Summary

  • Final round of the 2026 County Championship

  • Somerset's Tom Abell scores 307 in a total of 731 against Surrey, but game ends in draw

  • Glamorgan v Essex abandoned as a draw in Cardiff

  • Essex still not safe from relegation with Leicestershire's points deduction appeal still to be decided

  • Lancashire's Josh Bohannon 190 not out as Lancashire draw with D2 champions Durham

  • Warwickshire won the title by beating Leicestershire on day three at Edgbaston

  • Wins also for Yorkshire, Sussex, Kent, Middlesex and Worcestershire on Saturday

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  1. Season over....signing off

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    The final day of the 2026 County Championship may have been a bit low-key but what a fantastic season it has been,

    Warwickshire were crowned champions on Saturday after winning seven games and losing only one - to Sussex - and that in only their second fixture back in April.

    Bad luck to Somerset, who must again settle for a runners-up cheque and spend the winter again looking for the 'missing piece of the puzzle' which might finally bring them a first title.

    But it's congratulations to promotion winners Durham and Kent as they look forward to a Division One return in 2027.

    Thanks to our BBC local radio colleagues for their brilliant commentaries throughout the season - and thanks especially to you all for your many contributions to our live text pages.

    See you in April.

  2. Final County Championship tables

    Division One table

    *pending Leicestershire appeal against points deduction - for full story, click here.

    Division Two table

  3. County season 2026 - roll of honour

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    Warwickshire head coach Ian Westwood holds up the Championship trophy

    Winners (Men)

    County Championship D1: Warwickshire

    County Championship D2: Durham

    Also promoted: Kent

    T20 Blast: Northamptonshire

    One-Day Cup: Middlesex

    The Blaze completed a treble by winning the One-Day CupGetty Images

    The Blaze completed a treble by winning the Women's One-Day Cup

    Winners (Women)

    T20 Blast/County T20 Cup/One-Day Cup: The Blaze

    T20 Blast League Two: Glamorgan

    One-Day Cup League Two: Middlesex

  4. Stats leaders - 2026 County Championship

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    Most runs: Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire) 1,288

    Highest score: Tom Abell (Somerset) 307

    Most hundreds: Dan Lawrence (Surrey) & Ricardo Vasconcelos (Northamptonshire) 6

    Most wickets: Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire) 69

    Most wicketkeeping dismissals: Ben Brown (Hampshire) 54

    Most catches: Rob Yates (Warwickshire) 39

    Highest total: 731, Somerset v Surrey, Taunton

  5. 'Surrey might need a few tweaks'

    Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 127-5

    Mark Church
    BBC Radio London commentator

    We’ve had some excellent cricket, dominated by three batters and I think Surrey will take a bit out of that, in that they’ve got through today.

    A frustrating summer for Surrey and there’ll be chats during the winter – nothing dramatic needs to happen but there might be a few tweaks here and there.

  6. Sunday's results

    Division One

    Glamorgan 505 v Essex 129 & 351-6

    Match drawn

    Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 127-5

    Match drawn

    Division Two

    Lancashire 397-6 v Durham 493

    Match drawn

  7. SOMERSET DRAW WITH SURREY
    Breaking

    Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 127-5

    A game which will be best remembered from Tom Abell's 307 ends in a draw.

    Somerset will rue missed opportunities in the last month of the season to win a first County Championship title.

    Surrey almost got themselves into trouble but survive to take a draw to end a disappointing campaign from their perspective.

  8. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 127-5

    With James Rew having taken off the pads to have a bowl, Josh Thomas is keeping wicket.

    Players are smiling and laughing with each other.

  9. Get Involved

    More of your views on how to improve the County Championship structure.

    Should be 13 games...Keep Div 1 10 teams with each side playing each other once. Then split top 5 to play each other again and bottom 5 to do same. Scrap the rest week each county gets in Championship season. Div 2 play 10 games & touring sides.

    Rodney, Surrey

    Scotland, Ireland and Netherlands could be included in the county 3 divisions . With an end of season semis and final to decide the champions. At least those countries will get more red ball cricket.

    John, Derbyshire

    3 geographical groups of six so 10 matches each team phase 1 Then 4 further matches phase 2 on merit 1&2, 3&4, 5&6 Yes there would be time to set up phase 2 during the break from 4 day play

    Michael, Worcester

  10. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 126-5

    James Rew, the wicketkeeper is coming on to bowl.

    This is going to be a draw!

    His first ball is a full toss wide.

  11. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 126-5

    A maiden from Josh Thomas.

    Surrey are just defending now.

    There was a chance of a genuine wobble when Nik Gorantla was out, but Ben Foakes and Mahipal Lomror seem to have got them out of a hole.

  12. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 126-5

    Archie Vaughan spins one past Mahipal Lomror's off stump with the batter electing to leave the delivery alone - good judgement that.

    Two runs from that over.

  13. 'Sometimes Somerset have almost been trying too hard'

    Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 124-5

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    Falling at the penultimate hurdle… I think sometimes Somerset have almost been trying too hard.

    To come second seven times in 25 seasons is not actually a bad effort.

  14. Get Involved

    Use the yellow button on the left to share your views

    Two divisions of nine counties in each, playing the other 8 home and away would mean 16 matches, only two more than they currently play, and if they scrap the pointless, pyjama cricket slog-fest that is the "Hundred" they would have more available dates for proper cricket.

    Jim, Croydon

    Scrapping The Hundred is not going to happen, Jim.

    At least make division 1 eight teams and 10 teams in division 2, so that everyone plays each other twice to decide the Championship.

    Glynn, Yorkshire

  15. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 123-5

    A maiden from Archie Vaughan.

    We are nearly reaching the point where county cricket goes into hibernation for six months.

    There are 14 overs remaining.

    Josh Thomas is going to continue so this feels like the end of Somerset's hopes for victory.

  16. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 123-5

    Josh Thomas is on to bowl for Somerset - a sign they know the game is up?

    One run from that over and 15 remain.

  17. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 122-5

    Short and wide from Archie Vaughan and no matter the situation, Mahipal Lomror is quite happy to send that away to the point boundary.

    Just those four runs from the over.

    It kind of feels like we are heading for a draw now.

  18. Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 118-5

    Jack Leach switches ends.

    Ben Foakes cuts a short one for four - no turn there.

    Surrey are edging towards a draw.

  19. Bamber becomes the Bears' necessity

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    He's been described as the "nicest man in county cricket" but he's going to end the season as the leading wicket-taker in the Championship with 69.

    But just how good is Ethan Bamber - now a title-winner with Warwickshire after joining them from Middlesex ahead of last season?

    Read Ged Scott's assessment of the Bears' new-ball bowler by clicking here.

  20. 'Lomror wants to see as much of Leach as he can'

    Somerset 731 v Surrey 422 & 114-5

    Mark Church
    BBC Radio London commentator

    With a left-hander and a right-hander, you need to work out who’s going to face who and Lomror really wants to see as much of Jack Leach as he can.

    Leach wants to bowl at the right-hander, while Archie Vaughan wants to bowl at the left-hander.