for Sol Budingerpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 17 September

13:19 BST 17 September

Northants v Leics 102-3

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A boundary off Yuzi Chahal and Sol Budinger reaches his fourth first-class century from 82 balls faced.

He has curbed some of his natural attacking instincts in a good innings for his side, but Leicestershire will want him to build on this foundation and turn it into a 'biggie'.

A reasonable first over after lunch from Craig Overton until he sends down a wayward final delivery which James Rew cannot reach diving across to the leg side and it rolls away for four byes.

Amar Virdi kicks this back off with his off-spin to Nick Gubbins now the spectators have cleared the outfield.

It is an absolutely stunning day on the south coast. The blue skies are only punctuated by the odd fluffy cloud.

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The figure in white on the Old Trafford outfield is Somerset captain Lewis Gregory.

He has cut short his lunch break to practise his bowling on one of the other strips here at Old Trafford.

His five overs this morning went for 31, including one in which Keaton Jennings hit four boundaries off him.

Let's see if it makes a difference in this next session.

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As the Somerset players headed off for a bite to eat, a pair of wickets apiece for Craig Overton and Kasey Aldridge make it their morning here at Old Trafford.

The wicket of Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings just before lunch for 56 was the big one, though.

After putting their hosts in, Lewis Gregory and his men will feel confident about bowling their opponents out at some point today.

Lancashire have scored quite freely, but a first bonus point at 250 looks quite a long way off.

The weather is set fair, though, and the afternoon session should be the best time of the day to bat.

Division One

Hampshire 105-2 v Worcestershire

Kent v Nottinghamshire 134-0

Lancashire 107-4 v Somerset

Surrey v Durham 84-3

Warwickshire 73-7 v Essex

Division Two

Derbyshire 99-2 v Middlesex

Glamorgan v Yorkshire 100-2

Gloucestershire 68-6 v Sussex

Northamptonshire v Leicestershire 96-3

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Lewis Gregory's correct call at the toss may prove to be one of the decisive factors in this game, judging by the way the Old Trafford pitch has behaved in the first session.

There has been plenty in it for the Somerset seamers, and Lancashire might have lost even more than four wickets, had Kasey Aldridge been able to cling onto an edge off Keaton Jennings from the very first ball of the day.

Jennings went on to a seventh score of 50 or more for the season, but when Aldridge secured at least partial redemption by bowling him off an inside edge, it made it definitively Somerset's morning.

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Adam Lyth reached 1,000 first-class runs for the season as Yorkshire had the better of the morning session after being put in to bat in the Cardiff sunshine.

The promotion-chasing visitors had few alarms in the opening hour with a stand of 67 between Lyth and Finlay Bean, who was eventually trapped lbw by seamer Andy Gorvin for 23.

Lyth was looking good for a half-century but fell in the same way for 46, with the third-wicket pair of James Wharton and captain Jonny Tattersall bringing up the 100 in the final over the season.

Both sides have opted for two specialist spinners, while 20-year-old seamer Ben Morris is making a first-class debut for Glamorgan.

The loss of Lewis Hill in the penultimate over may have made Leicestershire's lunch slightly less palatable at Wantage Road.

But Sol Budinger plays out a maiden from Yuzi Chahal to end the session on 46 not out - just four runs short of what would be his fourth half-century in red-ball cricket.

Rehan Ahmed is his latest partner, but he has yet to score.

Harry Came moved to 50 on the stroke of lunch and that’s a solid session for Derbyshire having won the toss.

A very even session.

Perhaps that late wicket of Alex Lees gives Surrey the edge?

It was a good start for Durham but the leaders have enjoyed a better second hour.

Zafar Gohar plays out a maiden from Jack Carson but it has very much been Sussex's morning at Bristol.

Gloucestershire lost both openers within five overs after choosing to bat first and the decline continued through the session, with Miles Hammond (22) the only batsman to pass 20.

Jaydev Unadkat has 4-29 for the Division Two leaders, who already have two points in the bag as they look for an eight win of the season.

Honours just about Yorkshire's way after being put in as they go for lunch at a gloriously sunny Cardiff.

James Wharton and skipper Jonathan Tattersall are unbroken for the third wicket after Yorkshire's openers got the visitors off to a solid start.

For Glamorgan it has been hard graft after electing to bowl, Andy Gorvin's bustling seam picking off the two wickets to fall.