County Championship

Sussex closed out their 2026 County Championship season in dominant fashion, beating bottom-side Hampshire by 197 runs at Southampton to seal a top-three finish.

Somerset posted their highest ever total against Surrey — a mammoth 691-8 — as Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby both cashed in with career-best double centuries on day three at Taunton.

Jonny Bairstow marked his 37th birthday in style, flat-batting Mohammad Ali for six to seal a dramatic one-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge and give Yorkshire a third straight Championship win.

A composed century stand between Max Holden and Ben Geddes sealed a seven-wicket win for Middlesex at Lord's, simultaneously confirming Kent's promotion to the County Championship's top flight.

Kent rounded off a superb County Championship campaign by beating Gloucestershire by eight wickets at Canterbury, celebrating their promotion to Division One in style.

Warwickshire claimed their ninth County Championship title on home soil at Edgbaston, defeating Leicestershire by an innings and 79 runs to cap a remarkable late-season run of form.

Ben Compton answered his critics with a superb 126 as Kent posted 353 against Gloucestershire at Canterbury, taking a commanding first-innings lead in a match that could seal their promotion to Division One.

Sussex look firmly on course for victory over Hampshire after Jaydev Unadkat tore through the home side's batting and Tom Haines pushed the visitors into a commanding position at Southampton.

Noman Ali's impressive six-wicket haul couldn't prevent Durham compiling a commanding 493 on a rain-hit second day at Emirates Old Trafford, leaving Lancashire trailing by 483 runs.

Nottinghamshire's hopes of retaining the County Championship have been extinguished by events at Edgbaston, even as Olly Stone's brilliant 5-51 gave them a commanding first-innings lead over Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.

Sam Hain's superb 142 and a commanding first-innings total of 372 leaves Warwickshire needing just a draw to clinch a ninth County Championship crown against a struggling Leicestershire side.

Emilio Gay produced another stunning County Championship century as Durham put in a dominant display on day one against Lancashire, closing on 355-5 at Emirates Old Trafford.