Summary

  • Worcs close on 120-8 chasing 248 to beat Hants; Abbott takes hat-trick

  • Somerset bowled out for 77 in tied game with Lancashire

  • Lancs spinner Maharaj takes 7-37

  • Somerset spinner Leach finishes with 12-102 in match

  • Essex made to follow on against Surrey

  • Yorkshire close on 258-4 after Notts make 448

  1. Postpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Notts 448 v Yorkshire 75-2

    Harry Brook moves to 36 as he sends Luke Wood through extra cover, batting partner Gary Ballance on 12* from 13 after finding two boundaries in the 16th over.

  2. Postpublished at 14:07 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Worcs 120 v Hampshire 191 & 50-4

    Tom Alsop (13*) drives Dillon Pennington through cover for four as he finds his second boundary.

    In the next over, he adds another run before Sam Northeast (12*) hits two fours off deliveries from Josh Tongue, adds two runs of his own along with four byes.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 14:05 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Onions c Bess b Leach 18 (Somerset 192 v Lancs 99 & 170)

    That's 12 wickets in the match for Jack Leach and Somerset will need 78 to win!

    Graham Onions boshes the spinner for six, four, four, but then holes out to Dom Bess at mid-wicket.

    Leach finishes with career-best match figures of 12-102.

  4. Glamorgan skittled for 121published at 14:03 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Division Two latest

    Derbyshire have dismissed Division Two's bottom side Glamorgan for just 121 with Tony Palladino taking 6-29.

    Meanwhile Callum Parkinson is going down swinging for Leicestershire. They're up to 81-9 at Sussex with Parkinson on 29.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Maharaj st Davies b Leach 9 (Somerset 192 v Lancs 99 & 146-9)

    Jack LeachImage source, Rex Features

    The writing is on the wall for Lancashire...

    Jack Leach picks up his 11th wicket of the game as Keshav Maharaj is stumped.

    Last man Graham Onions comes to the crease with the lead just 53.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:54 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Raval b Gurney 15 (Notts 448 v Yorkshire 62-2)

    Just as things were looking decent for Yorkshire, Jeet Raval is on his way.

    Harry Gurney takes a wicket in his first over, sending the stumps flying every direction as he bowls Raval for 15.

    Gary Ballance is in at four and picks up a three from his second ball.

  7. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Lawrence lbw b T Curran 3 (Essex 20-3 v Surrey 351)

    Things go from bad to worse for Essex!

    Dan Lawerence is trapped lbw by Tom Curran.

    It's the England paceman's second wicket of the day.

  8. Postpublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Notts 448 v Yorkshire 57-1

    Harry Brook (31*) and Jeet Raval (15*) have taken Yorkshire past the 50 mark in 68 balls.

    Brook then finds his fourth boundary with a pull shot off Luke Wood.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:43 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Croft c Davies b C Overton 51 (Somerset 192 v Lancs 99 & 131-8)

    Steven CroftImage source, Rex Features

    Is that Lancashire's last hope gone?

    Two balls after reaching his fifty, Steven Croft nicks Craig Overton behind.

    Lancashire are eight down with a lead of just 38.

  10. No unwanted records for Leicestershirepublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Sussex 373 v Leicestershire 45-8

    Leicestershire have gone past their lowest ever total of 25 against Kent in 1912.

    They're also beyond their lowest total against Sussex - the 40 they made at Hove in 1960.

    The records stand for another day.

  11. Postpublished at 13:38 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Notts 448 v Yorkshire 43-1

    Yorkshire are chugging along in reply to Notts' 448.

    Harry Brook (20*) and Jeet Raval (11*) are at the crease, Brook adding nine from the previous over after driving Matthew Milnes for his second boundary.

  12. Leicestershire slump to 44-8published at 13:38 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Division Two latest

    Sussex seamer Ollie Robinson now has five wickets and Jofra Archer three as Leicestershire are reduced to 44-8.

    I'm just going to flick through the record books to find out their lowest score...

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 13:35 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

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    Ged Ashton: If Lancashire can set Somerset around 150 its game on

    With a lead of 30 and three wickets left, that looks a long way off at the moment Ged.

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:30 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Adams b Pennington 0 (Worcs 120 v Hants 191 & 25-4)

    And another!

    Jimmy Adams plays a wild drive at Dillon Pennington and inside edges the ball onto his stumps.

    Hampshire's second innings is in tatters.

  15. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Chopra c Clarke b Curran 3 (Essex 10-2 v Surrey 351)

    The wickets have been dropping like flies since lunch!

    Varun Chopra pushes at Tom Curran outside off stump but edges it and Rikki Clarke pounces at second slip to gobble up a poor shot.

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    WICKETpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Vince c Mitchell b Barnard 9 (Worcs 120 v Hampshire 191 & 25-3)

    Ed Barnard claims his 42nd wicket of the County Championship season to see off James Vince.

    Vince skims it to second slip, where Daryl Mitchell takes it at belly height.

    Really poor start for Hampshire.

  17. Bad light stops playpublished at 13:24 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Division Two latest

    Having started at 13:00 BST, they're off after just 3.1 overs at Canterbury for bad light. Northants are 76-8 replying to Kent's 137.

    Leicestershire are still struggling at Sussex - they're 34-6, but that's something of a recovery after they slipped to 9-5.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Browne c Elgar b Morkel 7 (Essex 10-1 v Surrey 351)

    Nick BrowneImage source, Rex Features

    That's not the start Essex will have wanted right after lunch!

    Morne Morkel's delivery clips the edge of Nick Browne's bat, and Dean Elgar is on hand to catch at first slip.

  19. Postpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Notts 448 v Yorkshire 20-1

    After losing Adam Lyth in the first over of their reply after such Notts dominance this morning, Yorkshire needed to get off to a good start - and Jeet Raval drives Matthew Milnes to mid-off for a boundary, before Harry Brook adds two.

  20. Postpublished at 13:16 British Summer Time 5 September 2018

    Somerset 192 v Lancashire 99 & 119-7

    Steven CroftImage source, Rex Features

    Steven Croft, on 47, and Danny Lamb resume batting for Lancashire.

    The lead stands at 26. How many more can the visitors eek out?