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
Surrey v Glamorgan 31-1
First bowling change of the morning by Surrey and here comes Tom Lawes, who is looking to add to his fairly modest Championship tally of 20 wickets.
He beats Jack Hope-Bell on the drive as he starts with a maiden.
Yorkshire 47-2 v Somerset
Nicely timed by Sam Whiteman off the pads off Lewis Gregory for four.
Three more steered wide of the slips.
Sussex v Notts 44-0
It's all very steady for Notts at the moment and that will suit them down to the ground after being put in by Sussex.
Haseeb Hameed is 29* and Ben Slater is unbeaten on 15 after 14 overs.
Leicestershire v Hampshire 35-4
Leicestershire weren't far from a fifth wicket in the last over.
Nathan Gilchrist draws a play and a miss from Felix Organ, who somehow gets through the over on 19.
Ian Holland strays to leg in the next over and Organ clips the ball away for four.
Kent v Lancashire 22-0
Khaled Ahmed comes into the attack for Kent and starts with a maiden over to Keaton Jennings.
Matt Milnes will come again for the hosts.
Alex Lees drives Ben Allison back past mid-on for four and Durham are 43-0 after 12 overs against Worcestershire at the Riverside.
Middlesex are trying to steady things down following those two early wickets and Ben Geddes clips JT Langridge to mid-wicket for four as they progress to 31-2 in the 11th over.
Yorkshire 40-2 v Somerset
Sam Whiteman is digging in for the Tykes after those two early wickets. He sees out the 11th over one not out off 16 balls.
Craig Overton replaces Migael Pretorius in the Somerset attack and there's enough width outside off for James Wharton to leave the ball.
Sussex v Notts 42-0
Notts were put into bat by Sussex but they have started nicely in the first 12 overs.
Ben Slater fends off a maiden from Tom Price but the defending champions are going at 3.5 runs an over.
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I am sensing there are plenty of Somerset fans and others willing them to get across the line for the first time. They are the New Zealand of county cricket. Come on the cider boys
Chris, London
Notts and Warwickshire followers might not agree with you, Chris.
Kent v Lancashire 22-0
Kent put Lancashire into bat as they go in search of the win they need to keep their promotion hopes alive.
They would have hoped to have a wicket by now though. Into the 12th over we go and the visitors are 22-0.
Surrey v Glamorgan 27-1
Short from Matt Fisher and Jack Hope-Ball cuts it powerfully for four.
A stroke worthy of Gordon Greenidge and the late Robin Smith.
Essex 26-3 v Warwickshire
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It was well held by Yates. There seemed to be some hesitancy from Allison but Essex slump to 17-3.
Surrey v Glamorgan 22-1
Jack Hope-Bell is squared up by a ball from Dan Worrall but manages to ride the bounce and steers down to third man for the first four of his innings.
The Aussie paceman has 1-11 from five overs so far.
Weatherley b Gilchrist 0 - Leicestershire v Hampshire 22-4
Another! Hampshire are in tatters. Joe Weatherley goes without troubling the scorers.
That's a first wicket of the game for Nathan Gilchrist.
Weatherely tried to defend and the ball sneaks through between bat and pad to tap the top of leg stump.
here comes Hampshire skipper Ben Brown onto a sinking ship.
Allison c Yates b Bamber 3 (Essex 17-3 v Warwickshire)
Image source, ShutterstockA third wicket already for Warwickshire!
Ethan Bamber looks bang up for this and comes steaming in to get the edge from Essex batter Charlie Allison, allowing Rob Yates to take a sharp catch low down at second slip.
Paul Walter (0 from 1), Tom Westley (0 from 9) and Allison (3 from 13) all gone now for the hosts who are really struggling.
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Hampshire already showing their fragile batting. Poor all season hence why relegation looms unfortunately.
Daniel, Southampton
Probably the week Hampshire get relegated. Going to need some serious rebuilding in Div 2 as we cannot bat to save our lives! Mayes and Lumsden do give me some hope!
Pieter, Reading
Kent v Lancashire 21-0
Wicketkeeper Chris Benjamin is standing up for Kent and it's gone against him here...
Keaton Jennings nicks off Matt Milnes but Benjamin puts it down with Jennings on three.
Benjamin would've likely had a simple grab if he was standing back.
Luxton c Abell b Gregory 22 - Yorkshire 39-2 v Somerset
Image source, SWPixGone! Steered to second slip.
Will Luxton had just driven delightfully into the off side for his fifth ball and Lewis Gregory strikes with his next delivery.
Tom Abell takes it low to his right.
James Wharton to bat next.
Sussex v Notts 40-0
Haseeb Hameed is looking in good nick for Notts.
He tickles one nicely down the leg-side and away for four behind square from Jaydev Unadkat.
Next ball, same shot by Hameed but this time it's cut off on the boundary, but not before Notts come through for another two.
Came lbw Sanderson 0 (Northants v Derbyshire 0-1)
Ben Sanderson strikes in the first over!
Just the start the hosts would have wanted as the Northants bowler pins Derbyshire opener Harry Came without scoring with just the fifth ball of the morning.
It's an attacking field with four slips in place and they all go up in unison as Sanderson smashes a delivery in Came's pads as he plays across his stumps.