Summary

  • Ollie Pope makes 136 after D1 leaders Surrey put in by Yorkshire

  • Second-placed Hampshire all out for 57 against Kent at Ageas Bowl

  • Twenty six wickets fall on day one of Essex's game with Lancashire

  • Tom Abell scores fourth Championship ton of season for Somerset

  • Dom Sibley makes unbeaten 105 for Warwickshire at Bristol

  • D2 leaders Notts could clinch promotion with win at Worcester

  • Simon Harmer, Dane Paterson and Matthew Potts reach 50 wickets for the season

  • Glamorgan opener David Lloyd hits double century against Derbyshire

Live Reporting

Paul Grunill, George O'Neill and Ben Pheazey

  1. Last week recap

    Tom CurranGetty Images

    Northamptonshire did Hampshire a favour at Wantage Road by holding Surrey to a draw, despite Tom Curran's sparkling 115 off 93 balls.

    Warwickshire and Somerset also played out a draw at Edgbaston, leaving both still under threat of relegation, but Essex won in a thrilling finish against Yorkshire with their final pair together at the crease.

    In Division Two, Middlesex boosted their promotion chances with a decisive 10-wicket win over Glamorgan, while Durham chased a modest target to beat Leicestershire - only their second Championship victory of the season.

    The remaining game at Hove was drawn following Jake Libby's career-best 215 for Worcestershire.

  2. Weather outlook

    County Championship (play due to start 10:30)

    Fingers crossed, but it looks possible that we could be in for an uninterrupted, rain-free day at our nine grounds.

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  3. Good morning

    Uptonsteel County Ground, LeicesterRex Features

    The nights are starting to draw in and there are just 11 more sleeps until we reach October.

    Can we fit in two rounds of County Championship games to decide this season's title-winners before the end of the month? We're going to have a jolly good try.

    Welcome to our coverage of the penultimate round of games. Play is due to start at 10:30.