Durham v Gloucestershire, Essex v Surrey, and more: county cricket, day four – live

Updates from the final day of this Championship round Day three roundup | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Tanya Still showery everywhere except the southeast.

The Met office says: Outbreaks of rain affect parts of Scotland and northern England at first.

A band of heavy, showery rain then spreads eastwards, with blustery showers and thunderstorms developing more widely during the afternoon. Southeast England stays mostly dry.

Blustery at times. Rain rudely i nterrupted the County Championship on bank holiday Saturday but there was evening controversy at Chester-le-Street.

Kasey Aldridge had bowled Durham to almost-victory with four for 47, giving him nine wickets in the match, leaving his side four to win.

But with the floodlights on and filthy skies, Gloucestershire refused to bowl spin and the umpires said it was too dark for pace. Continue reading...