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Kent have activated extension clauses for leading wicket-taker Matt Milnes and top run-scorer Sam Northeast, securing both players until at least the end of 2028 following a promotion-winning campaign.
Tom Abell produced one of the innings of the County Championship season, scoring 307 to help Somerset compile a mammoth 731 all out in a draw against Surrey at Taunton.
Outgoing Sussex head coach Paul Farbrace has expressed enormous pride in his players after the club secured third place in the County Championship, all while navigating significant financial turbulence and a costly points penalty.
Eight of Leicestershire's 27 deducted points have been reinstated following a review by the Cricket Regulator, but the Foxes remain in serious danger of relegation from Division One.
Glamorgan were left frustrated at Sophia Gardens as persistent rain brought a premature end to their County Championship clash with Essex, denying the hosts a probable victory. The draw sees Glamorgan finish sixth in Division One, with Essex escaping to eighth.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dan Lawrence struck an imperious unbeaten century as Surrey posted 327-4 on the opening day at Taunton, leaving Somerset's Championship aspirations hanging by the thinnest of threads.