Championship Digest: Thursday, September 23, 2021

Find out what happened across the LV= Insurance County Championship on day three of the final round of divisional fixtures

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Division One

Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire

Nottingham (third day of four): Nottinghamshire 296 & 42-1, Yorkshire 73 & 396 - Nottinghamshire need another 132 runs with win with nine second-innings wickets remaining

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A magnificent 153 from opener Adam Lyth enabled Yorkshire to restore some self-respect and leave Nottinghamshire with work to do to finish the LV=Insurance County Championship season with a win that could see them contest the Bob Willis Trophy at Lord’s next week.

Bowled out for 73 in their first innings, Yorkshire made 396 following on before Nottinghamshire could dismiss them for a second time. Chasing 174 to win, the home side closed the third day needing 132 more on 42 for 1 after Haseeb Hameed, who did not field in Yorkshire’s second innings because of an injured thumb, was caught at second slip.

Lancashire’s win over Hampshire means Nottinghamshire cannot be champions but a victory here would give them the chance to take on Lancashire in the season finale at Lord’s by finishing second if Warwickshire fail to beat Somerset.

Warwickshire v Somerset

Edgbaston (third day of four): Warwickshire 367 & 179-1, Somerset 389 - Warwickshire lead by 157 runs with nine second-innings wickets remaining.

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Warwickshire are one powerful day's cricket away from lifting the LV=Insurance County Championship title after a strong fightback against Somerset on the third day at Edgbaston.  

Lancashire's amazing win over Hampshire at Liverpool has left the Bears with a very simple equation. Victory (but nothing less) over Somerset will bring the title to Edgbaston for the eighth time in the club's history.  

The equation is simple, but forcing victory will be a far from simple business for Will Rhodes' side on an excellent batting pitch. They closed the third day on 179 for 1 - 157 ahead, so need to press on briskly with the bat tomorrow to give themselves time to try to take ten wickets on a batter-friendly surface. 

If Warwickshire can pull that off against a Somerset side which, to its great credit, has scrapped every inch of the way, they will deserve to be champions.

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Division Two

Surrey v Glamorgan

The Oval (third day of four): Glamorgan 672-6d, Surrey 387-2 - Surrey trail by 285 runs with eight first-innings wickets remaining

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Jamie Smith scored a career-best 138 as Surrey dug in on a Kia Oval shirtfront in search of a run-filled draw against Glamorgan to finish the LV= Insurance County Championship season.

Surrey, in reply to Glamorgan’s 672 for 6 declared, reached the end of day three on 387 for 2 but, on a bowlers’ graveyard of a pitch, the Welsh county will rue dropping Hashim Amla three times as he reached 87 not out.

Ollie Pope is unbeaten on 95, having dominated an unbroken stand of 140 in 40 overs for the third wicket with Amla, while Ryan Patel hit 10 fours in his 62 from 138 balls. Surrey will now aim to bat out the final day.

Division Three

Middlesex v Kent

Canterbury (third day of four): Middlesex 147 & 363, Kent 138 & 275-5 - Kent need another 98 runs to win with five second-innings wickets remaining

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The LV= Insurance County Championship Division Three title race is set for a nerve-shredding finale, after Kent reached 275 for 5 against Middlesex. The hosts, currently second in the table, need another 98 to overhaul leaders Middlesex, following a pulsating third day at Canterbury.  

Ollie Robinson hit 112, but he was out to the final ball of the day, caught by John Simpson off Tim Murtagh, who took 2 for 23. 

Tawanda Muyeye is unbeaten on a highest first-class score of 76 not out, after a stand of 128 with Robinson, as Kent recovered from 103 for four to give themselves a fighting chance going into day four.  

Earlier Matt Milnes took 5 for 87 as Middlesex were dismissed for 363, setting Kent a target of 373 to win.

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