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County cricket live: Essex win title as Lancashire lose to Somerset – live!

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1.59pm BST13:59

Felix Organ is out!

Oh, no! Felix Organ, the newly-crowned best-named man in county cricket, goes to Harris. Hampshire are 101 for seven, still 103 behind. Middlesex couldn’t get among them could they?


1.55pm BST13:55

Oi oi Parky.

Worcestershire CCC
(@WorcsCCC)

The Worcs 50 is up but the next ball Mitchell is bowled for 34 to give Parkinson a 10-for in the game

September 15, 2017


1.54pm BST13:54

Hardus Nails has three, and Sussex are 147 for three in the unlikely pursuit of 390.


1.50pm BST13:50

Two bowling points for Middlesex! Big. 92 for six, Finn gets Dickinson.

And Yorkshire lead. Draw, incoming.


1.48pm BST13:48

Sack that, Marsh moves to 91 with a rather nice cut.


1.48pm BST13:48

Both batsmen on 87 here, and that’s about as interesting as its been all day.


1.47pm BST13:47

Worcestershire are one down in pursuit of about 120 against Leicestershire. Cal Parkinson gets his ninth of the match, B-Dolly.


1.45pm BST13:45

He might have played with intent, but he is out. Middlesex a wicket away from a second bowling point. Most importantly, Felix Organ is still there.

Hampshire Cricket
(@hantscricket)

WICKET: Holland (23) has played with intent, but is bowled by Harris in the first ball of his spell – 89-5. 🌹& 👑

September 15, 2017


1.44pm BST13:44

As Shaun Marsh gets tucked into Ryan Patel, Yorkshire are nearly in the lead!


1.30pm BST13:30

61 required for Northants as Kerrigan goes for a career-best 62. Great effort, they are just three down.


1.15pm BST13:15

Hampshire 46 for four! Finn gets Ervine.


1.11pm BST13:11

Felix Organ is batting for Hampshire, and I am happy about this.


1.10pm BST13:10

Here come cricketers at the Oval.


12.59pm BST12:59

Lunchtime reading!


12.33pm BST12:33

Lunch! Scores on the doors

A wicketless first session at the Oval. Boring. Yorkshire are doing well though and are now just 42 behind Surrey. Here’s where we are:

Division One:

  • Somerset beat Lancashire by 7 wickets!
  • Yorkshire 394 & 156-1 v Surrey 592
  • Hampshire 46-3 v Middlesex 204

Division Two:

  • Sussex 271 & 110-1 v Derbyshire 338 & 322-8d
  • Northants 310 & 149-2 v Glamorgan 207 & 320
  • Worcestershire 493 & 4-0 v Leicestershire 404 & 220
  • Gloucestershire 385 & 156-4 v Kent 386

Enjoy your sarnies, particularly you Essexites…

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12.30pm BST12:30

Middlesex have a bowling point! Good morning for them so far.


12.23pm BST12:23

Hampshire two down! Helm gets Weatherley. Seven wickets required…


12.22pm BST12:22

So Middlesex really need wickets. Eight of them, for three bowling points. Hampshire currently 46 for one. If Middlesex do get three bowling points, they will leave Uxbridge with nine points, which takes them level with Somerset on 123…

That game at Taunton in the final week is huge! Before then there are two big’uns in London. Middlesex v Lancashire at Lord’s, and Surrey v Somerset at the Oval. Let’s hope the weather plays ball next week.


12.19pm BST12:19

Leicestershire 220 all out! Worcestershire need 132 to win. Ashwin with the final wicket, his third!


12.19pm BST12:19

This bloke is a great man.

Ryan ten Doeschate
(@rtendo27)

For Doug Insole, everyone involved at our great club and all past players and coaches. Thanks for all your support. #eagles

September 15, 2017


12.14pm BST12:14

Ignoring the situation at the top, that is an enormous win for Somerset. They take 22 points from it, and are above both Yorkshire and Middlesex (for now), who are ambling towards draws…

Here’s the current table.


12.10pm BST12:10

50 for Alex Lees at the Oval, where there’s still nothing happening… Yorkshire 73 behind.


12.07pm BST12:07

Leicestershire have lost a wicket at New Road… Brown gets Chappell and Leicestershire’s lead is 125 with two wickets in hand.


12.03pm BST12:03

Somerset beat Lancashire by 7 wickets! Essex are champions!

Bartlett smacks Parky for six. Three to win. Down the other end, Abell hitsParry for four and that is that! Ploughed through the legside!

Somerset have won their last two, but more importantly ESSEX ARE THE COUNTY CHAMPIONS!


12.00pm BST12:00

Somerset need three to win!


11.59am BST11:59

Kent still haven’t worked out how to get Cam Bancroft out…

Gloucestershire CCC
(@Gloscricket)

Umpire Warren turns down big lbw appeal by Haggett against Bancroft. Glos 119-3, lead by 118 pic.twitter.com/7a1No2wf2M

September 15, 2017

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11.57am BST11:57

And now Newton gone! Northants two down…


11.55am BST11:55

Northants are just one down and need 93 more to beat Glamorgan…


11.55am BST11:55

15 to win…


11.51am BST11:51

Middlesex have a wicket! Helm gets Adams. They want eight more. That would mean they take nine points from the match.


11.50am BST11:50

Abell survives the hat-trick ball, with a tidy flick to leg for three… 19 needed…


11.48am BST11:48

Another wicket! Parkinson gets Hildreth first ball! Caight by Hameed close in. They can’t can they? He’s on a hat-trick…


11.46am BST11:46

Parkinson has got Trescothick out now! Looks like he’s swept him hard to square-leg or midwicket. Ball before went for six and Somerset need just 21…


11.41am BST11:41

Tom Helm and Steven Finn with the new ball for Middlesex; a rarity for both.


11.40am BST11:40

Somerset are halfway there…


11.35am BST11:35

50 for Shaun Marsh! His second of the match. Both these sides are interested in him next year. Audition.


11.34am BST11:34

Spin from both ends at Taunton. Tres pushes Parry’s first ball away for one, and it’s 26 for one after 5.1. 42 required…


11.33am BST11:33

Play to resume at New Road with three overs lost. Leicestershire are effectively 85 for three…


11.30am BST11:30

Tres sweeps Parkinson and, thanks to some ropey fielding, that’s four! 24 for one, 44 required.


11.28am BST11:28

Rain at Worcester…