James Coles brings up the 100 partnership in 146 balls for the fifth wicket with John Simpson by rocking back to pull a long hop from Leus du Plooy through mid wicket for four.

Michael Burgess fresh from his fifty, dances down the wicket to Lyndon James and smashes his first ball down the wicket for six.

It brings up a third batting point for the Bears in he 99th over.

For the superstitious among you, cross your arms and legs now as Yorkshire have three sixes in their innings score.

No longer. A quicker, shorter ball from Saif Zaib is pulled away by George Hill without quite timing it through mid wicket for a single.

One more single added by Jordan Thompson, driving again without really middling the ball.

George Hill ends the over with a slog sweep in front of square for four.

50 for Michael Burgesspublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 29 September

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Notts 487 v Warwickshire 348-5

Michael Burgess works Farhan Ahmed into the legside for a single and that's his fifty - a third of the season.

His 23rd first-class half-century has come off just 65 balls.

50 for James Colespublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 29 September

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Sussex 328-4 v Middlesex 271

James Coles is forward to Leus du Plooy, lofting a drive over cover.

He didn't get all of it but there's enough on the ball to run two for his 50 off 80 balls with three fours and two sixes.

That's his fourth 50 of the season and you would suspect this one will please him the most.

How many are Yorkshire going to get? 700 feels worryingly reachable from a Northants perspective.

Jordan Thompson is back to Fateh Singh driving off the back foot and gets an edge past the keeper for four.

No slips in of course. Understandably.

George Hill is on the back foot to Saif Zaib, cutting to deep point for two runs.

Having missed out on a half-century first time around, Logan van Beek might be eyeing that score this time around.

He's offered a bit of width and whips George Balderson through point for his third four to go 23.

Adam Hose aims a flashing drive at Tom Bailey but all swing and no ding. It carries through to wicketkeeper Matty Hurst.

Middlesex in truth have little to play for at this stage and now the occasional left-arm spin of Leus du Plooy is being...deployed.

James Coles is forward to block into the off side.

He glances the next ball to deep mid on for one.

Single to Simpson at fine leg.

Coles gets a single to leg to move to 47.

A controlled edge from Michael Burgess off Jacob Duffy down to third man brings Michael Burgess and takes him up to 40.

Sam Hain decides on a change of bat before facing Farhan Ahmed's next over. A single takes him within 12 of the 150 landmark.

Jordan Thompson is off the mark third ball with a six, lofting a drive down the ground off the bowling of Fateh Singh.

That's the 650 in 127.4 overs and the 500-plus lead.

A pause in play as a replacement ball is being picked out of a box.

That's 15 sixes in Yorkshire's innings now.

Lancashire skipper Keaton Jennings asks the umpires to take a look at the ball as their early innings momentum stalls.

The ball passes through the ring - play on.

Lancashire wicketkeeper Matty Hurst then gets a close up of the ball in question as he stands up to the wicket and collects one on the helmet.

The medical staff are on but he's okay to continue.

It looks very much like this game will end in a draw - which could in theory be confirmed with a handshake in a couple of hours.

The lead is now a back-breaking 496 and Northants have been in the field for a tad more than four sessions.

The sun is out and concerns about the light, which in fact delayed us for 15 minutes after lunch, has now receded.

Sam Hain has comfortably eclipsed his previous highest first-class score of the season - an unbeaten 111.

He picks up two more singles off Jacob Duffy to move to 133.

A morale-boosting knock.

For what it's worth, Kent have secured another bonus point courtesy of Joey Evison, who uses his feet to Callum Parkinson and slams the spinner over the top for six.

Evison is going along nicely on 29, while Marcus O'Riordan has three and the visitors trail Durham by 109.