Ho hum. The Met office says “ a band of thundery rain will move slowly northwards across England and Wales.” Sunny spells and scattered showers to follow.

1 Notts 135

2 Somerset 133

3 Warwickshire 130

4 Glamorgan 110

5 Sussex 108

6 Yorkshire 108

7 Essex 107

8 Surrey 94

9 Leicestershire 91

10 Hampshire 75

1 Durham 169

2 Kent 139

3 Northants 135

4 Worcestershire 115

5 Middlesex 102

6 Derbyshire 102

7 Lancashire 84

8 Gloucestershire 41

Division One

Chelmsford: Essex v Surrey

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan v Hampshire

Hove: Sussex v Somerset

Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire

Scarborough: Yorkshire v Leicestershire

Division Two

Derby: Derbyshire v Middlesex

Chester-le-Street: Durham v Gloucestershire

Northampton: Northamptonshire v Kent

New Road: Worcestershire v Lancashire

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Good morning and welcome to the last August round of this year’s County Championship. It was misty at Huddersfield, bone yellow after Leeds, brisk at Seamer. Scarborough, for now, is dry and full of open-top buses.

There are just five rounds to go and every match swells in importance. Kent’s trip to Northants looks a particularly big one, with the two teams still locked battle for the second promotion place. Leaders Notts travel to Edgbaston to take on third-placed Warwickshire, while Sussex, after last round’s disappointment, will be hoping for better against a Somerset side already dreaming that this could be the year. Naughty boys Durham are rewarded with wooden spoonishts Gloucestershire.

Play starts at 11am, put the kettle on and join us. The sofa is endless.