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Live Reporting

Alex Winter, Ben Pheazey, Alex Smith & Michael Beardmore

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    Dave Foot: Re: William in London (11:32), with no disrespect to Brett Randell, a handful of caps for NZ A is hardly comparable to 4,500 Test runs and 240 Test wickets. And having eight England players on your books isn't the sob story you might think it is.

    Surrey's signing of Shakib Al Hasan for their top-two tussle with Somerset is getting county fans talking...

  2. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Sussex v Glamorgan 71-3

    Jaydev Unadkat almost goes bang-bang.

    Kiran Carlson clips one off his hips and straight at Daniel Hughes at short leg.

    It goes straight in and straight out of the Australian's hands.

  3. Middlesex 98-2 v Gloucs

    Archie Bailey is on for his second spell, this time from the Pavilion End.

    He over pitches slightly as Leus du Plooy works the bowler to leg for three runs.

    His third ball is on the leg stump and glanced square by Max Holden for four.

    Four more to Holden, driving down the ground. He's on 47.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Ingram b Crocombe 27

    Sussex v Glamorgan 70-3

    A ball after bringing up the fifty stand, Colin Ingram loses his middle stump.

    Henry Crocombe has done the South African for pace and that is a key breakthrough for the hosts.

  5. 50 runs

    50 partnership between Ingram and Carlson

    Sussex v Glamorgan 70-2

    Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson are starting to see the light after a patient hour or so.

    At least one boundary is coming in every over now, with Carlson taking a particular liking to Henry Crocombe.

    And it is Carlson driving Crocombe towards the boundary that takes the pair to a half-century stand.

  6. wicket

    WICKET Keogh c Guest b Andersson

    Northants 47-4 v Derbys

    Derbyshire have a fourth in the session!

    Martin Andersson has his second wicket of the morning, squaring Rob Keogh up on the crease as the batter edges low to a diving keeper, Brooke Guest.

    Great catch. Taken just off the turf in front of first slip.

    Saif Zaib is in next and the hosts are very much on the ropes.

  7. wicket

    WICKET: Scriven c Bairstow b Coad 18

    Leics 52-8 v Yorks

    The respite was short-lived.

    Tom Scriven aims a leg-side hack at Ben Coad and edges behind.

    Five wickets for Coad - the 14th five-for of his career and third of the season.

  8. Middlesex 80-2 v Gloucs

    The keeper James Bracey is standing up to Tom Price as Max Holden defends into the off side.

    Middlesex rallied after the loss of Sam Robson to the first ball of the match, thanks in the main to a fluent innings of 42 from Mark Stoneman before he skied a catch to Bracey.

    Holden remains unbeaten on 35.

  9. 50 runs

    up for Leicestershire

    Leics 52-7 v Yorks

    The Foxes are trying to hit their way out of embarrassment.

    Tom Scriven launches Matt Fisher over mid-off for four before a sweeter strike straight over Jordan Thompson's head.

    Ben Cox stepped across his stumps and swept Ben Coad off a top edge all the way for six before cutting Thompson for four and forcing him off the back foot through gully.

  10. Northants 45-3 v Derbys

    Shot!

    Rob Keogh is off the mark in style with an immaculate front-footed straight drive down the ground off Martin Andersson.

    A good sighting of the bat maker's name there.

    Northants remain in a precarious position though and can't afford to lose another wicket in this session of play.

  11. Kent v Hampshire - no play before lunch

    Promising signs for a start after lunch (ie 12:40 BST) at Canterbury.

    The covers have been taken off the pitch, the creases are being painted and the stumps have been taken out of their sheath.

  12. Under way at Chelmsford

    Essex 1-0 v Notts

    An hour and a quarter later than scheduled, play is under way at Chelmsford.

    Dean Elgar takes a solitary single off Luke Fletcher's opening over.

    Dean Elgar and Robin Das walk out to bat for Essex during Essex CCC vs Nottinghamshire CCC,Rex Features

  13. Middlesex 74-2 v Gloucs

    Zaman Akhter is in the attack and Max Holden defends down the pitch.

    Akhter nearly gets Leus du Plooy, who tries to defend and the ball fizzes off the outside edge just short and wide of second slip.

    Plenty of ebb and flow in this game.

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    The way we [Yorkshire] are going I think we will be able to declare on 100, set Leicestershire a target of around 80 to make us bat again and be done and dusted before Pointless starts...

    Ben, Fareham

    Matthew Hibbert: Has a [county] game ever finished inside one day? Or a team all out in the first session of the game?

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  16. champagne moment

    Champagne moment

    Leics 27-7 v Yorks

    This Leicestershire innings will not be the worst in their 145-year history.

    Tom Scriven clips Matt Fisher very sweetly through square leg for four and takes the Foxes past their 25 all out against Kent at the old Aylestone Road ground back in 1912.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Stoneman c Bracey b T Price 42

    Middlesex 71-2 v Gloucs

    Crucial breakthrough for Gloucestershire and Tom Price.

    Mark Stoneman was batting sublimely but he miscues a pull outside off stump and skies a catch to James Bracey, who makes good ground to take the catch at backward square leg.

    Leus du Plooy is deployed next.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Miller lbw b Andersson

    Northants 35-3 v Derbys

    Sorry. commentator's curse.

    Northants did look like they were getting back in the game but now they've lost their third wicket in little more than an hour.

    Martin Andersson strikes in his second over, foxing Gus Miller with an off cutter that pitches on off stump, cuts in and strikes in front of middle and leg.

    Rob Keogh is in next.

  19. 50 runs

    up for Somerset

    Somersert 50-2 v Yorks

    Archie Vaughan showing he's a chip off the old block with a beautiful swivel pull for four off Dan Worrall. Lovely.

    He then sweeps Shakib Al Hasan for his third four before a push wide of long leg for two brings up the Somerset half-century.

  20. wicket

    WICKET Roderick b Rae 11

    Worcestershire 45-3 v Warwickshire

    A third wicket in little more than an hour for Warwickshire as the visitors begin to take the edge in the Pears-Bears derby.

    Michael Rae strikes with the first ball of his second over as he clean bowls Gareth Roderick for 11.

    Another former Bear Adam Hose comes in to join Ethan Brookes.