11.15am Somerset still to add to their overnight 16 without loss here, writes Andy Wilson at the Riverside, even though Marcus Trescothick cracked two boundaries off the first over of the day from Graham Onions. There's been a power cut in the ground which means neither of the scoreboards are working. As a result we're keeping on top of the score by checking the internet, and it's something like 35 now. All seems pretty academic as the game is 95% certain to drift quietly towards a draw, although with Somerset about 130 ahead now maybe their captain Justin Langer will risk a lunchtime declaration. Certainly Ian Blackwell found a bit of turn yesterday, bowling with a lovely loop and seemingly unaffected by the worryingly regular occasions on which he failed to let go of the ball, a problem which seems to afflict left-arm spinners for some inexplicable reason.
1pm Hampshire 327 and 130, Lancashire 295 and 165 for four: Andrew Flintoff got his much-needed batting practice and Lancashire wrapped up their third win of the season (going top at least until the result at Trent Bridge is known) 20 minutes before lunch, writes Mike Averis at the Rose Bowl. Flintoff went through a sticky patch, as he had done in the second innings at Hove, twice mis-timing drives before clattering the Hampshire bowling for 39 off 23 balls. There were three big sixes and three fours - the last of which flew over mid-wicket and once bounce over the rope to bring victory by six wickets. Lancashire started the day on 34, needing another 129. They lost the wickets of openers Paul Horton and Lu Vincent, both to Dimitri Mascarenhas, adding 32 and Francois du Plessis with the score on 88 for three. However Flintoff and Stuart Law added 73 in eight overs and it was more or less job done when the Lancashire captain chipped to mid-wicket.
1.15pm Needing 140 to beat Yorkshire, Kent are 101-4 at lunch on the final day, writes Richard Rae at Canterbury. After a miserable couple of days, Yorkshire have at least fought hard this morning. Matthew Hoggard's 2-27 off 11 consecutive overs was his best effort for a long time in every sense; he picked up the wickets of Joe Denly, a flat-footed drive edged to third slip, and Rob Key, caught behind via his back leg. When Adil Rashid then came on and took a couple of quick wickets, Kent were 63-4 - James Tredwell, surely batting far too high at three, ended a tortuous knock with an edge that looped high off his pad to first slip, according to umpire Trevor Jesty anyway - and Darren Stevens charged down the wicket at his third ball, swung, missed, and was stumped. At that stage the St Lawrence Ground was very quiet indeed, but Martin van Jaarsveld hit Rashid for four boundaries off five balls to lift the pressure and it shouldn't take too long for the final 39 runs to come. Probably at about the same time as Yorkshire's hopeless appeal against their Twenty20 expulsion begins at Taunton.
2.25pm Justin Langer has breathed a little life into this game, declaring Somerset's second innings on 193 for five to set Durham 285 to win off a minimum of 52 overs, writes Andy Wilson at the Riverside. There aren't any England selectors here watching Steve Harmison, and even if they were it would probably be too late for him to stake a claim for a recall in the Headingley Test, but he bowled another really impressive spell after lunch, finally gaining reward when James Hildreth edged to Michael Di Venuto at second slip - Harmison's 35th championship wicket of the season, a tally no-one else in the First Division has managed.
2.35pm: It's been a good rearguard action by Notts this morning, writes Paul Weaver at Trent Bridge. Half an hour after lunch Adam Voges leg-glanced Chris Jordan to fine-leg for four to take Notts to 187-4, a lead of two runs. Surrey's attack looked a bit ordinary in the opening session. Chris Jordan bowled with real pace from the pavilion end but too many of his deliveries were short and wide and the batsmen were grateful to see them fly by. They had two successes in the morning session. Notts resumed on 46-2 and at 113 Matt Wood, defending, edged Jordan to the keeper. Then, on 129, nightwatchman Andre Adams had his off-stump taken out by a yorker from Matthew Nicholson. But he had made 58, a really positive innings from 77 balls which included six fours and two sixes. At lunch Notts were nurturing real hopes of saving the match but they have just lost their fifth wicket, and it's a big one, Voges edging Jade Dernbach to the keeper.
5.30pm: Notts have saved this match with something of a flourish while Surrey will have to wait for their first win of the season, writes Paul Weaver at Trent Bridge. Notts, who still lead the championship table, albeit by a single point, were asked to follow-on on yesterday, some 185 runs behind Surrey. They were on 46-2 when they resumed this morning and when Adam Voges was fifth out at 198 and Chris Read had his middle stump knocked by Pedro Collins to make it 207-6, Surrey were still hopeful. But then Samit Patel and Graeme Swann took the match beyond Surrey's reach with an unbroken stand of 165 in 32 overs. Before yesterday Notts were the only side in the championship who had failed to produce a century from one of their top five batsmen. But Patel corrected that yesterday with an unbeaten 134 from 158 balls, with 20 fours. He became a bit of a bowler bully after he had reached his hundred. Swann struck seven fours and also pulled Jordan over midwicket for six in his 111-ball 68. Everyone shook hands with Notts on 372-6, 187 ahead. Surrey will go home disheartened. But in truth this was a good wicket and it was only some abysmal batting by Notts that gave them a chance in the first place.
