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. Play under way in Northampton

    Northants v Derbyshire 0-0

    After a delayed start of about half-an-hour play gets going in Northampton as the hosts look to strengthen their push for promotion.

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    Lehmann c A Patel b Holland 0 - Leicestershire v Hampshire 21-3

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    Horrendous start for Hampshire. Now Jake Lehmann has gone in just two deliveries.

    Ian Holland has three scalps.

    Angled in and shaping away from the left-hander and that's a fabulous, sharp catch at second slip from Ajaz Patel, jumping up and to his left.

    Joe Weatherley is in at five.

  3. Surrey v Glamorgan 16-1

    Challenging delivery from Dan Worrall to end his latest over but Asa Tribe gets it down to third man via a thick edge and they are able to complete three runs. Tribe is now 15 not out.

    For the wildlife lovers among you, we really wish you could see the continuing coverage of the fox on the outfield at the Oval.

    Tricky with the camera angles but we may have been premature in calling Surrey's spare fielder 'Mr' Tod.

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    Lyth c Nicholls b Gregory 11 - Yorkshire 30-1 v Somerset

    Lewis Gregory strikes for Somerset.

    Adam Lyth has played at a ball he could've left outside off stump, fencing to Henry Nicholls at first slip, who tumbles backwards but holds on.

    Lyth swishes his bat in frustration on his way off the square.

    Sam Whiteman is in now.

  5. Division Two update

    Poor start by Middlesex at Bristol with Luke Hollman and Sam Rosbon already gone - one wicket each for JT Langridge and Matt Taylor, both bowled. The visitors are 15-2 after six overs against Gloucestershire.

    Not many easy runs on offer so far for Durham, who are 19-0 in the eighth over against Worcestershire at the Riverside. Alex Lees is 13 not out.

  6. Sussex v Notts 31-0

    Notts will be pretty pleased with their start here as they move to 31-0 from the first seven overs.

    Haseeb Hameed is onto 18 from 25 balls and Ben Slater has 13 from 17 deliveries at the other end.

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  8. Kent v Lancashire 16-0

    A decent over for Lancashire as Matt Quinn bowls two no balls and Michael Jones picks up a boundary.

    The visitors move on to 16-0 from their opening six overs.

  9. Surrey v Glamorgan 10-1

    You really can't bowl there to Asa Tribe.

    Matt Fisher strays onto his pads for the second time and the result is exactly the same - four runs to square leg.

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    Albert LBW b Holland 0 - Leicestershire v Hampshire 21-2

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    Toby Albert comes and goes in three balls.

    A hint of shape into the bat, missing the forward defensive and striking the knee roll in front of middle.

    Ian Holland has two in the over and here comes Jake Lehmann.

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    Westley lbw Woakes 0 (Essex 8-2 v Warwickshire)

    Warwickshire are having the start they probably dreamed about last night as Chris Woakes traps Essex captain Tom Westley lbw without scoring.

    It looks like Woakes beat Westley's bat as he moved forward to defend and the ball struck his back pad and that was enough to convince the umpire it was out.

  12. Northants win toss and will field

    Northants v Derbyshire

    Better news from Northampton as the gloom has lifted and play will start at 11:00 BST.

    Gus Miller and Liam Guthrie come in for Northants, while Derbyshire are boosted by the return of bowler Muhammad Abbas after his Test appearances for Pakistan against England.

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    Gubbins c A Patel b Holland 4 - Leicestershire v Hampshire 21-1

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    The Leicestershire captain strikes early.

    Angled across Nick Gubbins and nicked waist high to second slip.

    Success for Ian Holland who will now bowl to Toby Albert.

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    Luxton escapes on 10

    Yorkshire 25-0 v Somerset

    Will Luxton moves to double figures with another lovely drive through the off side facing Lewis Gregory.

    Dropped! Will Luxton gets a top edge over the head of Tom Abell at third slip for a rather more streaky bounday.

    He may have got a hand to that. A very tough and airborne chance.

  15. Sussex v Notts 20-0

    Haseeb Hameed with another lovely drive through extra cover from Jaydev Unadkat and it runs away for four.

    Hameed then picks up another couple from the over to keep the scoreboard ticking.

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    ul-Hassan lbw Worrall 0 (Surrey v Glamorgan 6-1)

    Well-judged leave by Zain ul-Hassan as Dan Worrall swings one back from outside off stump.

    He can do nothing with that one, though, playing right across the line and trapped right in front.

    Not a happy return for the Glamorgan opener - and his exit brings young Jack Hope-Bell to the middle.

  17. Surrey v Glamorgan 6-0

    First boundary of the day as Asa Tribe flicks Matt Fisher through square leg.

    The next one is a beauty which just misses the outside edge as Tribe plays forward defensively.

  18. Leicestershire v Hampshire 21-0

    There's also a bit of away movement from Nathan Gilchrist, though he does overpitch at times, conceding fours clipped through mid-wicket and pushed down the ground.

    Felix Organ advances to 16 not out.

  19. Essex 3-1 v Warwickshire

    Essex's decision to bat is being given a stern examination by the Bears bowlers.

    A little more on that earlier wicket which gave Bamber his 53rd dismissal of the season - behind only Kyle Abbott.

    Bamber induced a leading edge from Paul Walter as he tried to play it to mid-wicket but it flew off a thick edge and went to Vansh Jani at gully.

    Walter looked confused with his arms spread out as if to ask what just happened there?

  20. Division Two update

    Captain Alex Lees is playing his 100th first-class match for Durham today and already has a boundary to his credit. They are 10-0 in the fourth over after being put in by Worcestershire at the Riverside.

    It's the same score at Bristol where left-armers Matt Taylor and JT Langridge are sharing the new ball for Gloucestershire against Middlesex after the visitors opted to bat first.