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
Glamorgan 505 v Essex 129 & 163-1
The Glamorgan skipper Kiran Carlson has brought himself on to bowl.
A big shout for lbw from his first ball to Dean Elgar is met with a shake of the head from the umpire.
Elgar has 91 not out.
Lancs 165-4 v Durham 493
Square cut by Matty Hurst for four off Duanne Olivier and the players head off for tea at Old Trafford.
Lancashire added 89 runs during the afternoon for the loss of Rocky Flintoff, who was lbw to Brydon Carse for 11.
Josh Bohannon has 64 not out and has so far added 78 with Hurst.
Another 36 overs scheduled in the day.
Notts v Yorks 108-4 - target 158
Yorkshire batters Matthew Revis and Jonny Bairstow head to the middle needing exactly 50 runs to collect a sixth Championship win of the season.
A sign Yorkshire are heading in the right direction after their struggles of recent seasons.
Mohammad Ali to open up for what nust surely be the final session of the season at Trent Bridge. Notts need six wickets.
Lancs 160-4 v Durham 493
Wide outside off stump from Duanne Olivier and Matty Hurst square drives for four. He is 28 not out and Josh Bohannon has 63.
Kent 4-0 - target 118
Zak Crawley pushes forward to JT Langridge, gets a big edge and the chance is dropped at second slip.
The England man would love to see Kent home in this innings, but he should have been gone.
Kent 4-0 - target 118
So, time for Kent to add the victory cherry to the trifle of promotion success.
Zak Crawley and firs-innings centurion Ben Compton open for Kent.
JT Langridge will bowl the first over and Crawley cracks his opening delivery square for four.
Hampshire 128 & 192-7 v Sussex 244 & 319-9 dec
Hampshire pair James Sales and Andrew Neal's 50-partnership has given their side a much-needed afternoon boost.
Earlier on it looked like they would be skittled out cheaply but Hampshire have shown their mettle and scored 166 off 33 overs in that session.
Lancs 150-4 v Durham 493
Duanne Olivier is very much bowling 'within himself' at Old Trafford.
A couple of leg byes takes Lancashire's total up to 150.
They are still scoring at around two runs an over.
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Assuming Sussex win today, the one-wicket win by Warwicks over Sussex made all the difference and if the result had gone the other way, Sussex would have won the Championship...
Ken, Eastbourne
So near...and yet so far, Ken
Glamorgan 505 v Essex 129 & 151-1
Essex skipper Tom Westley glances one to the square-leg boundary for four runs.
Up comes the Essex 150 - good effort this.
Somerset 480-5 v Surrey 422
Somerset's session again - 127 runs added.
Tom Lammonby (229) and Tom Abell (166*) took their fourth-wicket partnership to a record 334 which is Somerset's best against any side in first class cricket.
Lammonby eventually fell to Dan Worrall for his highest first class score before James Rew went for just a single.
But Abell remains there with a career best score and Archie Vaughan has got himself to 23 not out.
Somerset will try to just bat once in this game.
Notts v Yorks 108-4 - target 158
Mohammad Ali tucks up Jonny Bairstow with a ripper but the Yorkshire skipper survives.
He's then caught betwixt and between as he fences at a tempter outside off stump. A testing maiden.
Liam Patterson-White into a 13th over and offers a little width allowing Matthew Revis to cut for a single. The runs required tick down to 50.
And that's tea.
Can't help feeling admiration for Warks! Difficult start but the stuck with it and got the result that eventual consistency deserved. Somerset just can't seem to get over the line, is it in their DNA or something?
Michael, Lincolnshire
Proud to see Warwickshire as CC Champions again. Nice combination of Captaincy leading from the front, playing as a team but whatever happens on the pitch its the work off it with the coaches that has got them there. Need to strengthen the batting, cant always be on the bowlers.
Christopher, Aldridge
Warwickshire beat Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs
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Image source, PA MediaWarks 372 v Leics 125 & 168 – Warks win by an innings & 79 runs
There's no sign of the crowd leaving Edgbaston any time soon.
There are lots of supporters on the pitch eager to soak up the title win and take photos with the players.
Ethan Bamber is down there being interviewed and other players have been joined by their families.
Lovely scenes as Olly Hannon-Dalby is throwing his child (I presume it's his) into the air - and at his height there might be a risk of vertigo!
Kent 353 v Gloucestershire 229 & 241
Kent have already been promoted, thanks to Northamptonshire's defeat at Lord's, and now they need to score 118 to win this match.
Two in successive overs as Matt Taylor is caught by Daniel Bell-Drummond at mid-on off Ekansh Singh to bring Gloucestershire's second innings to an end.
Matt Milnes was the pick of the Kent attack with 5-33 - his fourth five-four of the 2026 season.
Tea may be taken before the home side begin their gentle chase.
Come on Kent. Please don't let us finish bottom.
Will - a disgruntled Lancashire fan, Knebworth
Somerset 463-5 v Surrey 422
Tom Abell takes a single off Ralphie Albert and goes to a career best 157 not out.
Somerset are building something here which could well challenge the Surrey batters in their second innings.
Notts v Yorks 103-4 - target 158
After their opening 54-run stand looked to have taken the sting out of a modest chase, Yorkshire have stuttered a little, losing four wickets for 43.
A good stop at third slip from Lyndon James prevents four as Mohammad Ali draws a thick outside edge from Jonny Bairstow.
The former England wicketkeeper then guides Ali down to third man for a single which brings up three figures for the visitors.
A neat clip through the legside from Matthew Revis brings three more. Notts can't afford freebies like that.
Dhariwal c Northeast b Muyeye 66 (Kent 353 v Glos 229 & 241-8)
He's already taken four catches and now Tawanda Muyeye has a wicket as well.
Kamran Dhariwal comes down the track and clips the ball to mid-wicket where Sam Northeast eventually holds onto a stinging catch.
Good innings by Dhariwal, which equalled his first-class career-best, and he put on 63 with Matt Taylor.
Warks 372 v Leics 125 & 168 – Warks win by an innings & 79 runs
Richard Wilford
BBC Radio WM commentator
Image source, PA MediaAn absolute outstanding success from this side which I don’t think anyone six weeks ago viewed as a potential County Championship-winning side except those inside the dressing room here at Edgbaston. If you look at all the statistics, they deserve what they have achieved.