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Another disappointing day in terms of the weather, but at least there was enough action in the County Championship title decider at Taunton to tee up what should be an intriguing finale.

Somerset achieved their target of a 200+ total, thanks to the enterprising batting of Roelof van der Merwe, who hit four sixes in his 60.

Now the onus is on their bowlers to try and rattle through the Essex batting line-up and keep their hopes of a first Championship title alive.

We'll have full coverage of day three in all nine Championship games tomorrow from about 10:00. See you then.

Division One

Kent 147 v Hampshire 80-3 - no play on Tuesday

Somerset 203 v Essex 25-0

Surrey 248-2 v Nottinghamshire

Yorkshire 261-2 v Warwickshire - no play on Tuesday

Division Two

Durham 262-8 v Glamorgan

Gloucestershire 80-6 v Northamptonshire - no play on Tuesday

Leicestershire 155 v Lancashire 2-1 - no play on Tuesday

Middlesex 199-5 v Derbyshire

Sussex 299-8 v Worcestershire

The umpires almost certainly went straight to the dressing rooms to tell the Sussex and Pears players that's it for today.

The covers are coming on. The PA confirms play has been abandoned.

A good session of play for Sussex - dominated by a stand of 96 between David Wiese and George Garton.

From ltsette: "#bbccricket, external why is barnard not being looked at by England despite being a top performer for Worcester for years now? We've already lost Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore because they wouldn't be spotted at Worcester"

Adrian Harms
Sports reporter, BBC Sussex

There's still a few spectators hanging around.

They haven't totally given up on play for today.

And we're going off...

The stumps have been taken out of the ground and the umpires are wandering off the field.

The covers are staying off - for now.

George Garton celebrates his second Championship 50 of the season with two more runs off Barnard and four more with a pull to square leg.

Oh dear. The umpires are taking a light meter reading...

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Sussex 293-8 v Worcs

The new batsman is Ollie Robinson.

Nine overs left before stumps and light is fading - even with the floodlights on.

Garton pushes Barnard away to cover point for four.

That's his 50 off 65 balls with eight fours.

We asked you to name the three players involved in the current Sussex and Worcestershire game, who have played in every one of their side's matches this summer in all formats. Here is the correct answer.

From @Jonty_139: "#bbccricket, external the 3 players to have played every game for @WorcsCCC, external and @SussexCCC, external : @EdBarn95, external, Rikki Wessels and David Wiese??"

A deft glance to fine leg by George Garton off Ed Barnard brings four more.

He's on 48 now. Beaten outside the off peg next ball.

A streaky inside edge to fine leg. One more so make that 49.

Barnard cuts a ball to cut back a long way to strike Wiese on the pad but that ball was doing way too much for the lbw.

A short ball is tucked away behind square for one.

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Charlie Morris is the top wicket taker for the Pears and he's steered away off the back foot through cover by Wiese for four.

Wiese flicks the fourth ball off his pads but can't get the ball past mid on.

Shot! A crisp drive through the off side for... two more.

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Sussex 269-7 v Worcs

Adam Finch is driven down the ground for one by Wiese.

Garton nudges the next ball to third man for one more.

Wiese shapes to hit through the off side and gets an inside edge to fine leg for one.

Finch goes round the wicket and Garton steers the ball to third man for a couple.

David Wiese smashes Ed Barnard for four through long of. Too much width.

And again! This time he drives a bit loosely but safely over mid off for four.

A drive down the ground for one more.

The new ball is due... and the floodlights are coming on.

We are told that there are three players on the field at Hove, who have taken part in every game played by their respective teams this season - in all formats*. Care to guess who they are? Two are from Worcestershire and one is from Sussex - and they must be very tired.

*Thanks to BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms and Dave Bradley of BBC Hereford & Worcester

Garton reverse sweeps D'Oliveira for four to move to 37 and take Sussex to 250.

At the other end Wiese is in block mode against Adam Finch at first then drives down the ground and Finch fields off his own bowling.

Finch beats Wiese outside the off stump. Reverse swing?

He gets away with a single to mid on off the last ball.

It's getting a bit gloomy at Hove but no light meters in sight just yet.

Finch is taking over the bowling from the Cromwell Road End.

Two slips. Wiese punches the ball away through the off side for four and that takes his Championship run tally past 500.

Wiese is beaten outside off stump by the next ball but survives.

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Runs are flowing quite freely here in the only active Championship game in the country.

Three runs off Daryl Mitchell's third over.

D'Oliveira drops short outside off and the ball is smashed square for four by Garton.

A top-edged sweep to fine leg brings two and takes the partnership past 50.

Only 45 overs of play today in the title decider between Somerset and Essex. but there was certainly plenty of incident. Here are a few key moments from the day's play.

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Pleasant autumnal sunshine at Hove after a monsoon this morning.

Wiese tries again and again to force the ball away through the off side.

Good fielding at cover by Tom Fell. Maiden over.