Surrey beat Yorkshire by 10 wickets to win the Championship title
Second-placed Hampshire lose by 77 runs to Kent at the Ageas Bowl
Tom Price takes 8-27 as Gloucestershire beat Warwickshire but they are relegated
Tom Abell hits second century of the match for Somerset against Northants
Worcestershire beat D2 leaders Notts by an innings and 79 runs
Second-placed Middlesex set Leicestershire a target of 275
Glamorgan bowl out Derbyshire for 253 and enforce the follow-on
Worcs 390 v Notts 128 & 137-7
Breakthrough in the second over.
The ball gets big on Moores and balloons off the outside edge.
Brilliant catch from D'Oliveira square on the off side.
Brett Hutton walks to the crease on a king pair...
Gloucs 254 v Warwks 274 & 59-5 - lead by 78
Maiden from David Payne.
Tom Price, hero of the hour yesterday, will bowl to Warwickshire's lone batting hero Alex Davies from the Pavilion End.
Davies leaves outside off and a straighter ball raps him on the pad, yielding half an appeal for LBW. Not out.
A single off the fifth through the leg side for the first run of the day.
Surrey 333 v Yorks 179 & 94-3
He did it to Ben Mike in the first innings and he's done it to Tom Kohler-Cadmore now.
Having pulled the previous delivery for four, TKC fails to spot Cameron Steel's googly and is bowled on the back foot by one which keeps a little low.
A huge setback for Yorkshire after being asked to follow-on yesterday.
Leicestershire 277-9 v Middlesex 297
When they reduced Leicestershire to 66-5 yesterday in reply to their 297, Middlesex appeared to have an iron grip on their match.
But half-centuries from Harry Swindells and Tom Scriven for the winless Foxes have pulled them very close to first innings parity.
It all leaves Middlesex with plenty of work to do over the next two days to force the victory they need to remain in control of their promotion chances.
Toby Roland-Jones opens with five dots before number 11 Chris Wright strokes a lovely off drive to the boundary.
Somerset 389 v Northants 184-7
Great delivery from Josh Davey takes the edge and Craig Overton swoops low at second slip to take the catch.
Overton spoke yesterday about Somerset's hopes of making Northants follow-on and that is certainly going to help. The deficit is 205.
Gloucs 255 v Warwks 274 & 58-5 - lead by 77
The hosts fought back superbly yesterday, adding precious tail end runs and ripping out most of the Warwickshire top order quickly.
Much will depend on Alex Davies, who has 41 of those second innings runs.
He returns to the crease with Jacob Bethell, playing only his third First Class game overall and his second this season.
David Payne will bowl to him now.
Hampshire 57 & 109-4 v Kent 165 & 269
Matt Quinn to bowl the first ball of the morning to James Vince.
Four! Vince strokes it through the covers to get up and running.
Worcs 390 v Notts 128 & 129-6 f/o - trail by 133
Ben Gibbon will bowl first to Liam Patterson-White, who drives his fourth ball through the off side for four runs.
Slightly over-pitched, but the Pears have plenty of runs and time.
Surrey 333 v Yorks 179 & 89-2
A surprise move by Surrey?
Spinner Cameron Steel has the ball for the first over of the day - Adam Lyth is on strike for Yorkshire.
Worcs 390 v Notts 128 & 129-6 f/o - trail by 133
Apart from the first half of day one, when they reduced the Pears to 99-5, the Division Two leaders have had an absolute horror show here.
Obliterated in the first innings and following on at New Road for the second year running.
In 2021, Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater batted out day four and both scored centuries - but they're already out and for now the pressure is on Tom Moores and Liam Patterson-White.
Hampshire 57 & 105-4 v Kent 165 & 269
Image source, Getty ImagesQuite simply heading into day three, Hampshire must find a way of getting the 273 more runs they need to beat Kent and keep alive their hopes of overhauling Surrey to win the title.
The England Test team have made this the summer of chasing, winning five matches batting in the fourth innings, but this one would be right up there if Hampshire can do it.
Joe Weatherley will resume on 54, while captain James Vince has nought, having not yet faced a ball.
For so many years, Vince has been the mainstay of the Hampshire batting, but 2022 has been a bit lean by his standards.
Averaging only 34, the skipper has recorded just one century, back in April at Canterbury in the reverse fixture with Kent.
To have any chance of getting near that far-off target of 378, Vince must fire.
Worcs 390 v Notts 128 & 129-6 f/o - trail by 133
The plight of Notts today is summed up by one Edward Elgar...
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Surrey 333 v Yorkshire 179 & 89-2 (match resumes 10:30)
Image source, Rex FeaturesFast bowler Dan Worrall believes Surrey must remain patient as they look to secure their first Championship title since 2018.
If they beat Yorkshire and Hampshire lose to Kent, they will be confirmed as champions with a game to spare.
"Patience is the name of the game throughout the season, we’ve just had to wait at times for those moments to capitalise," he said at the end of the second day's play at the Oval.
"If it doesn’t happen in the first hour we just have to be patient and chip away. There are potentially some runs to make in the last innings but before then we will do what we can."
Hampshire 57 & 105-4 v Kent 165 & 269 (match resumes 10:30)
Image source, Rex FeaturesHampshire opener Felix Organ believes they are capable of producing "something special" to beat Kent and keep their Championship title hopes alive.
The T20 Blast winners need to score another 273 for a 10th victory of the season, but they only have six wickets left.
"We still have a lot of belief in the dressing room that we can still chase these runs down. It's a simple equation and we will give it a good go," said Organ, who was out for 37.
"There will be flurries where we score runs and half hours where we may only get a few runs. It makes no difference to us. Partnerships are key, focus on the next ball and then we will chase these runs down."
Somerset 389 v Northants 184-6 (match resumes 10:30)
Image source, Rex FeaturesEngland pace bowler Craig Overton was happy to avoid any recurrence of back problems as he took 4-25 for Somerset against Northants at Taunton.
Overton is playing his first match since turning out for England Lions against South Africa in early August.
"Everyone knows how much I love playing for Somerset and that I always give my all for the club when I am out there," he said.
"My back felt fine, but I deliberately operated in short spells to be on the safe side. We will target trying to make Northants follow on, but a decision on that could be affected by my fitness and that of Lewis (Gregory)."
Glamorgan 550-5 dec v Derbyshire 135-5 (match resumes 10:30)
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyGlamorgan captain David Lloyd said it was all "a bit surreal" after making 313 not out, the club's highest score on Welsh soil, on the second day against Derbyshire.
His innings would be a club record were it not for team-mate Sam Northeast's unbeaten 410 at Leicester in July.
"I've had chats with Matt (Maynard, coach) about making sure that when I do get to a hundred, I go big," he told BBC Sport Wales.
"I thought I went through the gears quite well and it's nice to repay the faith. I didn't sleep very well with the adrenalin going, it's been a long couple of days."
Worcestershire 390 v Notts 128 & 129-6 (match resumes 10:30)
Image source, Getty ImagesNottinghamshire head coach Peter Moores promised they would "scrap" hard after being outplayed by Worcestershire over the first two days at New Road.
The Division Two leaders are facing the prospect of a second defeat of the season, still trailing by 133, when a win or draw could have confirmed promotion.
"The assessment of the two days is they bowled better than we did and made it far more challenging for our batters," said Moores.
"With the four batters we have left, we will look to build partnerships and try and do as well as we can. We will scrap and see where we get to."
There's some worrying blue stuff on this morning's weather map, but it looks like it will be mainly confined to northern areas, so fingers crossed we don't see too many hold-ups at the eight grounds.
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After second day's play
Division One
Gloucestershire 255 v Warwickshire 274 & 58-5
Warwickshire lead by 77 with 5 wickets standing
Hampshire 57 & 105-4 v Kent 165 & 269
Hants need another 273 to win with 6 wickets standing
Somerset 389 v Northamptonshire 184-6
Northants trail by 205 with 4 wickets standing
Surrey 333 v Yorkshire 179 & 89-2 (f/o)
Yorkshire trail by 65 with 8 wickets standing
Division Two
Durham 459-7 dec v Sussex 162 & 6-3
Sussex trail by 291 with 7 wickets standing
Glamorgan 550-5 dec v Derbyshire 135-5
Derbyshire trail by 415 with 5 wickets standing
Leicestershire 273-9 v Middlesex 297
Leicestershire trail by 24 with 1 wicket standing
Worcestershire 390 v Nottinghamshire 128 & 129-6 (f/o)
Notts trail by 133 with 4 wickets standing
---Wednesday result---
Essex 107 & 59 v Lancashire 131 & 73
Lancashire won by 38 runs