Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

Awkward time for Balderson to come out this. There's a bit of rough there.

Archie Vaughan continues and Tom Taylor rocks back and clips the third ball into the legside.

It's hauled back just inside the rope to keep Taylor down to two. He has a patient eight from 53 balls.

50 for Rob Yatespublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 7 April

17:12 BST 7 April

Warks 86-2 - target 388 v Sussex

Into the final knockings at Edgbaston and Rob Yates has gone to a 69-ball fifty with 10 fours to ensure no late drama.

After his first-inning 115, that's a solid start for Yates.

Essex bring on Matt Critchley to replace Jamie Porter.

Surrey trail by 13 runs.

We have a minimum of 13 overs remaining but if Surrey get ahead of Essex and were to be bowled out we would lose two overs for the change in innings so the odds on a home win are decreasing.

They need wickets and they need them now...

Matthew Waite has just the five close-in fielders in his eyeline on the offside as Jack Leach jogs in for his 55th over of the innings.

He clips it simply into the legside and gets back for an easy two runs to move to 73 off 262 balls.

This has been a remarkable rearguard action from the visitors - we're 180 overs in.

Tom Taylor has seven (SEVEN) fielders plus wicketkeeper James Rew for close company. Hope he's not claustrophobic.

It is not taking much to excite the Somerset men as Archie Vaughan probes away, drawing a few false shots from the Pears tailender.

But still no wicket.

for Marcus Harrispublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 7 April

17:06 BST 7 April

Lancs 172-4 - target 309

A century in the first innings and 50 from 67 balls in this one.

An impressive Lancashire debut performance by Marcus Harris.

Marcus Harris is taking his life in his hands here.

Two reverse sweep attempts off Zafar Gohar in that over and he doesn't make clean contact with either.

Lancashire need 142 from 25 overs - 5.68 per over.

Somerset are still plugging away, but the Pears have batted out the last 15 minutes or so without alarm.

Kasey Aldridge is back on and hurries Matthew Waite who edges a quicker back on to his pads. Waite picks up two to go to 71.

We're into the final hour. Can the Pears survive?

Perfect placement as Luke Wells bisects the two fielders out in the deep on the leg side and ends Ryan Higgins' comeback over with a boundary. There are 26 more to be bowled.

We are into the final hour with a minimum of 16 overs to be bowled but they could call time before then.

Despite the nature of the pitch it's actually turned into an intriguing game.

Simon Harmer, now into his 75th over of the game, spins one into the pads of Dan Lawrence and leaps in the air with his appeal, demanding, beseeching, begging for the wicket - not out.

Surrey are 14 runs behind.

Joe Clarke hits Paul Coughlin down the ground for another four and Nottinghamshire open the season with a sensational win.

Clarke ends unbeaten on 38, plundered off just 20 balls, while skipper Haseeb Hameed walks off 37 not out.

Notts pick up 22 points, while Durham - who looked to be destined for a draw for much of the day - end with five.

Championship cricket hey?

Joe Clarke unleashes a mighty blow down the ground to take a second maximum off George Drissell.

He goes again two balls later, smashing the spinner into the Smith Cooper Stand for six more.

Clarke pushes for a single into the offside. Three runs needed.

Haseeb Hameed pulls the final ball into the legside for two more. The scores are level.

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You sense that Luke Wells is getting just a little fed up about being tied down by Zafar Gohar's spin.

He tries a reverse sweep but can't beat the fielder. An attempt to drive a wide one results in a thick edge but it brings him two runs.

Gohar thinks he has him caught at short leg from the last one of the over but the umpire decides no bat was involved.

200 up for Surreypublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 7 April

16:55 BST 7 April

Essex 582-6d v Surrey 365 & 202-5

Ryan Patel pulls Jamie Porter away to the mid-wicket boundary to get off the mark.

The deficit is now down to 15 runs.

Surrey can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Joe Clarke pushes through mid-off and runs but is given a scare as Paul Coughlin runs after the ball and throws down the stumps. He makes his ground.

Hameed takes a single before Clarke guides Coughlin down to third man to pick up three more.

The Notts skipper tries to pull a short ball and gets a big top edge over the fine leg boundary for four more.

Nine from the over.

150 up for Lancashirepublished at 39 overs

39 overs

Lancs 151-4 - target 309

Blake Cullen doesn't learn the lesson from earlier in the over as Marcus Harris square cuts for four to take the total past 150.

It's back to back boundaries to end the over as Harris drives through mid-off for another.

The Red Rose need 154 from 28 overs.

Simon Harmer stays on with the new ball.

The volume has gone up around the Essex fielders once again - is there a sneaky, teeny-tiny chance they could still force a result?