Summary

  • Essex beat Warwickshire by an innings and 40 runs - Jamie Porter takes 6-36

  • Ryan Patel hits 134 as Division One leaders Surrey build lead against Durham

  • Lancashire bat through day two to build near 300-run lead over Somerset

  • Hampshire's Nick Gubbins scores unbeaten 201 against Worcestershire

  • Relegation-threatened Kent follow on against Nottinghamshire

  • Mark Stoneman makes 115 for promotion-chasing Middlesex at Derby

  • James Sales scores 135 for Northants against Leicestershire

  • Yorkshire reach 116-1 at close against Glamorgan, a lead of 238

  • Gloucestershire spinner Zafar Gohar takes 6-76 against Division Two leaders Sussex

Live Reporting

Gideon Brooks, Chris Harby, Steve Mather and Paul Grunill

  1. wicket

    WICKET T Curran b Parkinson 22

    Surrey 232-6 v Durham 262

    Four deliveries after replacing the ball for a third time - in the 69th over - Durham make a big breakthrough!

    Canny bowling from Callum Parkinson who draws Tom Curran wide and then goes quicker with an arm ball which clips the top of off stump.

    The spinner has bowled very nicely.

    Curran goes for a valuable 22 off 81 balls and Jordan Clark is in with Surrey 30 runs in arrears.

  2. Lancs 140 & 186-6 v Somerset 146

    Brett Randell strays onto Luke Wells' pads and is picked up over mid-wicket for an effortless boundary.

    His next is short of length and Wells punches it away through the off-side for four more.

    The lead is now 180.

  3. Glos 109 & 30-0 v Sussex 311

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    Gloucestershire make it through the first ten overs without loss, with Chris Dent and Joe Phillips starting well.

    Sussex have set a very attacking field to the home openers but it's yet to yield any fruit.

  4. 50 runs

    50 for de Caires

    Derbys 178 v Middx 314-7

    A ninth four brings up a half century for Josh de Caires, who has made best use of being dropped on 21 to help extend Middlesex's growing lead.

  5. 6 runs

    Kent 162-6 v Notts 433

    Joey Evison unfurls a mighty pull to launch Rob Lord for the first six of the innings.

    Nice bit of resistance from the Kent middle order. This stand moves to 43.

  6. Lancs 140 & 178-6 v Somerset 146

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset

    "I've been very impressed by James Rew's keeping, standing up to the medium pacers."

  7. Surrey 226-5 v Durham 262

    More fortune for Ryan Patel as he gets a tickle on a James Minto yorker which goes fine for four.

    Tom Curran continues to show admirable and uncharacteristic restraint to Callum Parkinson. Maiden.

    Bas de Leede is back hunting a fifth wicket. The lead is 36.

  8. ouch!

    Hampshire 462 v Worcs 142-5

    Gareth Roderick is rapped on the pads by James Fuller and that one looks like it hurt him as he hops away in some discomfort.

    It was yet another lbw shout from Hampshire but again it was turned down by the umpire - it did look to be going down leg.

  9. wicket

    WICKET: Hollman b Moore 33

    Derbys 178 v Middx 308-7

    Serious pace on that delivery from Harry Moore and quite a sight with the middle stump behind Luke Hollman cartwheeling away.

    Middlesex's lead is up to 135.

  10. wicket

    WICKET White b Wood 0

    Northants 383 v Leics 203

    Sam WoodRex Features

    No fourth batting point for Northants as Sam Wood - or Samuel Berridge Wood to give him his full name - claims his first wicket in a Championship game by bowling Jack White.

    Northants lead by 180, thanks mainly to an innings of 135 by James Sales, who shared stands of 117 with Rob Keogh (49) and 131 with Saif Zaib (71 off 70 balls).

    Because of the proximity to tea, they will take during the changeover.

  11. Lancs 140 & 176-6 v Somerset 146

    If there hadn't been an inside edge onto the pad there, he would have been gone - surely.

    Brett Randell produces a huge inswinger which almost brings the wicket of Luke Wells, but not quite.

    The next ball is overpitched and driven for four.

  12. 150 runs

    150 up for Kent

    Kent 151-6 v Notts 433

    Akeem Jordan collects back-to-back boundaries off Jacob Duffy to bring up Kent's 150 in exactly 33 overs.

    He moves on to 13 and the deficit is down to a still hefty 282.

  13. wicket

    WICKET McManus lbw Holland 27

    Northants 382-9 v Leics 203

    This has been a very good spell by Ian Holland and he has his fourth success as Lewis McManus is leg-before.

    The lead is 179 as Yuzi Chahal is joined by Jack White.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for Ethan Brookes

    Hampshire 462 v Worcs 135-5

    More sweeping from Ethan Brookes takes him to 50 off 52 balls, with nine fours.

    He's almost caught Gareth Roderick up now - the opener is on 58 from 93 balls.

  15. 50 runs

    50 for Ryan Patel

    Surrey 220-5 v Durham 262

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    Ryan Patel rolls his wrist and pulls James Minto away for his fifth boundary and his half-century.

    That's his 10th first-class fifty and his third in as many matches after knocks of 77 and 70 against Notts and Somerset, respectively.

    The milestone comes off 92 balls thanks to a fair amount of luck.

    It's not been easy but he's playing a big hand for his county in a crucial stage of the match.

  16. Surrey 215-5 v Durham 262

    Close!

    Tom Curran fancies taking down James Minto but also perishes.

    Looking to drive he gets a bottom edge which bounces just in front of diving wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Flintoff b Leach 27

    Lancs 140 & 168-6 v Somerset 146

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    Rocky Flintoff is down the pitch and lofts Jack Leach for four.

    The canny England spinner outfoxes the youngster, though, with an arm ball which cleans him up as he tries to pull it into the leg side.

    A good effort by Flintoff - perhaps 'uncle Jack' will have a few words of advice at the end of play?

  18. Hampshire 462 v Worcs 130-5

    This is good stuff from the Pears as another flurry of boundaries from Ethan Brookes, who enjoys reverse sweeping Felix Organ, moves him within three runs of an almost a run-a-ball 50.

  19. Northants 382-8 v Leics 203

    The next target for Northants is a fourth batting point and they are fewer than 20 runs away now as Lewis McManus hits two fours in three balls off Ian Holland.

    Holland has 3-53 - Ben Sanderson became his third victim a few overs back, lbw for a duck.

  20. Glos 109 & 22-0 v Sussex 311

    Chris Dent and Joe Phillips have started nicely for Gloucestershire as they start to eat into Sussex's advantage in Bristol.