It was a ding-dong Division One duel at Headingley, as 18 wickets fell. Chris Woakes (3-40), dispatched from Old Trafford after the Test was called off, had England teammate David Malan caught for 9, as Yorkshire stumbled to 95-8 at stumps, a scorecard spittled with single-figure scores. Only Gary Ballance, unbeaten on 51, batted with any ease. Earlier Warwickshire were bowled out for 155, with four wickets for Ben Coad and Steven Patterson. Hampshire stiffened their sinews to reach 212 at the Rose Bowl after electing to bat in cloudy conditions. Nottinghamshire lost Haseeb Hameed just before the close. Luke Wells cantered to his first century for Lancashire at Taunton, with anything short or overpitched picked off like ripe blackberries on a gently overhanging branch. Josh Bohannon skitted to another fifty, while Steven Croft and Tom Bailey continued to tease Somerset from further down the order. Somerset were without Craig Overton, a minor rib injury, and Jack Leach, awaiting the results of a Covid test. Ben Brown finished unbeaten on 111 as a young Sussex side had a merry old time against Leicestershire. Tom Haines, who became the first to a thousand runs in the last round, continued to twinkle brightly with 71. From the third over of the day, when Alastair Cook petted two fours through the covers, a century seemed inevitable, as Essex continued to dominate Division Two. Cook’s unbeaten 140 against Surrey was complemented by a jaunty 78 from Dan Lawrence, lbw to Daniel Moriarty just before stumps. Eighteen wickets fell at Lord’s, on a shiny green top and with the ball swinging like a fairground waltzer. Middlesex were spreadeagled for 144; before Worcestershire stomped off the pitch for bad-light at 113-8. Kent’s Zak Crawley tickled a handsome fifty, but couldn’t reach the hundred that has eluded him all season. Derbyshire just had time to lose a wicket to the seventh ball of their innings . A Glamorgan middle-order collapse against Gloucestershire squandered a strong start by David Lloyd and Hamish Rutherford, but Ed Byrom stood firm; while Northamptonshire found Chris Rushworth and Matthew Potts troublesome, before reducing Durham to 108-4. It’s raining here, the gloom is closing in by 7pm, as the season is chased down by Autumn. Still things to cheer though - Sir Alastair’s hundred, Ben Brown’s, Luke Wells’. Time for me to sign off, thanks for all your messages and we’ll be back tomorrow! Hass. Gone. Notts 11-1. Stumps at Grace Road, where Sussex have skipped along to 310-4. Ben Brown is unbeaten on 111. Hampshire all out 226, Felix Organ finally losing his stump. Now time for the light roller (the baby roller?) and Notts to have a go before stumps. Before I retire to the round-up, a quick scan of Division One: Yorkshire still in trouble (91-6); Tom Bailey and Steven Croft sandpapering Somerset’s hopes (344-7; and Hampshire creaking to 212-9, with Felix Organ and Mohammad Abbas adding 19 for the last wicket. Bess follows Brook in a slow tred back to the Yorkshire dressing-room: a third for Woakes, a second for Norwell. Single figures scores spittled all over the scorebook. Yorkshire 76-5, 79 runs behind Warwickshire’s first innings. A hundred for Ben Brown! Sussex show-boating now, 290-2. Worcestershire had such a promising season in 2018, despite being relegated. But they’ve not reached those heights in red-ball cricket since. Currently 48-6, as Murtagh and Bamber smear entrails on their sleeves and carve up the spoils. Roderick surveying the debris unbeaten on 24. David Beddingham becomes the second man to 1000 first-class runs in 2021! A back-footed push past point does the business. Pipped at the post by Tom Haines, but a healthy season’s work. Tea-time scores Division One Southampton: Hampshire 175-6 v Notts Taunton: Somerset v Lancashire 276-7 Headingley: Yorkshire 55-3 v Warwickshire 155 all out Division Two Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 192-6 v Gloucestershire County Ground: Northants 183 all out v Durham The Oval: Surrey v Essex 206-2 Division Three Derby: Derbyshire v Kent 224-3 Grace Road: Leicestershire v Sussex 230-2 Lord’s: Middlesex 144 all out v Worcestershire A first hundred of the season for Alastair Cook! Essex 206-2 and batting points a-go-go. Middlesex 144 all out As Ted Rogers might say: four for Barnard, three for Leach, two for Pennington, one for Morris. Max Holden (52), the only man to make it past 20.