Timm van der Gugten has followed his five-wicket haul in the first innings by taking two early wickets to put the skids under Gloucestershire's second knock.

Mason Crane (44) had earlier eased Glamorgan into a narrow 18-run lead on first innings, with Beau Webster finishing with super figures of 5-17.

Cameron Bancroft (17 not out) and Miles Hammond (23 not out) have put Gloucestershire back in front and the hosts lunch with a precarious 30-run lead.

Lewis Goldsworthy (60 not out) and Harry Swindells (22 not out) have put Leicestershire in a strong position as they look to end Middlesex's unbeaten start to the season.

The Foxes lost three early wickets to Toby Roland-Jones (3-30) and Ryan Higgins (1-30).

But since then Goldsworthy and Swindells have put on an unbroken 86-run fifth-wicket stand to propel the hosts to a 242-run lead.

Single to Matt Critchley, pushing James Taylor into cover.

Taylor bowls a full length to Paul Walter, who defends.

The fourth ball is flicked through mid wicket on the front foot for one.

Single to Critchley, nudging to fine leg.

Shot! A bit full on leg stump and driven through mid on by Walter for four runs.

Division Two leaders Sussex have taken the initiative this morning and lunch with a big 219-run lead as they set Northants a target to chase.

The hosts grabbed a couple of early wickets, but James Coles (33), Oli Carter (29 not out) and John Simpson (19 not out) have moved Sussex on to 173-5 at lunch.

Paul Walter goes big in crunch matchpublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 1 July

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Surrey 262 v Essex 76-3

Change of bowling and a change of ends for Jordan Clark, now in the attack from the Vauxhall End.

Paul Walter heaves the second ball over short mid wicket for six!

Clark is round the wicket now and Walter edges short of third slip.

We'll have time for probably three more overs before lunch, which will be taken at 13:10.

Single to Matt Critchley on the drive to James Taylor.

Taylor fields off his on bowling to prevent a Paul Walter drive down the ground from bringing a run or four.

But there's no stopping the fifth ball, which is clipped to square leg on the front foot for four.

One more run off a near identical shot to end the over.

James Wharton (188 not out) and Jonathan Tattersall (88 not out) have added ?? runs this morning as they close in on a second win of the season.

Yorkshire have powered on to 402-5 before rain brought an early lunch - a massive first innings lead of 326.

Matt Parkinson is introduced into the Kent attack 20-odd minutes before the late lunch they are taking at Southampton.

Harry Finch shows some lightning glovework to whip the bails off after the ball beats James Fuller's bat, but the Hampshire man has just about regained his ground.

Umpire Ben Debenham is not having it.

Fuller replied by clubbing Parkinson for six off the very next ball. The first of the match, and it brings up another batting bonus point.

Critchley attacks the short ballpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 1 July

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Surrey 262 v Essex 62-3

Tom Lawes is getting plenty of movement outside off stump and Matt Critchley leaves the ball alone.

He defends a straighter one down the pitch and pulls a short one behind square leg for six!

He picked up the length very quickly. Fine shot.

He's really stood up to a top notch Surrey attack in this innings so far.

He gets a single off the fifth ball and Paul Walter pulls the last one to long leg for four.

65 runs and five wickets in this session so far today.

Paul Walter pushes the ball safely into the off side to Rory Burns for no run.

Maiden over.

Rain stops play at Chesterfieldpublished at 12:45 British Summer Time 1 July

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Derby 76 v Yorks 402-5

Only rain it seems can delay Yorkshire's march to back-to-back Championship wins as the covers come in at Queen's Park.

James Wharton and Jonathan Tattersall are both within 12 runs of big landmarks.

Wharton needs a dozen for a double ton, and Tattersall the same for his third first-class century.

Matt Critchley leaves Tom Lawes outside off stump.

The second ball is safely dabbed wide of the slips to third for four runs.

He tries to repeat the shot but that ball nips a long way away, missing the edge and that's a fine take by keeper Ben Foakes, diving in front of first slip.

The Essex 50 comes in the 17th over via a push to the off side.

Close! The last ball is short, pulled to deep square and lands just short of three fielders, Sai Sudharsan, Ryan Patel and Ben Foakes for a very streaky single.

James Wharton helps himself to his 23rd boundary, this time off Daryn Dupavillon, to move to within 12 runs of a double-hundred and takes Yorkshire past 400.

They still have five wickets and more than 20 overs to get the 48 runs needed for maximum batting points.

The lead is a mammoth 326 runs.

These are tense times for Essex, who in effect are four down because Jordan Cox is absent injured.

Paul Walter is stuck on the crease, pushing and missing at his first ball, bowled by James Taylor.

Nonetheless, he survives.

Wicket maiden.

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Hampshire 379-5 v Kent

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James Vince has his fourth double hundred, guiding Joey Evison behind point off the edge to reach the rope.

It took him 262 deliveries, 32 of them finding the rope.

This has been vintage Vince and whisper it, the 33-year-old is within 40 runs of his First Class best score...

50 for Lewis Goldsworthypublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 1 July

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Leics 179 & 130-4 v Middx 86 - Leics lead by 223

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Josh de Caires serves up a full toss and Lewis Goldsworthy drives it for the single he needs to bring up a superb counter-attacking 50.

It's a fifth red-ball half-century of the 23-year-old's career and has come at a decent lick, off 60 balls with eight fours.

And on a pitch which has caused problems for virtually everyone else.

The Somerset loanee was also top scorer in the first knock with 41.

Roll up the pitch and take it home, Lewis.

Shot! Matt Critchley is forward to Tom Lawes, driving a wide half volley through cover for four.

All along the floor. Lovely shot.

He tries to drive through wide mid off but a fine diving stop prevents the run.

A deep cover moves into position.

Critchley drives to point for no run.

Keaton Jennings and Nathan Lyon are ready to go. But. Wait. No. Not again...

The rain is falling, the covers are coming back. We are going to have another delay.

Such hard luck for everyone at Southport this morning.

An early lunch will be taken at 12.30 BST. Fingers crossed for better luck this afternoon.