Warwickshire v Lancashire: Bob Willis Trophy final, day four – live!

A lusty gallop, a swing, and bails neatly swept off.

Lancs avoid their biggest ever defeat and Blatherwick gets stuck in and thrashes his third ball for six.

More depressing news from Yorkshire, who still haven’t sent that report to the ECB. How long can it take to redact some names?

Pitching on leg, zipping in, and the season’s curtains are twitching.

The sun has suddenly sprung into action, lighting up Manraj Johal who has had quite the debut, wicketless this innings, but three in the first and a merry 19 with the bat. This game will never seem pointless to him. And as I type that, he has a wicket!

Today is the start of Clare Connor’s one-year tenure as MCC president – the first woman to hold the post in the MCC’s 234 year history.

Bruce Carnegie-Brown becomes the sixth Chairman of MCC at the same time.

An email arrives…”Any chance you could put the game out of its misery?” Lancashire are nothing if not surprising, but even the loyalist fan would struggle to believe Jones, Wood, Bailey, Blatherwick and Parkinson could bat out the day. Surely.

Good morning from Lord’s and county cricket on October 1! The skies are suitably frowning but play will start on time unless the rain starts again. Lancashire still need another 48 to avoid their heaviest ever defeat; Warwickshire want just four more wickets to complete their County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy double and become the undisputed red-ball champions of the UK.