Thanks for your company on an absorbing final day of this round of fixtures.

The pendulum swung one way and another but eventually Middlesex staved off the threat of defeat at Derby to emerge with a share of the spoils.

It was the only drawn match in the round after Division One victories for leaders Notts, now closest challengers Surrey and Durham over the weekend, while Leicestershire lead the way in Division Two after winning the nerviest game of the round at Bristol.

Enjoy what's left of a sunny Monday evening and we'll see you again on Friday morning ready to do it all over again.

Bye for now!

Here's what we have coming up for you later this week... of course we'll be right hear for every over of the four days, from Friday morning...

Division One

Hampshire v Durham

Somerset v Essex

Yorkshire v Warwickshire

Division Two

Glamorgan v Derbyshire

Lancashire v Gloucestershire

Leicestershire v Northamptonshire

Middlesex v Kent

Division One

Surrey 367 - Burns 76, Lawrence 55* & 36-2 v Somerset 283 & 119 - Pretorius 54, Worrall 3-16 - Surrey win by 8 wickets

Notts 300 & 148-1 Hameed 62*, Duckett 59* v Sussex 169 & 278 - Haines 64, Simpson 74, Ahmed 4-54 - Notts win by 9 wickets

Worcestershire 162 & 81 - Raine 4-20, Codi Yusuf 4-26 v Durham 136 & 108-4 - Durham win by six wickets

Division Two

Gloucestershire 252 & 152 - Price 43, Holland 4-32 v Leicestershire 262 & 146-8 - Cox 47, Goodman 4-33 - Leicestershire win by 2 wickets

Derbyshire 472 - Andersson 107, Lloyd 93, Reece 60 v Middlesex 315 - Geddes 59, Davies 54, du Plooy 52, Chappell 4-55 & 307-7 f/o - Holden 94, Eskinazi 61, Higgins 56, Gohar 52* - Match drawn

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

It's all over. Middlesex survive, as we always thought they would...

Terrific innings from Zafar Gohar, and Ryan Higgins, earlier on there were were good innings from Max Holden and Stephen Eskinazi before the madness started.

Unfortunately from a Derbyshire perspective they couldn't force 10 wickets to give themselves an opportunity of winning the game.

Derbyshire move up to second in the table and will take a lot of positives from this game.

Over bowled, the 100th and that's it.

Middlesex will be mighty relieved after missing the follow on total by a couple of hits, then losing Nathan Fernandes to the first ball of the second innings on Sunday.

Calm appeared to have been restored by Max Holden (94) and Stephen Eskinazi (61) before both fell in quick succession just before lunch, Holden bowled missing a sweep and Eskinazi run out aborting a third run.

Derbyshire still had hope when Zak Chappell (five wickets in the match) had Jack Davies caught behind for seven at which point Middlesex were only 63 ahead.

But Ryan Higgins took the visitors to the brink of safety, batting nearly three hours for his 56 and by the time he was out, a draw was by far the most likely result.

Middlesex remain in mid-table and return to Lord's on Friday, hoping to get their own back against Kent, who defeated them at Canterbury.

Derbyshire remain second and travel to Cardiff to face Glamorgan on the same date.

16 overs left. One more before the probable handshake?

Alex Thomson will bowl and Blake Cullen blocks into the off side.

Thomson tosses the ball up but Cullen isn't taking the bait.

Maiden over.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London commentator

A fine 50 it is. It's very much secured the draw for the visitors.

Seven fours and two sixes - he can bat.

You'd imagine we're close to Wayne Madsen saying 'it's time to put the feet up'...

50 for Zafar Goharpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 28 April

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Derbyshire 472 v Middlesex 315 & 307-7 f/o

Image source, Rex Features

Jack Morley bowls to Zafar Gohar on 46.

Zafar defends on the front foot and he hasn't really taken any risks since he was dropped on 44.

Oh, hello! He smashes a friendly full bull over long on for six and he has his first 50 of the season.

105 balls, seven fours and two sixes.

Alex Thomson from the City End with four close catchers.

Blake Cullen turns the third ball to square leg but opts against what would be a very tight single.

Another maiden. 17 overs left.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

1,089 runs for 27 in this match - they've not quite got the balance right...

Zafar Gohar defends into the off side first up, then goes back to block a quicker ball from left arm spinner Jack Morley on the back foot.

Maiden over and this game is likely nearly done and dusted.

143 ahead and 20 overs left. Surely the draw is on now?

Zafar Gohar is on 45 and goes forward to defend against off spin bowler Alex Thomson.

He cuts the third ball to backward point for one.

Blake Cullen blocks out the over.

Single to Zafar Gohar. Blake Cullen is forward to defend and is beaten outside off stump.

Five close catchers in for Cullen, who turns one just past leg slip for four runs.

300 up in 95 overs.

Blake Cullen is nearly foxed by a grubber and defends from the crease to see out the over, surviving an lbw shout in the process.

Got a bit of bat on that and the ball lands safely.

Over bowled by Alex Thomson and we're back with Jack Morley.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

The peril has gone, but that just seems a little irresponsible to me, but I'm not a professional cricketer.

It's remarkable. Just when you think this game is dead and buried you get a little hint something might still be there.

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

Zak Chappell apologises. It was as straightforward a catch as you're likely to see at mid-on. That will pretty much be that. Gohar has been dropped on 44.

With it goes any chance Derbyshire have of winning this game.

The game has gone.

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Lead up to 138 and now Zafar Gohar is dropped by Zak Chappell!

A smash down the ground and Chappell puts it down at mid on.

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Derbyshire 472 v Middlesex 315 & 295-6 f/o

Jack Morley is coming back on to try and stem the tide which is now very much flowing towards a draw.

Single to Ryan Higgins, going back to tap leg side. He's on 56.

This has been a crucial partnership with Zafar Gohar, which began with a slender lead of 63.

Zafar Gohar moves forward and to 44 with a slog sweep over long on for six!

Zafar Gohar works Zak Chappell off his hip to backward square for one to move on to 38.

Ryan Higgins tries to punch a short ball away off side but doesn't clear the field.

Two runs off the fifth ball though, driving to cover on the back foot.

He keeps the strike with a deflection to leg from the crease for one.