Essex earn draw to win title despite collapsing after tea
Jack Leach took 5-32 before Somerset forfeited second innings
Marcus Trescothick on field as sub fielder at end of game before retiring
Gloucs & Northants promoted after Glamorgan game abandoned
Final day also washed out at Canterbury, Edgbaston, The Oval and Hove
Browne 18, A Cook 10
Alastair Cook moves into double figures with a single off Jack Leach.
There's another lbw appeal against Nick Browne as Leach turns one into his pads and again the umpire shakes his head.
That was pretty close too.
Browne 18, A Cook 9
Close.
Dom Bess produces a beauty which turns sharply off the pitch and beats the edge of Nick Browne's bat.
From a Somerset point of view, though, close isn't good enough.
Azad 20, Ackermann 35
A deep square leg and a fine leg come in for Azad.
The batsman leaves Bohannon outside off.
77 ahead.
Browne 18, A Cook 9
Here's Jack Leach again - and there's just one run from that over, to Nick Browne.
So much tension around the ground.
Browne 17, A Cook 9
Thankfully it was only a brief interruption and Nick Browne scores the first run of the day with a single off Dom Bess.
The first boundary follows as Alastair Cook sweeps the off-spinner fine - Essex are 31-0.
Leics 155 & 91-1 v Lancs 170
Bohannon strays to leg and Ackermann flicks the ball in front of square for four.
A leg slip is in for Gleeson and Azad is back and across, clipping the ball away for four on the on side.
He misses a pull and is hit on the inner thigh.
Warwks v Yorks 261-2
This one isn't off yet. Fingers crossed.
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Azad 15, Ackermann 31
It's getting pretty blustery at Grace Road but at least we're playing.
More bouncers from Gleeson and he's just been warned after a no-ball.
The next ball fizzes down the leg side and just evades bat and glove.
Middx 260 v Derbys 199-4
But it's looking a lot brighter out there.
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Somerset 203 v Essex 25-0
How disappointing.
Twelve balls bowled after yesterday's washout and the players go off.
"That was a tricky two overs," says non-playing Essex batsman Varun CHopra. "It didn't look too easy to bat out there."
Browne 16, A Cook 5
Left-arm spin from both ends. Here comes England's Jack Leach for Somerset. Alastair Cook is on strike.
Cook gets away with a leading edge from the first delivery as the ball falls short of the mid-wicket fielder.
A leg-before appeal follows as Cook is pinned on the back foot, but the umpire says no.
TV replays suggest that was the wrong decision.
Here comes the rain again!
Richard Rae
BBC Radio Leicester Sport
"The bowling hasn't been great to Ackermann but he's played within himself."
Azad 11, Ackermann 31
Azad leans away from another Gleeson bouncer. Another maiden over.
Josh Bohannon replaces Bailey at the other end. He starts with a no-ball.
He tries to york Ackermann, who squeezes the ball out to point.
An out-swinging half volley is flayed through cover for four.
Another no-ball. Four more glanced to fine leg.
Browne 16, A Cook 5
Roelof van der Merwe to bowl the first over of 72 possible in the day, Nick Browne is on strike.
Perhaps a surprise choice by Somerset skipper Tom Abell for the first over?
Browne is in a defensive mind-set and that's a maiden.
Henry Moeran
BBC 5 Live Sports Extra commentator
"From an Essex point of view, they'll just be looking for a calm start, to try and tick down those overs."
Surrey 402-6 dec v Notts 77-1
The gloom has lifted a bit but the field is still damp.
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Azad 11, Ackermann 23
Ackermann drives Bailey through mid off for four, just beating the bowler's outstretched hand.
A streaky four two balls later as Ackermann edges off the shoulder of the bat just past a diving second slip.
Four more off a leg glance and the Foxes are motoring.
Azad 11, Ackermann 11
Richard Gleeson gets some shape away from Azad - who is back and across to defend.
Is a result possible here? Five runs an over would get the hosts a lead of 200 with around 40 overs left.
Azad awkwardly leans inside the line of a Gleeson bouncer.
Somerset 203 v Essex 25-0 - play starts at 12:00
Image source, Rex FeaturesLet's remind you of the situation in Taunton.
If Essex avoid defeat, they win the title. Somerset must take 20 wickets in the day to have any chance of winning the match and becoming champions for the first time.
Nick Browne (16*) and Alastair Cook (5*) are the not out batsmen.
The Somerset attack consists of seamers Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton, with Tom Abell as support, and spinners Jack Leach, Dom Bess and Roelof van der Merwe.
Azad 11, Ackermann 11
Maiden from Richard Gleeson.
Another Bailey in-swinger zips past the off stump. Just.
Good leave from Azad - who gets a single to long leg off the next ball.
More extravagant swing as the ball drifts well down the leg side. Ackermann leaves.
Ackermann drives the last ball down the ground for four.