, to Jordan Clark’s first ball, dangling his bat a touch at a straightener speared in at the left-hander. Clark finding serious movement in his...

Jack Leach gets Ryan Patel with the new ball, caught by Lewis Gregory. Patel goes for a judicious, timely 70. The seamer Brett Randell is looking...

Play has just resumed. All is right with the world. Essex are 284-5. Meanwhile at Grace Road, we have a hundred for Yorkshire’s Jonny Tattersall –...

Defeats for Kent and Lancashire keep them in the relegation slots but Somerset still have a shot at glory

Will Rhodes and Colin Ingram made double centuries on a day dominated by the batters around the country

Tanya told me that there was a great county cricket community BTL but I didn’t expect this level of engagement. It’s amazing! I’m looking...

Surrey batting collapse hands victory to Somerset and breathes new life into County Championship title battle

Spin dominated on the final day around the country as Somerset cut Surrey’s lead at the Division One summit

It’s Surrey v Somerset, plus Gloucestershire v Sussex on Saturday at county cricket’s annual T20 jamboree