Frank Bough introduces today's matches in the Player's County League
These two matches - the final fixtures for both Lancashire and Hampshire - will almost certainly decide the League Championship title and the destination of the £1,000 first prize. Lancashire have dominated this first season of the new-style competition since the beginning of June, while Hampshire had to wait until August before their abundance of cricketing talent began to pay dividends in both the League and the County championships.

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