Hampshire beat 2021 champions Warwickshire by 8 wickets
Jamie Overton takes 6-61 as Surrey beat Yorkshire by 4 wickets
Northamptonshire defeat Kent by 203 runs at Canterbury
Jack Morley takes 5-69 but Somerset hold out for a draw against Lancashire
D2 leaders Notts bat through final day to draw with Glamorgan
Ackermann and Mulder share 477 stand as Leicestershire draw with Sussex
Alex Lees is out for 41 but Durham draw with Derbyshire at the Riverside
Essex and Worcestershire both completed victories on day three
McManus c Billings b Milnes 5 (Kent 335 v Northants 303 & 287-6)
Matt Milnes strikes in his first over of the day, persuading Lewis McManus to tickle one down the leg side and Sam Billings leaps across to take the catch.
Northamptonshire's lead is 255 as Luke Procter makes his way to the middle to join overnight centurion Ryan Rickelton.
Montgomery lbw Harris 3 (Notts 21-2 - target 455)
Great start for Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens as James Harris traps Matthew Montgomery in front.
It didn't seem to do a lot except keep a little low.
Joe Clarke is the new batter, with Notts under severe pressure.
Hants 370-9 dec v Warwicks 217 & 213-9
Just one wicket needed by Hampshire to bring this Warwickshire second innings to an end.
They start with spin as Liam Dawson bowls to fellow leftie Danny Briggs, who picks up one and exposes George Garrett to the final two balls of the over.
He negotiates them safely. The Bears' lead is 60.
Yorks 521 & 66-2 v Surrey 515
England's Jamie Overton thunders in for the first over of the day at North Marine Road.
There's a single for George Hill, to take him to 34, but that's all.
Just a couple of moments to go before play gets under way.
We mentioned Bastille day at the start of this text commentary.
And pinching a word or two from songs by the band Bastille, which counties will earn a bit of Joy and Glory today, and which ones will be Torn Apart, with all their Flaws exposed?
Stay with us to find out.
Lancs 624-9 dec v Somerset 446
No great surprise at Southport - Lancashire have declared overnight, giving themselves a day to try and force victory against Somerset.
The Somerset openers are on their way to the middle now, looking to make inroads on a deficit of 178. Which may seem a little harsh when you've posted almost 450 first time around!
Seven remain of the nine Championship games that began on Monday and we have ball-by-ball coverage for you as usual, thanks to 5 Live Sports Extra and our BBC local radio teams.
Choose a game to listen to from the links at the top of the page and we'll provide regular text updates to keep you full in the picture.
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Hampshire 370-9 dec v Warwickshire 217 & 212-9 (play starts 11:00)
Hampshire look set for their sixth Championship win of the season after working their way through the Warwickshire batting line-up on day three at the Ageas Bowl.
Former Bear Keith Barker could complete the 22nd five-for of his career if he claims the final wicket - with the 2021 champions set to resume just 59 ahead.
"We just wanted to make sure we squeezed them as much as possible and make it really hard for them to go past our (first innings) score," he told BBC Radio Solent.
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Lancashire 624-9 v Somerset 446 (play starts 11:00)
It was quite a day yesterday for Keaton Jennings as he made the highest score by a Lancashire player in a home game.
His 318 bettered Jason Gallian's 312 against Derbyshire at Old Trafford in 1996, and he afterwards admitted: "Mike Hussey was someone I looked up to as a player. I know he got a couple of 300s but I didn't think I'd ever get there."
He added: "We're in a great position to hopefully push on and win the game. We've got a good chance to really put some pressure on Somerset."
Listen to the full Keaton Jennings interview below.
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Glamorgan 318 & 421-5 dec v Notts 285 & 19-1 (play starts 12:00)
Image source, Getty ImagesDivision Two leaders Nottinghamshire face a survival battle today after centuries by Eddie Byrom and Sam Northeast saw Glamorgan build a 454-run lead before declaring.
Notts have already lost at home to the Welsh club this season and want to avoid a similar fate at Sophia Gardens.
"You could see how dejected they were by the end, physically and mentally that's going to play a big part," Byrom told BBC Wales.
"We didn't want to declare too early and give them any chance. We've done so well to be in the position we are, that we buried them today."
Yorkshire 521 & 65-2 v Surrey 515 (play starts 11:00)
Image source, Rex FeaturesYorkshire spinner Dom Bess admitted it had been "another learning curve" after taking 5-126 from 35 overs on a batter-dominated third day at Scarborough.
"I feel like it was a reward for a lot of hard work," Bess told BBC West Yorkshire Sport.
"That's why I moved up to Yorkshire, to play and bowl overs. There's times when I want to get on earlier with a harder ball and see what i could do but I have to trust the fact that Pats (skipper Steven Patterson) has been around a very long time now and knows what he wants."
A draw is the most likely result, but Yorkshire must guard against the loss of early wickets with only a 71-run lead.
"A greater chance of showers for some", says BBC Weather's Matt Taylor.
After three days of excellent cricket, let's hope we don't have any significant rain interference to the finale.
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After third day's play
Division One
Hampshire 370-9 dec v Warwickshire 217 & 212-9
Warwickshire lead by 59 with 1 wicket standing
Kent 335 v Northamptonshire 303 & 284-5
Northants lead by 252 with 5 wickets standing
Lancashire 624-9 v Somerset 446
Lancashire lead by 178 with 1 wicket standing
Yorkshire 521 & 65-2 v Surrey 515
Yorkshire lead by 71 with 8 wickets standing
Division Two
Durham 296 v Derbyshire 283 & 329-6
Derbyshire lead by 316 with 4 wickets standing
Glamorgan 318 & 421-5 dec v Nottinghamshire 285 & 19-1
Notts need another 436 to win with 9 wickets standing
Sussex 588 v Leicestershire 529-4
Leicestershire trail by 59 with 6 wickets standing
----Wednesday results
Essex 310 & 79-1 v Gloucestershire 136 & 252
Essex won by 9 wickets
Middlesex 188 & 240 v Worcestershire 191 & 238-3
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
Image source, BBC SportMany years ago BBC Sport published a story about a young French spin bowler under the headline Learning Le Googly.
Cindy - or La Cindre as she was nicknamed - had received tips from Richie Benaud prior to taking part in the European Indoor Championships.
We mention this purely because today is Bastille Day on the other side of the Channel - but our attention will be firmly focused on the outcome of seven County Championship games.
Welcome to our coverage. Play starts at 11. Wonder how many 'les googlies' we will see today?
By the way, did you know that leg before wicket translates as jambe devant guichet?