Good news for Lancashire followers, Sir James Anderson is on the mend following injury and has been out there practising at Old Trafford.

We may not see him in the whites till next month, but his first county appearance since his knighthood may not be too far away.

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Division One

Durham 386-6 v Yorkshire 307

Essex 179 & 317 v Worcestershire 202 & 1-1

Hampshire 336 v Somerset 184

Sussex 435 v Surrey 216-2

Warwickshire 93 v Nottinghamshire 307-6

Division Two

Derbyshire 307 v Northamptonshire 375-5

Kent 393 v Gloucestershire 472

Lancashire 263 v Leicestershire 242-3

Middlesex 470-9 dec v Glamorgan 199 & 12-0

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

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A wonderful century for Rehan Ahmed this morning, full of flair, flamboyance and fine defence - back foot, front foot and both feet off the ground - before he was finally out for exactly 100.

Opening the batting, clearly with a freedom to get on with it, seems to sit well with the England man. It's not all about the shots mind you, his defensive was excellent and he paced his innings superbly.

When he punched Saqib Mahmood through the covers for four, holding the pose afterwards, in just the second over this morning, reaching his second first class century seemed a certainty.

And it was richly deserved, against a bowling attack which includes four bowlers with international experience.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

Jamie Porter’s dismissal of Gareth Roderick in the one over possible in Worcestershire’s second innings has undermined their fading prospects in this game.

Thanks to useful contributions from Simon Harmer and Shane Snater, Essex got the runs they would have been looking for this morning and 295 appears a demanding target on a pitch still offering bounce and movement.

And to make matters worse for the visitors, it looks as though they will be batting under cloud cover this afternoon.

Noah Thain didn’t last long this morning but his maiden first class 50 helped settle the Essex innings down and would be a significant contribution should they go on to win.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

A dominant morning for Surrey who have added 126 in just 30 overs with Ollie Pope and Dominic Sibley sharing a stand of 179 for the second wicket.

The partnership was ended just before the break with James Coles taking a stinging return catch off his own bowling to remove Sibley.

This is still a very good batting surface, Pope is 94 not out, and if the weather holds Surrey could have a useful lead at the end of the day

And that lunch will taste a whole lot better for a Yorkshire side after the end to that morning session.

From 301-1 the White Rose have dragged themselves back into this contest by the scruff of their own necks, taking five wickets for 85.

George Hill has bowled beautifully for his two wickets (2-68) and he has been joined at the party coalface by Matthew Revis, whose double strike brought an end to Alex Lees's long stay.

Lees' 172 and Emilio Gay's 152 have put Durham in a commanding position at lunch but Yorks, after looking flat on the canvas, are back in it.

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales

Middlesex turned the pressure on Glamorgan with a declaration 20 minutes before lunch, a massive 271 runs ahead, as they pressed on despite a clatter of wickets.

Ben Kellaway claimed four of the five to fall with an intelligent spell of off-spin under fire, out-bowling England loan player Shoaib Bashir, as Leus Du Plooy and Ben Geddes immediately moved up several gears from their previous efforts.

Both fell in the 80s while a cameo of 31 off 27 balls from Toby Roland-Jones allowed him to call in his last-wicket pair.

Glamorgan’s openers survived a tricky three overs but the visitors still face another uphill battle to avoid defeat.

A good morning for Northamptonshire, who go into lunch with a 60-run lead, having added 139 during the session.

Luke Procter and Rob Keogh extended their overnight partnership to 111 before Keogh was bowled by Luis Reece for 54.

Procter went on to make 150 until he was caught in the gully, but Saif Zaib is 42 not out at the interval, with Lewis McManus on 11.

Advantage the visitors.

A slightly delayed lunch to be taken at Hove following a late start and Sussex will be delighted to have broken the second wicket partnership which had stretched to 179.

James Coles made the breakthrough to dismiss Dom Sibley who had looked very comfortable as he looked to close in on three figures.

Similarly Ollie Pope has been wearing slippers at the other end as he has moved to 94 with very few alarms as the champions have moved at over four an over.

And that is lunch at Edgbaston.

And once more, it's a session that belongs to Nottinghamshire.

The visitors have added 103 runs to their overnight tally for the loss of just one wicket.

Haseeb Hameed remains at the crease, currently 112 not out, while Fergus O'Neill is currently 34 not out.

And that is lunch with Glamorgan withstanding three overs of Middx probing.

Both sides can be quite happy with their morning's work with Glamorgan taking 5-117 and Middx rattling the game situation along as quick as they could.

Toby Roland-Jones epitomised the approach with a swashbuckling 31 before calling time on the innings nine down.

Middlesex remain on pole and will be hoping for early inroads after lunch.

300 for Nottinghamshirepublished at 13:09 British Summer Time

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Warwicks 93 v Notts 305-6

Three emphatic fours during the 83rd over by Nottinghamshire's Fergus O'Neill sees him move to 33 and Nottinghamshire surpass the 300 mark.

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Kashif Ali is off the mark with a single and Jake Libby negotiates the final three balls of Jamie Porter's over as Essex end the morning on a high against Worcestershire.

The home side added 84 to their overnight 233-6 to leave the visitors facing a target of 295 for victory and the second-ball loss of Gareth Roderick was an immediate setback to their chances of doing so.

Noah Thain made 54, his maiden first-class half-century, for Essex and Shane Snater hit a six and five fours in a bright 48 before their second innings came to an end, Tom Taylor and Matthew Waite taking three wickets each.

We have a brief stoppage in play at Edgbaston as Haseeb Hameed, currently 111 not out, is hit in a rather tender region by a quick one from Michael Booth.

The physio is on and a new box is needed for Hameed.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

Batting suddenly looks all the more difficult since Yorkshire introduced the new ball 10 overs ago.

It produced its first wicket three and a half overs in as Ollie Robinson, who has been struggling for form for a few months, fell lbw to Jack White for 16.

Emilio Gay was then dropped at mid-wicket on 150, by Jordan Thompson, off the bowling of George Hill. But the bowler got him three deliveries later as the ball clattered into his off stump with the batsman on 152.

And moments ago Will Rhodes fell lbw for 13 to Ben Sears, to continue his poor run of form at the start of the season.

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Somerset 184 v Hants 313-9

A superb shot from Ben Brown sees him run down the track and smash Pretorius over his head for six.

These could be vital runs for the hosts.