Penultimate round of 2026 County Championship, with eight games
D1: Leics v Hants, Surrey v Glamorgan, Sussex v Notts, Yorks v Somerset
Warwickshire beat Essex on Wednesday to go top of Division One
Leics relegated if they do not beat Hants after 27-point deduction
D2: Durham v Worcs, Glos v Middx, Kent v Lancs, Northants v Derbys
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Yorkshire 212 & 208-6 v Somerset 201
Away we go again at Headingley after lunch.
Can Somerset find the breakthrough they so desperately need to limit the target they will have to chase to keep the title in their own hands?
Or will George Hill and Dom Bess continue to add to their 154-run partnership and build a potentially insurmountable lead?
Yorkshire are already 219 ahead and Somerset still need four wickets.
Big session incoming.
Leicestershire 244 v Hampshire 214 & 324-7
Adam Whitty
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Image source, Rex FeaturesDespite horrible news overnight, Leicestershire will be happy with that performance in the morning session.
They've taken four wickets, and Ian Holland and Ben Green bowled beautifully with the new ball, getting the ball to seam and move around on a pitch that has rediscovered its life.
The issue, perhaps, is that they didn't quite have the firepower to back up that solid opening spell.
Hampshire added just 61 runs in 29 overs, which is pretty slow-going. They'll hope to get beyond 300 - a real psychological barrier for Leicestershire in their chase, and push on from there.
There is plenty of time for a chase, mind.
Kent 138-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Six to win. Daniel Bell-Drummond faces George Balderson.
One hit will do it.
The second ball is cut to point for four. Two to win.
Kent 134-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Still 10 needed to win with a theoretical 10 minutes till lunch.
Now part-time medium pacer Josh Bohannon will have a bowl.
Sam Northeast defends into the off side.
He misses an attempted glance off a leg side ball - well taken by the keeper Matty Hurst.
An LBW off a full ball is turned down. Two leg byes taken.
Northeast punches a ball off the back foot through cover for two.
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George Hill is good enough for England, but as a Yorkshireman it would once again weaken our team . Test at Headingley in exchange for his services ?
Craig, Whitby
George Hill is a certainty to play for England soon. His batting and bowling are Test class and he is a magnificent slip fielder
John - Pontefract
George Hill is 6ft, bowls a lovely line and length, can swing it both ways with great control, usually for very few runs and he can bat. I assume he'll have to join Surrey before England take notice.
Kyle, Huddersfield
Kent 130-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
The PA has announced we'll play on for another 15 minutes to try and finish this match.
George Balderson to continue.
He's wide of off to Daniel Bell-Drummond - who leaves the ball.
The fifth ball is driven through extra cover but there's no run.
Maiden over.
Kent 130-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Sam Northeast pushes Mitch Stanley into cover for one.
Kent captain Daniel-Bell Drummond drives off the back foot to mid off for one to take the target down to 10.
It is now 1pm.
The last ball of the over is pushed into the on side by Sam Northeast.
Are we going to lunch? No.
Sussex 308-6 v Notts 240
We're finally getting somewhere in this one after going without any cricket so far today.
The umpires have inspected the pitch and play will begin at 13:30 BST at Hove, providing there is no further rain in the meantime.
Kent 128-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Kent need 13. Lunch at 13:00 BST as it stands but would that change if Kent got to within a run or two by then?
Sam Northeast lets a grubber go outside off that bounces twice on the way to the keeper, Matty Hurst.
Sam Northeast drives without footwork and misses outside off in the first real sign of impatience in the session of play.
An edge goes past the slip cordon to deep third for one.
Over bowled. 12 to win.
Kent 127-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Sam Northeast is forward to Mitch Stanley and the ball passes the outside edge of a defensive bat.
He might have played inside the line deliberately there.
The fourth ball has a bit of width and is cut on the back foot through point for three.
A good sliding stop from Rocky Flintoff.
An appeal for LBW as Daniel Bell-Drummond falls across the line is turned down. A bit leg side maybe.
Kent 124-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
George Balderson is back of a length, angling the ball in to Sam Northeast, who works the ball away for a leg bye.
No runs off the bat there and Kent need 16.
Day three
Div One
Leics 244 v Hants 214 & 324-7 (Hants lead by 294)
Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 416-7 (Glamorgan lead by 433)
Sussex 308-6 v Notts 240 (Sussex lead by 68)
Yorkshire 212 & 208-6 v Somerset 201 (Yorkshire lead by 219)
Div Two
Durham 465 v Worcs 376-7 (Worcs trail by 89)
Gloucs 296 v Middlesex 326 & 93-2 (Middlesex lead by 123)
Kent 214 & 123-3 v Lancashire 161 & 192 (Kent need 17 more runs to win) - still in play
Northants 310 v Derbyshire 372 & 93-4 (Derbys lead by 155)
Leicestershire 244 v Hampshire 214 & 324-7
Image source, ShutterstockHampshire take a lead of 294 going into the afternoon session with Ben Mayes battling through the new ball on 23 not out.
Scott Currie is yet to get off the mark after 13 deliveries - though it would be fair to say conditions are easing ever so slightly.
Kent 123-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Mitch Stanley will have his first spell of the day, bowling in place of Tom Bailey and the first ball is guided to deep third by Sam Northeast for four runs.
A bit short and wide.
The fourth ball is worked away through square leg for one.
17 to win.
Kent 118-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
A full delivery from George Balderson is clipped into the leg side - and a tumbling stop from Rocky Flintoff keeps it to one for Sam Northeast.
Single to Daniel Bell-Drummond clipping to the leg side.
Sam Northeast will keep the strike with a push to long on for one.
Leicestershire 244 v Hampshire 214 & 322-7
The Hampshire lead is now 292 at Grace Road, where lunch will be delayed slightly after the revised 10.45 start this morning that was brought on by rain.
Kent 113-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
Runs for Sam Northeast as he works a Tom Bailey ball away through the off side for a single.
Daniel Bell-Drummond defends into the on side where Arav Shetty retrieves the ball at mid-wicket.
Bell-Drummond is beaten outside off by a Bailey no bell, overstepping.
27 to win. Lunch will be taken at 1pm here regardless of the state of play, we've been told.
Northants 310 v Derby 372 & 93-4
All results still possible at Northampton.
The home side could do with a victory and certainly need to avoid defeat in the second division promotion race. They've made some progress in the morning session with four wickets, three taken by Liam Guthrie.
Kent's imminent victory will end Derbyshire's already slim chances but they would love a fifth win of the season.
Martin Andersson, who started the season with a double century in the opening game, looks solid on 21.
Sanderson has been bowling to Andersson who are anagrams of each other.
Kent 110-3 (target 140 to beat Lancashire)
34 needed for a Kent win - as the club tries to move ahead of Northants in the promotion race.
George Balderson continues from the Pavilion End.
He's wide of off stump and Daniel Bell-Drummond leaves the ball.
The fifth ball is wide and guided through the off side for four with a slightly angled blade.
Surrey 115 v Glamorgan 132 & 416-7
Image source, ShutterstockGlamorgan have taken their lead to 433 during a quiet morning session in which they added 77 runs.
For Surrey Auqib Nabi has celebrated his call up to the India ODI squad with two wickets but even he has struggled to get much pace out of a pitch which is looking rather dull on day three.
Either side could still win this but the priority for both is not to lose.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyth,caught Nicholls, bowled Gregory Lyth, caught Nicholls, bowled Gregory | 11 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 42.31 |
Luxton,caught Abell, bowled Gregory Luxton, caught Abell, bowled Gregory | 22 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 115.79 |
Whiteman,bowled Ball Whiteman, bowled Ball | 14 | 37 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 37.84 |
Wharton,bowled Gregory Wharton, bowled Gregory | 10 | 61 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 16.39 |
Revis,run out Thomas Revis, run out Thomas | 6 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 66.67 |
Bairstow,caught Gregory, bowled Pretorius Bairstow, caught Gregory, bowled Pretorius | 79 | 111 | 76 | 13 | 0 | 174 | 71.17 |
Hill,caught J Rew, bowled Pretorius Hill, caught J Rew, bowled Pretorius | 45 | 80 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 56.25 |
Bess,caught J Rew, bowled Pretorius Bess, caught J Rew, bowled Pretorius | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Yadav,caught J Rew, bowled Ball Yadav, caught J Rew, bowled Ball | 11 | 30 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 36.67 |
Coad,not out Coad, not out | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.00 |
Cliff,caught Thomas, bowled Ball Cliff, caught Thomas, bowled Ball | 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 44.44 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 9, total 10 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 1, leg byes 9, total 10 | |||||||
Total,212 all out 65.4 overs Total,212 all out 65.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory | 18.0 | 5 | 46 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2.55 |
Pretorius | 15.0 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.40 |
Overton | 13.0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.84 |
Ball | 14.4 | 5 | 49 | 3 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3.34 |
Leach | 5.0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.80 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
30 for 1(6.1 overs) | Lyth |
39 for 2(8.4 overs) | Luxton |
58 for 3(18.3 overs) | Whiteman |
68 for 4(21.5 overs) | Revis |
85 for 5(29.3 overs) | Wharton |
168 for 6(52.3 overs) | Hill |
168 for 7(52.4 overs) | Bess |
189 for 8(59.6 overs) | Yadav |
207 for 9(64.1 overs) | Bairstow |
212 for 10(65.4 overs) | Cliff |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas,leg before wicket, bowled Cliff Thomas, leg before wicket, bowled Cliff | 11 | 22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 50.00 |
Lammonby,caught Hill, bowled Coad Lammonby, caught Hill, bowled Coad | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 |
Vaughan,bowled Cliff Vaughan, bowled Cliff | 12 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 46.15 |
Nicholls,caught Hill, bowled Revis Nicholls, caught Hill, bowled Revis | 16 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 41.03 |
Abell,caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff Abell, caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
J Rew,caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff J Rew, caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff | 17 | 61 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 27.87 |
Overton,caught Yadav, bowled Cliff Overton, caught Yadav, bowled Cliff | 64 | 111 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 166 | 57.66 |
Gregory,leg before wicket, bowled Cliff Gregory, leg before wicket, bowled Cliff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Leach,caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff Leach, caught Bairstow, bowled Cliff | 6 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 60.00 |
Pretorius,caught Hill, bowled Cliff Pretorius, caught Hill, bowled Cliff | 58 | 71 | 46 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 81.69 |
Ball,not out Ball, not out | 5 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 45.45 |
Extras, no balls 6, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 12 Extras, no balls 6, wides 0, byes 4, leg byes 2, total 12 | |||||||
Total,201 all out 59.4 overs Total,201 all out 59.4 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coad | 16.0 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
Cliff | 16.4 | 3 | 76 | 8 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4.56 |
Hill | 11.0 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.45 |
Revis | 8.0 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.62 |
Yadav | 7.0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 |
Bess | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
11 for 1(4.1 overs) | Lammonby |
11 for 2(5.5 overs) | Thomas |
24 for 3(11.5 overs) | Vaughan |
24 for 4(11.6 overs) | Abell |
55 for 5(19.5 overs) | Nicholls |
74 for 6(29.5 overs) | J Rew |
74 for 7(29.6 overs) | Gregory |
86 for 8(33.4 overs) | Leach |
176 for 9(55.2 overs) | Pretorius |
201 for 10(59.4 overs) | Overton |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lyth,caught Nicholls, bowled Overton Lyth, caught Nicholls, bowled Overton | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8.33 |
Luxton,bowled Overton Luxton, bowled Overton | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 60.00 |
Whiteman,caught Abell, bowled Gregory Whiteman, caught Abell, bowled Gregory | 35 | 98 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 35.71 |
Wharton,bowled Ball Wharton, bowled Ball | 6 | 32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 18.75 |
Revis,caught Abell, bowled Ball Revis, caught Abell, bowled Ball | 2 | 41 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 4.88 |
Bairstow,caught Vaughan, bowled Gregory Bairstow, caught Vaughan, bowled Gregory | 1 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8.33 |
batting,Hill,not out batting, Hill, not out | 88 | 158 | 110 | 9 | 1 | 213 | 55.70 |
batting,Bess,not out batting, Bess, not out | 60 | 155 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 204 | 38.71 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 6, total 12 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 6, total 12 | |||||||
Total,208 for 6 85.2 overs Total,208 for 6 85.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gregory | 25.0 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 116 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.28 |
Overton | 21.0 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 |
Ball, bowling | 15.2 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 |
Pretorius | 17.0 | 7 | 53 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.11 |
Leach | 7.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.85 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
4 for 1(1.2 overs) | Luxton |
5 for 2(5.1 overs) | Lyth |
21 for 3(13.3 overs) | Wharton |
40 for 4(28.4 overs) | Revis |
45 for 5(31.6 overs) | Bairstow |
54 for 6(33.5 overs) | Whiteman |
