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On another day of rain interruptions and run-rate calculations, Surrey - the defending National League champions - lost out to Northants, a defeat that condemned them to relegation

Six matches, six draws: the weather certainly came out on top in the latest round of matches in the Frizzell County Championship

In today's round of National League matches, Glamorgan clinched the title for the second time in three years after Robert Croft's 106 set up a five-wicket win over Lancashire in front of a capacity crowd at the Rhos on Sea ground

In today's round of National League matches, Graham Napier picked up four quick wickets to send Kent crashing to a 35-run defeat to Essex at Colchester

County round-up from August 15

After Surrey and Sussex's wins yesterday, draws were the order of the day in Division One of the County Championship today, with Alex Loudon and Niall O'Brien guiding Kent to safety at Edgbaston as Kent were eventually bowled out for 420

Kent eased to a comprehensive 236-run victory over Sussex on the fourth day at Canterbury, thanks to a penetrative spin assault from Min Patel and Alex Loudon

In today's round of National League matches, an unbeaten 107 from Mike Hussey helped Gloucestershire to a six-wicket win against Kent in the only Division One clash of the day

Graeme Hick and Andy Bichel led Worcestershire to a five-wicket victory against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham

Michael Bevan will become the latest in a long list of overseas players to play county cricket this season when he makes his Kent debut, against Middlesex at Southgate tomorrow

In the remaining two Championship matches, there was an early finish at Hove, where Sussex showed signs of last year's Championship winning form by polishing off Kent by an innings and 45 runs, while at Trent Bridge, Hampshire and Notts played out a

Middlesex eased their Championship relegation worries with victory at New Road - but it was closer than they would have expected after reducing Worcester to 47 for 4 yesterday

The Australian board has flexed its muscles again by ordering Andrew Symonds back from his stint with county side Kent to undergo treatment on an achilles injury

Shane Warne and Shaun Udal combined to send Kent spinning to defeat against Hampshire in their National League game at Canterbury last night

In the latest round of National League matches, Surrey managed a close - and crucial - win against Kent by four wickets with Adam Hollioake guiding them to victory with an unbeaten 41

All but Sussex, Durham and Northants were still in the hunt for a spot in the quarter finals before today's games, the last in the group stage

The group stages of the Twenty20 Cup have flown by, and while the weather hasn't been as accommodating as last year, the crowds have still flocked to the jacuzzis, jazz-bands and general jamborees - and the matches have been just as entertaining

There weren't many close finished in the latest round of Twenty20 Cup matches, as Kent, Leicestershire, Somerset, Derbyshire and Hampshire all collected the points in their matches

Somerset v Worcestershire at Scorecard

Following their elimination from the NatWest Series, England's players are set for their first taste of Twenty20 cricket