Summary

  • Final day of County Championship season

  • Notts seal first title since 2010 after Hameed century

  • Durham relegated alongside Worcs after stunning collapse on day four

  • Hampshire lose to Surrey but stay up by one point

  • Division One: Hampshire v Surrey; Essex v Somerset; Notts v Warks; Worcs v Sussex; Yorkshire v Durham

  • Division Two: Glamorgan v Lancs; Kent v Derbyshire; Middlesex v Glos; Northants v Leics

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Deepak Mahay, Steve Mather, Gideon Brooks & Ben Pheazey

  1. Northants 214-6 (target 501 to beat Leics)

    George Bartlett edges Liam Trevaskis but it is wide of the slips and the ball runs to deep third for two.

    Pace off the ball and good flight from Trevaskis and Bartlett safely pushes to point for a single.

  2. Northants pass 200 at Wantage road

    Northants 210-6 (target 501 to beat Leics)

    George Bartlett drives Chris Wright, getting a thick inside edge safely into mid wicket for two to reach the innings 200 in the 67th over.

    He now has seven.

    Stuart van der Merwe is now on 47 and the floodlights are coming on.

  3. 'Damage done yesterday'

    Essex 99-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    "The damage was done for Somerset yesterday afternoon when they were bowled out for 99.

    "They gave it their best shot this morning, Lewis Gregory bowling unchanged from the Graham Gooch End, picking up two wickets and one for Craig Overton at the other end.

    "But it was always asking a little bit too much."

  4. 50 runs

    50 for Ollie Price

    Middlesex 634-9 dec v Glos 286 & 103-1

    Glos pass 100 runs in the follow-on and Ollie Price helps himself to a half-century from 91 balls.

    Joe Phillips at the other end has 34 and the duo have put on 90 together since the loss of Ben Charlesworth yesterday left them on 13-1.

  5. 'Durham have got their work cut out'

    Yorks 475 v Durham 346 & 25-1

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Emilio Gay didn't give me the impression that he looked like he hit that, he looked rather surprised to be given out.

    Durham have got their work cut out here.

  6. wicket

    WICKET

    Gay c Bairstow b Hill 9 (Yorks 475 v Durham 346 & 25-1)

    George Hill round the wicket, he finds the inside edge of Emilio Gay's bat and Jonny Bairstow takes the catch moving to his right.

    And Hampshire ears prick up in Southampton.

  7. wicket

    WICKET

    Flintoff c Donald b Chappell 11 (Kent 271 & 190-8 v Derbyshire 698-6 dec)

    The short ball does it for Zak Chappell.

    He tempts Corey Flintoff into a pull which gets a big top edge to send it flying skywards and he is already walking off by the time the ball is caught.

    That's a first wicket of the innings for Chappell.

  8. 'Positive end to a disappointing season'

    Victoria Polley
    BBC Essex Sports Editor

    I think for Essex to finish with a win is a positive but there's no doubt about it and they'll make no bones about the fact that it's been a disappointing season.

    They finish their County Championship season with a flourish. It's their third win of their campaign but by the standards they've set in recent times it hasn't matched that.

    They'll look to regroup, gather and try to go again with the reinforcements they'll look to add to their side.

  9. new ball

    New ball

    Yorks 475 v Durham 346 & 20-0

    Yorks have managed to get the ball changed and the first delivery from George Hill showed a bit of promise, getting a bit of movement away from Alex Lees.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Zaib c Eskinazi b Hull 58 - Northants 189-6 (target 501 to beat Leics)

    Breakthrough. That could open the door.

    Saif Zaib is very much the prize wicket given his fine form.

    Josh Hull gets him driving expansively away from the body and Zaib is caught at backward point by Stephen Eskinazi.

    George Bartlett to bat next.

  11. ESSEX BEAT SOMERSET BY SEVEN WICKETS
    Breaking

    Essex 99-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Jake Ball to Charlie Allison...

    Smashed over long on, over the commentary box and heading for the river.

    Essex have won!

    The first innings of this game was near parity, with Essex responding superbly to a Somerset score of 433.

    Essex openers Dean Elgar and Paul Walter both scored centuries, also putting on 277 together before Craig Overton inspired a fightback with 6-88. The lead was cut to five.

    Under gloomy skies and floodlights, Jamie Porter put the pitch into a completely different perspective with 4-18 late on Day Three and Somerset were routed for 99.

    Although Somerset kept a few nerves jangling in the Essex dressing room with three early wickets this morning they did not have enough runs on the board.

    Somerset finish third in the table and Essex have a mid table finish with first division cricket guaranteed for the club next year.

  12. Essex 93-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Lewis Gregory bowls to Matt Critchley.

    He's across to drive into the leg side but hasn't timed it. No run.

    A push to mid off for no run. A dab to backward point. No run.

    A drive going forward to mid off brings no run.

    An LBW shout is turned down to end a maiden over.

  13. Middlesex 634-9 dec v Glos 286 & 97-1

    Sam Robson catching a ballRex Features

    Gloucestershire duo Joe Phillips and Ollie Price have added 50 since the start of play at Lord's.

    Price is on 46 not out and Phillips taking is a slower approach on 28 from 79.

  14. 6 runs

    Essex nearly home

    Essex 93-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Single to square leg for Matt Critchley off Jake Ball. Eight to win.

    In the air... six into the upper stand!

    Lovely lofted straight drive from Charlie Allison! Two to win.

    13 off the over.

  15. 'Handsomely dealt with by Critchley'

    Essex 86-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    There was nothing unlucky about that, it wasn't a very good ball and handsomely dealt with by Matt Critchley.

  16. Essex 86-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    A play and a miss from Matt Critchely to keep the keeper James Rew interested.

    Runs. Short and pulled away for four. Nine to win.

  17. Essex 82-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Jake Ball is clipped leg side by Matt Critchley. The field is set deep and that's a comfortable two.

    13 more needed.

  18. Essex 80-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    15 to win. Charlie Allison pushes into the off side and wisely opts against the idea of a single.

    Allison defends a shorter ball on the back foot.

  19. Essex 80-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Charlie Allison defends Lewis Gregory into the off side.

    A bit fuller and driven down the ground past the bowler for four.

    He just leaned into that drive.

  20. Essex 76-3 (target 95 to beat Somerset)

    Charlie Allison gets an inside edge off Lewis Gregory away fine for a streaky couple of runs.

    19 to win.