Summary

  • Final round of the 2026 County Championship; nine games

  • Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs to become county champions for the ninth time

  • Somerset's Tom Lammonby and Tom Abell hit double centuries against Surrey at Taunton

  • Defending champions Notts finish fourth after losing to Yorkshire by one wicket

  • Essex's Dean Elgar hits 100 against Glamorgan in final innings before retirement

  • Tom Price takes 5-33 as Sussex beat Hampshire by 197 runs

  • Kent promoted to Division One after rivals Northants lose to Middlesex at Lord's

  • Sam Northeast hits the winning runs as Kent later beat Gloucestershire

  • Ben Allison takes 11 wickets in the game as Worcestershire beat Derbyshire by 175 runs

  • Josh Bohannon scores century for Lancashire against Durham

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Glenn Speller, Chris Harby, Steve Mather & Paul Grunill

  1. wicket

    WICKET

    Crawley c Hammond b Kishore 44 (Kent 64-2 - target 118)

    All the shots are coming out now - Zak Crawley reverse sweeps Sai Kishore, makes a good contact and that's four.

    But it's his final scoring stroke as he tries to launch one over mid-wicket, gets a top edge and stand-in keeper Miles Hammond takes the catch.

    Crawley's season comes to an end without a hundred in the County Championship - but he'd have had to go some to score one given the size of their victory target.

  2. Somerset 545-8 v Surrey 422

    Tom Abell clouts Adam Thomas to the mid-wicket fence.

    He follows that with a delicate late cut down to the deep-third rope.

    When will this end for Surrey?

    Somerset lead by 123 runs.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Coad c Hay b Patterson-White 6 (Notts v Yorks 139-8 - target 158)

    This is anyone's game now.

    Liam Patterson-White takes a third wicket to leave Notts two wickets away from an unlikely win.

    Ben Coad pushes forward to a ball on off-stump which gets a little turn and feathers an edge to Mitch Hay who takes a sixth catch of the innings.

    Yorkshire still need 19.

    Why is Bairstow letting the tail-enders take the strike?

    Brett, Spain

  4. 100 runs

    100 for Dean Elgar

    Glamorgan 505 v Essex 129 & 183-1

    Dean Elgar batting for EssexPA Media

    What a way to mark your final innings as a professional cricketer.

    Dean Elgar gets to three figures from 171 balls with 14 fours.

    Kind of puts you in mind of another certain Essex left-handed opener when calling time on his England career...

    Well done Dean Elgar on scoring a ton in his last pro innings. The only highlight of Essex’s season.

    Chris, Chelmsford

  5. Lancs 195-4 v Durham 493

    The shackles appear to have been broken at Old Trafford.

    After Matty Hurst lofts Callum Parkinson for six to register a 100 partnership, Josh Bohannon square drives Brydon Carse for four before cutting the next one to the same point boundary.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Neal lbw Price 46 (Hampshire 128 & 213-9 v Sussex 244 & 319-9 dec)

    A very promising innings from Andrew Neal comes to a close four runs from his half-century as he is pinned lbw by Tom Price - that was plumb.

    Price's figures are very impressive - he has 4-12 from seven overs - and Sussex are one Hampshire wicket away from wrapping up the win.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Gregory c and b Thomas 12 (Somerset 532-8 v Surrey 422)

    Tom Abell gets to his 200 with a single and the very next ball, Lewis Gregory is out.

    He is caught and bowled by Adam Thomas.

  8. Notts v Yorks 137-7 - target 158

    Liam Patterson-White looks like the sky has fallen in as he so nearly takes Ben Coad's outside edge.

    Coad hardly brightens the slow bowler's mood as he steps down the wicket next ball and drives straight down the ground for four.

    Just 21 needed now.

  9. 200 runs

    200 for Tom Abell

    Somerset 532-7 v Surrey 422

    Tom Abell batting for SomersetGetty Images

    A second double centurion for Somerset.

    Tom Abell joins Tom Lammonby in the 200 club for the first time in his career.

    He gets there from 338 balls with 23 fours and one six.

    Abell has made the most of being dropped twice but it has been a classy effort.

    Somerset lead by 110 runs.

  10. 6 runs

    Somerset 531-7 v Surrey 422

    Lewis Gregory chips Mahipal Lomror over the rope on the full.

    At the other end, Tom Abell has been on 199 not out for two overs.

  11. Notts v Yorks 132-7 - target 158

    Mohammad Ali in for his ninth successive over from the Radcliffe Road End either side of tea.

    He and Jonny Bairstow exchange a few words of greeting after Ali beats the bat with an absolute beauty.

    The final ball is urned into the legside and Bairstow keeps the strike. Yorkshire need 26 more.

  12. Kent 54-1 - target 118

    Great shot by Zak Crawley as he hammers a wide ball from JT Langridge to the extra cover boundary.

    Too full again by the left-armer and this one disappears past mid-off for four more. Crawley now has 38 from 29 balls.

  13. 6 runs

    Hampshire 128 & 207-8 v Sussex 244 & 319-9 dec

    Andrew Neal cracks Jaydev Unadkat for six followed by a four, both similar shots pulled onto the leg side, to move to 45.

    He's been one player who has impressed for Hampshire with five wickets taken along with this batting performance.

  14. Notts v Yorks 131-7 - target 158

    Mohammad Ali gets a rousing round of applause as he walks back to his fielding position.

    Cracking atmosphere now. The Trent Bridge faithful believe.

    Ben Coad doesn't look entirely convincing against Liam Patterson-White - there's a big but unsuccessful lbw appeal fifth ball - but Coad survives.

    Maiden from LPW.

  15. Lancs 174-4 v Durham 493

    Way too short by Shafiqullah Ghafari and Josh Bohannon pulls it fiercely to mid-wicket for four runs. Bohannon advances to 70 not out.

  16. Kent 38-1 - target 118

    JT Langridge does have an excellent yorker and will no doubt be hoping to use it for parent club Somerset next season.

    Sam Northeast manages to dig out the latest one before the strike rotates to Zak Crawley with a leg bye.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Bess c Hay b Ali 0 (Notts v Yorks 130-7 - target 158)

    Jonny Bairstow fences at a ball outside off stump from Mohammad Ali and it flies through to Mitch Hay behind the timbers.

    Will the Yorkshireman be celebrating his 37th birthday with a victory?

    Maybe not!

    Ali swings one away from Dom Bess who edges behind to Hay for a second-ball duck. The Pakistan international now has 3-48.

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    WICKET

    Fuller c Clark b Unadkat 39 (Hampshire 128 & 200-8 v Sussex 244 & 319-9 dec)

    Hampshire reach 200 - but then lose James Fuller.

    The Hampshire batter digs down to block a Unadkat yorker but doesn't quite get to the pitch of it and it pops off the bat to give Tom Clark the catch.

    The first wicket for Sussex since tea.

  19. Lancs 167-4 v Durham 493

    The final session of day three begins at Old Trafford.

    Shaf Ghafari to bowl and a tidy over costs him two runs.

  20. Kent 36-1 - target 118

    Spinner Sai Kishore comes into the attack for Gloucestershire.

    His first delivery turns past the outside edge of Zak Crawley's bat as he pushes forward.

    Crawley takes a single from the next one.