Summary

  • Final day of eight matches in 11th round of County Championship season

  • Yorkshire beat Sussex by an innings & 128 runs

  • Bottom side Worcestershire abandon chase of 358 to draw with Hants

  • Essex v Warwickshire & Notts v Somerset end in draws

  • Second-placed Glamorgan beat Lancashire by 154 runs

  • Leics all but secure promotion with draw at Kent

  • Derbyshire hold on to draw with Northants

  • Phillips hits maiden ton as Gloucs draw with Middlesex

Live Reporting

  1. 100 runs

    for Ed Barnard

    Essex 602-6d v Warks 481-9

    Resuming 90 not out, Ed Barnard gets through to his second century of the season.

    He'd ran down the pitch to lift Matt Critchley over long-on for six before sweeping him for his 14th boundary to reach three figures in 114 balls.

    Bears trail by 121.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Hutton c & b Davey 0 (Notts 521-8 v Somerset 438

    Josh Davey celebrates wicketRex Features

    And a second almost straight away for Somerset!

    Brett Hutton, first ball, with a firm drive back at Josh Davey who gets down low by his left boot to take a tremendous caught and bowled.

    Wonderful catch.

    The lead is 83.

  3. wicket

    WICKET

    Patterson-White c Leach b Ball 48 (Notts 514-7 v Somerset 438)

    Jake Ball celebrates wicketRex Features

    An early wicket for Somerset as Liam Patterson-White falls short of his half-century.

    A very tame end, there too soon looking to push Jake Ball to leg and simply taps a catch up to midwicket.

  4. 'Any nerves for Yorkshire will be gone'

    Yorks 545-9d v Sussex 222 & 116-4

    Adrian Harms
    BBC Sussex

    It's just what Sussex didn't want.

    It was a tentative prod.

    Any nerves for Yorkshire this morning will be gone. You feel this new partnership will be very important for Sussex.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Ibrahim c Lyth b Milnes 51 (Yorks 545-9 dec v Sussex 222 v 116-4)

    Sussex lose their first wicket in the second over of the day and that is just what they did not want.

    Danial Ibrahim stuck around for most of the final session last night but lasts just eight this morning after he offers a tentative prod and edges to second slip.

    Lyth still had plenty to do, going down to his left quickly to grab it low, but that has struck a telling early blow for Yorks as they chase this win.

  6. Under way at New Road

    Worcs 249 v Hants 293 & 139-2

    Day four promises to be a decent contest but only if Worcs can take the remaining eight Hants wickets in double quick time.

    They will be hoping for a similar collapse to the one that saw them lose their last eight for just 62 runs yesterday, something centurion Jake Libby admitted was "very disappointing".

    Still with Tom Taylor taking 5-55 in the first innings and now lining up Tilak Varma in his sights as play gets under way, anything can happen. Hants quick Sonny Baker took 5-72 yesterday as well.

  7. Under way at Scarborough

    Yorks 545-9 dec v Sussex 222 & 115-3

    Jack White has the ball in hand with Danial Ibrahim on strike. There is a breeze whipping across the ground, too.

    Yorkshire may have finished day three slightly frustrated by the two Dans, Hughes and Ibrahim who put on 95 for the fourth wicket.

    But they are about to kick off day four brimming with confidence they can wrap this up today.

    As George Hill put it colourfully last night, there are "some pizzas" on the strip for spinner Dom Bess to aim at. "And it's only going to get worse."

    In addition, Sussex will have to contend with a new ball in 36 overs seven wickets does not look too much to ask for.

    The visitors do not look likely to get any help from the weather either with barely any rain forecast for today.

  8. Listen live

    BBC Sounds

    As ever there will be ball-by-ball live BBC local radio commentary from all of the remaining eight matches.

    To tune in click on the 'watch and listen' tab at the top of this page.

    Or you can say to your smart speaker "ask BBC sounds to play Yorkshire v Sussex day four". Or whatever game you want!

  9. There's a bit of rain about and so we'll have delayed starts at Old Trafford, Northants and Cheltenham College.

    Play is starting on time in five matches.

    Let's go...

  10. Surrey stretch lead

    Thursday result: Surrey beat Durham by five wickets

    Division One leaders Surrey wrapped up a five-wicket win at Durham yesterday to pull 22 points clear of second-placed Notts.

    Nottinghamshire will reduce that lead a bit once their game against Somerset is finished today, but that looks likely to end in a draw.

    Can anyone stop Surrey winning a fourth County Championship in a row?

  11. Latest scores

    Div One

    Essex 602-6 dec v Warwickshire 465-9

    Notts 511-6 v Somerset 438

    Worcs 249 v Hants 293 & 139-2

    Yorkshire 545-9 dec v Sussex 222 & 115-3

    Div Two

    Gloucs 54-1 v Middlesex 445

    Kent 217-3 v Leics 471

    Lancashire 137 & 226-5 (target 473) v Glamorgan 261 & 348-7 dec

    Northants 550-9 dec v Derbyshire 377 & 52-4

  12. Kent cricket ground with flowersRex Features

    Morning!

    It's the last day of County Championship action before the competition takes a break until 8 September.

    Eight games remain and plenty are superbly poised.

    Let's get cracking...