Mammoth knocks from a promising young batter called Joe Root (156) and Finlay Bean (173) allowed Yorkshire to declare their first innings midway through the afternoon session, 298 runs ahead.

Things looked bleak for Glamorgan when they subsided from 56-0 to 93-3.

A battling unbroken fourth-wicket stand between skipper Sam Northeast (46) and Colin Ingram (43) guided the Welsh side to 171-3 at close, but they still need a further 127 runs just to make Yorkshire bat again.

On a wearing pitch moving into its seventh day, expect plenty more action from spin twins Dan Moriarty and Dom Bess, supported by that man Root.

The forecast looks dry but overcast for most of the day. Let's hope the weather lets this game run its natural course.

If St John's Wood can somehow escape the gloomy forecast today, this match may shape up to be a bold declaration followed by attacking field settings as Middlesex try to force a result against Leicestershire.

The hosts have a handy lead but time is not on their side so a draw is the most likely outcome here.

That's good news for Sussex, who demolished Derbyshire yesterday and will retain a slender lead at the top of the table, even if Yorkshire force a win over Glamorgan at Leeds.

The forecast in Manchester is bad from lunchtime onwards, but Kent will try to wrap this up within a single session of play.

The last time Kent won an away fixture over the Red Rose county in the Championship was at Aigburth in 2002.

Their last win at Old Trafford goes back even further - 1997.

In those days the T20 and The Hundred might have been assumed to be a postcode and a trendy members club.

Graham Lloyd, one of our umpires in this current game, was a middle order batsman back then and scored 122 in Lancashire's first innings 285.

But Kent managed 373 batting first with Ben Phillips scoring exactly 100.

Kent declared on 217-9 in their second innings, setting Lancashire a target of 305.

John Crawley gave the hosts hope with a second innings 91.

But when he was out - lbw to Ben Phillips - Lancashire lost their last five wickets for 44 runs and fell 58 short of the target.

Three of those last five wickets fell to Zimbabwe all-rounder Paul Strang's leg spin. He ended the game with match figures of 11-186.

Division One:

Old Trafford: Lancashire 92 & 332 v Kent 71-1

Division Two:

Lord's: Middlesex 407-8 v Leicestershire 306

Headingley: Yorkshire 519-7 dec v Glamorgan 221 & 171-3

Results -

Division One:

Taunton: Somerset (19pts) 128 & 170-7 beat Essex (3pts) 156 & 138 by 3 wkts wickets

Division Two:

Derby: Derbyshire (2pts) 248 & 109 lost to Sussex (23pts) 479 by an innings and 124 runs

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Welcome to the fourth and final day of action from round five of the County Championship.

We have three games left after Somerset's victory on day two, and Sussex's emphatic victory over Derbyshire on Sunday.

The final Division One game at Old Trafford will likely be decided this morning, with Kent needing 93 more runs to win with nine wickets in hand.

We've seen wickets tumble at times so this one isn't over just yet.

In Division Two, Glamorgan need 127 runs to avoid an innings defeat at Headingley, and a draw looks highly likely in the weather-affected clash between Middlesex and Leicestershire with neither side yet to begin their second knock and rain in the air.

So let's get into it.