Joe Denly slams Bas de Leede to the cover boundary and that stroke ensures Kent cannot be asked to follow on by their hosts, effectively ensuring they will finish the season with a draw.

Would have been interesting to see how things might have unfolded had the first two days not been lost to the weather...

Now it's all about going big for Denly, who has 58 and Jack Leaning, on 83.

Now that the Division Two title has all but been decided down in Hove, Yorkshire's team need to decide if they want to go for a sixth win of the season or chase more batting records.

As it stands, James Wharton will face the first ball on 268 not out, to be bowled by Saif Zaib.

Jonny Bairstow has the small matter of 65 off 69 balls at the other end.

It's a bit gloomy out here and the floodlights are on.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

"Never has a no-ball received so much applause.

"Sussex are champions of Division Two of the County Championship in bizarre fashion."

Over to Adrian Harms for the magic moment...

Image source, Rex Features

John Simpson plays Luke Hollman into the covers. No run.

The second ball is a full toss and pulled through leg for four!

One more for the title!

Simpson tries to tuck the ball through backward square but there's no single there.

What? A no-ball from Luke Hollman decides the Division Two trophy.

Well, this isn't how we might have envisaged it.

Congratulations, Sussex.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

There's been little to talk about on the final day of this curtailed match in Chester-le-Street.

The only wicket to fall was that of night watchman Jas Singh, in the second over of the day. He was caught behind off Bas De Leede for one.

But since then Jack Leaning and Joe Denly have put together a solid and methodical partnership of 100 in 184 balls. Leaning has 78 and Denly 51, although he was dropped at long leg by Callum Parkinson, off teenager James Minto, when on 45.

As things stand we could see the sides shaking hands on a draw at 16:10 BST. But in order for that to happen Kent would still need to be behind. Which would make for a very dull afternoon.

They could shake at 16:20 with Durham batting and ahead. Or at 16:30 when the final hour of the season gets under way.

Shane Snater is handed the ball for the first time today and the opening delivery of the afternoon session prompts a nibble outside off stump from Dan Lawrence.

Lawrence would presumably love to post a sizeable score, on his return to the familiar Chelmsford turf, and he drives another ball back at Snater, catching the bowler with a blow on the hand as he picks up a couple of runs.

Just a short delay for bad light here.

Four overs lost.

Adam Hose plays out a maiden comfortably enough to Anderson Phillip after the break.

Lovely shot! Matthew Waite is off the mark second ball as he cuts Will Williams away for four.

He drives the final ball of the over for four more with some nice timing.

Good start for Sussex! The first ball is steered to deep third by James Coles for four runs. Seven more needed.

Coles defends down the ground and then flicks the next ball through mid wicket for a couple. Five more required.

The final ball of the over is blocked down the ground.

Leg spinner Luke Hollman will bowl next.

Sam Hain turns a single into the legside to get the scoreboard ticking after lunch.

Ed Barnard then skips down the wicket and steers Farhan Ahmed to mid-on for the single to seal the first batting point.

It means, barring a spectacular Notts win, that they will finish above their hosts in the Division One table this season.

The Division Two trophy could potentially be secured in two or three strokes here!

11 runs needed.

That batting point will put Sussex out of reach in first place.

James Coles will have first dibs so to speak, facing Ethan Bamber from the Sea End unbeaten on eight.

His batting partner and captain John Simpson has two not out.

It's been gloomy here for a while and the floodlights were on as early as the first hour of play today.

As you were on this one.

We resume with more spin after lunch as Farhan Ahmed bowls to Sam Hain.

The Bears are just two away from a first batting point.

Anderson Phillip (2-21) gets the afternoon session under way at New Road, bowling to Adam Hose (23)

New batter Matthew Waite is at the non-striker's end after Ethan Brookes fell to the final ball before lunch.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport at Worcester

It's the final lunch on the final day of the longest-running County Championship - and the sixth Worcestershire wicket of the morning has everyone shuffling off at pace for their burger and chips.

Worcestershire are already safe - and homing in on their highest Championship finish since two-division cricket was invented in the year 2000.

Lancashire are already relegated - but fighting hard to at least preserve their dignity.

So, on this history-making first-ever Sunday finish to a Championship season, there is still a game on here.

Div One

• Durham 360 v Kent 192-4
• Notts 487 v Warwickshire 248-4
• Worcestershire 180 & 78-6 v Lancashire 177
• Essex 508-8 dec v Surrey 138-4

Div Two

• Leicestershire 280 v Derbyshire 79-1
• Sussex 239-4 v Middlesex 271
• Yorkshire 559-3 v Northants 147

It looks as though Kent are on their way to ending a fairly disastrous season with an honourable draw - they need just another 19 runs to banish the possibility of having to follow on.

Jack Leaning and Joe Denly, unbeaten on 70 and 51 respectively, have shared a stand of 96 so far since nightwatchman Jas Singh was out in the second over of the day.