Relive day four of the County Championship

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Day four of eight matches in the County Championship
Div One: Durham v Sussex, Essex v Hants, Notts v Yorks, Warwickshire v Somerset
Games at Durham, Essex, Notts & Warwickshire end in draws
Div Two: Gloucs v Derbys, Lancs v Kent, Leics v Glamorgan, Northants v Middlesex
Northants chase 311 to win by four wickets
Rapid Stewart hundred gives Kent remarkable draw at Blackpool
Draws at Leicestershire & Gloucestershire

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Glenn Speller, Harry Everett, George O'Neill & Gary Smee

'Use of Kookaburra ball a head scratcher'published at 17:44 British Summer Time
Result: Sussex draw with Durham
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Durham’s game at home to Sussex ended in an inevitable draw, with all life seemingly sucked out of the occasion by a slow track and an Australian ball I feel is not best suited to County Championship cricket.
Sussex were on 322-6 and leading by 356 when the draw was agreed at 16:50 BST. By then Danial Ibrahim had faced 315 balls for his 121 not out. And while he will remember this game for a long time to come, I don't think many others will.
Durham take 13 points from the game and Sussex 14.
There are three more rounds of matches with this Kookaburra ball this year. Only one side has managed a win this week and that’s about the norm when it is used.
Why ask Championship players to use it, when 99% of them won't be in Australia this winter anyway? And while the Test side is in action at the same time? It's a head scratcher.
100 for James Salespublished at 17:41 British Summer Time
Northants 283-4 (target 311) v Middlesex

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Well batted James Sales.
The Northants right-hander goes to his third first-class hundred with four tickled down to fine-leg.
A fantastic knock that receives deserved applause from the home supporters.
The 22-year-old is taking his team to victory against Middlesex - 28 more runs needed.
WARWICKSHIRE DRAW WITH SOMERSETpublished at 17:38 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 351 & 161-4 v Somerset 498 & 229-8 dec

Hands shaken at Edgbaston.
Somerset take 14 points and Warwickshire 11.
Somerset were on top for large periods but their five missed chances across days two and three particularly cost them pushing for a win as Warwickshire narrowly passed the follow on target.
Sam Hain finishes 68* with Ed Barnard 11* in that 30-run partnership.
The home side fall 216 runs short with 78 balls remaining.
WICKETpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time
Stewart c Bailey b Anderson 130 (Lancs v Kent 298-8)

Jimmy makes the breakthrough!
Grant Stewart pops a catch up to Tom Bailey at cover and his magnificent innings ends.
130 off 122 balls with 12 fours and nine sixes.
Kent are 33 in front with 12 and a bit overs remaining. Can James Anderson finish this innings quickly so Lancashire can have a go at knocking off the runs?
Hain in the middle of a circle field againpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 155-4 (target 377) v Somerset
Phil Britt
BBC Coventry & Warwickshire

He is the man in the middle of a circle here Sam Hain.
See earlier (17.18 BST) post with picture of the current field set!
WICKETpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time
Thomson c Hammond b Van Buuren 10 (Derbyshire 253-6 - target 316)

What on earth are Derbyshire doing?
Alex Thomson attempts to sweep Graeme van Buuren, but only gets a top edge which pops up to the safe hands of Miles Hammond at slip.
Gloucestershire are cock-a-hoop. They need four more wickets; Derbyshire need 63 more runs.
Image source, Gloucestershire Cricket
The last hour commencespublished at 17:27 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 154-4 (target 377) v Somerset

16 overs minimum to be bowled in this final hour, but Jack Leach is back so expect Somerset to try and bowl more if Warwickshire allow them to.
WICKETpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time
Robinson c Geddes b Roland-Jones 17 (Northants 264-4 - target 311)

Tim Robinson plays a bizarre shot to Toby Roland-Jones.
Trying to go down the ground, he plinks it straight to mid-off.
Northants still require 47 more runs, but with James Sales unbeaten on 90, they should get there comfortably.
Postpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time
Lancs v Kent 292-7 (lead by 27)

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Grant Stewart is even carting James Anderson around.
He biffs him down the ground then smacks the England legend through cover.
Stewart is on 128 off 114 balls. He's turned the game on its head.
Name for this field set?!published at 17:18 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 152-4 (target 377) v Somerset

Matt Henry is going to have a potentially final burst from the City End with a cracking umbrella field.
Well call it what you want, it is... unusual.
Image source, Harry Everett
Image caption,
The latest field at Edgbaston for Matt Henry
Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time
Lancashire v Kent 282-7 (lead by 17)

Nothing doing for James Anderson in that over as he concedes a couple through the off side.
Grant Stewart is up to 118 - NINE sixes in there!
Anderson back into the attackpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time
Lancashire v Kent 280-7 (lead by 15)

He's only bowled four overs in this innings, but Lancashire need a wicket. They turn to James Anderson...
WICKETpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time
Guest c Bracey b Van Buuren 22 (Derbyshire 235-5 target 316)

Derbyshire are in real bother!
Brooke Guest prods at one from Graeme van Buuren and feathers it through to the gloves of wicketkeeper James Bracey.
Having looked certain victors, they have now lost five wickets for 58 runs.
WICKETpublished at 17:07 British Summer Time
Procter b Robson 107 (Northants 239-3 - target 311)

Sam Robson's leg spin removes Luke Procter, but the bulk of the work has been done for Northamptonshire.
They need 72 more to win and Tim Robinson joins James Sales in the middle.
50 for Sam Hainpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 135-4 (target 377) v Somerset

Amidst that wicket drama I nearly forgot Sam Hain had been on 49 for a fair while now.
Half-centuries in both innings of this game (78 first time around) for the Hong Kong born Aussie-turned Midlander.
They will not shake hands now but there are only 22 overs (technically minimum but likely) remaining in this match.
Kent move into the leadpublished at 16:59 British Summer Time
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 266-7

From 116-7 to 266-7.
Lancashire will have to bat again if they can get these three wickets.
We have 21.5 overs remaining in the day.
It's also the 150 partnership between Joey Evison and Grant Stewart.
Incredible.
Postpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time
Warwickshire 131-4 (target 377) v Somerset
Richard Wilford
BBC Radio WM commentator

I do not think Sam Hain is particularly impressed with that shot.
Jacob Bethell has left the door open here, he tried one shot too many.
There is times when you play your shots and times when you play for your team, he has not done the right thing there.
There is a tail in this Bears side, the game is alive again now.
Miggy Pretorius deserved that wicket.
LEICESTERSHIRE DRAW WITH GLAMORGANpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time
Breaking
Leics 576-7 dec v Glamorgan 353 & 342-6

Division Two leaders Leicestershire stay unbeaten but it's taken a mammoth effort from Glamorgan's batters to prevent them from winning a sixth game in eight matches.
Centuries from Sam Northeast and Colin Ingram frustrated the Foxes and their fourth-wicket stand of 225 removed any real victory chance for the hosts at Grace Road.
WICKETpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time
Bethell b Pretorius c Abell 12 (Warwickshire 131-4 (target 377) v Somerset

Jacob Bethell what are you doing!?
Game to save, seven minutes before they could shake hands and his side have the draw saved, but having just pulled Miggy Pretorius for four he plays a ridiculous shot spooning the ball miles into the air for Tom Abell to jog in and catch.
Bethell bounced out in both innings and now I think Somerset will fancy taking this the distance, they are sniffing a win here again now.
100 For Grant Stewartpublished at 16:54 British Summer Time
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 259-7

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Brilliant, just brilliant from Grant Stewart.
He came in at 116-7 and has given Kent a real chance of saving this one.
It's a third first-class century and comes up from 79 balls with nine fours and eight sixes.
Kent trail by six runs.