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

Durham v Gloucestershire, Essex v Surrey and other county fixtures were being covered live on day four of this Championship round in county cricket on 30 August 2026.

A damp patch was reported just before the bowler's delivery stride at the press box end, with hopes of play later dependent on sawdust and sun.

The Met Office said outbreaks of rain would affect parts of Scotland and northern England at first, a band of heavy, showery rain would then spread eastwards with blustery showers and thunderstorms developing more widely during the afternoon, and southeast England would stay mostly dry and blustery at times.