Yorkshire stay top of the County Championship after an exciting draw against Essex at Chelmsford.

Essex declared on 293-6 after Alastair Cook completed a century, setting Yorkshire a target of 369 to win.

At 218-3 the visitors sniffed victory, and even after Jacques Rudolph was bowled by Tim Phillips for 106, Yorkshire continued to chase.

But once Johnny Bairstow (62 off 66 balls) and Tim Bresnan were out, the Tykes settled for the draw.

While Rudolph was at the crease, the visitors looked to have every chance of reaching their target, set off a minimum of 83 overs.

Adam Lyth and Rudolph had launched the run-chase with a useful 79 run partnership before Lyth was stumped for 42.

Muttiah Muralitharan became the first bowler to take 800 Test wickets on the final day of his Test career in Galle.

The Sri Lanka off-spinner, 38, who made his Test debut in 1992, began his final match against India on 792 wickets.

He ousted record Test run-scorer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday and went on to take 5-63 as India had to follow on.

Amazing last over win for the Eng women as they score 234-9 to overtake NZ's 231.

Day 2:Yorks carry on with the good work,having Warwickshire at 221 for 7,chasing 425.Great that Adam Lyth has become the 1st batsman in the championship to score a thousand runs during the season!