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. Sussex v Notts 65-2

    Perfectly timed and that's a first boundary of the innings for Notts batter Joe Clarke.

    He barely seems to push at it from Sean Hunt but it duly races straight down the ground for four.

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    Durham 86-3 v Worcs

    Ben Stokes, early in his innings, is down the track and edges Matthew Waite over the slips for four.

    That's far better from the former England captain - the Worcestershire all-rounder overpitches and Stokes clips it to the mid-wicket boundary.

  3. Yorkshire 73-4 v Somerset

    James Wharton defends Lewis Gregory into the off side.

    He tries to push one through the off side and is blocked at cover.

    A bit leg side from Jake Ball in the next over and Jonny Bairstow misses an attempted glance behind square.

    He connects this time though, with a well-executed clip safely through backward square leg for four.

  4. Essex 49-7 v Warwickshire

    It's worth mentioning at this crucial stage of the season where every point matters in a three-way title race that the Bears have two bowling bonus points in the bag before lunch.

    It looked like being a procession but George Bell is holding up the Bears' push for more wickets at present.

  5. 'Quite a difficult watch'

    Leics v Hants 90-5

    Kevan James
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    The pitch here at the Uptonsteel Ground looks remarkably similar to the one produced for the Glamorgan game for which the Foxes will find out their punishment probably later today.

    It's green looking until you get near each end when the grass is cut much shorter.

    However, its played ok so far. Only early morning September movement in the air and off the seam. You’d expect that.

    Former Hampshire all-rounder Ian Holland is enjoying the conditions against his former county.

    Hampshire’s batters are shorn of confidence after two seasons of struggles. This is quite a difficult watch.

  6. Sussex v Notts 61-2

    Division One's leading run scorer Joe Clarke is off the mark from his first ball for Notts, pushing to square leg for two.

    Six runs from the 23rd over but more importantly, the wicket of Ben Slater for Sussex.

  7. Leicestershire v Hampshire 89-5

    Ben Green is out of the attack. He was a bit expensive but the seamer looked a tricky prospect on a fairly green surface.

    Ben Mayes gets four driven with a thick edge through point off the bowling of Nathan Gilchrist.

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    Hope-Bell b Nabi 33 (Surrey v Glamorgan 72-4)

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    Auqib Nabi needs to watch it with the no-balls.

    His second of a new over gifts another two runs to Glamorgan.

    The next, though, is an absolute corker which pierces Jack Hope-Bell's defence and cleans him up. Maybe kept a shade low.

    It's his third wicket of the morning and a highly promising innings is over.

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    Andersson c Harrison b Guthrie 6 (Northants v Derbyshire 57-4)

    That's a blow for Derbyshire as the in-form Martin Andersson becomes Liam Guthrie's third scalp of the morning session.

    Calvin Harrison shows good reactions at second slip as he takes a sharp catch and takes the plaudits from his team-mates.

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    Slater c Clark b Hunt 21 (Sussex v Notts 59-2)

    Sean Hunt hits straight back at Ben Slater!

    The Notts opener has a nibble at one just outside off and it finds the edge.

    It flies low and hard to Tom Clark at second slip but he gets down very well to take a fine catch just above the turf.

  11. Sussex v Notts 59-1

    Runs for Notts at last.

    Ben Slater rocks back and pulls Sean Hunt over mid-wicket for four.

    That was very much needed for the defending champions who have been under pressure in the past eight overs.

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    Durham 74-3 v Worcs

    Who's this walking to the crease? Mr Benjamin Stokes.

    He comes out at number five for Durham after Ben McKinney is bowled by Matthew Waite for 19.

    Fine delivery that one - swung back in and smacked into off stump.

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    Revis run out (Thomas) 6 - Yorkshire 68-4 v Somerset

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    "He's a left-hander and it went to his left hand. Maybe Wharton should've factored that in when he went for the single."

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    Revis run out (Thomas) 6 - Yorkshire 68-4 v Somerset

    Lewis Gregory is now in his second spell.

    James Wharton gets away with a drive and miss outside off to a ball that climbs a little steeply back of a length.

    four runs steered wide of the slip cordon with a thick edge.

    The fifth ball is pushed into mid wicket. Tight single, the return throw comes in... Return throw is good from Josh Thomas.

    Direct hit and Matt Revis has gone. Yorkshire captain Jonny Bairstow is coming in to bat.

  15. Sussex v Notts 55-1

    Sussex are keeping things very tight since Tom Price had Haseeb Hameed caught in the slips in the 14th over.

    Jack Carson comes into the attack for the hosts and starts with a maiden.

    Just eight runs added in eight overs for Notts since Hameed got out.

    It is just a tad gloomy in Hove at the moment as well.

  16. Surrey v Glamorgan 69-3

    Wickets may be falling at the other end by Jack Hope-Bell continues to 'give a good account of himself' at the Oval.

    Fractionally too full from Tom Lawes and he is driven through the covers for four runs.

  17. Surrey v Glamorgan 65-3

    No-one to blame but himself.

    It should have been two in the over for paceman Auqib Nabi as he pins Ben Kellaway plumb in front.

    But he over-stepped - it's the second no-ball of the over.

  18. Sussex v Notts 55-1

    Another Ari Karvelas over and another maiden for Sussex. That's three maidens in a row for the South African. Line and length paying off. He will just want a wicket to go with the economical bowling now.

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    Snater c Yates b Barnard 0 (Essex 33-7 v Warwickshire)

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    Essex are falling apart as they lose a seventh wicket.

    Ed Barnard again and this time it's Shane Snater his victim with another catch for Rob Yates.

    Snater is the third Essex batter to be out for a duck and their highest scorer is Dean Elgar with 12.

    The scorecard does not make for good reading for the home side who look like they may not make it to lunch.

  20. 50 runs

    50 up for Lancashire

    Kent v Lancashire 53-0

    A solid start for Lancashire.

    This is not what Kent would have had in mind when they put the visitors in.

    Keaton Jennings with a lovely, powerful pull shot through mid-wicket for four from Keith Dudgeon to bring up the 50 partnership with Michael Jones.