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Summary

  • Surrey chase 501 to beat Kent - second-highest run-chase in County Championship history

  • Clarke makes 229* as Notts draw with Warwickshire

  • Essex beat Somerset by 196 runs

  • Lancashire beat Hampshire by six wickets

  • Leics chase 221 at Gloucs

  • Yorkshire beat Derbyshire; Durham draw with Glamorgan

  • Worcs draw at Sussex

Live Reporting

Michael Beardmore, Alex Winter and Gary Smee

  1. Get Involved

    #bbccricket

    Russ: It was nice of Kent to give me some hope on Monday, but this chase looks inevitable. Surrey are (upsettingly) a class above most of the Div 1. The only joy I'm getting from this is Sibley's old school run rate, proper batting that is.

    Josh: As much as Bazball is really fun, I do miss a player like Dom Sibley. He is currently 82 not out off 300 balls for Surrey. I adore his style.

    Should there be space for a batter like Sibley even in England's ultra-attacking approach? Hit the thumbs...

    Dom SibleyGetty Images
  2. wicket

    C Overton c Critchley b Harmer 5

    Essex v Somerset 241-8 (target 466)

    A third wicket for Simon Harmer and the end is nigh for Somerset at Chelmsford.

    Craig Overton is removed by a fantastic catch from Matt Critchley and Essex are two wickets away from a second Division One win of the summer.

  3. Kent v Surrey 324-3 (target 501)

    Dom Sibley has now passed the 300-ball and 400-minute mark at the crease for Surrey.

    He's on 82 runs as Surrey just keep grinding out runs.

  4. wicket

    Rew c A Cook b Harmer 28

    Essex v Somerset 232-7 (target 466)

    He might be 38 but Alastair Cook's slip catching shows so signs of dimming.

    James Rew tries to cut the spin of Simon Harmer away but gets too thin an edge and the former England captain takes a wonderful diving catch to snare a ball that had already almost gone past him.

    Deserved reward for Harmer as well - he's bowled a gruelling 37 overs in the sun yesterday and today, conceding 102 runs but now taking a crucial second wicket to edge Essex closer to what now looks an inevitable victory.

  5. 150 runs

    for Joe Clarke

    Notts 155 & 320/5 f/o v Warks 571-9d

    Joe Clarke continues to lead Notts' resistance at Trent Bridge.

    He's past 150 for the fourth time in his career - and this is also now his highest score for Notts.

    It continues to be very hard work for Warwickshire, who still lead by 96.

  6. Glamorgan not done yet

    Glamorgan 218-5 second innings, trail Durham by 22

    Martin Emmerson
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Newcastle

    I suggested an hour or so ago there would no doubt be partnerships down the batting order today.

    Despite Durham claiming the wicket of Kiran Carlson with the fifth ball of the day, there hasn't been another wicket for more than an hour.

    Chris Cooke and Billy Root have so far put on 59 for Glamorgan's sixth wicket and batting doesn't look too problematic. The ball is also 62 overs old. It's a bit of a waiting game.

  7. Kent v Surrey 306-3 (target 501)

    Ooh, Josh almost had to eat his words there as Dom Sibley edged a nervy one from Arshdeep Singh towards the slip cordon.

    But, luckily for the Surrey opener, it didn't quite carry.

  8. Get Involved

    #bbccricket

    Josh Robinson: Sibley & Foakes to take Surrey to a 501 chase. Easy.

  9. wicket

    Aldridge b S Cook 0

    Essex v Somerset 228-6 (target 501)

    Essex celebrateGetty Images

    Yes, it could be.

    Sam Cook beats Kasey Aldridge's attempted defence to completely blitz the stumps for a golden duck.

    Cook's on a hat-trick and, ooh, it's close, but the delivery just whistles past the leg stump of Craig Overton.

    But it's a wicket maiden - and, more importantly, it's swung the pendulum totally in Essex's favour.

    Kasey Aldridge is bowledGetty Images
  10. wicket

    Abell c Buttleman b S Cook 83

    Essex v Somerset 228-5 (target 466)

    Big wicket for Essex.

    Tom Abell nicks Sam Cook behind to wicketkeeper Will Buttleman and departs for the pavilion 17 runs short of his century. Credit to Abell, who was walking before the umpire even raised his finger.

    A fine knock from the Somerset skipper but could that be the beginning of the end? Well...

  11. 300 runs

    up for Surrey

    Kent v Surrey 300-3 (target 501)

    Dom Sibley drives a single towards cover and scampers down the track to bring up Surrey's 300. He's unbeaten on 75 runs off 278 balls after more than six hours at the crease.

    Just 201 runs more needed for the Division One leaders - in what, we will keep reminding you, would be the second biggest run chase in Championship history and the biggest since all the way back in 1925.

  12. LANCASHIRE BEAT HAMPSHIRE BY SIX WICKETS

    Lancs 374 & 142-4 v Hants 142 & 371

    Rob Jones sweeps Felix Organ for consecutive fours before smearing him down the ground for another boundary.

    Dane Vilas then hits the winning runs to finish unbeaten on 64.

    The hosts always had control of the game after skittling Hampshire on the first day.

    They then built a big lead with Phil Salt's first Lancashire hundred.

    Hampshire fought well in their second innings with captain James Vince making 87 but no-one could play the big innings needed to post a tricky enough target.

    Lancs lost both openers last night but Vilas has guided his side to victory.

    It's Lancashire's first win of the season after five straight draws.

  13. Drinks break at Canterbury

    Kent v Surrey 298-3 (target 501)

    Mark Church
    ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio London

    Surrey will be pretty pleased with that first hour - they started at 263 and are up to 298.

    They've seen off the new ball too.

  14. Sussex declare

    Sussex 348 & 447-7 dec v Worcs 410

    Sussex captain Tom Alsop reaches his century at Hove and they declare immediately.

    Worcestershire will need a mammoth 385 for victory.

  15. wicket

    WICKET Mitchell c Brown b Mohammad Abbas 14

    Lancs 121-4 (Target: 140) v Hants

    Only 19 more needed but Lancashire lose Daryl Mitchell to a leg side strangle.

    Very unfortunate. The New Zealander won't be there at the end.

  16. YORKSHIRE BEAT DERBYSHIRE
    Breaking

    Yorkshire (353 & 215-7) beat Derbyshire (111 & 453)

    Dom Bess smacks a full toss from Alex Thomson to the mid-wicket fence and secures a first victory of the season for Yorkshire.

    Bess finishes on 41 off 41 balls, with captain Shan Masood 95 not out.

    Derbyshire were favourites after removing Dawid Malan with the first ball of the day to leave Yorkshire seven down with 65 still needed.

    But Bess and Masood's stand of 68 has seen their side home.

    Yorkshire move off the foot of the Division Two table and Derbyshire, still without a win this season, drop to the bottom.

  17. Yorkshire need one for victory

    Derbyshire v Yorkshire 211-7 (target 212)

    Dom Bess flicks one from Mark Watt out to deep mid-wicket and the batters run three.

  18. Kent v Surrey 291-3 (target 501)

    The 6ft 3in, wavy-haired Australian paceman Wes Agar is an intimidating figure for any batter as he thunders in to bowl but Dom Sibley and Ben Foakes are generally coping with the challenge well.

    The runs have dried up a little bit, admittedly, but Surrey have several hours to get the 210 runs needed to complete a club-record run chase.

  19. Yorkshire require four more runs

    Derbyshire v Yorkshire 208-7 (target 212)

    Dom Bess scuffs a sweep shot off Mark Watt and the ball trickles fine to the boundary.

    What a gem of an innings this has been from Bess as he goes to 34 off 39 balls.

    Four more needed.

  20. 50 runs

    for Dane Vilas

    Lancs 113-3 (Target: 140) v Hants

    The captain steering the ship to shore.

    He's been positive this morning with two sweetly-driven boundaries off the seamers and a pull for four off Felix Organ's spin.

    Lancashire closing in, just 27 away.