Summary

  • 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

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Phil Cartwright, Glenn Speller, Chris Harby & Paul Grunill

  1. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Notts 251 v Yorks 118-7

    While the fast-moving action is entertaining enough for the home supporters at Trent Bridge, their attention may be diverted elsewhere.

    Across in the West Midlands, leaders Warwickshire are 72 runs away from a third batting point which would officially end Nottinghamshire's title defence.

    And almost another wicket!

    Mohammad Ali gets one to lift alarmingly and catches the shoulder of Ben Coad's bat.

    Jack Haynes has two hands above his head to take the catch at second slip, but it bursts through and Coad gets a life on nought.

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    Woakes c Holland b Hull 1 (Warks 278-7 v Leics 125)

    Josh Hull celebrates a wicket for LeicestershireShutterstock

    One brings two for Leicestershire.

    Chris Woakes pops one up to Ian Holland at mid-on and Josh Hull has a second wicket in the over.

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    Cullen c Guest b Abbas 5 (Worcs 214 & 104-8 v Derbys 88)

    Mo Abbas trundles in again, extracts a bit of 'nibble' from the pitch and Henry Cullen feathers a tumbling low catch to fellow wicketkeeper Brooke Guest.

    Four in the innings, nine in the match now for Abbas.

    Worcestershire's lead is 230.

  4. Glamorgan 477-7 v Essex

    Simon Harmer drops one short and Chris Cooke hacks it away to the mid-wicket boundary.

    Glamorgan will still fancy getting north of 500 on this surface from which they can then just set attacking fields and put what has proved to be a fragile Essex batting line-up under real pressure.

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    Smith c & b Hull (Warks 276-6 v Leics 125)

    Josh Hull is back into the attack and has his first wicket of the innings, grabbing a sharp caught-and-bowled chance to dismiss Kai Smith.

    Chris Woakes is the next man in for Warwickshire, who are 24 runs away from a second batting bonus point. If they get there, a draw would be enough for the Bears to secure the Championship title.

  6. Hain reaches 1,000 runs for the season

    Warks 276-5 v Leics 125

    Dermot Reeve
    Former Warwickshire captain on BBC Radio WM

    Well played, Sam Hain. It's an excellent achievement.

    Of late, he's been the one batsman who has been a real pillar of strength in the order. Warwickshire have been involved in some low-scoring matches, with some sides not managing to make 100 against them.

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    Bess c James b Hutton 0 (Notts 251 v Yorks 108-7)

    More brilliant work in the field leaves Yorkshire in a big hole.

    Dom Bess goes expansive and drives at a ball outside off stump from Brett Hutton.

    The edge flies to third slip where Lyndon James, recently returned from injury, flings himself to his right to take a smart two-handed catch.

    The hosts are really up for this.

    Ben Coad in to join George Hill.

  8. 6 runs

    Lancs v Durham 459-8

    The 'commentator's curse' works both ways.

    Say someone has calmed down a bit and they immediately launch the ball for a six - in this case a huge one from Brydon Carse off Noman Ali, deep into the second tier at mid-wicket.

  9. Hain reaches 1,000 runs for the season

    Warks 276-5 v Leics 125

    Sam Hain plays a cover driveShutterstock

    Warwickshire's Sam Hain is up to 94 not out and he becomes the second batter to reach 1,000 Division One runs in 2026.

    Nottinghamshire's Joe Clarke was the first and is well clear at the top of the run-scorers list with 1,280.

    Hain is six runs away from a second hundred this season.

  10. First batting point for Kent

    Kent 250-5 v Glos 229

    Ekansh Singh crashes a wide one from JT Langridge for four, and when the left-armer overpitches, he drives him all along the deck through extra cover for four more.

    Singh has a bit of licence to go for his shots with Ben Compton anchored at the other end and Kent now have a batting bonus point, pushing them ever closer to promotion from Division Two.

  11. Warks 268-5 v Leics 125

    Leicestershire players celebrate a wicketShutterstock

    Ian Holland and Ben Green are finding some extravagant movement with the new ball for Leicestershire.

    Green removed Warwickshire captain Ed Barnard a short while ago and has figures of 2-38 off 22 overs.

    Chris Woakes, Ethan Bamber and their colleagues in the Warwickshire dressing room will be very happy to see that, with their side's lead creeping up towards 150.

  12. 6 runs

    Glamorgan 467-7 v Essex

    This has been a good comeback from Essex since lunch with those three wickets.

    Chris Cooke releases the shackles by taking Simon Harmer downtown for a maximum.

  13. 450 up for Durham

    Lancs v Durham 450-8

    It's too late to earn them a fifth batting point but Durham's total reaches 450 as Brydon Carse nudges Noman Ali for a single.

    Carse has settled down after a couple of extravagant shots early in his innings - one of which went for six.

    He is 31 not out.

  14. Somerset 76-2 v Surrey 422

    Adam Thomas is in at short leg for Surrey.

    Henry Nicholls goes on the sweep and the ball thuds into an unprotected part of Thomas's leg which leaves him hopping around for a bit.

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    McManus c Helm b Gohar 13 (Middx 255 v Northants 103 & 104-2)

    A lovely low catch from Tom Helm and Middlesex have a second wicket.

    Lewis McManus pushes forward to a Zafar Gohar ball which turns and takes the outside edge. Helm does the rest at slip.

    Gus Miller comes to the crease with Northants still trailing Middlesex's first innings by 48.

  16. Worcs 214 & 95-7 v Derbys 88

    A rare poor ball from Muhammad Abbas and Matthew Waite hits it away through point for four. The leads is now 221.

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    Revis run out (Hameed) 30 (Notts 251 v Yorks 105-6)

    Haseeb Hameed celebrates his run out with team-matesShutterstock

    That is brilliant from Haseeb Hameed!

    Yorkshire have been a little cavalier with some of their running today, and they finally lose a wicket to it.

    Matthew Revis pushes into the offside and sets off immediately. The Notts skipper has one stump to aim at and hits to dismiss Revis for 30.

    He celebrates ecstatically with a lap of honour. As you would.

    Dom Bess joins George Hill with Yorkshire still 146 behind.

    Notts have been very fortunate in that run out decision.

    Fred, Nottingham

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    Crane c Bell b Akhter 7 (Glamorgan 461-7 v Essex)

    That is as regulation as you can get.

    Zaman Akhter gets a thin edge from the bat of Mason Crane and has a fourth wicket to his name.

    Dan Douthwaite is the next man in and Glamorgan have lost three wickets for 10 runs.

  19. Middx 255 v Northants 103 & 103-1

    Ricardo Vasconcelos aims an almighty swipe at a ball wide of the off stump from Ryan Higgins.

    He finds fresh air, but crucially not the edge.

    Higgins has been the Middlesex talisman in the last few days, following his match-winning century in the One Day Cup final with another ton in this match and 4-30 with the ball.

  20. Somerset 69-2 v Surrey 422

    Henry Nicholls is the new man in the middle for Somerset.

    The New Zealander will not be approaching things the way Tom Kohler-Cadmore does.

    He is off the mark with a gentle single and will want to build an innings on a beautiful day at Taunton.