Resuming on 204 for six, Somerset were dismissed for 224 to end their hopes of winning a maiden County Championship title.

Join Tanya Aldred for live updates from around the grounds on day three of the penultimate round of action. Close of play scores 18:27 Division One Hampshire 462 and 204 v Worcestershire 273 and 117-5 Worcestershire need 277 with five wickets standing Kent 225 and 230 (f/o) v Nottinghamshire 433 and 28-0 Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets Lancashire 140 and 398 v Somerset 146 and 204-6 Somerset need 189 to win with four wickets standing Surrey 415 and 25-0 v Durham 262 and 177 Surrey won by 10 wickets Division Two Derbyshire 173 and 119 v Middlesex 358 Middlesex won by an innings and 66 runs Glamorgan 239 and 141-7 v Yorkshire 361 and 273 Glamorgan need another 255 with three wickets standing Gloucestershire 109 and 195 v Sussex 311 Sussex won by an innings and seven runs Northamptonshire 383 and 137-1 v Leicestershire 203 and 316 Northamptonshire won by nine wickets   17:19 With eleven overs left at OT,

Surrey’s third successive County Championship title is confirmed as Somerset fall to a 168-run defeat away to Lancashire.