Brooke Guest pulls Beau Webster for four and a single for Matt Lamb off Ollie Price at the start of the next over takes the Gloucestershire total to 250.

These two came together at the downfall of Wayne Madsen for a duck and have laid the foundation for a big first-innings score by the visitors.

Dan Worrall's line strays a little as he angles one across Fletcha Middleton who flicks it off his pads through midwicket for his second boundary.

Middleton played a match-winning knock at Trent Bridge last week and he's looked untroubled so far. He's moved to 11 and Toby Albert remains becalmed on two.

No comms kiss of death, please.

Nine overs in and the Surrey bowlers have still to hit their straps.

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Kent v Essex 182-2

Jordan Cox had spent nine deliveries back at Canterbury on a duck but gets off the mark with a towering six after launching a ball from Matt Parkinson over the ropes at long-on.

That's the Jordan Cox way.

50 for Migael Pretoriuspublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 24 May

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Durham v Somerset 162-9

Migael Pretorius is a decent bat - he has made a first-class century.

And after swinging Callum Parkinson through square leg for four, he pushes the ball away for a couple more and reaches 50 off 60 balls.

He has batted well, but whether the shortcomings of Somerset's top order can be overcome when only become clear when Durham have to bat on this pitch.

Ben Stokes round the wicket to Jack Leach.

The left-hander edges to second slip - it's straight into the hands, and straight out again.

Wonder what Stokes makes of that.

Three more dots for Jordan Clark, but then he loses his line.

Fletcha Middleton says thank you very much and flicks it off his pads for the first boundary of the innings.

Middleton then takes a single off the last.

Hampshire would love to get in unscathed at tea.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

Nathan Lyon always seems to be plotting.

What a marvellous career he's made for himself.

50 up for Warwickshirepublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 24 May

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Lancs v Warwickshire 50-1

Just the five runs off Nathan Lyon's first couple of overs but still not much in the way of jeopardy for the Bears batters.

Rob Yates might be kicking himself in the dressing room. His one second of misjudgement is the only thing preventing this from having been a perfect start.

A change of approach by Durham as Callum Parkinson is called up to bowl his first over of left-arm spin in the game.

Josh Davey uses his feet well but is denied a boundary by Alex Lees' diving stop at mid-on.

It's a good over by Parkinson. Just two singles from it.

Just the one scoring shot off the bat - a couple from Toby Albert - in the first five overs.

But importantly for Hampshire, they've had no serious scares from Dan Worrall and Jordan Clark. Yet.

Let's not forget that the new ball didn't offer much early doors for the Hants pacemen.

It's a celebration we've seen many, many times.

Cheteshwar Pujara pushes forward to the first ball of Ryan Higgins' 15th over and rushes through for a quick single.

It brings up his second half-century of the season off a typically patient 103 balls.

Just the 81 first-class half-centuries and it's putting Sussex in a strong position at Lord's.

Kiran Carlson has reined it in a bit after Eddie Byrom's wicket fell, but he reaches his third fifty of the season off a rapid 45 balls.

He slashes at a wide one from Ben Mike and it passes the despairing dive of first slip before racing to the third man boundary.

It's the 23rd first-class half-century of his career.

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Ben Stokes is bowling a really tidy spell but hasn't yet managed to add to the two wickets he claimed this morning.

There are three runs for Josh Davey from his latest over - Davey is seven not out and Migael Pretorius is on 41.

With Kemar Roach out with a slight niggle, Jordan Clark is promoted to open the Surrey bowling.

Fletcha Middleton hits his final ball hard, but it's straight to the man at mid-on.

Maiden over and a tidy start.

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

It was a misjudgement from Rob Yates and to his horror that's gone on and clattered the off-stump from around the wicket.

It didn't straighten or shape away from Yates, he just carried on going.

That's a real bonus for Lancashire and for Tom Bailey who is back in the side.

150 up for Yorkshirepublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 24 May

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Northants v Yorkshire 152-1

Justin Broad strays onto Shan Masood's pads and the Yorkshire skipper flicks it away to the short boundary at backward square for four. Easy runs and Masood's partnership with Adam Lyth - who is 85 not out - has so far added 66.

13 overs into the day and Keating Jennings looks to be considering a change of tack. The first wicket was a bit of a gift, rather than anything particularly inspirational.

Spinners loosening up as the lights blaze out under leaden skies. Here comes Nathan Lyon...

Despite those two wickets post-lunch, Glamorgan remain in the box seat as it stands.

Sam Northeast takes a single off Ian Holland and brings up the 200 in the 48th over.