Simon Harmer grabbed four wickets to sink Gloucestershire while Darren Stevens lived to his billing at Canterbury 9.19pm BST
Two games scurried to a conclusion as Essex and Kent celebrated innings victories.
Essex, whose title was lost in the first part of the summer, and boosted by righteous indignation, have dominated both their Division Two games. They half-inched the five Gloucestershire wickets they needed before lunch, Simon Harmer walking off with four. 6.03pm BST
After the carnage of Sunday, today was a celebration of rearguard actions. Which leaves tomorrow free for run chases. Northants, Lancs and Warwicks all in with various degrees of probability, while Sussex and Middlesex threaten to bat till
Christmas. The future doesn’t look so rosy for Glamorgan, while Derbyshire stretch towards the follow-on. Join us tomorrow to read the runes. Thanks for all the messages, now get out into that glorious evening! Good night!