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Despite a rather damp finish, what an entertaining four days we have had across Divisions One and Two in the County Championship.

Yorkshire were the big winners this afternoon as they pulled off a historic innings victory - their first in a decade - against an out of sorts Surrey side with a terrific team performance which included those three wickets from Harry Brook last night.

Derbyshire completed a seven-wicket victory at the home of cricket against Middlesex and Northamptonshire came through a nail-biting match at Gloucestershire to win by two-wickets.

Nottinghamshire remain top of a very tight Division One with the 11 points they picked up on the road in the draw at Hampshire who stay bottom, while Durham are 20 points clear in Division Two.

Thanks for your company over the past four days - now it's time for the T20 Blast to take centre stage on Friday.

Division One

Hampshire 214 & 207-6 dec v Nottinghamshire 229

Match drawn

Somerset 526-8 dec v Sussex 253 & 113-7

Match drawn

Warwickshire 252 & 100-2 v Glamorgan 360 & 260

Match drawn

Yorkshire 486 v Surrey 204 & 155 (f/o)

Yorkshire won by an innings and 127 runs

Division Two

Gloucestershire 154 & 221 v Northamptonshire 127 & 251-8

Northamptonshire won by two wickets

Kent 523 & 1-1 v Durham 446

Match drawn

Lancashire 281-8 dec v Worcestershire 270 & 211-5

Match drawn

Middlesex 177 & 320 v Derbyshire 376 & 124-3

Derbyshire won by seven wickets

• Nottinghamshire P6 W2 L0 D4 91pts
• Warwickshire P6 W2 L1 D3 86pts
• Glamorgan P6 W2 L1 D3 83pts
• Essex P6 W3 L2 D1 80pts
• Sussex P6 W3 L1 D2 79pts
• Somerset P6 W2 L2 D2 79pts
• Surrey P6 W1 L1 D4 71pts
• Yorkshire P6 W2 L2 D2 71pts
• Leicestershire P6 W0 L4 D2 46pts
• Hampshire P6 W1 L4 D1 40pts

We've been off the field since just after 1600 BST with more rain to come so the umpires have called time on this game.

Frustration for Somerset after centuries from Tom Abell and Craig Overton helped the hosts to a big first innings total.

Overton went on to take five wickets in the match but it was in fact Tom Lammonby who started the Sussex decline in the first innings, removing Dan Hughes for 107, starting a slide from 204-3 to 213-7.

Somerset continued to attack with spin this afternoon when the light was fading, Archie Vaughan taking two wickets, including Charlie Tear, to leave Sussex 95-6 following on.

Alfie Ogborne later removed Fynn Hudson-Prentice and it was 110-7 at that point. But John Simpson dug in for an unbeaten 12 off 65 balls. Sussex get the draw and a bit of respite ahead of the T20 games.

Somerset pick up 15 points, Sussex 10.

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Gloucestershire head coach Mark Alleyne believes his team are improving despite suffering their fifth defeat of the season against Northamptonshire, by two wickets.

"There is a certain level of optimism in the camp, because we have been so competitive in recent games," he said.

"The manner of this defeat is a far cry from those innings defeats we suffered at the start of the season and shows we have made progress.

"We've competed really well from day one to day four here and that's a tick in the box. But there comes a point when we just need to get over the line and we have now lost five out of six games, which I think is probably unprecedented for us in Championship cricket.

"Losing Gabe Bell to a sore back today made it feel as though things were conspiring against us a little bit after we had done so much hard work. Our bowling cartel has been small from the outset and it will be good for some of those guys to have a rest now."

Five members of the ground staff conversing on the field now under gloomy overheads with more rain forecast this evening.

The square remains fully covered.

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Yorkshire batter Joe Root is expecting further reminders from Harry Brook about his bowling prowess after his England team-mate took three wickets on Sunday to help Yorkshire towards today's innings win over Surrey.

"He’s even been talking about how he was using the crease. I was like, ‘It’s getting too much now’," laughed Root.

“Look, it’s good. If there are different ways you can affect the game, that’s what you pride yourself on as a player. You want to look at different ways you can help your captain and the guys out.

“It was actually a really nice ball which got (Jamie) Smith out, wasn’t it. I’m not sure about the other two, but he bowled nicely as a whole on that surface.”

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Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur pronounced himself "really chuffed" after they completed a seven-wicket win over Middlesex at Lord's earlier on.

"Those little run chases are always difficult. It wasn't about our skills, today was about the mental battle of executing those skills under pressure and I thought we came through that really well," he said.

"We're probably six bowlers down and yet the guys have come forward and put in performances that ultimately got us over the line and confidence has grown in that dressing room, it's a good place to be.

"It was Ben Aitchison's game again – he's been incredible. It's just been his season so far – he's bowled the most overs in the County Championship and backed it up now with a hundred as nightwatchman."

Sussex remain 160 in arrears following on - and safely in the dressing room since rain forced the players off within two overs after tea.

The covers remain on with no visible sign of ground staff activity at the time of writing - or news of a planned inspection.

Frustration for Somerset who have had much the better of this match for the lion's share of its duration.

It's usually a bad sign if you can't make out the Quantocks from the ground here.

Well, they're just visible at the time of writing.

Three members of the ground staff are standing on the corner of one of the covers adjacent to the main square, possibly concerned about the state of the outfield.

Nothing official either way on this one yet.

• Durham P6 W3 L0 D3 105pts
• Northants P6 W 2 L1 D3 85pts
• Kent P6 W2 L1 D3 77pts
• Lancashire P6 W2 L2 D2 75pts
• Derbyshire P6 W2 L3 D1 75pts
• Worcestershire P6 W 2 L2 D2 71pts
• Middlesex P6 W2 L2 D2 71pts
• Gloucestershire P6 W1 L5 D0 32pts

While we wait to see if there will be any further play at Taunton, it's time to let you all know when the next County Championship games will take place.

Sunday 7 June

Division One

The Oval: Surrey v Hampshire

Friday 12 June

Division One

Leicester: Leicestershire v Essex

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Somerset

Hove: Sussex v Glamorgan

Scarborough: Yorkshire v Warwickshire

Division Two

Riverside: Durham v Derbyshire

Blackpool: Lancashire v Kent

Northampton: Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire

Worcester: Worcestershire v Middlesex

There was a change of bowler for Notts - Joe Clarke, who decided to keep his cap on while bowling.

The first two deliveries are, shall we say, looseners. The third is actually a no ball.

The umpires must have seen enough because, after the fourth delivery, hands are shaken and the match is officially drawn.

A wonderful knock by Jake Lehmann, of 102, played a major part in securing a draw for Hants and Notts invite him to lead everyone off the field. Nice touch.

Brett D'Oliveira and Matthew Waite go to shake hands with the Lancashire fielders and the match ends in a draw at 16:50.

It has been an excellent stand worth 97 between the Pears pair, putting any hopes of an unlikely win on the final day for Lancashire to an end.

Lancashire's declaration helped to try and push the needle towards one side or the other and James Anderson's excellent spell today saw him pick up the wickets of Jake Libby and Gareth Roderick in quick succession.

But after Tom Hartley claimed two wickets in three balls, D'Oliveira (46*) and Waite (47*) helped steer Worcestershire safely to a draw. The damage was done on day two after rain completely wiped out a full day's play.

Lancashire take 12 points from the match, Worcestershire 11.

Sam Northeast walks to the middle and appears to ask the umpire what the point is in continuing the game - moments later hands are shaken and that is that at Beckenham.

A rather undignified ending to a match spoiled by the loss of the third day's play after rain got under the covers.

First-innings centuries by Ben Dawkins and Sam Northeast were high-class, but the final day will be remembered for the 158-run 10th-wicket stand between Ben Raine and Callum Parkinson.

Ben Stokes was earlier out for 45, bowled off the inside edge by James Taylor, and the England captain was not happy with himself.

We went off for rain 10 balls into the final session of play about 40 minutes ago.

The rain has since stopped but the covers remain on.

Don't give up on this one yet.

Maiden over by David Bedingham.

Zak Crawley will take strike to........Graham Clark.... who has two first-class victims to his credit.