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Despite the weather spoiling the final day at several grounds, we still had an exciting finish to round three of this year's County Championship with Middlesex beating Glamorgan in the final session and Kent holding out under pressure to draw with Gloucestershire.

Earlier in the day, Essex picked up their first Division One victory of the summer despite a brilliant innings of 88 by Worcestershire's Ethan Brookes, with Jamie Porter taking 6-52.

Essex are third in the Division One table, two points behind Sussex and Nottinghamshire, while Leicestershire are two points clear of Kent at the top of Division Two.

Thanks for your company over the past four days. We'll be back on Friday from 10:30 to do it all again.

Division One

Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 & 277-6

Match drawn

Essex 179 & 317 v Worcestershire 202 & 266

Essex won by 28 runs

Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184 & 163-2

Match drawn

Sussex 435 & 132-0 v Surrey 490

Match drawn

Warwickshire 93 & 181-6 v Nottinghamshire 367

Match drawn

Division Two

Derbyshire 307 & 202-3 v Northamptonshire 500-8 dec

Match drawn

Kent 393 & 124-6 v Gloucestershire 472 & 333-5 dec

Match drawn

Lancashire 263 & 90-3 v Leicestershire 491-8 dec

Match drawn

Middlesex 470-9 dec & 124-6 v Glamorgan 199 & 329

Match drawn

Kent survive a gripping final session at Canterbury and escape with a draw against Gloucestershire.

The game ends after Grant Stewart hits back to back fours off Josh Shaw, but the home side were certainly feeling the pressure after Tom Price's inspired spell of 4-33 with the new ball.

England's Zak Crawley stood firm, though, and finishes with 54 not out, which will certainly make him feel better after a slow start to the season.

Miles Hammond top scored with 89 earlier in the day before Gloucestershire declared with a lead of 412 - and they may be wondering what might have happened if they had done so earlier.

Unbelievable.

Zak Crawley plays forward in defence, it spins back between bat and pad, just misses the stumps and runs away for four byes.

One over left.

Ollie Price spins one into Zak Crawley, it loops up via bat and pad but into a gap to the right of leg slip. Was that Gloucestershire's last chance to dislodge the England opener?

Grant Stewart flashes at a wide one from Josh Shaw and thick inside edge brings him four to fine leg, the ball just missing his stumps.

Stewart has eight, Zak Crawley is 54 not out and there are two overs left.

Dan Whiting
BBC Radio Kent

Both sides have played their part in an amazing game of cricket.

Credit to both and I tell you what, it hasn't been boring, it's been fantastic entertainment.

And credit to the ground staff here at Canterbury for preparing a wicket that's been a good cricket wicket

Grant Stewart is playing Ollie Price as late as possible with soft hands. There is turn and bounce there for the spinner but Stewart survives a tidy maiden.

Three overs - 18 balls - left in an enthralling final session.

Zak Crawley dabs Josh Shaw away for a single, he is content to let Grant Stewart to take the bulk of the strike.

Stewart hangs onto it by driving the final ball to mid-off for one.

Four more to come.

Only five games for you in the next round of matches, which start at 11:00 on Friday 25 April:

Division One

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Sussex

Oval: Surrey v Somerset

Worcester: Worcestershire v Durham

Division Two

Derby: Derbyshire v Middlesex

Bristol: Gloucestershire v Leicestershire

Maiden from Ollie Price to Grant Stewart.

Five overs left for Gloucestershire to try and take four wickets.

It's officially been confirmed after an hour of going back off for rain, Warwickshire have drawn with Nottinghamshire in Division One.

Warwickshire ended with much relief at a draw, having been outplayed for the first three days but rain prevented play until 3.45pm today, leaving Nottinghamshire's bowlers just 36 overs at their disposal on a flattening pitch.

Overnight pair Ed Barnard (40 not out) and Olly Hannon-Dalby (seven not out) blocked their way to safety as Warwickshire ended on 181-6, still 93 runs behind the visitors with just four second-innings wickets remaining.

Bears take 11 points while Notts leave Edgbaston with 14 points.

Dan Whiting
BBC Radio Kent

This game has been played in good spirit between these two sides.

You see the players warming up and they have a chat with each other in the morning.

They've played it hard on the pitch but fair.

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Kent 393 & 103-6 v Glos 472 & 333-5 dec

Zak Crawley unfurls a perfect cover drive and reaches his first 50 of the season from 100 balls faced with a boundary.

Josh Shaw appeals for leg-before two balls later but it's missing leg.

Grant Stewart risks calamity by going back into his stumps but pushes into a gap and takes a single to end Ollie Price's over.

Is that a sensible move given that Zak Crawley is an England player at the other end?

Seven more to be bowled.

Low full toss from Ned Leonard is walloped into the stand by Leus du Plooy. Six more needed.

And he does it with another maximum to give Middlesex 21 points and the win and get their season properly up and running.

The weather made that a little more nervy than was necessary but Middlesex get the job done in the end.

It was a win built on the foundation of an excellent first innings effort with Max Holden (107) Leus du Plooy (89) and Ben Geddes (83) to the fore.

Toby Roland-Jones produced figures of 6-112 in the match including 3-44 in a first innings from Glamorgan that hamstrung them as the match progressed.

While they fought back well in the second innings they were always behind the pace and remain without a win so far.

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Asitha Fernando has another over and it has proved a costly with 12 coming from it.

Pick of the shots is a flamingo cut shot to the rope by Leus du Plooy who manages to find a route through the four fielders arranged on the short boundary.

Just 13 needed now.

Nine overs left.

Still no return for Tom Price.

Josh Shaw continues.