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
T20 and the Hundred get all the hype and the big crowds but you can't beat the twists and turns of an uninterrupted four day Championship game. Cricket at its best!
Nick, Eastleigh
With all of their injuries Sussex have done amazing this season. Come on Sussex
Gary, West Sussex
Simply not good enough from Yorkshire. Two below 100 scores in three matches after being on top after first innings
Bill, Leeds
Leicestershire 244 v Hampshire 214 & 197-2
Image source, ShutterstockSpin at both ends now.
Ajaz Patel is now bowling in tandem with Rehan Ahmed.
Jake Lehmann has a slip and forward short leg for company and works the ball into deep mid-wicket for one.
Nick Gubbins is well forward to defend.
A shorter, wider ball is cut away for one. He's on 92.
Balderson b Dudgeon 13 (Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 163-7)
Off stump goes flying out the ground.
Keith Dudgeon beats the defence of George Balderson and Kent are well into the Lancashire lower order now.
The lead for the visitors is still just 110 runs and if Kent can rattle through the tail quickly, they will really fancy their chances of victory.
Warwickshire 23-0 – target 133
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The Bears have made a good start with Rob Yates finding the boundary rope four times already to move to 18.
Zen Malik is on five from the four balls he's faced.
The visitors don't need to rush but are scoring at just under six an over.
Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 163-6
George Balderson drives through extra cover from Matt Milnes to add three more to the total.
Balderson goes to 13 and Lancashire have now surpassed their first innings score and are four wickets better off at this stage.
It's all about building up a decent lead now though. They're 110 ahead at the moment.
Yorkshire 212 & 60-6 v Somerset 201
Four precious runs for George Hill as Yorkshire strive to set Somerset a target.
Full, wide and driven elegantly through cover.
He trades singles with Dom Bess and the lead is now 71.
Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 160-6
George Balderson tucks one away through the leg-side off Matt Milnes and it runs away for four valuable runs for Lancashire.
Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 285-3
Glorious stroke by Asa Tribe who drives Tom Lawes past mid-off for four runs as Glamorgan's lead rises past 300. Another 19 overs still to come in the second day's play.
Having just been named in India's one-day squad, Auqib Nabi will bowl the next over.
Sussex 223-5 v Notts 240
A maiden over for Liam Patterson-White but Sussex have kept the scoreboard ticking enough and they are now just 17 runs behind Notts.
Whiteman c Abell b Gregory 35 - Yorkshire 212 & 54-6 v Somerset 201
Somerset are rampant.
Now Sam Whiteman has gone for a patient 35.
Forward, trying to leave Lewis Gregory and he's tapped it to Tom Abell chest high at second slip.
Another great catch.
In comes Dom Bess, who is struck on the arm first ball - and keeper James Rew claims the catch. Not out.
Goodness me... Yorkshire lead by 65.
Worcs 217-3 v Durham 465
Brett D'Oliveira paddle sweeps Callum Parkinson fine for four and swings the next one over square leg for six.
What comes next? He's down the track and lofting Parkinson for another maximum to reach 50 off 96 balls.
Yorkshire 212 & 51-5 v Somerset 201
Four precious runs off the blade of Sam Whiteman, driving Jake Ball down the ground.
He gets two more with a crisp drive through cover - and that's the innings 50 in 33 overs.
Tough going here.
Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 275-3
Very un-Dan Worrall-like delivery and Asa Tribe deflects it down to long leg for four easy runs. The Glamorgan lead is now 292.
Kent 214 v Lancashire 161 & 150-6
Lancashire have clawed their way to 150. Their lead is 97. Can they build up an imposing enough target to threaten Kent and their push for promotion?
Leicestershire 244 v Hampshire 214 & 181-2
Four runs to Jake Lehmann, back and across to cut spinner Ajaz Patel through point.
He's off the mark.
The final session is under way at Bristol and the Riverside.
Gloucestershire are 177-7 in the 62nd over, with Daz Ahmed 38 not out and Sai Kishore on 20. Middlesex were all out for 326 earlier in the day.
Worcestershire are now 201-3 in the 58th against Durham, still 264 behind. Adam Hose steers Ben Stokes away for a couple to bring up the 200.
Warwickshire 0-0 – target 133
They were batting this morning and now they're batting again, either side of Essex's second innings 189 all out.
Rob Yates and Zen Malik at the crease and Sam Cook opening the bowling.
Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 271-3
Half-hearted appeal from Surrey for a leg-side catch by Ben Foakes.
But there was no tickle and the Glamorgan opener continues on 114 not out.
Tribe and Ben Kellaway have so far added 61 for the fourth wicket.
Sussex 215-5 v Notts 240
Tom Price smashes a powerful cut away to the point boundary from Mukesh Kumar for his first four of his innings.
Kumar has been relatively economical on debut for Notts, going at 2.79 an over, but doesn't have a wicket to show for his efforts.
Sussex are within 25 runs of the Notts lead.
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George, Finisterra
Poor Jack Auld trying to play the Auld experienced Chris Woakes.
Joe, Liverpool
Surrey have been so poor this season. Beggars belief that only two seasons ago they had just picked up their third in a row. Deserve to go down in my opinion.
Franko, Canterbury