Summary

  • Penultimate round of 2026 County Championship, with nine games

  • Leaders Somerset struggle to 68-5 after bowling out Yorkshire

  • Third-placed Warwickshire bowl out Essex for 134; Ethan Bamber takes 6-26

  • Brett Hutton hits unbeaten 59 to boost Notts total against Sussex

  • Twenty wickets fall between Surrey and Glamorgan including England's Dan Lawrence for nine

  • Leicestershire's Ian Holland takes 6-38 against Hampshire

  • Ben Stokes out for 50 for Durham against Worcestershire; Mayank Agarwal hits 177

  • Kent bowl out Lancashire for 161 at Canterbury; Khaled Ahmed 5-42

  • Wayne Madsen and Ben Aitchison hit centuries against Northants

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Ben Ashton, Steve Mather, Ben Pheazey and Paul Grunill

  1. ESSEX ALL OUT FOR 134

    Cook b Bamber 0 (Essex 134 v Warwickshire)

    Ethan BamberShutterstock

    You'll never guess who's taken the final Essex wicket...

    Fittingly, it is Ethan Bamber who finishes off the Essex innings to finish with figures of 6-26 from his 15 overs.

    Sam Cook lasts two balls before a yorker rattles his stumps to leave George Bell stranded on 61 not out.

    He was comfortably Essex's highest scorer and is the main reason they reached the total they have done.

  2. Leicestershire v Hampshire 155-7

    A bright start from James Fuller, who gets a two off his third ball driving on the back foot to point - taking Hampshire to 150 in 41.4 overs.

    Two deliveries later, he drives sweetly through cover off the back foot off Nathan Gilchrist for four.

  3. Essex 134-9 v Warwickshire

    Kit Harris
    BBC Sport commentator

    Trapped on the pad – it was high, certainly it was high. Marginal rather than stone dead. Killeen has gone and Bamber has his five.

    That is an outstanding bowling performance. That lbw may have been touch and go but Bamber’s spell has certainly not been, he’s been well worthy of his five wickets today.

  4. Five-wicket haul for Bamber

    Killeen lbw Bamber 18 (Essex 134-9 v Warwickshire)

    Ethan Bamber takes his fifth wicket to get Mitch Killeen lbw for 18.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Currie c Cox b Gilchrist 10 - Leicestershire v Hampshire 149-7

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    Ben Brown is chancing his arm a little here.

    He gets two fours off the Josh Davey over, via flashing drives behind cover point and over the slip cordon.

    Now Scott Currie has gone.

  6. 100 runs

    100 up for Lancashire

    Kent v Lancashire 102-4

    Lancashire have made it to three figures, even if they arrive in slightly worse shape than they would have imagined when they were 81-0.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Root c Foakes b Nabi 11 (Surrey v Glamorgan 120-6)

    Fourth wicket for Auqib Nabi as Ben Foakes shows why he is still the best keeper in the country, in many people's opinion.

    He dives to his left but is able to take it in both gloves and Billy Root is on his way. The left-hander won't be happy with that one, it was a poor, half-hearted shot.

  8. Yorkshire 117-5 v Somerset

    Here comes Migael Pretorius from the Howard Stand End.

    Leg side and glanced away to mid on for one by George Hill.

    Jonny Bairstow drives with an inside edge through wide mid wicket for another single.

    A terrific diving stop from Craig Overton keeps Hill on strike.

  9. Kent v Lancashire 95-4

    Lancashire need Matty Hurst and Josh Bohannon to steady the ship here and they've made a start of doing so, stopping the flurry of Kent wickets for now.

    Neither of these two batters have been massively in the runs this season - until last time out for Bohannon when he hit 62.

    Now would be a great time to find some form for the visitors.

  10. Surrey v Glamorgan 119-5

    They are looking at the ball again - we've already had one changed today.

    Umpire Ian Blackwell smiles as he tosses it back to Matt Fisher.

    Fisher quickly completes a maiden over.

  11. 50 runs

    50 for Ben Brown

    Leicestershire v Hampshire 139-6

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    Ben Brown is forward and pushes Gilchrist into the leg side behind square for one.

    His sixth score of 50 or more this summer, one of which was converted to a century - in Leeds against Yorkshire back in April.

    83 balls with seven fours in a vital rearguard. He began this innings with his team on 22-4.

  12. Leicestershire v Hampshire 138-6

    Great shot from Scott Currie, driving on the up through cover going back to Josh Davey.

    He survives a big shout for LBW. Probably going down leg, just.

    Ben Brown faces Nathan Gilchrist, back in the attack for a second spell, on 49...

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Guest lbw Sanderson 0 (Northants v Derbyshire 107-6)

    One brings two as Brooke Guest can only last two deliveries before being trapped lbw by Ben Sanderson.

    Northants bowling with renewed vigour early in the afternoon session and it has brought them two quick wickets.

    Wayne Madsen, crucially is still at the crease for Derbyshire, and is on 40.

  14. Yorkshire 113-5 v Somerset

    Jonny Bairstow picks up four runs with a crunching drive through cover off Craig Overton.

    The sun is out now after a brief, passing shower over the ground this afternoon.

    Four runs to George Hill, driving Migael Pretorius with thick edge through a vacant deep third.

  15. dropped catch

    Bohannon dropped on 5

    Kent v Lancashire 90-4

    A chance for a fifth wicket for Kent as Josh Bohannon flashes at one outside off stump from Matt Milnes.

    It flies at a rate of knots to fourth slip but goes through the hands of Keith Dudgeon and away for four.

  16. wicket

    WICKET

    Reece lbw Conway 22 (Northants v Derbyshire 106-5)

    Northants grab an important wicket very soon after the lunch interval in this delayed contest.

    Luis Reece and Wayne Madsen's 50-partnership is broken as the former is trapped lbw for 22.

    The breakthrough for Northants is made by Harry Conway.

  17. Pitch inspection at Hove

    Sussex v Notts 71-3

    The rain has stopped in Hove and the ground staff are taking the covers off.

    There will be a pitch inspection at 14:00 BST.

    We will keep you updated.

  18. 50 runs

    for Ben Stokes

    Durham 179-3 v Worcs

    Ben Stokes turns a ball from Ben Gibbon to leg and runs a couple as he and Mayank Agarwal bring up a 100 partnership.

    Two balls later Stokes cover drives to reach his fourth 50 of the season for Durham from just 39 balls.

    But that's all she wrote as the left-hander plays across the line to straight one from Gibbon and is leg-before.

    A muttered comment suggests he is not pleased with himself.

  19. Surrey v Glamorgan 117-5

    Auqib Nabi is called up for his first bowl of the afternoon after taking 3-27 during the morning. His first ball flashes past the edge of Chris Cooke's bat.

  20. Leicestershire v Hampshire 132-6

    Three slips in for Ben Green, bowling to Ben Brown - who gets a leg bye and survives an LBW shout. It looked in line but pitching outside leg stump.

    Green is bowling wide of the crease to Scott Currie, who defends.

    The fifth ball is whipped across the line behind square for one.

    Brown is beaten defending outside off but survives the over.