Summary

  • Day four of five matches in the County Championship

  • Div One: Hants v Durham, Somerset v Essex

  • James Rew hits 116 as Somerset beat Essex by three wickets

  • Hampshire v Durham ends in draw

  • Div Two: Glamorgan v Derbyshire, Lancashire v Gloucestershire, Middlesex v Kent

  • Middlesex chase 365 to beat Kent in thriller

  • Glamorgan v Derbys & Lancs v Gloucs end in draws

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  1. 'Singh Dale has bowled beautifully'published at 13:52 British Summer Time

    Lancs 450 & 102-3 v Gloucs 589-8 dec

    Scott Read
    BBC Radio Lancashire

    There were a few fireworks when Ajeet Singh Dale was bowling this morning.

    He bowled beautifully for Gloucestershire.

  2. 'Hopefully we can get on a run'published at 13:51 British Summer Time

    Result: Somerset beat Essex by three wickets

    Harry Everett
    BBC Sport from Taunton

    Craig Overton shared a seventh-wicket stand of 133 with James Rew and finished unbeaten on 53.

    “To get us across the line in that situation was massive, particularly after our start to the season," Overton said.

    “It’s going to be massive, when you get in a rut of losing games, when you get a win against the odds it just gives everyone a lift, a boost into two weeks time here against Sussex. Hopefully we can get on a run.

    “The wicket was almost perfect, we needed that live grass on it to give any pace for the seamers, there was still a bit in it on day four even with three days of roasting sun, it didn’t really spin today, but we found the right balance and hopefully we can keep doing so.”

  3. 'I’ve always wanted to get a hundred chasing'published at 13:50 British Summer Time

    Result: Somerset beat Essex by three wickets

    Harry Everett
    BBC Sport from Taunton

    Here is what Somerset match-winner James Rew had to say after his innings of 116 helped his side to victory.

    "It’s an incredible feeling, very special, I’ve always wanted to get a hundred chasing," Rew said.

    “It was just a case of trying to stay out there, trying to bat and then see where we are at. Lewis [Gregory] took a lot of pressure off me as he scores so freely, with low risk boundaries to help me start my innings.

    “Yesterday morning was massive for us, if they’d got to 350 or more it’d have been real tough, but the boys with the ball did really well to restrict them.

    "With the batting line up we have, we were due a chase.”

    James Rew and Craig Overton after their match-winning century and half-centuryImage source, Harry Everett at Taunton
  4. Postpublished at 13:49 British Summer Time

    Middx 238 & 160-3 v Kent 129 & 473

    All eyes looking to the skies at Lord's, players included, but not for rain.

    The VE Day fly past is under way en route to Buckingham Palace and that looked like a Lancaster Bomber as one of the first.

  5. Back under way at Southamptonpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time

    Hants 470 v Durham 511 & 14-0 (lead by 55 runs)

    Emilio Gay takes guard and Liam Dawson takes aim as we are into the middle session.

  6. Postpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time

    Lancs 450 & 100-3 v Gloucs 589-8 dec

    Josh Bohannon battingImage source, Rex Features

    Josh Bohannon and Matty Hurst are back under way after lunch for Lancashire.

    39 is the deficit. When will Lancashire start to feel comfortable?

    I think we're a long way off that.

  7. Glamorgan declare, Derbyshire need 338published at 13:39 British Summer Time

    Glamorgan 431 & 256-7 dec v Derbyshire 350 & 0-0 (target 338)

    Glamorgan declared during the lunch interval.

    Derbyshire require 338 off 65 overs.

    Could be some chase...

  8. Back under way at Lord'spublished at 13:34 British Summer Time

    Middx 238 & 147-3 (target 365) v Kent 129 & 473

    George Garrett will get things up and running from the Nursery End and he has Ryan Higgins in his sights.

    What a first session that was for Middlesex as they didn't lose a wicket.

  9. Lunch in Cardiffpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time

    Glamorgan 431 & 256-7 v Derbyshire 350

    Ben Kellaway and Chris Cooke upped the tempo for Glamorgan in the half-hour before lunch to take the lead to 337.

    Kellaway went on the stroke of the interval for 74, with Cooke unbeaten on 49.

    Will a declaration come at lunch?

  10. Lunch at Southamptonpublished at 13:05 British Summer Time

    Hants 470 v Durham 511 & 14-0 (lead by 55 runs)

    Felix Organ fires down a fairly rapid maiden over and that is lunch at the Utilita Bowl.

    Durham have extended their lead out to 55 after a fairly untroubled start to their second innings. Alex Lees and Emilio Gay walk off unbroken.

    Another eight points for both seems the likely outcome to add to Durham's five bonus points and Hampshire's four.

    But we will return to see whether a twist can be chiselled out of this contest after lunch.

  11. Lunch at Old Traffordpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time

    Lancs 450 & 98-3 v Gloucs 589-8 dec

    Lancashire go to lunch still trailing by 41.

    Gloucestershire will surely be pleased they picked up three wickets on what is still a batter-friendly surface.

    The draw is probably still favourite, but you never know!

  12. Early lunch at Lord'spublished at 12:55 British Summer Time

    Middx 238 & 146-3 (target 365) v Kent 129 & 473

    Few spots of rain are enough to cut short Matt Parkinson's over after one ball and an early lunch is being taken.

    Luke Hollman has done well to reach 39 but the injury blow to Stephen Eskinazi was something Middlesex could have done without.

    Judging by the agony he looked to be in there seems little chance of him returning today even with some intense physio.

    His exit leaves Middx effectively four down although one of those was a nightwatchman, Henry Brookes.

  13. 'A remarkable turnaround'published at 12:50 British Summer Time

    Somerset (145 & 325-7) beat Essex (206 & 259) by three wickets

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    What a remarkable turnaround and what a game of County Championship cricket as well which has ebbed and flowed, swung this way and that and in the end, one of the most memorable victories I think I have ever commentated on for Somerset because they were so far behind.

    The victory has been secured and who knows how important this could be in Somerset's County Championship campaign.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:44 British Summer Time

    Harris st Bracey b Van Buuren 24 (Lancs 450 & 89-3 v Gloucs 589-8 dec)

    MASSIVE wicket just before lunch at Old Trafford.

    Spinner Graeme van Buuren fires the ball wide outside off stump, Marcus Harris steps past it and James Bracey whips off the bails with the Australian out of his crease.

    Lancashire are still 50 behind and three down.

  15. Eskinazi retires hurtpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time

    Middx 238 & 138-3 v Kent 129 & 473

    Stephen Eskinazi is down clutching his lower back and is not going to continue.

    The Middlesex man has nudged Matt Parkinson and set off for a single but reached for his back halfway down the wicket and looked in a lot of pain.

    He was going well on 39 but that is a blow, not only to the batsman, but to Middlesex.

  16. Somerset back from the brinkpublished at 12:39 British Summer Time

    Somerset (145 & 325-7) beat Essex (206 & 259) by three wickets

    Somerset v Essex match actionImage source, Getty Images

    19 points for the home side, three for the away.

    What a four days of cricket, the pitch always flattens out at Taunton, however green it looked on day one.

    The toss was important of course, but not as important as a 133-run partnership off 237 balls across last night and into today.

    "A real heist, I am slightly gobsmacked as to how tranquil this game has been won" says my colleague Vic Marks, very few thought this possible when Somerset toiled for most of the first three days.

    The post tea partnership with James Rew and Lewis Gregory, then Craig Overton set this up for this wonderful finish today.

    Somerset now have a week off to recover, though maybe they would have preferred to take the momentum from this momentous win into another match on Friday.

  17. SOMERSET BEAT ESSEXpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time
    Breaking

    Somerset (145 & 325-7) beat Essex (206 & 259) by three wickets

    Craig Overton hits the ballImage source, Getty Images

    He does do it with a six!!!

    Craig Overton hits Simon Harmer into the Lord Ian Botham Stand to win the game and record his 50, a staggering win for Somerset!

  18. Postpublished at 12:34 British Summer Time

    Somerset 145 & 319-7 (target 321) v Essex 206 & 259

    Another beautiful drive through mid off for four, from Craig Overton, all three of his boundaries have come in the same area, the same shot, off the same bowler!

    Two to win.

  19. Postpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time

    Somerset 145 & 315-7 (target 321) v Essex 206 & 259

    Miggy Pretorius appears restrained and happy to back foot bunch through a large cover gap for one.

    He absolutely nails a cover drive at extra cover for none mind, two balls and his eye appears in!

    Six to win, Simon Harmer to Craig Overton who is 43*, surely he won't be tempted by a dance and use of the long levers towards the river will he!?

  20. 'One last twist?'published at 12:32 British Summer Time

    Somerset 145 & 312-6 (target 321) v Essex 206 & 259

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    Perhaps there will be one last twist.

    James Rew went for a big shot, he went to slog sweep Simon Harmer and he's gone lbw.

    A magnificent innings but he'll be bitterly dissapointed not to be there at the end and not to quite see it through.