Right. That is enough red-ball banter for one week.

We now revert to 12 days of white-ball drama, when the T20 Blast Finals Day contestants will be decided.

Then it wil be Kookaburra time again on 10 July when all 18 County Championship combatants return for the second round of fixtures with the new ball.

But no doubt people will still be talking about that heroic Lancashire win over Surrey.

Not to mention a few more of the other highlights this week . . . Essex, Hampshire, Somerset, DBD etc

Division One:

Canterbury: Kent v Warwickshire

Blackpool:Lancashire v Essex

Merchant Taylors: Middlesex v Northamptonshire

Taunton:Somerset v Hampshire

The Oval:Surrey v Nottinghamshire

Division Two:

Chester-le-Street: Durham v Gloucestershire

Cardiff: Glamorgan v Leicestershire

Hove: Sussex v Derbyshire

New Road: Worcestershire v Yorkshire

Division One

Wantage Road: Kent (621, 24 pts) beat Northamptonshire (237 & 369) by an innings & 15 runs

The Oval: Lancashire (274 & 293, 21 pts) beat Surrey (360 & 84, 6 pts) by 123 runs

Division Two

Cardiff: Glamorgan (242 & 319) drew with Sussex (203 & 273-9)

Leicester: Durham (516-7 dec & 343-4 dec), 12 pts) drew with Leicestershire (422 & 259-8, 10 pts)

New Road: Worcestershire (237 & 243-6, 6 pts) Derbyshire 578-5 dec, 11 pts)

Leeds: Yorkshire (550-9 dec & 200-6, 13 pts) draw with Gloucestershire (464, 11 pts)

With one over left, hands are shaken. And Worcestershire have escaped again.

It is now Durham here on Friday night for the Pears in the T20, when Derbyshire host Leicestershire.

Then Worcestershire and Derbyshire must meet again on Sunday in the final T20 group game at Derby, when there will be a winner, one way or the other.

Bad light ends the match six overs early as Durham's victory bid is frustrated.

The Division Two leaders add 13 points to their tally, while Leicestershire claim 10 and an honourable draw.

A superb knock from Peter Handscomb (136 not out) stood between Durham and a fifth win of the season.

The Australian came out at 26-3 and has helped shepherd number 10 batsmen Ed Barnes through 20 overs to ultimately salvage the draw.

He spent more than four-and-a-quarter hours at the crease and soaked up 201 balls. I'm sure his dinner will taste that much nicer this evening.

Durham now sit a commanding 36 points clear at the top from Leicestershire who leapfrog above Sussex into second spot.

Leicestershire will have their draw without facing the final 36 balls if the light fails to improve by 18:17 BST.

That's 10 minutes to sweat it out, Foxes fans.

This is the only game going now. with Leicestershire and Durham off the field.

Matthew Waite and Joe Leach look up to the job though.

There have been oohs, ahhs and shouts. But nothing to perturb the umps.

An absolute thriller ends with each team taking eight points apiece.

The last wicket pair survived 21.2 overs.

Oli Carter finished on a fine 55 not out from 150 balls with Henry Shipley on a hugely creditable unbeaten eight from 56.

Hands shaken all around. Neither team is the winner, but cricket certainly is.

Massive appeal for LBW from the second ball. Oli Carter backed off onto his stumps but it might just have been drifting down leg.

Final over to come from Aussie leggie Mitch Swepson. NINE fielders crowd round the bat of Oli Carter.

Five straight maidens leading up to it. Sussex are so close to completing a remarkable rearguard effort.

Scott Borthwick gets one to skid past Ed Barnes' defensive prod, but also past his off stump.

But then the umpires have seen enough. They are taking the players off for bad light with six overs still scheduled to play. It's dark out there.

The Leicestershire fans cheer. They know this might be it for the day and the match.

Peter Handscomb (136 not out) gets a generous ovation from the hardy supporters that remain as he walks to the pavilion.

Ed Barnes also deserves a mention in dispatches. He's survived 43 balls for a potentially match-saving five.

The light no longer seems to be a problem at Worcester.

Seven overs left.

Six around the bat for Glamorgan as Mitch Swepson bowls what should be his penultimate over.

He beats Oli Carter's bat but also the stumps. Swepson is scooting them through. Intakes of breath with every delivery.

Two overs to come after this.

Massive appeal from Matt Parkinson!

He thinks he's got the key wicket of Peter Handscomb as it bounces past his edge through to Ollie Robinson behind the stumps. But it's bounce not bat.

Maiden. Seven overs to go. Scott Borthwick to Ed Barnes.

Timm van der Gugten returns in place of James Harris for Glamorgan.

No11 Henry Shipley on strike. 24 balls to come. He has faced 44 already, for his eight. Oli Carter has 55 from 138.

Durham are operating with both strike bowlers now despite the gloomy overhead conditions as Ben Raine and Matthew Potts look to find a way to take the two wickets.

Peter Handscomb (136) has looked immovable, but Durham know one wicket could soon bring a second.

There's eight overs to go.

However, if they were to go off for bad light now, that will be it. The umpires are checking their meters at the end of every over.

All change again as Matt Parkinson replaces Matthew Potts.

30 balls remain.

These two have been together for 16.2 overs.

Glamorgan frustrated Sussex by batting through six sessions at Hove, as BBC Radio Wales commentator Nick Webb wonders, is this cricketing karma for that?

When Henry Shipley strode out as last man there were 21.2 overs or 128 balls remaining for Glamorgan to take the final Sussex wicket.

That number is now down to seven overs, or 42 balls.

Glamorgan look to have run out of ideas, but it only takes one ball to get a wicket, and they don't always have to be good.

up for Leicestershirepublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 28 June 2023

17:40 BST 28 June 2023

Leicestershire 422 & 251-8 v Durham 517-6 dec & 343-3 dec - Target: 439

Durham want to bring Matthew Potts back, but the light prevents them so Scott Borthwick is going to turn his slow arm over.

Ed Barnes cuts the Durham skipper and his second scoring shot in 28 balls goes to the boundary to bring up the 250.

The ninth-wicket partnership with Peter Handscomb moves to 62. Barnes' share is five.

Potts then has the okay to go and replaces Ben Raine.