A single for Ethan Brookes off the returning Alfie Ogborne brings up a 50 partnership with Brett D'Oliveira for Worcestershire's sixth wicket.

Ogborne responds well by going past the outside edge. Plenty of effort but no reward so far today.

50 partnership between Rew & Aldridgepublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 23 August

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Warwicks 337 v Somerset 116-5

Kasey Aldridge and James Rew spend a lot of time together, be it on the golf course, tennis court or even cricket pitches together. The latter sporting venue has been even more frequented of late due to the One-Day Cup and England Lions selection together. Though that also meant they had different spots to take up their solo sports rivalry on too.

They are always incredibly competitive in 1-1 sporting battles and celebrate each other's cricketing success as if brothers.

Well they have rebuilt nicely here at Edgbaston, their understanding for each other's games pretty important as they dig their side out of a hole.

Rory Burns is now onto 114, his highest score of the season, having tucked one too straight from Tom Aspinwall to the fine leg fence.

Ben Foakes follows with a perfectly-timed nudge through square leg for four and is quickly up to 38.

It's been a busy partnership and Surrey's lead is growing.

It's not all about Jonny Bairstow at Scarborough.

Will Luxton strokes Fynn Hudson-Prentice awauy for four and then tries to pull the next ball and is fortunate to see it fly over the slips off the top edge to the third man boundary.

He moves to 37 not out.

partnership between Elgar and Westleypublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 23 August

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The Tom Westley and Dean Elgar run machine continues to churn out runs.

The century stand comes up with Westley rolling the ball through the covers and taking himself to 47.

Hampshire haven't been able to buy a wicket this afternoon.

Brett D'Oliveira continues to pile on the agony for Kent.

George Garrett begins a new over and his first delivery is steered away through backward point for four.

D'Oliveira now has 80 not out from just 67 balls.

Max Holden is out there with Sam Robson trying to eat into this deficit.

He took a smart early boundary, eased through point off Justin Broad and is now into double figures, 10 not out.

Robson is 33 at the other end, having flicked a full one from Luke Procter through midwicket for his fourth boundary.

Middlesex going nicely.

for Dean Elgarpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 23 August

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Hants v Essex 97-1

A rock onto the back foot, a rocket to the boundary and Dean Elgar has a half-century.

It has come in a watchful 122 balls.

In Elgar's last seven Championship innings, he has passed at least 40 in six of them.

So far so good for the Gloucestershire openers, who have faced eight overs so far.

Ben Charlesworth pulled a short one from Josh Hull for six, and when the left-armer tried the same tactic two balls later, he put it away for four.

Jonny Bairstow does look like a thoroughbred when he plays shots like those.

He eases Ollie Robinson though the covers for four and then repeats the on-drive with which he began his innings to add another boundary and advance to 24 not out.

Glorious.

Brett D'Oliveira turns a decent Akeem Jordan delivery into a half-volley by taking two steps down the pitch and strokes it away through the covers for his 11th four.

The Worcestershire total passes 300.

50 partnership for Nottspublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 23 August

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Durham 531-7 declared v Notts 67-1

Haseeb Hameed and Freddie McCann have hung in there well to rebuild from 11-1.

Overseas Neil Wagner has been seen off and a fellow 19-year-old debutant Daniel Hogg is now bowling at the aforementioned man in the same shoes, Mr McCann.

What a brilliant influence the One-Day Cup has had on this round of Championship action, allowing youngsters to come to the fore and prove themselves in the first team ready for a youthful August-September of red ball cricket.

Ben Foakes plays a sweet clip down the ground off George Balderson and follows up with a well-timed push past extra-cover.

Two boundaries in four balls and Surrey are now in front.

Intriguing stuff at the moment as Jonny Bairstow is wisely taking a look at what Ollie Robinson and Jaydev Uadkat are extracting from this pitch before attempting anything too extravagant.

When Unadkat gives him too much room outside off stump, though, he square cuts powerfully for a second four.

100 for Rory Burnspublished at 14:16 British Summer Time 23 August

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Surrey 197-3 v Lancs 204

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A hundred for the Surrey skipper!

His second century of the season and first since way back in April when he made 113 against Hampshire, also here at The Oval.

He drove at a very wide one from George Balderson got a cue-end to third man for four before having a slash at another and a flashing top edge flew past the cordon for four more.

A clip off Will Williams found the midwicket fence to take him to 98 before a push down the ground for two gets to him to his century in 186 balls.

Back-to-back maidens from Mo Abbas - he's started well after lunch.

Mid-way through the final ball of his most recent over, Abbas made a windmill action just before taking off. I have never seen him do that before.

Seemingly neither has Tom Westley, who mimics it after leaving the ball. The two pair share a good-natured joke about the oddity afterwards.