Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

I am not sure why Durham are still batting, the game just appears to be drifting at the moment, but Brydon Carse has at least reached 50.

Comes in 114 balls, 3x6 and 1x4.

Obviously Durham will be looking to only have to bat the once, but the last time Lancashire scored anything upwards of 300 was back in April!

The conditions are a lot brighter now but we have had endless overs of spin from Lancashire, even with Durham nine down. Tom Bailey has been bowling a lot of those.

George Hill comes down the pitch to have a word with Ben Cliff after his batting partner drives at Brett Hutton and misses.

So he tries again next ball. And misses.

Bad news from Edgbaston as Warwickshire have a second batting point which ends Nottinghamshire's title defence.

The best Nottinghamshire can now do here is a 20-point victory which would take them to 208 and level with the Bears' current tally.

In the unlikely event that things stay that way and the leaders pick up no more points, they would still beat Notts on countback. Got that?

So...

Warwickshire getting to 300 and a second batting bonus point means a draw in this match against Leicestershire will be enough to secure the title.

It also means that Nottinghamshire are out of the race - they can only draw level on points now with the Bears, and the tie-breaker that would count is the number of points gained in matches played between the two teams.

Both meetings were drawn but Warwickshire took more points from those two games than Notts.

So it's a straight fight between Warwickshire and Somerset for the title.

And breathe...

for Brydon Carsepublished at 14:56 BST 25 September

14:56 BST 25 September

Lancs v Durham 486-9

It had to be that way, didn't it.

Tom Bailey's occasional off-spin is clobbered over Brydon Carse's favourite mid-wicket are and a six carries the England paceman to 50 off 114 balls.

Given Lancashire's season of struggle - this feels very like salt into wound.

100 for Sam Hainpublished at 14:52 BST 25 September

14:52 BST 25 September

Warks 300-7 v Leics 125

Brilliant batting from Sam Hain, who gets to three figures in a key match for his side.

Those two runs also seal a second batting bonus point, which has ramifications in the title race - which will be explained shortly...

50 for Tom Lammonbypublished at 14:52 BST 25 September

14:52 BST 25 September

Somerset 112-3 v Surrey 422

Tom Lammonby gets to 50 from 94 balls with seven fours.

He has found some decent late-season form.

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales

It’s been Essex’s afternoon as they have managed to chip away at the Glamorgan innings following a patient marathon of 184 from Asa Tribe and a half-century for Billy Root in his final match - one of three retirees in a row in the batting order.

Root managed to push the rate along with a typically busy knock, his 59 off 88 balls including seven boundaries as he dominated the stand of 103 with Tribe.

But Essex managed to put the brakes on the scoring rate and then force breakthroughs as Root top-edged Simon Harmer to slip and Zaman Akhter had Tribe caught behind, the Jerseyman's marathon effort lasting 383 balls.

Mason Crane was caught behind off Akhter and Chris Cooke followed as Essex were able to give themselves a chance of bowling the hosts out rather than waiting for a declaration.

Sam Hain's eyes would have lit up when, on 97, Josh Hull served him up a full toss outside off stump.

Unfortunately, he picked out the fielder on the boundary and had to settle for a single.

Two more needed for a richly-deserved century.

Assuming Notts bowl Yorkshire out for under 250, the maximum number of points they can take from the game is 20 - giving them a total of 208 for the season. Warwickshire have already taken four points from their game, putting them on 207. Double check that, though!

100 up for Somersetpublished at 14:42 BST 25 September

14:42 BST 25 September

Somerset 103-3 v Surrey 422

An edge down to the deep third rope brings up three figures for Somerset.

We still have not seen Rahul Chahar in the Surrey attack.

He retired while batting earlier before returning at the fall of the ninth wicket despite feeling unwell and by all reports is too ill to bowl at the moment.

Nathan Barnwell is the sub fielder for Chahar.

Sussex have pushed their lead to 160 runs against Hampshire.

There's very little resting on the outcome of this match, with Hampshire already down and Sussex out of the title picture.

for Ben Comptonpublished at 14:35 BST 25 September

14:35 BST 25 September

Kent 271-5 v Glos 229

Did you know that Ben Compton's middle name is Garnet?

This has been a jewel of an innings and he reaches his second Championship century of the season off 203 balls with a four to square leg off JT Langridge.

It's also the 20th first-class hundred of his career.

Ekansh Singh has been chancing his arm against spinner Sai Kishore.

Nothing wrong with that one, though, as he drills a full length ball from paceman JT Langridge back past the stumps for four.