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Goodness me we've seen something special today.

An absolute shellacking for the Pears away to Yorkshire, going down by 504 runs, a record Yorkshire win for weight of runs and a record defeat on runs for Worcestershire to boot, breaking a 116-year-old record by more than 100 runs.

Dom Bess scored a second innings 107, his first in county cricket, while there were five wickets in the match each for Ben Coad and George Hill.

In Division Two Kent boast an impressive win of their own, chasing down 316 v Middlesex with eight wickets and a day to spare at Canterbury.

The chase was managed with some style by Ben Compton (124*) and Tawanda Muyeye (125*) after Zafar Gohar removed Zak Crawley (58) and Daniel Bell-Drummond in two balls.

Where will we see our next result?

Perhaps at Hove where Somerset are 125-4, still 470 short of a hefty target, boosted by tons from Tom Haines and John Simpson.

Surrey have set Hampshire a hefty target of 377 and will be confident going into day four with Hampshire 342 short on 35-3, with two night watchmen gone in two balls.

Early days for the Bears in their pursuit of 339 to beat Durham at the Riverside. The away team are 12-0.

Notts are making a good game of it at Trent Bridge v Essex but how many will be enough? 213 ahead and five wickets in hand at stumps with Jack Haynes unbeaten on 49.

Northants still have a lot of work to do after forcing Lancashire to follow on at Old Trafford in Division Two, but were boosted by the second innings scalp of Keaton Jennings just before the close.

Leicestershire are building a big lead at home to Derbyshire, now 382 ahead, while Glamorgan are battling hard 55 in arrears v Gloucestershire, following-on at Bristol with all 10 wickets in hand.

What does the future hold? Not rain, please.

Come back tomorrow. Bring a brolly just in case.

Division One

Surrey 253 & 342-9 - Sibley 105 v Hampshire 219 & 35-3 - Hampshire target 377 runs

Notts 347 & 198-3 v Essex 367 - Notts lead by 213

Durham 387 & 276-8 v Warwickshire 325 & 12-0 - Warwickshire target 339 runs

Yorkshire 456 & 315-4 - Bess 107 v Worcestershire 162 & 105 - Yorkshire win by 504 runs

Sussex 294 & 501-7d - Haines 141, Simpson 110* v Somerset 201 & 125-4 - Somerset target 595 runs

Division Two

Lancashire 228 & 126-2 f/0 - Jennings 96 v Northants 496 - Northants lead by 142 runs

Kent 218 & 316-2 - Compton 124* Muyeye 125*v Middlesex 222 & 311 - Kent win by 8 wickets

Gloucestershire 546 v Glamorgan 385 & 106-0 f/o - Ingram 103 - Gloucestershire lead by 55 runs

Leicestershire 484 & 291-8 v Derbyshire 393 - Andersson 101 - Leicestershire lead by 382

Rory Burns tosses the ball to umpire Martin Saggers and the light has finally won...

That will also be stumps.

A torrid spell for Hampshire who have lost opener Mark Stoneman to Kemar Roach and then nightwatchers Brad Wheal and Sonny Baker to a fired-up Jordan Clark.

Earlier Dom Sibley made his second century of the game, making 105 with Jamie Smith adding 84 as the hosts made Hampshire toil in the field before a late flurry from Sonny Baker who claimed 5-80 - his first county championship haul.

It's been Surrey's day, will Monday be theirs too?

The pressure is swirling around the square like a veil of mist as Dan Lawrence sends down the next over.

Surrey have Hampshire exactly where they want them with another four and a bit overs to come tonight.

Hampshire have probably got PTSD from their recent visits to The Oval. This could be a new chapter in their horror story.

Just like at Christmas, the great escape is definitely on with Glamorgan negotiating 31 overs to the close of day three without losing a wicket.

Zain ul-Hassan (51) and Eddie Byrom (49) are the not out batsmen who did a fine job tonight and will return in the morning with the first target being the 55 to reach parity and make Glocs bat again.

The fact they were pretty comfortable throughout this evening session would suggest it is the hosts who may have the harder job taking 10 wickets.

But, as ever, quick wickets change matches.

Matt Fisher becomes the sixth Surrey bowler in 14 overs, and in theory we still have seven to come tonight (overs, not bowlers).

Brad Wheal working overtime as a nightwatcher as the light has seemingly improved. He has nine from 27 balls so far, with Fletcha Middleton on 11.

Rob Yates and Alex Davies (10*) negotiate the tricky four-over spell before stumps without undue alarm.

They'll come back tomorrow with the prospect of a 3.5-an-over chase - if they get a full 96 overs in, with all 10 wickets in hand.

Quite a day with Ben Raine's lovely 81 helping the hosts post such a testing target while Michael Booth's four-over blast of 4-10 in the early afternoon kept things in the balance for a long while.

Let's hope for decent weather tomorrow, this game deserves a winner.

Rory Burns is trying everything to keep his side on the park in the gloom, including bowling himself at one point.

The hosts have used five bowlers in the opening 10 overs, but Hampshire are standing firm.

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BBC Sussex

This day has certainly belonged to Sussex.

Somerset will have to face the 96 overs tomorrow, Sussex will need to find the six for victory tomorrow.

Somerset will have a glimmer of hope with Tom Abell still at the crease.

Rob Yates gets the Bears off and running with a single off Ben Raine.

Alex Davies is at the other end and follows that with a lovely square jab for four.

Four overs to come in this mini-session. Durham would take even one wicket, I'm sure.

Sussex finish day three not just in the driving seat, but with the radio on full blast, window down and honking the horn every few hundred yards.

A target of 595 looks a world away from Somerset's batting line up with four of their men already back in the hutch.

Tom Abell, on 60 not out and James Rew on an unbeaten 19, have much of the responsibility on their shoulders and while they are there Somerset will continue to believe they can bat out the overs.

But one wicket should see Sussex sense blood.

Sean Hunt has been not only the pick of the bowlers taking the last five wickets to fall in the first innings but he has backed it up with all four of those to fall in Somerset's chase.

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Nathan Fernandes bowls to Ben Compton.

He pushes the second ball leg side for two. Level!

Worked away on side and Kent win!

Great start to the chase from Zak Crawley with a brisk 50.

Zafar Gohar hit back for Middlesex with two wickets in two balls, dispatching Crawley and Kent skipper Daniel Bell-Drummond.

Compton and Muyeye put on an unbroken 225 to soak up the pressure and transfer it back on to Middlesex and they walk off to deserved applause in the fading Kent sunshine.

A desperately close draw at home to Lancashire at Lord's in the season opener and now a thumping loss here v Kent for Middlesex.

Kent have two wins in two and top the table.

And that is that. A finely poised day with both sides losing five wickets and with the match very much in the balance.

Notts have battled pretty well since going in again with Haseeb Hameed (92) and Ben Slater (67) contributing well.

With Kyle Verreynne gone, much will rest on the shoulders of Jack Haynes, who finishes unbeaten on 49.

Verreynne's dismissal will divide opinion given he could have been saved for the morning but either way, the decision to send him out instead of a nightwatchman will probably not decide the game.

For Essex, Simon Harmer has made two decent breakthroughs without really suggesting this is a spinner's wicket, but the visitors will be hopeful that a decent first session tomorrow will give them a good chance of knocking off a sub-300 target.

Daniel Hogg (12*) and Matty Potts (38*) are called in after some late fireworks.

Alex Lees wants a crack at the Bears openers for a couple of overs tonight.

Should be four overs to come after the change of innings.

Zafar Gohar now - and Ben Compton blocks on the back foot.

He tries to work the next one round the corner. No run.

Single to long on next ball.

Muyeye back and across to push to point for one.

One more drive for Compton to beat a diving Zafar for a single.

Three to win.

Daniel Hogg, after facing 11 dot balls, cracks Rob Yates down the ground for four and then lofts the next delivery over the rope at cow corner for his first career six.

Warwickshire's spirit is being worn away.

Seven overs left in the day, the lead is 325.

Tawanda Muyeye drives Nathan Fernandes offside for one.

Ben Compton is back with a push to long on for one more.

One hit away.