Derbyshire beat Notts with one ball to spare
Leicestershire score 150 in 17 overs to beat Lancashire
Essex, Durham, Yorkshire, Worcs & Middlesex all win
Northants bat to draw with Warwickshire
New four-day domestic competition set up after coronavirus pandemic delayed start of 2020 season
Commentary of every game available at top of this page
Worcestershire (428-5 & 80-2) need 30 runs to beat Gloucestershire (267 & 270)
Worcestershire have lost Jake Libby - brilliantly caught by Miles Hammond off Josh Shaw - but they still look set for a comfortable triumph.
They have eight wickets in hand and need just 30 more runs to beat Gloucestershire, who have fought valiantly.
Essex (298 & 202-8) beat Kent (387 & 112) by two wickets
Glenn Speller
BBC Essex at Chelmsford
Image source, Rex FeaturesWOW – this why we love county cricket so much.
This match ebbed and flowed over the course of four days and huge credit to Kent for taking it to the final session when they looked dead and buried on several occasions today.
Twice quick wickets fell to keep them in the game and keep Essex thinking.
But Champions don’t become Champions by thinking they are beaten and Sam Cook (on his 23rd birthday) and Adam Wheater got them home, although not without some nervy running.
Off to lay down in a darkened room. A great start to the Bob Willis Trophy.
Derbyshire (239 & 296-6) need 69 more runs to beat Nottinghamshire (324 & 279)
Well, well.
What a contest this match has proved to be over four days.
Derbyshire still very much in with a chance of pulling off a famous win.
15 overs remaining as we move into the final hour - 69 runs needed for a Derbyshire win, four wickets for a Nottinghamshire victory.
Derbyshire (239 & 294-6) need 71 runs to beat Nottinghamshire (324 & 279)
Derbyshire have a real chance here now - Fynn Hudson-Prentice reaching his 50 and then hitting back-to-back boundaries.
That brings the target down to 71 runs with four wickets in hand.
It would be some result - Notts seemed to have it sewn up earlier the day.
Surrey (282 & 119-7) need 195 more runs to beat Middlesex (347-6 dec & 248-6 dec)
No such dream finish to that over for Sam Robson as the hat-trick ball is left alone outside off stump by Matt Dunn.
Robson accounted for Jordan Clark (7) and then Dan Moriarty (0) in that over to put his side three wickets away from victory.
Rikki Clarke (22 not out) the key man now for Surrey.
Surrey (282 & 119-7) need 195 more runs to beat Middlesex (347-6 dec & 248-6 dec)
Meanwhile at The Oval - Middlesex's victory hopes are reignited as Sam Robson claims two wickets in as many balls!
Lancashire (322 & 226) lead Leicestershire (409-8) by 149 runs
It's a fourth wicket of the innings for Leicestershire's Ben Mike and Lancashire are all out for 226.
Ed Moulton is out for a 10-ball duck and the Foxes now need 150 to win at New Road off 17 overs.
Too much of an ask?
And Essex are there!
A nail-biting conclusion to this game, but the county champions get over the line as Sam Cook turns one behind square off Hamidullah Qadri to take them to the victory target.
Essex win by two wickets as Cook (15 not out) and Adam Wheater (26 not out) add a match-winning 31 for the ninth wicket.
Kent gave it everything with the ball, but their second-innings collapse for just 112 yesterday costs them a win.
Essex open up the competition with 21 points. Kent take seven points in defeat.
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
Essex (298 & 201-8) need 1 more run to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Scores level!
Sam Cook pushes two more down the ground off Hamidullah Qadri.
Just two results left on the table now.
Northamptonshire (142 & 507-6) v Warwickshire (369-8)
Image source, Getty ImagesYou will rarely see a better batting display than that from Adam Rossington and Luke Procter - a 200-run seventh-wicket partnership to take Northants from likely defeat to a draw at Warwickshire.
The duo have batted all day and the captains agree to call it a day.
Essex (298 & 199-8) need 3 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Sam Cook nudges another single for Essex.
Adam Wheater is back on strike and fends at one outside off that can't be too far away from his outside edge.
Three to win now for Essex.
Essex (298 & 198-8) need 4 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Adam Wheater drives through the covers off Matt Milnes.
Just one run though as Kent scramble a stop.
Four to win....
Essex (298 & 197-8) need 5 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Half a chance for Kent!
A drive from Sam Cook balloons off bat and pad just out of the reach of the full-stretch dive of Jordan Cox at short leg.
Maiden over.
Drama continues but the game pauses for a hand sanitising break!
(Welcome to county cricket post-lockdown)
Essex (298 & 197-8) need 5 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Kent turn to some spin with Hamidullah Qadri returning.
Still five runs needed for Essex. Kent need two wickets to win.
Mitchell b Shaw 20 (Worcestershire 428-5 & 41-1 v Gloucestershire 267 & 270)
Daryl Mitchell is bowled by Josh Shaw for 20 but Worcestershire still have nine wickets in hand.
They need 69 more runs to beat Gloucestershire and Jake Libby is still there on 20.
Essex (298 & 197-8) need 5 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Sam Cook gets off strike with a single out to the offside.
Adam Wheater survives an absolute beauty of a ball from Matt Milnes that cuts back in on him and just misses the inside edge!
Five to win.
Essex (298 & 196-8) need 6 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
Adam Wheater can't get Darren Stevens away and it's a maiden over.
Kent will get another chance to bowl to Essex tail-ender Sam Cook.
Still six more runs needed for Essex. Kent need two wickets.
Northamptonshire (142 & 503-6) lead Warwickshire (369-8) by 276 runs
It might not be too long before the captains bump elbow to agree on a draw at Edgbaston.
Adam Rossington (132 not out) and Luke Procter (111 not out) are immovable forces for Northamptonshire, who now lead by 276 and the Bears simply won't have time to knock off the runs.
Allow Twitter content?
This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.
Derbyshire (239 & 269-6) need 96 runs to beat Nottinghamshire (324 & 279)
A couple of times Derbyshire have lost crucial wickets and looked doomed but each time they battle back.
They now need 96 runs for a magnificent triumph at Notts - Fynn Hudson-Prentice is on 45 with Matt McKiernan unbeaten on 16.
Peter Trego starts a new over for the hosts.
Essex (298 & 196-8) need 6 more runs to beat Kent (387 & 112)
My word! More drama in this game!
Kent should've had Essex nine wickets down, but the chance goes begging.
Sam Cook and Adam Wheater get in a muddle going for a run and end up in the middle side-by-side.
Throw at the striker's end misses the stumps and Sam Cook survives!
Still six more needed to win for Essex....