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
Durham 327 v Sussex 361 & 322-6
The four weather interruptions yesterday ended any real hopes of a positive result for either side in this one.
Danial Ibrahim's (122*) second first-class century and his highest career score was today's highlight.
Both teams look like solid mid-table material.
Essex 296 & 358-6 v Hampshire 453
A magnificent sixth-wicket stand of 215 between Tom Westley (130 not out) and Michael Pepper (140) has saved this game for Essex.
They were in trouble on 131-5, and still trailing, but Westley and Pepper batted superbly for two sessions.
Notts 487 & 148-1 v Yorkshire 510
Jonny Bairstow bowls the last over of the game and gets hit for a four and a couple of singles!
It's only his second ever over in first-class cricket and first in more than a decade!
Once he's done, the players shake hands on a draw. 12 points each on a flat deck at Trent Bridge.
Northants 220-2 (target 311) v Middlesex
Luke Procter nudges one into open space in the leg side and picks up two that bring up his hundred.
He's ridden his luck at times, but he is guiding Northants to victory.
They need 91 more to win.
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Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 253-7
At 116-7 this game looked all but over.
Step forward Joey Evison (58*) and Grant Stewart (95*) and they can save this one.
Kent trail by 12 runs.
Andersson lbw b Murphy 0 (Derbyshire 212-4 - target 316)
Gloucestershire have real hope!
Todd Murphy spins one past Martin Andersson's inside edge onto the pads and the umpire's finger shoots up.
Derbyshire collapsed in their first innings - are we about to witness a repeat?
Madsen c Bracey b Akhter 17 (Derbyshire 211-3 - target 316)
Wayne Madsen gloves a short ball through to James Bracey and Gloucestershire have hope!
Derbyshire are three down with 105 more runs still needed.
Notts 487 & 139-1 v Yorkshire 510
They're going through the motions at Trent Bridge.
15 minutes until this one ends in a draw.
Time for an over from Jonny Bairstow maybe?
He's bowled six balls in his entire first-class career - one run conceded - no wickets.
Leics 576-7 dec v Glamorgan 353 & 323-6
Rishi Patel has just broken through for Leicestershire, removing Chris Cooke for nine, to give them a slight chance of forcing victory.
But they'll need to get Colin Ingram - he's 130 not out.
Glamorgan lead by exactly 100 with 23 overs left in the game.
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 237-7
Image source, Rex FeaturesMitchell Stanley to Grant Stewart - now, I'm not sure what the bowler has done to upset Stewart because he's hit him for six sixes now - just not all in the same over.
It's in the car park again.
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 231-7
Mitchell Stanley to Grant Stewart - yep six more.
That's the fifth six Stewart has hit Stanley for.
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 225-7
No troubles for Kent since tea.
We have 28 overs remaining in the day and Kent trail by 40 runs.
Pepper c Abbott b Prest 140 (Essex 349-6, lead by 192 v Hants)
Michael Pepper's excellent knock comes to an end at the hands of part-time spinner Tom Prest, but he's done the job for Essex.
His stand of 215 with Tom Westley has taken Essex 192 runs in front and the game is safe.
Hudson-Prentice b Drissell 26 (Durham 327 v Sussex 361 & 307-6)
It matters not.
Fynn Hudson-Prentice goes for an almighty swipe and is bowled by George Drissell.
Sussex lead by 341 runs.
Latham c & b Overton 52 (Warwickshire 114-3 (target 377) v Somerset)
Out of nowhere we have a wicket!
Two runs shy of a 100-run-partnership between Tom Latham and Sam Hain.
A decent catch in his follow through from the Somerset skipper.
May this reinvigorate Somerset's push for victory!?
Latham got 50s in both innings without kicking on.
Jacob Bethell only got 20 on this benign surface with his first bat, he will be desperate personally to perform, even if whatever he scores today may be irrelevant with regards to his team's result in this match.
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 217-7
Image source, Rex FeaturesJoey Evison and Grant Stewart are doing their best to save this for Kent.
Both have reached 50, mixing defence with attack - the three sixes in a row from Stewart off Mitchell Stanley have been a particular highlight.
Lancs 639-9d v Kent 374 & 215-7
Six more for Grant Stewart and it's Mitchell Stanley the unfortunate bowler again.
This one sails over long on.
The ball needs some surgery from the umpires after hitting the concrete.
Kent trail by 50 runs.
Durham 327 v Sussex 361 & 307-5
Yes, don't worry they are still playing at the Riverside.
Danial Ibrahim and Fynn Hudson-Prentice have now shared a 50-run stand for the sixth wicket.
Came c Hammond b Murphy 91 (Derbyshire 189-2 - target 316)
Another wonderful catch from Miles Hammond!
Harry Came nails a shot into the leg side off Todd Murphy's offs-pin, but Hammond flings himself away to his right and sticks out a big right hand.
The ball sticks and Derbyshire are two down, needing 127 more to win.
Northants 176-2 (target 311) v Middlesex
At Northampton, the home side are well placed for victory against Middlesex.
James Sales has just moved past 50, with Luke Proctor on 75 at the other end.
The equation is simple enough - Northants need another 135 runs to win at just under four an over.
