County Championship: Craig Overton leads Somerset to big win over champions Nottinghamshire as Essex go top

Craig Overton took five wickets as Somerset ignited their County Championship challenge and handed defending champions Nottinghamshire their first defeat of the season at Trent Bridge.

Starting the final day needing seven more wickets to claim their first win of the season, Somerset eased to a 306-run win with Overton returning second-innings figures of 5-29.

The hosts had started day four on 47-3, chasing an improbable 473 to win. But number nine Fergus O'Neill was the only batter to show resistance, making an unbeaten 54 as his side stumbled to 166 all out.

Hill hit an unbeaten 127 and was the last man standing as the hosts gamely tried to make it difficult for the hosts in their follow-on, eventually reaching 428 all out.

But despite their earlier frustration, Essex reached their target with something to spare thanks to 110 from opener Paul Walter as they reached their target of 217 for the loss of four wickets.