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Somerset regain second place in Division One as Tom Lammonby drives Simon Harmer for four to secure their fourth win of the season.

It only takes them 19.2 overs to reach their target, with Lammonby finishing 39 not out - and they will start Thursday's away game against Sussex just two points behind leaders Nottinghamshire.

Essex offered determined resistance in their second innings, despite a turning pitch, but Jack Leach took 5-81 to finish with nine wickets in the game.

Lammonby and Josh Thomas (31) launched the 'chase' with a stand of 59, but two wickets for Harmer were only a consolation for Essex, whose fourth defeat is a major blow to their own title ambitions.

Leg-side wide from Simon Harmer but it spins sharply after pitching, beats keeper Michael Pepper and runs away to the boundary. Almost done and dusted here.

Dropped catchpublished at 15:34 BST 23 August

15:34 BST 23 August

Somerset 88-2 v Essex - target 102

Tom Lammonby swings Tom Westley to square leg where Shane Snater is stationed to take the catch - but he makes a total hash of it and the ball runs away for four runs. Lammonby is 32 not out.

Still some way to go but at the moment this is looking too easy for Worcestershire on a pitch which seems to have flattened out significantly since the first two days.

Dan Lategan is continuing to prosper and hits three fours in an over off Aman Rao.

Jake Libby is ticking along nicely and despatches a long hop from Ollie Price to the boundary to complete the century partnership.

Looks like Essex fear the game is up.

Skipper Tom Westley brings himself on to bowl his occasional off-spin.

Adam Lyth takes the last wicket and Hants hopes disappear in a puff of smoke.

Eddie Jack had lived a little dangerously with a couple of edges past his stumps in the previous over but he drags this on from way outside off-stump to bring proceedings to an end.

It ended in a flurry really and it was the slog sweep off Dom Bess by Andrew Neal that finally proved the tipping point, Sam Whiteman taking the catch on the midwicket rope.

From there it took just 17 deliveries for the end to come.

It is a crucial victory for Yorkshire (19 points) who pull away from the relegation zone, but a poor one for Hants (3pts) who miss out again.

Tom Lammonby misses out on a full toss and he attempts a reverse lap.

A pull to deep square does, though, bring him a single and Henry Nicholls then lifts the spinner over mid-on for four.

Five dot balls from Matt Critchley, then Henry Nicholls is down the pitch to drive powerfully through mid-off for four runs. Classy shot.

Simon Harmer turns an absolute beauty past the outside edge of Henry Nicholls' bat - but the left-hander cuts the next one away and adds three to the Somerset score.

Two big appeals to umpire Jack Shantry from Adam Lyth, the first judged to be hitting outside the line on Kyle Abbott's pad and the second hitting way outside the line.

The first one was close and turned a lot. The second one not so, but still turned a fair amount. A maiden over from Lyth.

50 for Dan Lateganpublished at 15:16 BST 23 August

15:16 BST 23 August

Glos v Worcs 78-0 - target 279

Dan Lategan launches his third six off Indian spinner Sai Kishore over mid-wicket for his biggest shot so far.

It brings up a half-century in 48 balls. It's the South African's fourth first-class 50.

The 20-year-old, who is expected to became English-qualified next season, has yet to convert any to a century.

Dom Bess has put in a shift and deserved that wicket having already taken it once.

His 45 overs have yielded 4-100.

A rank long hop from Matt Critchley and Lewis Goldsworthy thrashes it through mid-wicket for four. Exactly what it deserved.

With Worcestershire's opening pair of Dan Lategan and Jake Libby now scoring at above the required rate, Gloucestershire may soon be forced on the defensive.

Already they're down to one slip for the seamer Aman Rao. They are persisting with the spin of Sai Kishore who's changed ends and has two close-in fielders.

Kyle Abbott takes an easy single off Adam Lyth and the Yorks spinner bowls another loose one to give another single to Andrew Neal.

Yorks need to come up with a plan B here. Just 43 runs to win (or three wickets).

Simon Harmer is convinced he has Lewis Goldsworthy first ball as a catch lobs up to short leg. TV replays suggest it only made contact with the batter's thigh pad.