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Northamptonshire 183 & 229-9 v Durham 400
Liam Trevaskis is bowling round the wicket.
Summary
Warwickshire second in Division One after 106-run win over Yorkshire
Gloucestershire beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets in Division Two
Middlesex and Kent head Division Three after final-day wins
Leicestershire beat Sussex in thriller with just a few balls remaining
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Northamptonshire 183 & 229-9 v Durham 400
Simon Kerrigan (28 not out) and Jack White (one not out) survive another Ben Raine over.
Effectively two overs to go. The lead is 13.
WICKETpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Hinley b Parkinson 1 (Leicestershire 492-4 dec v Sussex 359 & 120-5)
After the flurry of fours by Delray Rawlins, it's back to inching towards safety by Sussex at the Uptonsteel County Ground - but teenager Tom Hinley is gone, bowled by home skipper Callum Parkinson.
Another 13 runs needed as Jack Carson comes out and the scores will be level.
Postpublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 229-9 v Durham 400
Simon Kerrigan by the way has eaten up an incredible 125 balls so far. Durham just can't find a way to get him out.
Postpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 228-9 v Durham 400
The final ball of the over and it's short, Simon Kerrigan (28 not out) cuts the ball away for four.
The lead is 11.
Three overs to get one wicket and score 12 runs.
Postpublished at 17:17 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 224-9 v Durham 400
Spinner Liam Trevaskis comes on. Umbrella field surrounds him.
Postpublished at 17:15 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 224-9 v Durham 400
A three from Simon Kerrigan and Northamptonshire now lead by seven.
Effectively four overs to go due to the overs we'll lose if there's a change of innings.
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Northamptonshire 183 & 221-9 v Durham 400
Simon Kerrigan (21 not out) survives the first three balls from Ben Raine.
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 221-9 v Durham 400
Hello.
Northamptonshire are now refusing singles. Both tailenders are going to stick it out from their respective ends.
A wicket-maiden in the end from Scott Borthwick. We've got five overs to go.
Ben Raine will bowl the next set of six.
WICKETpublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Rawlins c Swindells b Mike 21 (Leics 492-4 dec v Sussex 359 & 117-4)
This one may not be as close as the match a few miles down the M1 in Northampton but Sussex lose their fourth wickets as Delray Rawlins edges Ben Mike to the keeper attempting another off drive. The deficit is 16 as Tom Hinley comes out to bat.
Postpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 221-9 v Durham 400
So Durham essentially have six overs to get one more wicket and then score, at the very least, four more runs.
WICKET Sanderson lbw b Borthwick 17published at 17:06 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 221-9 v Durham 400
Image source, Getty ImagesYET ANOTHER TWIST!
The captain Scott Borthwick takes the ball himself and pins Ben Sanderson leg before.
In comes number 11 Jack White. It's game on again.
Postpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 221-8 v Durham 400
Nine overs to go - effectively seven - and Northamptonshire lead by four.
Postpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Leicestershire 492-4 dec v Sussex 359 & 117-3
Image source, Rex FeaturesA show of aggression by Delray Rawlins after the Sussex total reaches three figures as he despatches Abi Sakande through square leg fort four.
Sakande overpitches two balls later and Rawlins puts it away through mid-off for the second boundary of the over.
Has he done yet? No, he hasn't and a third four, exactly the same as the second, takes Rawlins to 21 not out. Sussex are now just 16 in arrears.
Postpublished at 17:01 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 218-8 v Durham 400
A single from Ben Sanderson (14 not out) puts Northamptonshire into the lead.
Postpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 217-8 v Durham 400
Scores are level as Simon Kerrigan moves on to 21 off 112 balls with a single.
Durham will have to bat again which essentially means only eight overs remain not 10.
Coming nextpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
The final round of County Championship matches begin on 21 September (or next Tuesday, if you prefer). Here's the full rundown of fixtures:
Division One
Aigburth: Lancashire v Hampshire
Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire
Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Somerset
Division Two
Chelmsford: Essex v Northamptonshire
Bristol: Gloucestershire v Durham
Kia Oval: Surrey v Glamorgan
Division Three
Canterbury: Kent v Middlesex
Hove: Sussex v Derbyshire
Worcester: Worcestershire v Leicestershire
Postpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 212-8 v Durham 400
Rinse and repeat, Ben Sanderson drives again for four.
The deficit is down to five now with 13 overs to go.
Remember, it takes two overs out of the equation when you change innings. Could Northants snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat?
Postpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Leicestershire 492-4 dec v Sussex 359 & 95-3
Image source, Rex FeaturesJust one run from the latest Callum Parkinson over and Sussex are now just 38 short of clearing the deficit. Delray Rawlins has nine and Oliver Carter is four not out.
Postpublished at 16:44 British Summer Time 15 September 2021
Northamptonshire 183 & 201-8 v Durham 400
The 200 comes up for Northamptonshire as Ben Sanderson drives a full one through the covers.
The deficit is just 16. It's looking like Durham might have to bat again if they want to win this game.