ECB chairman forced to abandon plans to present the County Championship trophy after tense meeting with the chairmen of the first-class counties

Amid tense scenes at The Oval, on the final day of the season, Essex inflicted a first defeat on champions Surrey

Tom Bailey sealed his position as the leading wicket-taker in Division One as relegated Lancashire hurtled to victory

The England pace bowler claimed Somerset's second hat-trick of the match as they completed a hefty innings victory to secure second place

Moeen Ali and Wayne Parnell made half-centuries but it wasn't enough to set a troublesome target

Essex will still be hopeful of victory on the final day of the season but Surrey's top order produced a powerful response

As escapes from relegation go, Nottinghamshire's survival at Trent Bridge could not have been less heroic