That's a horrible way for Surrey's innings to end as Mark Footitt responds to a call for a second run but is then sent back and run out by Neil Wagner.

Foakes finishes on 65 not out, but it has taken Essex only 10.4 overs to collect the three wickets they needed this morning and their victory target is 253.

If they get there, they will go top of Division One. If they don't, Surrey will.

It hasn't got any easier for Steven Davies and Adam Hose at Taunton, with just 20 added to the Somerset total in the first 10 overs. Crucially, though, they are still together and know that Ryan Sidebottom and Steven Patterson cannot bowl indefinitely. Davies has 38, Hose is on 35 - 140 more needed by Somerset.

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An early breakthrough for Leicestershire with nightwatchman Danny Briggs brilliantly caught at first slip by Paul Horton, as Clint McKay claims his fifth wicket of the match.

Luke Wells is battling hard for Sussex, his unbeaten 31 taking 92 balls, and if he can stay there Sussex ought to win their third Championship match in the last four

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Fifty for Malanpublished at 11:31 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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Middlesex 180 & 171-7 (58.3 overs) v Lancashire 309

Three balls after James Harris' departure (our commentators have confirmed that it was the pitch that irked him), Dawid Malan passes fifty from 113 balls.

The left-hander has batted serenely in Southport, but needs some support. Toby Roland-Jones, who considers himself an all-rounder, is in.

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Five overs gone and, as Somerset probably expected, there have been very few loose deliveries so far from Ryan Sidebottom and Steven Patterson. Eight runs so far, the stand between Steven Davies and Adam Hose is now worth 59, and the home side need another 154.

Foakes reaches half-centurypublished at 11:10 British Summer Time 12 June 2017

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Surrey 399 & 261-7 (84 overs) v Essex 435

Well batted Ben Foakes, who brings up a 117-ball fifty with a single off Simon Harmer. Surrey lead by 225, and they would be in a precarious position without his contribution.

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Ryan Sidebottom, playing his 225th first-class match, bowls to Adam Hose, playing his second. It's a maiden over to start with at Taunton. Somerset still need 161.

Ryan McLaren has the ball in hand for Lancashire as they chase the final four Middlesex wickets on day four at Southport.

Dawid Malan is 45 not out alongside James Harris (15 not out). Can the hosts make early breakthroughs?

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Surrey batsman Rory Burns believes a wearing pitch at Guildford will be a major factor in deciding the winners of their game against Essex.

The home side had to work hard to build a 217-run lead on day three as Essex off-spinner Simon Harmer exploited a helpful surface to take 4-75 from 33 overs.

"The wicket is wearing, it's got a two-paced nature and there's a bit of spin there, so I think we can create 10 opportunities, it's whether we can take them, and how many in front we are," Burns told BBC Radio London.

"There's a length on that wicket where it's incredibly difficult to score, and with the two-paced nature of the pitch, you're never quite on it (as a batsman) unless it's either side of that length."

It being day four, there should be some exciting finishes in store, with at least four of the remaining five games looking likely to provide a positive result.

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Samit Patel finished yesterday with a new career-best score of 257 not out under his belt. The Nottinghamshire all-rounder batted for 452 balls, but despite his marathon achievement putting his side in a strong position, his first thought was for the bad times.

He told BBC Radio Nottingham: "I'm delighted. It reminds you of the bad days that you have with the bat.

"Days like this are when you have to make the most of it. I've been training pretty hard and my mindset has been pretty good for weeks now but I've not been converting as I should really.

"I was the most nervous on 256, needing one for the career-best but the boys were all really chuffed for me."

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