Matthew Potts has the ball in hand and Jonny Bairstow in his sights as Durham look to push this game on before rain arrives.

The Met Office has it that rain could arrive at any stage between 2-3pm and it is looking gloomier at Chester-le-Street where the floodlights are blazing.

They are back out at Hove even if the floodlights appear to have been switched off.

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Early lunch was taken at Edgbaston but since then the weather has yet to show any signs of improving and the covers remain firmly on in the middle.

Remember, Nottinghamshire need just four more wickets to wrap this one up with Warwickshire still trailing by 111 runs.

The umpires decide there is no point sitting around watching the rain fall any longer and abandon the game at Derby as a draw without any play on the final day.

Derbyshire were waiting to resume their second innings with a nine-run lead - with Wayne Madsen 62 not out and Brooke Guest on 12.

Northamptonshire take 16 points and Derbyshire 12.

No declaration by Gloucestershire - Miles Hammond and Cameron Green will resume their innings after lunch.

They are 312 ahead with two sessions left in the game.

Your team are up and running following this morning's victory over Worcestershire, Essex fans, but what do you make of their chances of winning the title this season? If Sam Cook is picked by England, do you have enough strength in depth in the seam bowling department? And Worcestershire followers, what about that knock from Ethan Brookes? How highly do you rate him? Get in touch and let us know your thoughts.

Division One

Durham 427 v Yorkshire 307 & 232-5

Essex 179 & 317 v Worcestershire 202 & 266

Essex won by 28 runs

Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184 & 158-2

Sussex 435 & 14-0 v Surrey 490

Warwickshire 93 & 163-6 v Nottinghamshire 367

No play before lunch

Division Two

Derbyshire 307 & 202-3 v Northamptonshire 500-8 dec

No play before lunch

Kent 393 v Gloucestershire 472 & 233-3

Lancashire 263 & 16-3 v Leicestershire 491-8 dec

No play before lunch

Middlesex 470-9 dec v Glamorgan 199 & 269-7

It's bad news if you're a Leicestershire fan - the rain continues to come down at Old Trafford.

Not a single ball has been bowled so far today in south Manchester and the covers look like they're going nowhere quickly as the lunch interval arrives.

After an early lunch was taken at Southampton, the resumption of the second session on the final day between Hampshire and Somerset has been delayed due to rain hitting the south coast.

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There are now eight fully professional county teams in women's cricket, replacing the regional structure of recent years.

They kick off their season with the opening round of One-Day Cup games on Wednesday.

Durham will be at home to Essex, Surrey take on Somerset at Beckenham, The Blaze face Lancashire and Warwickshire play host to Hampshire.

Surrey have announced the signing of Ireland's Amy Hunter for the first seven rounds of ODC matches.

If you are free on Wednesday, do go along to your nearest ground and watch the action live. Play starts at 10:30.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

Surrey will feel as if they can still win this game of cricket and the way that they batted yesterday proves that.

We came off far too early yesterday and prematurely. So we probably lost 15 overs last night when we should have been out there playing cricket.

But Surrey have a lead and this is all about can they put Sussex under some pressure on what is still a good pitch to bat on?

Middlesex have made two breakthroughs but have been frustrated by the efforts of Chris Cooke (41*) and Ned Leonard (19*) as they chase the win.

Glamorgan are perhaps staving off the inevitable with them still trailing by two runs and Toby Roland-Jones will feel he had a very good lbw shout on Cooke which was not given.

But it is swings and roundabouts with regard to luck as Kiran Carlson was given caught behind when he clearly did not think his bat was anywhere near.

In any case, barring a deluge, a first victory of Middlesex's campaign is sure waiting for them after lunch.

We are heading for a draw at Hove and the players are heading for a bowl of spag bol or something else warming.

It has been a case of picking up whatever you can with both sides hoovering up bonus points – Surrey maximum batting and Sussex all three bowling.

The points for the win are set to elude both though.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

The floodlights have been on all morning and the ball has darted around more today than the previous three days.

That is the end of the morning session and with 100 runs added at a cost of just one wicket, that of George Hill, you would have to say the morning has been Yorkshire's.

Jonny Bairstow has scurried and walloped his way to 66 and Matt Revis is with him on 24. The lead is up to 112 and with worse weather expected later is this slipping away from the hosts?

Gloucestershire successfully negotiate Jack Leaning's final over of a productive morning session at the Spitfire Ground.

The visitors added 121 to their overnight 112-2 for the loss of Ollie Price, following a stand of 133 with Miles Hammond.

Opener Hammond is still there on 88 not out but they lead Kent by 312, and a declaration will surely follow in the not too distant future.

Tom Haines puts Gus Atkinson away for two fours, one clipped off his legs and the other cut through backward point, as Sussex are up and running in their second dig.

Just a quick reminder for anyone joining us fairly recently that there has been no play so far in the games at Edgbaston, Old Trafford and Derby because of rain.