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The runs have flowed and records have tumbled on another incident-packed day of county cricket.

A run-laden day capped by Tom Banton's incredible unbeaten 344.

Centurions Matt Critchley, Michael Pepper, John Simpson and Wayne Madsen can also take a bow. Who'd be a bowler?

We'll be back in the morning with more of the same. Thanks for your company today.

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton

South African seamer Keith Dudgeon looks an inspired signing for Kent after his burst of three wickets in nine balls left the visitors on the brink of victory at Wantage Road.

Brought back into the attack late in the evening session by Daniel Bell-Drummond, Dudgeon removed Saif Zaib, Rob Keogh and Lewis McManus - all with the aid of catches at second slip by Jack Leaning.

George Bartlett's unbeaten 54 kept Northamptonshire afloat, but at the end of another blink-and-you-miss-it day's play which saw 20 wickets fall, Kent will fancy their chances of wrapping up the win before the Sunday lunch is served.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

Matthew Montgomery is 19 not out at stumps and Farhan Ahmed is four not out.

Durham had a decent little final session with a couple of wickets for Paul Coughlin.

They were big wickets as well, Joe Clarke and Freddie McCann. And then Ben Raine with the second new ball getting rid of Jack Haynes.

Hopefully we'll begin day three a little less frenetically than we did this morning and things run a little smoother.

Division One

Essex 582-6dec v Surrey 109-1

Hampshire 249 v Yorkshire 121 & 189-6

Nottinghamshire 297-5 v Durham 378

Somerset 637-6 v Worcestershire 154

Warwickshire 223-3 v Sussex 528

Division Two

Derbyshire 391 v Gloucestershire 222 & 128-3

Glamorgan 229 v Leicestershire 426-8

Middlesex 260 v Lancashire 353-9

Northamptonshire 143 & 107-7 v Kent 231 & 171

Lancashire had an immediate return on their overseas player expenditure at HQ with Marcus Harris reaching an unbeaten 134 at stumps on day two as the Red Rose put Middlesex on the back foot.

Opener Keaton Jennings got the visitors off to a decent start with a half century and Tom Aspinwall, for the hosts, with 4-32, was another who could be pleased with his day's work.

Yet if Lancashire go on to hammer home their their advantage – they lead by 93 with a wicket remaining – it will be largely down to the Australian who anchored their reply and saw them over the line for a third batting point.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

It's been a really good day's cricket.

John Simpson takes the plaudits with that wonderful innings of 181 and then coming out and keeping wicket.

Warwickshire were off like a rocket, both Alex Davies and Ron Yates batted really well. I think Davies will be annoyed with the way that he got out straight after tea, he looked in complete control.

But Sussex having leaked runs, I thought then bowled really nicely. Jack Carson in particular caused one or two problems.

I think at the end of day two you have to say the draw looks the most likely result but Sussex with those three wickets in the session has just made it interesting, certainly for tomorrow as well.

An awful way to end the day as Justin Broad shoulders arms with two balls of the day remaining and is pinned in front by Nathan Gilchrist.

He goes for one and the hosts lose a seventh wicket of the evening session.

George Bartlett remains as the sole resistance, unbeaten on 54.

Kent will return in the morning needing just three wickets for an emphatic win.

Ben Raine in to bowl the final over of the day and Matt Montgomery cuts the first ball down to third man boundary for four to move to 19.

The Notts batter then plays out the rest of the over without alarm and that's stumps.

Hard to say exactly who's on top here.

Both Ben Slater (92) and Freddie McCann (72) threatened centuries only to gift their wickets as Durham battled away to keep the hosts innings in check.

Notts will resume in the morning still 81 runs in arrears with five wickets in hand. Even stevens.

A pretty dismal day for Yorkshire to file along with a solidly dismal day yesterday. Aside from Adam Lyth remaining unbeaten at the crease at tonight's close and a 61 run lead postives were hard to find.

Such small pluses have been eclipsed by a dominant Hampshire display which leaves the hosts on pole with two days to go and eyeing an opening victory of the season.

So much to ponder for new Yorkshire skipper Jonny Bairstow, who at least got his season up and running after a stuttering start, reaching a half century and sharing a 105-run partnership with Lyth.

Of significant concern for him will be a first day collapse with the bat and the fact that after getting Hampshire six wickets down for 176 in their reply, they were unable to cut through the tail who weighed in with valuable first innings runs.

With Bairstow's side staring at a 128-run first innings deficit, it was Brad Wheal who did the damage with the ball for Hampshire, taking four of the top seven batters and finishing with 4-41.

He will return tomorrow refreshed and with a nightwatchman occupying the crease in Ben Cliff, Hampshire will be hopeful of wrapping up a win on day three.

Matthew Montgomery takes a single and leaves Farhan Ahmed with two balls to survive from Matthew Potts' final over of the day.

Short leg is brought in and it's an aggressive field as Alex Lees moves to leg slip

But Ahmed gets a little bit of bat and deflects it past Lees to the boundary.

The final ball holds its line and goes right through the defences, but fortunately it misses both bat and stumps.

One to go.

Derbyshire skipper Wayne Madsen's century helped to give the home side a first innings lead of 168 runs and his bowlers are putting them into a winning position.

Ben Charlesworth is providing stiff resistance for the visitors with an unbeaten 77 and will need to bat deep into tomorrow along with his captain James Bracey to keep Gloucestershire in the game.

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John Simpson led from the front for Sussex with an unbeaten 181 and the late wicket of Sam Hain has given them a sniff at Edgbaston.

Rob Yates and Alex Davies raced to an opening century partnership with Yates going on to complete his 11th first-class hundred as Warwickshire raced away at the start of their innings.

There was a bit of spin for Jack Carson who nipped out Hamza Shaikh with a beauty and Jayden Seales late strike probably just gives Sussex the edge and Warwickshire will need to mind their work when we return tomorrow morning.

Super late order batting has put Leicestershire in complete control at Glamorgan.

They added 148 runs in the evening session as Chris Wright smacked an unbeaten 79-ball 74.

He has shared an unbroken 102-run stand for the ninth wicket with Ben Cox (51 not out).

The Leics lead is an imposing 197.

Two overs to go and Ethan Bamber, who took four wickets on his debut, is in as a nightwatchman for Warwickshire.

Sussex may just have the edge now.