And, with the covers on at Old Trafford, and the bread rolls gone, time to sign off. Huge congratulations to Surrey – the outstanding team of the Championship – who, for all their advantages, play brilliant cricket and care about the red-ball game. Commiserations to Somerset, who met a Lancashire side who suddenly found their mojo. Congratulations also to promoted Sussex, and bad luck to Kent, time to lick your wounds in the party division.
We’ll be back for the final time next Thursday, with one more promotion place and one more relegation place to sort out, and a trophy to hand over at Chelmsford. Comments will continue on our match report. Thanks for your company, bye!
Updated
Division Two table - with one round left
1 Sussex (PROMOTED) 221
2 Yorkshire 201
3 Middlesex 186
4 Northamptonshire 152
5 Leicestershire 145
6 Gloucestershire 141
7 Glamorgan 128
8 Derbyshire 110
