Final round of the 2026 County Championship; nine games
Warwickshire will be champions if they win or draw against Leicestershire, having taken six bonus points
Defending champions Notts now cannot win title, even if they beat Yorkshire
Second-placed Somerset only manage two bowling points against Surrey, who total 422
Kent need a minimum of 15 pts to win promotion and have so far earned six against Gloucestershire
Glamorgan's Asa Tribe scores 184 against Essex in Cardiff
Warks 372 v Leics 125 & 39-2
Image source, ShutterstockEthan Bamber's two wickets in that over have taken him to 66 in Division One this season, two clear of Hampshire's Kyle Abbott at the top of the standings.
He's been one of many key men in the Warwickshire team that is likely to be crowned county champions in the next 24 hours or so.
Worcestershire 214 & 203-9 v Derbyshire 88
Bad light ends proceedings at New Road with 30.3 overs remaining in the second day's play.
Worcestershire will be confident of ending the season with a win after building a 329-run lead despite four wickets by Muhammad Abbas.
The Pears were 88-7 at one stage but Matthew Waite put on 51 for the ninth wicket with Tom Taylor and an unbroken 48 with number 11 Ben Gibbon.
Waite will resume on day three with 73 not out to his name - his seventh half-century of the season.
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As an Essex fan of 60 years, whatever the rights or wrongs of other counties pitches, they deserve to go down. After seven games they were top of the table. Second half they have barely scored a bonus point. Not fit for 1st division.
Peter, Malaga
An hour ago I said Essex might avoid the follow on by tonight. That aged well.
Andy, Cambridge
As an Essex fan I can't remember such a dismal end to the season. Don't laugh but we've already renewed our membership. Things can only get better unless Leicestershire win their appeal.
Chris, Rochford
Glamorgan 505 v Essex 53-5
Essex limp to 50 for the loss of five wickets.
It has been a horror show from the visitors in Cardiff.
Remember, Leicestershire are appealing against their deduction of 27 points so the relegation issue is far from over.
Middx 255 v Northants 103 & 200-5
After trying his hand with a bit of spin with the old ball, Ryan Higgins is back into his more accustomed medium pace role.
Saif Zaib pushes a single as Higgins strays on to the pads to bring up 200 for Northamptonshire.
The lead stands at 48.
R Patel b Bamber (Warks 372 v Leics 125 & 39-2)
Image source, ShutterstockTwo wickets in three balls for Ethan Bamber!
That's a peach of a delivery, nipping away to clip the top of Rishi Patel's off stump.
Warwickshire nudge ever closer to their first Championship title since 2021.
Kent 353 v Glos 229 & 8-1
In the fifth over of their second innings, Tommy Boorman scores Gloucestershire's first runs with a square drive for four off Matt Milnes.
Ollie Price follows suit by opening his account with a boundary off Matt Quinn, who makes a despairing dive to his left to try and make the save.
Gumbs lbw b Bamber 4 (Warks 372 v Leics 125 & 39-1)
Ethan Bamber makes the breakthrough for Warwickshire with his 65th Championship wicket of 2026.
From around the wicket, he traps Sheridon Gumbs lbw. Gumbs had just received treatment for an injury and is now walking back to the pavilion.
The Bears need nine more wickets.
Middx 255 v Northants 103 & 199-5
Middlesex are offered the second new ball as we tick to 80 overs and skip Max Holden takes it immediately.
Who else but Toby Roland-Jones to get first use.
Bang on the money but Calvin Harrison plays out a maiden without alarm.
Somerset 210-3 v Surrey 422
Image source, ShutterstockWell played sir.
A tenth century in first class cricket for Tom Lammonby and this one has been chanceless.
He gets to the landmark from 205 balls with 12 fours.
Warks 372 v Leics 125 & 33-0
Image source, ShutterstockIt looks pretty dark at Edgbaston, with the floodlights shining brightly.
But Sol Budinger is seeing the ball quite well - he's made 29 off 16 balls so far and Leicestershire have already taken 33 runs out of their deficit on first innings.
Kent 353 v Glos 229 & 0-1
Almost a repeat as Matt Quinn goes past the outside edge of Ollie Price's bat with his first delivery. Two maidens to start with by Kent.
Notts 251 & 42-3 v Yorks 179
Jack Haynes is beginning to find his rhythm as he helps himself to two driven boundaries from Ben Cliff's first over.
He goes to 16 and needs 36 more to get to the prestigious landmark of 1,000 Championship runs for the season.
They're going to be hard-earned out there. It remains pretty gloomy.
Somerset 204-3 v Surrey 422
Dan Lawrence made a century in the Surrey first innings and picked-up a wicket as well but his time at Taunton is done.
He has been called into the England squad for Sunday's ODI against Sri Lanka.
Nikhil Gorantla will replace him in the Surrey side.
Somerset 202-3 v Surrey 422
Image source, ShutterstockHaving gone past 1,000 first class runs for the summer during this innings, Tom Abell gets to 50 as well.
He makes it from 96 balls with five fours.
Coles lbw b Neal 19 (Hampshire 128 v Sussex 244 & 176-4)
Left-arm spinner Andrew Neal has his third wicket of Sussex's second innings.
James Coles goes back to a length ball and is trapped in front.
John Simpson joins his captain Tom Haines at the crease - Haines is 78 not out.
Middx 255 v Northants 103 & 194-5
Ryan Higgins thinks he has Saif Zaib trapped in front here but the umpire does not agree.
The Northants batter gets down to sweep a ball which turns a lot and hits the back pad in front.
Perhaps doing too much? It looked a good shout.
Much of Northamptonshire's hopes lie on Zaib's shoulders.
Thain b ul Hassan 1 (Glamorgan 505 v Essex 47-5)
Aaaannnndddd another one.
Zain ul Hassan has 3-8 now as he cleans up Noah Thain.
The on-loan wicketkeeper George Bell is next in
Somerset 200-3 v Surrey 422
A gentle single for Tom Abell who moves to 49 not out and brings up the Somerset 200.
Surrey have not been helped by not being able to bowl their Indian leg-spinner Rahul Chahar because of illness.
Ralphie Albert has now replaced him in the game.
Lancashire 10-0 v Durham 493
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle
The umpires have taken the decision to knock this one on the head rather early and it hasn't gone down well with some of the spectators in the ground.
The players left the field at 16:20 BST and the announcement came 25 minutes later. It is gloomy and the covers are now being put back on the square. The lights have been on since midday as well.
So, Lancashire will resume their first innings tomorrow on 10-0 after earlier bowling Durham out for 493.
35 overs have been lost today. They will try to recover eight of those tomorrow, if the weather and the light play ball.