Summary

  • Yorkshire beat defending champions Essex by 91 runs

  • Dane Vilas hits double century for Lancashire against Somerset

  • Notts declare with 468-run lead over Hants after Steven Mullaney ton

  • Joe Clarke makes hundred as Worcestershire avoid follow-on v Surrey

  • Division Two leaders Warwickshire beat Derbyshire by eight wickets

  • Sussex need 230 to beat Middlesex despite hundreds for Malan and Gubbins

  • Kent defeat Glamorgan by six wickets at Sophia Gardens

  • Durham close on 233-1 after having to follow-on against Leicestershire

  1. Weather outlookpublished at 10:32 British Summer Time 6 May 2018

    It looks like another fabulous sunny day is in store, which is obviously great news for everyone following our eight County Championship matches.

    To confirm our confident prediction, here's Sarah Keith-Lucas with the latest BBC Weather video forecast.

  2. Good morningpublished at 10:27 British Summer Time 6 May 2018

    County Championship - play starts 11:00 BST

    For Essex and Yorkshire, as the late Glenn Frey once said, the heat is very much on at Chelmsford.

    But which team has the stronger will to win - the 'Eagles' or the Tykes? Who will have a peaceful easy feeling later today and who will be facing up to heartache tonight?

    We're going to find out the answers to all those questions today - and there will also be a result at Edgbaston, where Division Two leaders Warwickshire appear to be on course for victory over Derbyshire.

    Those are just two out of eight Championship games we've been enjoying over the past couple of days and we'll be keeping you updated on all of them over the next few hours. Enjoy!

    Weather vane at ChelmsfordImage source, Rex Features