Summary

  • Penultimate round of 2026 County Championship, with nine games

  • Warwickshire beat Essex by eight wickets in two days to go top of the table

  • Yorkshire's Ben Cliff takes 8-76 as leaders Somerset are dismissed for 201

  • Notts 240 all out against Sussex at Hove and trail by 68 at the close

  • Glamorgan's Asa Tribe hits 142* against Surrey at the Oval

  • Nick Gubbins scores 124* for Hampshire against Leicestershire

  • D2 champions Durham all out for 465 against Worcestershire

  • Kent need 140 to beat Lancashire after bowling them out for 192

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Ben Ashton, Steve Mather, Ben Pheazey and Paul Grunill

  1. 50 runs

    50 up for Sussex

    Sussex 54-2 v Notts 240

    A first milestone of this first innings reached for Sussex.

    The deficit is still 186 runs to Nottinghamshire's first innings total.

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    Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 8-1

    Lancs batting has been woeful but their inability to bowl out the tail has haunted them all season. They allowed Kent to add nearly a 100 runs for their last three wickets. It was the same against Gloucs last week.

    Kieran, Fylde

    Indeed, Kieran. Kent put on 97 runs for the last three wickets, which may have swung the game in their favour.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Patel c Currie b Fuller 17 - Leicestershire 237-9 v Hampshire 214

    James Fuller strikes. Ajaz Patel is half forward to defend, edging the ball low to Scott Currie, diving in front of first slip.

    Here comes Nathan Gilchrist.

  4. Yorkshire 212 v Somerset 149-8

    Yorkshire captain and keeper Jonny Bairstow brings wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav into the attack.

    It's an expensive over with a no ball and two boundaries both to Migael Pretorius.

    The Somerset number ten is back and across to slap a ball through cover and then he gets away with a reverse sweep to send the ball past Bairstow and straight to the rope for four more.

    12 off the over altogether.

  5. Division Two update

    Gloucestershire have lost their first wicket against Middlesex, Joe Phillips caught behind off Seb Morgan for 23. The home side are 43-1 in the 15th over, replying to 326 all out.

    Impeccable new-ball bowling from Ben Raine and Matthew Potts so far for Durham, with Worcestershire 5-0 after five overs - three of them maidens.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Jennings c Crawley b Khaled 0 (Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 4-1)

    Perfect start to this Lancashire second innings for Kent.

    Keaton Jennings edges Khaled Ahmed to Zak Crawley at second slip and he's gone for a two-ball duck.

    There is a LONG way to go, but might we be in for a two-day game here?

    Judging by the low-scoring nature of it, we might be.

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    I see Overton is causing Yorkshire some pain again? We just can’t find a way to quickly remove him?

    Shaun, Barnsley

  8. Yorkshire 212 v Somerset 137-8

    Yorkshire are struggling to contain this ninth-wicket stand, which reaches 50 off 72 balls.

    Migael Pretorius, not for the first time, is back in the crease to carve a ball through to deep third for four - this time off Matthew Revis.

  9. Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 4-0

    One boundary from the first over of Lancashire's second innings for Michael Jones, putting away Matt Milnes.

    Kent lead by 49.

  10. Sussex 43-2 v Notts 240

    No need to ease yourself in then, Charlie Tear...

    The Sussex number four crunches a perfectly timed cover drive away for four from Tom Giles and he's on eight from three balls after flashing an edge to the boundary from his first delivery.

  11. Leicestershire 237-8 v Hampshire 214

    Spinner Felix Organ is on now - replacing Manny Lumsden.

    A lone slip comes in and Tom Scriven pushes an easy single to cover.

    A single to Ajaz Patel and this is all starting to look rather comfortable for Leicestershire.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Ul-Hassan lbw Taylor 33 (Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 87-1)

    James TaylorShutterstock

    Not much doubt about that one.

    Zain ul-Hassan plays down the wrong line as James Taylor finds a little bit of movement in off the seam, and his lbw appeal is upheld by the umpire.

  13. Lancashire's second innings begins

    Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 0-0

    Michael Jones and Keaton Jennings are back at the crease on day two for Lancashire and their second innings is under way.

    Matt Milnes, who was 40 not out for Kent in their first innings, will bowl the first over.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for Tom Scriven

    Leicestershire 235-8 v Hampshire 214

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    Scott Currie bowls to Tom Scriven on 49.

    Back of a length and jabbed into mid-wicket for one.

    His third 50 of the season with an average of more than 20.

    Very handy for a number nine.

    70 balls with seven fours.

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    WICKET

    Thomas lbw b Giles 16 (Sussex 35-2 v Notts 240)

    Both of Sussex's openers are gone!

    It's full and straight from Tom Giles and George Thomas plays all around it as he tries to push it into the leg-side.

    The umpire's finger goes up almost before the Notts fielders have the chance to appeal.

    Plumb.

  16. Yorkshire 212 v Somerset 126-8

    Four runs to Migael Pretorius through deep third as frustration deepens for Yorkshire and George Hill.

    He'll keep the strike with a back foot cut behind point.

    40 runs added with Craig Overton.

  17. Sussex 35-1 v Notts 240

    Clouds have now replaced the clear blue sky in Hove. Might that help the Nottinghamshire cause?

    Brett Hutton is into the attack, fresh from his valuable 60 with the bat.

    Just the one from his first over. George Thomas is 16* and Tom Clark has 4 from his first 13 balls.

  18. Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 85-0

    Glamorgan's lead passes 100 as Zain ul-Hassan clips the final ball of James Taylor's latest over to mid-wicket for four.

    Ul-Hassan and Tribe are both 33 not out and have done an excellent job so far this morning on a pitch still offering help to the seamers.

  19. Essex second innings under way

    Essex 134 & 15-0 v Warwickshire 191

    Dean Elgar and Paul Walter get Essex going in their second innings.

    The Bears bowling attack in these early stages consists of Chris Woakes and Ethan Bamber.

    The latter took 6-26 yesterday.

  20. Leicestershire 230-8 v Hampshire 214

    Tom Scriven moves on to 40 with four runs, scooping a leg side ball from Manny Lumsden fine.

    An edge goes safely past second slip and into deep third for four more.

    A single to deep mid-wicket. 13 off the over and it feels like the wheels are coming off this innings from a Hampshire perspective.