Durham’s County Championship Division Two match against Gloucestershire will go into a final day despite Durham needing only four runs to win. Bad light prevented the leaders from beginning their small chase after Kasey Aldridge’s nine-wicket match haul put them firmly in control, denying them a likely three-day victory over the bottom side.

Durham made 384, taking a first-innings lead of 247, before bowling Gloucestershire out for 250 in their second innings. Aldridge took 5-16 and 4-47, his best first-class match figures, while Gloucestershire’s last-wicket pair added 39 to set Durham a target of four; Gloucestershire declined to bowl spin before play was abandoned shortly after 18:20 BST.