That’s it for the evening folks, see you back here in the morning for the final day.
Emma John's roundup
Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire can all congratulate themselves on their fighting spirit at the end of this third day’s play. In each case their batters dragged them back into games that they had seemed almost to forfeit with their low scores on the very first day.
In Division One, Lancashire vastly improved on their first-innings total of 145 against Kent thanks to Luke Wells, who fell two runs short of his hundred, and 25-year-old Josh Bohannon, who made his sixth first-class century. Lancashire finished the day on 377 for five, with a lead of 252.
Hampshire rued a dropped catch off Adam Lyth as he began Yorkshire’s reply with a steady half-century, before Jonathan Tattersall (63) and Matthew Waite (47) helped the home side set a target of 214.
Gloucestershire had less luck against Northamptonshire, who added an extra 126 to their overnight score from their final three wickets. Only Marcus Harris provided the kind of score Gloucestershire needed and at 135 for five, they still trail by 27 runs.
Warwickshire had a good day against Surrey despite losing early wickets. They recovered from seven for two to 270 for four, Sam Hain and Will Rhodes ending the day with an unbroken partnership of 127, Warwickshire’s lead 207.
Somerset saved the follow-on against Essex’s 505 for nine declared, although the joy of Matt Renshaw’s century was tempered by concern for captain Tom Abell, who retired hurt on 90. Somerset will resume on 359 for 3.
In Division Two Middlesex kept their heads and compiled a patient response to Durham’s 421 for seven declared. Anuj Dal finished with unbeaten century as Derbyshire continued to pile on runs against Worcestershire, setting them a fourth innings target of 289. And on the second day at Trent Bridge, three quick wickets from Ollie Robinson could not stop Nottinghamshire racking up a 381-run lead against Sussex.
