Surrey has become the first team to win three straight English County Championship cricket titles since the 1960s when closest challenger Somerset fell to defeat.

Kevin Howells gets reaction from across the country as Surrey win their third Division One County Championship in a row.

Join Tanya Aldred for live updates from around the grounds on day four of the action, with the destination of the title set to be decided. Not that it will make Somerset feel any better

Rory Burns’ side take an unassailable lead into final round after Lancashire’s 168-run victory at Old Trafford

Lancashire 140 (Jennings 56, Overton 4-32, Gregory 4-50) and 398 (Wells 130, Bohannon 60, Leach 3-57) beat Somerset 146 (Bailey 4-36, Balderson 4-50) and 224 (Vaughan 68, Wells 4-36) by 168 runs Surrey's third successive Vitality County Championship title was confirmed when Lancashire took just 32 minutes and 7.