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County Championship: Day one of final round under way - radio & text

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Ben Pheazey, Gideon Brooks, Steve Mather & George O'Neill

'Surrey need a miracle'published at 10:47 BST
Essex v Somerset 11-0
Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

If you're realistic, Surrey need a miracle now to win the Championship.
All Surrey can do here is put in a performance, win this game and see where they are.
Postpublished at 10:47 BST
Notts v Warwks 6-1

Rob Yates is half forward to Mo Abbas, blocking the veteran bowler into the off side.
The fourth ball is a tad full and steered with a thick edge wide of the slip cordon for four.
WICKETpublished at 10:47 BST
Lees c Bean b Milnes 3 (Durham 7-1 v Yorks)

Alex Lees will be disappointed with that as it is quite a tame dismissal.
'Exact start Notts were hoping for'published at 10:44 BST
Notts v Warwicks 2-1
Richard Wilford
BBC Radio WM commentator

It ducked in and looked like a very strong shout.
Michael Gough had a moment to think, but that's the exact start Nottinghamshire were hoping for.
WICKETpublished at 10:40 BST
Davies LBW b Hutton 0 (Notts v Warwicks 2-1)

Great start for Notts.
Brett Hutton beats the Bears captain on the forward block, striking in front of the timbers on the knee roll.
Alex Davies departs early and number three Will Young had better leave the dressing room right now.
Postpublished at 10:39 BST
Essex v Somerset 11-0

Archie Vaughan picks up a couple of runs off the final ball of the Jamie Porter over.
Doug Bracewell will bowl from the other end.
Three runs to Josh Thomas and Archie Vaughan gets four nudged safely wide of third slip.
WICKETpublished at 10:38 BST
Libby b Robinson 0 (Worcs 1-2 v Sussex)

Two wickets in the first over for Ollie Robinson and that is both openers gone.
Rehaan Edavalath got a peach that left him off the pitch finding the edge on the way to John Simpson's gloves.
And now the more experienced Jake Libby has been cleaned up by the former England seamer.
Jake Libby just didn't get his bat down the right line and Robinson has knocked his off stump out of the ground.
What a start for the visitors.
Under way at Utilita Bowlpublished at 10:37 BST
Surrey 1-0 v Hants

Surrey have chosen to bat and Rory Burns has the first run of the contest nudging Kyle Abbott for a single.
Postpublished at 10:37 BST
Notts v Warwicks 1-0

Single to Rob Yates.
There's a little hint of swing for Muhammad Abbas as he passes the bat of Alex Davies.
It is a little gloomy here but the cloud should clear shortly.
Brett Hutton will bowl from the other end.
WICKETpublished at 10:35 BST
Edavalath c Simpson b Robinson 0 (Worcs 0-1 v Sussex)

Second ball in and Worcs are one down.
Under way at Headingleypublished at 10:33 BST
Durham 0-0 v Yorks

Durham have won the toss and bat and Jack White has the ball in hand with Alex Lees.
Match begins at Northamptonpublished at 10:33 BST
Northants v Leics 0-0

Rishi Patel and Sol Budinger will open for the visitors.
Patel has first strike, facing Justin Broad.
Game underway at Chelmsfordpublished at 10:33 BST
Essex v Somerset 0-0

Archie Vaughan will get the innings started with Josh Thomas.
Essex seam bowler Jamie Porter will bowl to Vaughan.
Play begins at Trent Bridgepublished at 10:32 BST
Notts v Warwks 0-0

Here come Bears openers Rob Yates and his club captain Alex Davies.
Muhammad will bowl to from the Pavilion End to Yates with three slips in place.
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Get Involvedpublished at 10:29 BST
#bbccricket

What are your predictions? Notts to take the title or Surrey to sneak in to claim yet another crown?
And what about the relegation picture which is still to be cleared up?
It's the final round of matches so a perfect time for reflection on the season - get in touch with us to tell us your favourite moments from the campaign and how you think your team has got on with a teacher style school grading if you so wish.
Who are the straight A students and who has failed their exams?
Listen via smart speakerpublished at 10:28 BST
BBC Local Radio

As well as listening to our local radio commentaries via this page, you can also tune in on most smart speakers.
Simply ask BBC Sounds to play the fixture of your choice, for example say 'ask BBC Sounds to play Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire day one'.
Weather looking settledpublished at 10:28 BST
#bbccricket

Image source, Rex Features
The good news from the forecast is that the weather outlook is good for today and appears to largely remain settled with plenty of sunshine over the next four days.
Today will be dry with a mix of sunny spells and cloud, but a little breezy in the south east and temperatures of about 16-18C.
Tomorrow looks set to be a lovely day with plenty of sunshine across the country.
There is a little rain around on the radar for Saturday but let's hope that moves off somewhere else by the time we get to day four.
Pick your team of the seasonpublished at 10:27 BST

Every year we like to give you the chance to be a selector and nominate your County Championship team of the season.
In 2024, the XI chosen by users was: Rory Burns (Surrey), Alex Davies (Warwickshire), Colin Ingram (Glamorgan), David Bedingham (Durham), Jordan Cox (Essex), James Bracey (Gloucestershire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Jack Carson (Sussex), Dan Worrall (Surrey), Jamie Porter (Essex), Ben Coad (Yorkshire).
Who do you think should be in this year's side? You will find a long list of names by going to our voting module here.
Voting closes at 12:00 BST on Friday 26 September and we hope to be able to telly you who is in the XI chosen by you before the end of the final round of Championship games, which begin today.
Worcs look to land last Division One winpublished at 10:26 BST
Worcs v Sussex (10:30 BST)

Image source, Rex Features
Image caption,
Sussex coach Paul Farbrace
Worcs may be resigned to their fate in Division Two next season but retain their spirit judged on last week where they battled to a draw at Durham then beat Hants to the Metro Bank One Day Cup trophy.
This week’s rivals Sussex look safe in fifth currently sitting 10 points above Durham in the final relegation spot.
Last week’s draw with Yorkshire all but secured their safety with just five points needed to book another top flight campaign.
It has been a bumpy return to Division One for Paul Farbrace’s side with three wins in the opening block of Championship fixtures which saw them in the top three by the end of May but since victories have proved far harder to come by with four draws and two defeats.
Yorks stand in way of Durham escapepublished at 10:25 BST
Yorks v Durham (10:30 BST)

Image source, Rex Features
Image caption,
Yorkshire coach Anthony McGrath
Yorkshire have not played at Headingley since the first week of May when beaten by Warwickshire with nine matches since either away or at Scarborough and York.
And they will be hoping home comforts provide the boost to performance needed to post a third win in their last six matches and ease clear of the relegation scrap.
With a six point break to today’s rivals Durham in second last spot, Anthony McGrath’s side have the draw as their weapon in order to ensure safety.
For Durham nothing short of victory will guarantee safety although bonus point draw could be enough to get past Hants who face triple champions in Surrey who are still in the title race.
Durham have not had the winning feeling since May, ironically when beating champions elect Notts by seven wickets.