D.L. Vettori 4-74); Nottinghamshire 137-5 (J.E.R. Gallian 51)

At Southgate: Middlesex 382-5 (A.J. Strauss 147, E. Joyce 81 not out) v Leicestershire.

At Arundel: Essex 305-8 (N. Hussain 95, G. Napier 62 not out; J.D. Lewry 4-57) v Sussex.

At Edgbaston: Surrey 355 (A.J. Hollioake 88, A.J. Stewart 74; N. Carter 5-75); Warwickshire 85-1.

Second Division:

At Derby: Derbyshire 89 (J. Lewis 6-48); Gloucestershire 214-6 (C.M. Spearman 85).

At Riverside: Durham 325-9 (G. Pratt 150; M. Cawdron 6-87) v Northamptonshire.

At Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 337-9 (R.D.B. Croft 111 not out; N.A.M. McLean 4-69) v Somerset.

National League:

Second Division:

The Grange: Scottish Saltires 168-7 (J. Wood 4-22); Lancashire Lightning 170-0 (M.B. Loye 88 not out, M. Chilton 69 not out).

Lancashire won by 10 wkts (D/L Method).—PPI/AFP