Derbyshire and Leicestershire both could claim to have fallen short of what would have been a famous victory as two struggling side produced a thrilling season's finale at Derby

Jason Roy, fresh from putting pen to paper on a three-year deal, marked Surrey's second division title with 77 from 35 balls

Alastair Cook was dismissed cheaply for the second time in the match as Essex and Lancashire settled for a draw at Chelmsford

Colin Ingram and Chris Cooke batted Glamorgan to safety on the final afternoon of the LV= County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Chris Dent's superb career-best 268 put Gloucestershire in the ascendancy against old foes Glamorgan on the third day of their Championship match at Bristol

Tom and Sam Curran became the first pair of brothers to account for all 10 wickets in a County Championship match since 1950 as they skittled out Northamptonshire

Mark Footitt took 10 wickets in a match for the first time in what could be his farewell Derbyshire appearance, but Mark Cosgrove's century for Leicestershire reduced the chances of a victory to take with him

Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen completed 8000 first-class runs but missed out on a century in his 100th Championship match on the second day of the Division Two game against Leicestershire

Chris Dent saved Gloucestershire from an unwanted record when he became the first home batsman to register three figures in a Championship match at Bristol this year while Glamorgan's Aneurin Donald just missed out on a county record