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We started the day by mentioning Hercule Poirot and witnessed a couple of gripping denouements at Headingley and Bristol to do him proud.

After big innings victories by Durham and Surrey on Saturday, we went to the very end of the scale on the final day of action as Yorkshire scraped home by one run in round four of the County Championship.

It wasn't enough to put the White Rose county on top of their group, though, as rivals Lancashire stayed six points clear of them with victory over Sussex.

Gloucestershire were 52-3 at Leicester, but thanks to Iain Cockbain's 117, they got home with time to spare in an evening run-chase, while Somerset showed they plan to be in the shake-up again this season by beating Middlesex despite trailing by 89 on first innings.

We'll be back on Thursday to exercise our little grey cells with coverage of round five of the Championship. See you then.

Group One

• Nottinghamshire v Essex, Trent Bridge
• Warwickshire v Worcestershire, Edgbaston

Group Two

• Hampshire v Somerset, Ageas Bowl
• Leicestershire v Surrey, Uptonsteel County Ground
• Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Lord's

Group Three

• Lancashire v Glamorgan, Emirates Old Trafford
• Northamptonshire v Sussex, County Ground, Northampton
• Yorkshire v Kent, Emerald Headingley

Group One

• Essex 561-8 dec v Worcestershire 364 & 129-2 (f/o)

Match drawn

Group Two

• Leicestershire 421 & 201-9 dec v Gloucestershire 275 & 348-6

Gloucestershire won by 4 wickets

• Middlesex 357 & 117 v Somerset 268 & 209-6

Somerset won by 4 wickets

Group Three

• Sussex 328 & 154 v Lancashire 230 & 255-5

Lancashire won by 5 wickets

• Yorkshire 206 & 247 v Northamptonshire 234 & 218

Yorkshire won by one run

Oh, and we also had a one-run win earlier as well.

How do people not like cricket?

That was also Gloucestershire's second-highest successful fourth-innings chase at Bristol.

Remember, the hosts only saved themselves from the follow-on by three runs! What a match we've witnessed.

Gloucestershire have started a County Championship season with three wins and a draw for the first time since 1948.

They've never won the title.

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Hankins smashes the next ball for four!.

What a run chase all built on the 224-run partnership from Ian Cockbain (117) and Tom Lace (97).

You have to feel for Leicestershire though, they won the first three days.

But they let it slip in Bristol today.

George Hankins places it beautifully and comfortably comes back for two.

Two required. One more blow.

Callum Parkinson sees out the over.

Ben Mike will be bowling to George Hankins who's on one not out. Smith has 10.

Two dots. Nobody on the boundary rope now. Everyone's in.

Brilliant cover drive from Tom Smith that pierces the gap. Only six required now.

Single figures. One hit.

Another productive over for Gloucestershire and the chase is down to 10.

Tom Smith tickles one fine for four. Now just 11 to win.

Oh dear! The pressure releases with four leg byes off the bowling of Ben Mike at a critical moment.

Only 15 now required.

Two runs from the over but more importantly two wickets.

We've got six overs remaining with Gloucestershire needing 19 runs to win.

Can Leicestershire pull off one of the shocks of season and snatch four late wickets? They did manage five for 22 runs in the first innings.

A single for new man George Hankins.

Tom Smith is also at the crease.