County Cricket, 2019

[Kevin S]

The decider is up and running and Little Chef has two wickets in the first 20 minutes, with no runs conceded. Somerset 14/2.

[Jon]

Congratulations Essex. The double is on.

[Kevin S]

Yeeessss!

[Kevin S]

5 from 2...

[Jon]

Fuck this is tense.

[Kevin S]

25 off 12 needed. Come on Ravi.

[Guy Profumo]

Yeah.

Ok.

Go Worcs and win.

Unlikely as it may seem.

Essex worthy winners, init

I still want you bowled out.cheaply at Taunton though.

[Jon]

Worcestershire finish with 145 for 9. Looks a decentish score on this pitch but it'll be nail biting.

[Kevin S]

Simon Harmer is having a good week.

[Etienne]

Key wicket.

[Jon]

Final in an hour. Come on worcs!

[Kevin S]

Different kettle of fish in the Blast though, that's been Notts' priority.

But blimey, Essex are in the final after looking like they weren't even going to make the quarters.

[pebblethefish]

Bloody hell. One run. Had Notts down as the favourites today.

Have you seen us this season? I'm happy if we reach three figures.

[Kevin S]

Derbyshire need 161 to win and have made a good start.

[Kevin S]

Essex win the toss in SF2 and decide to bat first.

[Kevin S]

Bloody hell. One run. Had Notts down as the favourites today.

[Etienne]

Worcs win after Notts deliver a colossal choke in semi-final, after needing 11 runs from 12 balls with 8 wickets left.

[E10 Rifle]

Darren Stevens is having an absolutely insanely good end to the season. The old trooper

[Tony C]

Abbott actually took the catch to dismiss van der Merwe. He's ended up taking 17-86, that's the seventh best match figures in all first class cricket ever.

Sam Billings has become the first ever player to score twin hundreds in a Championship match at Headingley. Now Kent have dismissed both Yorkshire's openers before we reached double figures. Sake.

Yes, phenomenal performance from Abbott.

Equally impressive is that stat about Billings. Does that refer to.just visiting players at Headingley? I would be genuinely amazed if no Yorkshire player had ever hit twin hundreds there.

[longeared]

Abbott actually took the catch to dismiss van der Merwe. He's ended up taking 17-86, that's the seventh best match figures in all first class cricket ever.

Sam Billings has become the first ever player to score twin hundreds in a Championship match at Headingley. Now Kent have dismissed both Yorkshire's openers before we reached double figures. Sake.

[Kevin S]

Somerset nine down. Van der Merwe earns the distinction of being Somerset's only player not to be dismissed by Abbott in the match (red inker in the first innings, Dawson in the second).

[Kevin S]

Well, there's still the possibility that the weather next week isn't as bad as forecast and we get a proper decider.

[Etienne]

Essex's title then.

[Ray de Galles]

I'm sure one of the BBC commentators on Hampshire v Somerset got confused earlier on and called Aneurin Donald "Aneurin Devon".

[Kevin S]

Abbott strikes again. Somerset 100/7, Dom Bess gone.