Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

Floodlights on, tricky pitch and plenty of noise from the fielders.

The scene set for a potentially thrilling end to the game.

Lancashire need seven more wickets to keep pace with the top two.

Kent were 10-3 in this innings, and 12-3 in their first.

They recovered first time round thanks to 90 from skipper Jack Leaning but he found a partner then in Joe Denly, who is already gone this time round.

Can Kent do it again to save this match?

Half-century for Felix Organpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 28 July 2022

13:56 BST 28 July 2022

Yorkshire 159 & 272, Hampshire 218 & 135-0

Hampshire still going smoothly as Felix Organ follows Ian Holland to his half-century but then . . .

Northamptonshire will be keenly anticipating the new ball, which is due in three overs' time, as they renew efforts to break through this prolonged resistance from Gloucestershire.

So far after lunch they've entrusted spin duo Simon Kerrigan and Rob Keogh with the ball, but you'd think the replacement will be handed to the seamers.

Gloucestershire have the 250 up now, with the partnership between Graeme van Buuren and Zafar Gohar now at 61, and they lead by 88.

Derbyshire have already beaten Worcestershire, but there are still seven games going.

Two are due to finish at 10 to 5 on the dot.

But there could still be some excitement in the other five games.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

Division Two leaders Nottinghamshire will feel they are on their way to a sixth County Championship victory of the season after removing both Sussex openers on the third morning at Trent Bridge.

Set to score 399 for an unlikely success, the visitors lost Tom Clark, caught behind off Luke Fletcher for 5, before a brutal delivery from James Pattinson reared up and accounted for Ali Orr, who made 34, as he fended off to short leg.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who is unbeaten on 9 at lunch, may hold the key to the outcome.

Earlier, Ollie Robinson finished with figures of 5-60 (and 9-99 in the match) as the hosts were finally dismissed for 301 in their second innings.

DIVISION ONE

Chelmsford: Essex 505-9 dec, Somerset 480-3 (151 overs)

Cheltenham: Gloucestershire 317 & 247-6, Northamptonshire 479

Old Trafford: Lancashire 145 & 436-9 dec, Kent 270

The Oval: Warwickshire 253 & 310, Surrey 316 & 49-0

Scarborough: Yorkshire 159 & 272, Hampshire 218 & 121-0

DIVISION TWO

Riverside: Durham 421-7 dec & 36-0, Middlesex 455

New Road: Derbyshire (130 & 343) beat Worcestershire (185 & 190) by 98 runs

Trent Bridge (day three): Notts 240 & 301, Sussex 143 & 66-2

Hampshire openers Felix Organ and Ian Holland go to lunch on 121-0, chasing 214 to win at Scarborough.

After Holland's third red-ball half-century of the summer, Organ is just one run away from his fourth.

England spinner Dom Bess has finally had his first bowl in this match but he has had no success from his nine overs.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

Some overdue final-day entertainment for the cricketing faithful who turned up at Chelmsford today.

Tom Banton, who only arrived overnight as a concussion substitute for Lewis Goldsworthy, has belted four sixes and 11 fours in his 93 off 89 balls, taking the attack to the spinners.

He now needs just seven for a maiden first-class hundred, while 18-year-old James Rew has every chance of improving substantially on his second fifty.

All meaniningless. The game has long been heading for a draw. But Banton has at least injected a little life into it!

Still only 12 wickets in the match on a slow and benign Chelmsford pitch which has offered few opportunities even to Simon Harmer.

The Essex body language has told the story. Captain Tom Westley has conveyed his disappointment with the fourth pitch of this type here this season. In recent years the Chelmsford pitches have been crucial to Essex’s success. This season only two Harmer-inspired home wins from six games means they are much too far off the pace.

Kemar Roach's astonishing spell in the morning has put league leaders Surrey on course for victory after they bowled Warwickshire out for 310, the last six wickets going down for just 30.

The West Indies paceman took four wickets in quick succession to finish with 5-72, although there was controversy around the dismissal of Sam Hain, adjudged caught down the leg side for 96.

Ryan Patel and Rory Burns have shaved 49 off the target so far, with 199 more required in two sessions.

Kent's fourth-wicket pair Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jack Leaning have stopped the rot after that early three-wicket Lancashire burst.

But Lancs need only seven more scalps to win - and, even with the limpet-like Leaning still at the wicket, Kent's need of another 284 runs to win looks a tall order.

Can the southerners force a draw in Manchester though?

Gloucestershire have more than a glimmer of hope of saving this game after a spirited batting performance in the morning session, led by captain Graeme van Buuren.

He goes to lunch on 67 not out, with Zafar Gohar - who finished the session by cutting James Sales for six - alongside him on 29 and the pair have guided their side into an 85-run advantage.

Northamptonshire's only success this morning was the wicket of Ryan Higgins, who fell to a superb one-handed slip catch by Will Young off Tom Taylor.

Century partnership at Scarboroughpublished at 12:53 British Summer Time 28 July 2022

12:53 BST 28 July 2022

Hampshire 113-0 (chasing 214 to beat Yorkshire)

Hampshire openers Felix Organ and Ian Holland are now over halfway to their target of 214 to win at Scarborough.

Holland has already hit his third red-ball half-century of the summer - and Organ's 50 looks set to follow.

Hampshire were expecting to be a bit tougher than this.

We have our first result of the day, then - Derbyshire completing a remarkable comeback to beat Worcestershire at New Road, having been 14-5 on day one.

Credit to Gareth Roderick, who finished on 53 not out - his first Championship half-century for the Pears - but it wasn't enough to prevent defeat.

Anuj Dal finishes with 5-40 for Derbyshire, who take 19 points for the win and move up to third place in Division Two, at least for a few hours.

Steady start by the Surrey openers as they pursue this 248 target, with Ryan Patel on 17 and Rory Burns 19.

They're scoring at more than four an over and that will more than do the job if they can maintain that pace. Warwickshire need wickets...

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Derbyshire are almost there...

Anuj Dal has his five-for as Dillon Pennington is caught behind and Mohammad Hasnain comes to the wicket to join Gareth Roderick.

for Graeme van Buurenpublished at 12:28 British Summer Time 28 July 2022

12:28 BST 28 July 2022

Glos 317 & 203-6 v Northants 479

Captain's innings by Graeme van Buuren, who brings up his second half-century of the campaign and nudges the Gloucestershire lead up to 41 in the process.

Zafar Gohar is in the middle with the skipper now as they battle to thwart Northamptonshire's push for victory.