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  1. Middlesex surge past 300 at Lord's and De Caires hits 50

    Middlesex 312-5 v Gloucs

    Width from Zafar Gohar and Jack Davies drives square for four runs.

    The 300 comes in 78 overs.

    Josh de Caires is celebrating a 91-ball 50 with his fifth four, swatted through square leg off Gohar.

    Josh De Caires, Middlesex CCC, acknowledges his 50Rex Features

  2. Somerset 286-5 v Surrey

    The new ball has almost struck for Surrey.

    Tom Banton flashed outside off and edged Dan Worrall just over gully.

    But he followed up with a superb straight drive for four.

    Kasey Aldridge then got hurried by a short ball and a top edge flew over the keeper for four more.

    10 overs left in the day.

  3. wicket

    WICKET Vince c Denly b Parkinson 88

    Kent v Hampshire 183-5

    My word! What a catch! Joe Denly take a bow, son!

    James Vince has hit Matt Parkinson very hard through the covers but Denly has somehow grabbed it.

    He's stuck his arms at it while diving and it stays in. Wow.

    After three months of injury, we can see what Denly's been working on in his rehab!

    A fine innings from Vince ends.

  4. Leics 98 v Yorks 179-6

    Leicestershire just haven't shown enough discipline with the ball to take full advantage of conditions.

    And as this Kookaburra softens, runs are coming more easily.

    Dom Bess has joined Jonny Tattersall and has quickly struck five boundaries.

    Scott Currie has been pulled for four, angled past gully, driven through point and a poor ball flicked to fine leg.

    But the shot of the day has come off Chris Wright, whose slightly overpitched delivery was superbly timed through the covers.

    Bess held the pose. Yorkshire on top. 22 overs to come.

  5. 50 runs

    50 for Matty Hurst

    Durham v Lancs 136-5

    Ben Raine bowls a short ball to Matty Hurst, who pulls to long leg for one.

    A precious 50 comes in 88 balls with seven fours and one six.

    A brilliantly controlled innings after taking 20-odd balls over his first run.

    He now has four half centuries this season with one century, scored against Notts at Trent Bridge in May.

  6. 50 runs

    50 for Walter and 100 partnership

    Essex 190-4 v Notts

    Paul Walter and Tom Westley run between the wicketsRex Features

    It's been a quiet resumption at Chelmsford but Nottinghamshire are so close to removing Essex's key man, skipper Tom Westley.

    He gets an inside edge on a Rob Lord ball and doesn't have a clue where it's gone - fortunately for Westley, it doesn't hit the stumps.

    A single off the next ball brings up the 100 partnership between Westley and Paul Walter, who has also reached his 50 - these two have turned this game around from 86-4.

  7. 6 runs

    Hurst punishes Parkinson

    Durham v Lancs 135-5

    Shot! A beautiful lofted drive over long on brings six runs to Matty Hurst off the bowling of spinner Callum Parkinson.

    Down the track with sweet timing.

    He keeps the strike with a single off the last ball to move on to 49...

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    Lots of talk about the nonsensical wicket in Leicester - but in a tight race at the top, batting points are likely to be important and this wicket is likely to prevent any being earned.

    Rob, via WhatsApp

  9. Record score for Davies

    Middlesex 288-5 v Gloucs

    Ollie Price is getting a bit of turn and bounce to Jack Davies, who carefully defends on the front foot.

    Davies picks up two runs off the fourth ball with a clip to square leg.

    Davies is unbeaten on 70 and that's his highest score in 23 games of first class cricket to date.

  10. Kent v Hampshire 178-4

    James Vince ends his 10 over wait for a boundary with a luscious cut to the ropes.

    He's now on 85 off 105 balls as Kent have found a way to tame him.

  11. 50 runs

    for Jonny Tattersall

    Leics 98 v Yorks 171-6

    Yorkshire moving into a strong position as their lead goes to 73.

    Jonny Tattersall has led their progress, getting to fifty in 73 balls with six fours.

    It's worth a few more in today's conditions.

    Jonny Tattersall celebrates hitting a 50 for YorkshireRex Features
  12. wicket

    WICKET D'Oliveira c Yates b Rhodes 76

    Worcestershire 235-7 v Warwickshire

    Brett D'Oliveira is gone for 76 as he edges Will Rhodes to Rob Yates, tumbling to his left at slip.

    Dolly just can't make it to three figures this season.

    He has not hit a hundred since the one he got at Headingley last September to help the Pears win promotion.

    This was his sixth half-century of the season though - a very worthy effort in such an injury-hampered campaign. And his fourth in successive innings.

  13. Durham v Lancs 126-5

    Ben Raine bowls leg side and Matty Hurst clips the ball fine for four runs.

    He sees out the over with a defensive push to mid on.

    Callum Parkinson tosses the ball up at first, then tries a quicker ball, which is driven to deep point by George Balderson for two.

    He gets one more, pushing to mid on.

    Parkinson bowls round the wicket and Hurst defends.

  14. 50 runs

    50 partnership between Haines and Hughes

    Sussex 50-0 v Glamorgan 186

    No alarms, no surprises.

    Tom Haines and Dan Hughes are making this look a much better pitch to bat on than the Glamorgan batters managed.

    An authoritative drive from the Australian takes them to the milestone.

  15. 6 runs

    Davies goes big

    Middlesex 272-5 v Gloucs

    Short from Archie Bailey and Jack Davies swats the ball over square leg for six!

    He moves on to 64.

    Jack Davies hits a sixRex Features
  16. new ball

    New ball at Taunton

    Somerset 264-5 v Surrey

    What a bonus for Surrey to break that stand of 107.

    They now have a brand new Kookaburra to have a go at the new man Kasey Aldridge.

    Tom Banton still there on 105.

    16 overs left in the day.

  17. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Kent v Hampshire 154-4

    Don't drop James Vince!

    Vince goes at a leg clip hard and it is at a catchable for midwicket. But it is spilt.

    A life on 76.

  18. Durham v Lancs 119-5

    Callum Parkinson might be in for a long spell here. The lights have just clicked on.

    Matt Potts is bowling for now and Matty Hurst defends resolutely down the ground.

    The fifth ball is a bit too full and driven to long on for four.

    The ball actually nutmegs Potts on the way past the non striker's end.

    Are we allowed to use a footy term here?

    Two more to Hurst with a cut past a diving Alex Lees at gully.

    A pause in play as it looks like Lees has landed awkwardly.

    No. He's fine. Parkinson to continue at the other end.

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    Credit to Somerset for sticking with Banton after his struggles over the past few years. He could easily have become a white-ball-only player, but instead he's finally showing everyone his ability in first-class cricket.

    James, St Albans

    Tom Banton celebrates his 100Getty Images

  20. Kent v Hampshire 154-4

    The boundary options have been shut off by some defensive Kent fields, so the run rate has slowed in the last couple of overs.

    Time for Matt Parkinson to have a twirl.

    James Vince watches the first loopy ball bounce away from him, but calmly drives into the off side.

    Bit of turn to Liam Dawson - who tried to lash it through the covers - and all told just two runs off the over.