Follow the remaining games in this week’s LV= County Championship that see Division Two’s top two, Worcestershire and Hampshire, pushing for victory.
By Rob Barnett
WICKET Will Smith on 19 pushes forward to Jesse Ryder and edges catch to James Foster. Carberry has 55 Hampshire 100 for 2. #EssvHam
— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) July 16, 2014
11.20am – Michael Carberry raises a fifty for Hampshire, who lead Essex by 55 in their second innings with nine wickets left on the last day at Colchester.
11.11am – Benny Howell makes the day’s first breakthrough, having Wayne Madsen held at gully for 80 to end a stand of 117 with Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
11.01am – We are under way in games that could go a long way to deciding promotion.
10.50am – There was some sensational drama yesterday as Somerset briefly went top of Division One only to be replaced by Notts. You can watch free video highlights and read about it all here.
10.40am – Good morning and welcome to our LV= County Championship blog. After thrilling wins yesterday for Nottinghamshire, Somerset and Warwickshire here’s how the remaining games, all in Division Two, stand:
Leicestershire are 56 for two heading into the final day against Worcestershire at New Road. Saving a draw will be the order of the day as the visitors need another 402 for victory.
Hampshire are 83 for one in their second innings against Essex, a lead of 44 after their bowlers earlier did a fine job of restricting the hosts to 285 all out at Colchester.
Derbyshire are 216 for two and moving towards Gloucestershire’s 356 all out after day two at Cheltenham. Unbeaten half-centurions Wayne Madsen and Shivnarine Chanderpaul will have an eye on three figures, while Will Gidman was earlier the last man out for the visitors having amassed 125.