for John Simpsonpublished at 11:29 British Summer Time 3 July 2019

11:29 BST 3 July 2019

Derbyshire 557-6 dec v Middlesex 464-6

On a pitch the bowlers must loathe and detest, John Simpson pulls Ravi Rampaul away for four to become the fourth player in the game to score a century - and don't forget that three Derbyshire batsmen were dismissed in the 90s in their innings.

It came off 219 balls and Simpson's partnership with Dawid Malan, who is 192 not out, is worth 214.

These are absolutely crucial runs for Yorkshire from their last-wicket pair.

Duanne Olivier and Ben Coad each collect a boundary in the same Morne Morkel over and Coad then slashes another over the slips off Sam Curran.

They have put on 42 so far and the Yorkshire lead is 297.

It looks a lovely morning at Sedbergh, with a bit of distant cloud cover - and the Lancashire batsman appear to be making hay.

Skipper Dane Vilas is already onto 81, Saqib Mahmood is on 15 - and the Lancy lead is up to 279.

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for Marnus Labuschagnepublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 3 July 2019

11:19 BST 3 July 2019

Glamorgan 449 & 157-1 v Worcestsrshire 370

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He passed 1,000 Championship runs for the season yesterday, and now Marnus Labuschagne has his second hundred of the match after chopping a ball from Joe Leach away for a single.

He's first Glamorgan player to score a hundred in each innings of a game since 2005 and this one took him just 112 balls and included 14 fours.

How can Australia overlook him for the Ashes series now?

Nottinghamshire look like they really are prepared to battle today.

No nonsense so far at Trent Bridge.

Ben Foakes would have needed jet-heeled boots for that one.

Morne Morkel bangs in a bouncer in his opener at Scarborough and the ball clears batsman, keeper, everyone, as it heads to the rope for four byes.

Duanne Olivier - who was on strike - was no doubt very interested to see the lift obtained by his fellow South African. Yorkshire's lead is 274.

First runs of the day to Dom Sibley, who else, at Canterbury.

He picks up two runs off the first over, from Harry Podmore. The Warwickshire opener moves on to 209.

Darren Stevens to bowl from the Nackington Road End. And he starts with a maiden.

While Sibley's already ticking over, none of the nation's automated scoreboards seem to be operating quite so smoothly. This could be fun!

Even more reason to tune in to one of the seven BBC county game commentaries.

Seven games - and as the late BBC radio legend Sir Jimmy Young used to say 'orf we jolly well go'.

Looks like Surrey are confident of a victory in Scarborough.....

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Somerset batsman Tom Banton is hoping the Division One leaders can cash in by clinching another win on the final day against Hampshire - and hopefully pick up a little bonus of his own.

They need nine wickets after setting a visitors a distant target of 488 at Taunton, with Banton adding 70 to his first-innings 79.

"We talked about getting a lead of 400 and then pulling out towards the end of the day. That's how it worked out and, if we bowl well, we now have a very good chance of winning," he said.

"It's been nice to get runs in this game. The other day Fidel Edwards came up to me and said he would give me £20 if I survived his spell. I'm still waiting for it!"

Dom Sibley's score stands on 207 this morning as the Warwickshire opener returns to the featherbed that is this week's wicket at Canterbury.

He may have one or two small milestones in his sight - first and foremost the 36 runs that Warwickshire, on 400-3, need to ensure that they will not be asked to bat again by Kent, in reply to the hosts' 585-7 declared.

Then, as that would finally put this game out of its misery as a contest, there are the personal ones.

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Another 23 runs would take Sibley past Billy Root's 229 for Glamorgan against Northants in June as the highest score made in the County Championship this season.

He needs just 36 more to beat his own career-best, 242 made against Yorkshire at the Oval in only his third first-class game with Surrey six summers ago.

And if he's feeling even more ambitious, then another 93 would make him only the fifth Bears batsman to make a triple century for the county, the last of which was Nick Knight against Middlesex at Lord's in 2004. And he would need only 109 more to top Mark Wagh's 315, also against Middlesex at Lord's in 2001, as the second highest ever made by a Bears batsman.

As for the biggest innings ever made by a Bear, that is also the whole of cricket's biggest innings too . . . Brian Lara's famous 501, from 25 years ago . And that's where the fantasizing stops, you'd think!

Ball-by-ball coverage of our seven remaining games is available for you today from our BBC local radio commentary teams.

They'll be on air from about 10:50, so choose a stream from the links at the top of the page and tune in.

Meanwhile, here's a great pic taken by Isabelle Duncan at North Marine Road yesterday afternoon.

On the face of it, it looks as if Essex might just have to turn up the final day at Trent Bridge today to complete their expected victory over Nottinghamshire.

Division One's bottom club still need another 206 runs just to make Essex bat again - and their hopes realistically rest on Ben Duckett, 32 not out overnight and so far making a better fist of it, coming in number six, after opening in the first innings. But there is a bit of battling spirit in the home ranks.

"We're disappointed with where we are," said one of Notts' more experienced batsmen Chris Nash. "But there's an opportunity for someone to come out and go big.

"Essex are playing very good cricket and we're not playing the cricket we want to. It's a good pitch, so we're disappointed to be five down. But we'll keep fighting."

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"I don't think it's going to be that easy," agrees former England all-rounder Ravi Bopara, fresh from his biggest Championship score in five years..

"When you start a new day there are usually early wickets but it will be tough and I know we'll have to battle hard. It could take two sessions or it could even go down to the last hour but we'll battle hard to try and get these five wickets. Everyone in the changing room accepts that."

A fascinating final day is in prospect at Scarborough with Yorkshire and Surrey both hopeful of victory on a pitch now presenting more challenges for batsmen.

The White Rose county lead by 268 with one wicket remaining and head coach Andrew Gale said: "It would have been nice for one bloke to go on and make a big score and for us to get a lead of over 300, but we're definitely in a good position.

"There's certainly some spin there, which will bring Kesh Maharaj into the game. Kesh could be key. They've got their lefties at the top, and there's rough outside their off stump."

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But Surrey all-rounder Ryan Patel told BBC Radio London: "They're nine down, and it's game on. It offers a little bit of spin, but taking nine wickets in the day here is perfect for us. If we have a positive mindset, we can get a positive result."

We told you yesterday about BBC Radio Newcastle's Martin Emmerson being delayed by cows en route to Sedbergh School - and it's happened again.

No doubt he'll make it to the ground for the start of play one way or an-udder.

Division One

Kent 585-7 dec v Warwickshire 400-3

Warwickshire trail by 185 with seven wickets standing

Nottinghamshire 213 & 100-5 v Essex 519-9 dec

Notts trail by 206 with five wickets standing

Somerset 408 & 358-8 dec v Hampshire 349 & 12-1

Hampshire need another 406 to win

Yorkshire 327 & 303-9 v Surrey 362

Yorkshire lead by 268 with one wicket standing

Division Two

Derbyshire 557-6 dec v Middlesex 436-6

Middlesex trail by 121 with four wickets standing

Glamorgan 449 & 137-1 v Worcestershire 370

Glamorgan lead by 216 with nine wickets standing

Lancashire 337 & 204-7 v Durham 281

Lancashire lead by 259 with five wickets standing

Tuesday result

Northamptonshire 273 & 331 v Sussex 106 & 105

Northants won by 393 runs

We're looking good for another full day's cricket in all our seven matches.

Here's BBC Weather's Simon King with a quick video forecast.

We have reached the final day in the latest round of Championship matches, with seven games ongoing.

Will Division One leaders Somerset bounce back from their defeat at Chelmsford by polishing off Hants?

And do Surrey and Essex, champions in the last two seasons, have what it takes to complete away victories over Yorkshire and Notts respectively?

How many more will Warwickshire opener Dom Sibley score against Kent?

Lots of questions. And this is the best place to find out the answers. Welcome to our coverage.

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