5.54pm Essex made all the running they could... and looked to have blown the title race wide open at 32 for 4... but Liam Dawson's brilliant hundred, allied to James Vince's 89 and a spate of crucial dropped catches, have all but handed the title to Surrey... I'm off to try and make some sense of that!
END OF OVER:58 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | HANTS: 265/7
- Felix Organ0 (2b)
- Ben Brown12 (15b)
- Matt Critchley9-0-48-3
- Simon Harmer24-3-100-3
KHD Barker st †Rossington b Critchley 12 (10m 8b 2x4 0x6) SR: 150.00
END OF OVER:57 | 6 Runs | HANTS: 259/6
- Keith Barker6 (4b)
- Ben Brown12 (15b)
- Simon Harmer24-3-100-3
- Matt Critchley8-0-42-2
Three men round the bat
END OF OVER:56 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | HANTS: 253/6
- Keith Barker5 (3b)
- Ben Brown7 (10b)
- Matt Critchley8-0-42-2
- Simon Harmer23-3-94-3
LA Dawson c Browne b Critchley 119 (166m 150b 16x4 0x6) SR: 79.33
END OF OVER:55 | 9 Runs | HANTS: 247/5
- Liam Dawson119 (148b)
- Ben Brown6 (9b)
- Simon Harmer23-3-94-3
- Matt Critchley7-0-36-1