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Job done, open the taps!

Game set up for Wrighty to come in as nightwatchmen some time before close and whack a cheeky half century in his final first-class innings.

Superb, almost John Terry like levels of photo bombing by Roman Walker

Whenever or wherever they do it, they should wait for Rehan's return from England duty so he gets to enjoy the moment and gets the taste for a few more

Fact bomb: Kent's 7-man bowling attack combined, has fewer FC wickets (283) than Ian Holland (288) who in turn has less than half of Chris Wright's total (597)

The Wisden magazine and podcast have been 100% behind the boys and sang their praises during the Metro Cup campaign in '23, likewise The Cricketer. Some of it this season has almost been embarrassing

Just as well I've got tomorrow off, might have a few shandies tonight!! The corridors of power at the ECB must be in a panic, "Is there a points deduction we can drum up for the Foxes, perhaps 50 lopped off for an unfairly large playing area and another 20 because both sightscreens are the wrong shade of white" etc. etc.

Posted this back in May: "Last season in Division 1, the top three picked up £600k (Surrey), £300k and £200k respectively. I can't find any other recent figures covering both divisions aside from 2022's - County Championship - total prize-money: £1.5million Winners £580,000 Runners-up £290,000 Third £145,000 The two relegated teams don’t get any prize-money. Div 2 Champions and runners-up get £65k and £58k respectively."

Hardly surprising, isn't that Hassan Adnan who played a number of seasons for Derbyshire in the 2000s before becoming an umpire

Derbyshire's overseas big gun Caleb Jewell also returns to Oz after this game.

See Mike pinged his right hamstring again just before the close, we're dropping like flies

At least with Hull taken off, "No ball" will have to wait until tomorrow close of play to get his jug in - at one stage he was well on course to going to the bar tonight!

Another blinding catch from Cox

Yes, back to the Dukes

Imagine a potential line up that has Scriven walking out to bat at #11 Patel Budinger Eskinazi Hill Masood Holland Cox Trevaskis Van Beek Green Scriven

Handscomb has signed up to return next season and while he's missing the run-in again, Bancroft is also heading back to Oz and won't be facing us in our next CC game.

Yep, Rishi was cleaned up by Charlie Parkinson with Tattersall nicking off for 1 off 7.

And is promptly bowled by an 18 year-old yet to make his FC or List A debut

Interesting 2nd XI selection for the game starting today with Patel opening the batting and Tattersall pencilled to come in at first drop.

Welcome to prison, anyone else?

I'll get my coat

I'm going to tempt fate and ask who was the last Leicestershire player to do the double of taking a 5-for and scoring a century in a white ball game?

Great signing with the bonus that Somerset have allowed him to go out on loan again to help the Foxes finish off the Championship campaign in style!

Scouting the next Chris Balderstone

It's the hope that kills you. Porter's just conceded a 2, time to take him off!