LV= County Champions-elect Nottinghamshire face an intriguing final day, with Durham leading by 308 runs with five wickets standing following Gordon Muchall's timely second century of the season.

Hampshire, led by Jimmy Adams' second successive century, are making Lancashire fight hard to wrap up victory going into the final day in the LV= County Championship match at Liverpool.

Kevin Pietersen is aiming to use his brief stint with Surrey to help him “discover where I used to be”. He has a maximum of five innings left to impress ahead of England's trip to Australia for the Ashes.

Chris Woakes completed a brilliant all-round display as Warwickshire saw off relegation rivals Kent inside three days in a vital LV= County Championship Division One clash at Edgbaston.

Matt Mason has signed a new one-year contract with Worcestershire that will see him continue to combine the roles of experienced seamer and bowling coach. "The club has a big future," he said.

Glamorgan have rewarded wicketkeeper Chris Cooke for his excellent second XI form with a two-year deal. The Johannesburg-born man has hit over 500 runs for the second string this year.

Kevin Pietersen’s Surrey debut attracted a crowd of almost 8,000 to the Brit Insurance Oval, but his comeback to domestic cricket ended in a 90-run Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat to Worcestershire.