SWINDON'S Jon Lewis helped guide Gloucestershire closer to victory in their Frizzell County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan.

Lewis, who took 5-61 on the opening day, hit an unbeaten 37 with the bat as Gloucestershire rattled up 400-8 declared in reply to Glamorgan's paltry 139 all out.

And Lewis struck again, this time with the ball, taking two wickets as Glamorgan only managed 70-3 at close of play some 191 runs short of Gloucestershire's total.

Elsewhere in Division Two, Yorkshire face a daunting run chase today if they are to register their second win in three outings.

Having been set 407 for victory by Derbyshire at Headingley, Michael Vaughan and Matthew Wood reduced that target by 12.

The home side ended the day as they had begun it, at the crease, as they resumed their first innings on 203-4. They lost their last six wickets for just 27 runs as Dominic Cork and Kevin Dean both finished with 4-39 to put them 219 run ahead.

Defending county champions Surrey finally found their form this season to beat current leaders Nottinghamshire inside three days at Trent Bridge.

Resuming on 95-6 the hosts were skittled for 176 despite a defiant half-century stand from overnight pair Paul Franks and Steve Elworthy and the departure of the former for 25 to Azhar Mahmood signalled the beginning of the end.

Elworthy hung on bravely to reach his half-century and he was last man out for 52, Martin Bicknell's fifth victim.

Middlesex have a tough task on their hands to avoid their second defeat of the season when they resume at Lord's 172 behind Lancashire's imposing first innings of 565 for seven declared.

n Collated summaries: Frizzell County Championship Division One Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire 211 (J E R Gallian 112 no, J Ormond 5-45) & 176 (S Elworthy 52, M P Bicknell 5-83) v Surrey 393 (Azhar Mahmood 98, A J Stewart 98, G J Smith 4-81) Surrey (21pts) beat Nottinghamshire (4pts) by an innings and 6 runs; Lord's Lancashire 565-7 dec (S G Law 198, M J Chilton 119, A Flintoff 111) v Middlesex 304 (O A Shah 81, E C Joyce 53, G Keedy 6-68) & 89-0 (A J Strauss 50 no) Edgbaston Warwickshire 422 (I J L Trott 134, M A Sheikh 57 no, Mushtaq Ahmed 6-157) & 79-3 v Sussex 367 (T R Ambrose 85, M J Prior 84, M A Sheikh 4-60) Frizzell County Championship Division Two Sophia Gardens Glamorgan 139 (J Lewis 5-61) & 70-3 v Gloucestershire 400-8 dec (C M Spearman 75, M G N Windows 63, D S Harrison 5-80) Headingley Derbyshire 422 (L D Sutton 127, D G Cork 92, D R Hewson 57, M J Di Venuto 50, R J Sidebottom 7-97) & 214-4 dec (M J Di Venuto 77, C W G Bassano 53 no) v Yorkshire 230 (A McGrath 61, G Welch 4-39, K J Dean 4-39) & 12-0

Stroud & Swindon, Premier League:

1st XI: Bath 130-0 (20), BWI 127-8 (0); Optimists & Clifton 325-4 (20), Weston-super-Mare 161-10 (0); Corsham 193-9 (9), Thornbury 165-9 (1); Cheltenham 234-7 (5), Taunton St Andrews 238-4 (7); Taunton CC 177-7 (9), Keynsham 148-7 (3).

2nd XI: BWI v Bath 234-3 (abandoned); Weston-super-Mare v Optimists & Clifton 96-3 (abandoned); Thornbury 111-9 (2), Corsham 84-3 (17); Taunton St Andrews 204-4 (8), Cheltenham 208-6 (19); Keynsham 120-5 (20), Taunton CC 118-10 (3).

Glos/Wilts Division One

1st XI: Colwall 187-8 (18), Wootton Bassett 139 (5); Bredon 86 (17), Hatherley/ Reddings 58 (7); Dumbleton 298-5 (18) (N Holland 124no, J Hottinger 57), Goatacre 231-7 (7) (D Oliver 62); Trowbridge 149-8 (2), Devizes 150-3 (19); Swindon 229 (8) (W Nicholls 102, P Baden 56), Winget 187-6 (20) (revised target).

2nd XI: Colwall 206-7 (19), Wootton Bassett 202-8 (8); Hatherley/Reddings 180-9 (7) (De Vos 87), Bredon 181-7 (19) (M Farey 79); Dumbleton 217-5 (20) (K Emery 70no), Malmesbury 143 (4); Trowbridge 77 (17), Devizes 64 (7); Redmarley 159 (7), Swindon 163-8 (19).

Glos/Wilts Division Two

1st XI: Hinton Charterhouse 170 (16), Woodmancote 106-8 (5); Apperley 132 (1), Gloucester City 135-0 (21) (J Hooper 71no, C Lee 50no); Malmesbury 156-8 (19), Marshfield 54 (4); Box 203-4 (18) (R Foley 100no), Lydney 167-8 (4); Redmarley 246-7 v Marlborough 1-1 (abandoned, rain).

2nd XI: Woodmancote 70 (1), Hinton Charterhouse 71-2 (21); Apperley 79 (0), Gloucester City 80-0 (22) (W Dawe 54no); Goatacre 168-8 (4), Marshfield 169-3 (20) (B Jenkins 51no, P Watkins 51); Lydney 22, Box (-25) no side; Winget 39 (0), Marlborough 41-0 (22).