We are back underway in the final session of day three at Edgbaston.

Warwickshire's Sam Hain smacks the second ball after tea for four on the back foot to get off the mark.

Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

For the second time today Worcestershire lost a crucial wicket just before an interval to maintain Essex’s increasing grip on this match.

Kashif Ali was the man to go shortly before tea, edging Simon Harmer to slip after constructing a fine counter-attacking 50 with nine fours.

Worcestershire really needed him to convert that into a century to have a hope of reaching 295.

As it is they are now reliant on Brett D’Oliviera and Matthew Waite, who have just resumed after tea. Both looked good in the first innings but this is a big ask for the visitors.

Bad news in Southampton as bad light has delayed the restart to the final session of day three between Hampshire and Somerset - with the visitors still trailing by 61 runs.

We will let you know if we get back underway at The Utilita Bowl but, at the moment, it is looking unlikely.

The light has deteriorated over tea at the Spitfire Ground so we will have to wait for the re-start - in fact, it has now started raining.

Gloucestershire lead by 191 with Ollie Price and Miles Hammond the not out pair.

It is also tea at Old Trafford and it is Leicestershire who are in charge of their Division Two clash against Lancashire.

Peter Handscomb remains unbeaten on 81 following a fourth-wicket partnership of 130 with Lewis Hill, who impressed with 64.

They lead by 91 runs with five wickets still in hand ahead of the final session on day three.

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

A session completely dominated by Surrey who have added 162 in just 32 overs, and are in arrears by just 57 with another 38 overs still to be bowled today.

After Ollie Pope have completed a classy century, enter Dan Lawrence who bludgeoned the Sussex attack all around Hove

His hundred came in just 92 balls including six sixes, and together with Ben Foakes has added 141 for the 4th wicket.

This is still an excellent pitch and Surrey will be hoping to establish a substantial lead and put Sussex under pressure tomorrow

Very much a batsman's day at Derby, where Luke Procter and Saif Zaib hit centuries for Northamptonshire before the declaration came during the afternoon session.

Procter made 150 and Zaib 105, and Justin Broad weighed in by hitting 46 off 27 balls in a stand of 85 in nine overs with the latter.

Derbyshire lost David Lloyd in the right over of their second innings but Caleb Jewell and Harry Came saw it through to tea, which arrived with the home side still 115 behind.

The dismissal of Kashif Ali in the penultimate over of the afternoon, bowled by Simon Harmer, has put Essex on course for a three-day victory at Chelmsford.

Set 295 to win, Worcestershire needed a good start, but lost Gareth Roderick to the second ball of the innings.

Wickets have continued to fall at regular intervals and much now depends on skipper Brett D'Oliveira - who is 20 not out - if they are to get anywhere close to this target.

Just the one breakthrough for the hosts with Yorkshire taking as few risks as possible after being put back in.

The deficit remains 88 with nine wickets still in tact but the run rate (under two and over) suggests Yorks are not about to chance losing the draw in an effort to force the game.

Adam Lyth with 20 in 43 balls and James Wharton with 3 from 24 are the blockers in situ.

Warwickshire reach tea 53-2, still trailing Nottinghamshire by 221 runs.

Hamza Shaikh is 15 not out while Sam Hain remains scoreless at the crease.

We still have 41 overs remaining today at Edgbaston with the visitors in total control of this one.

A session lit up by Dan Lawrence who leaves for a cuppa unbeaten on 105.

Yes, he had a bit of luck in that he was dropped on 35 off Ollie Robinson but he gas more than made use of the life with some scintillating stroke-play to move to a first century of his season.

In company with Ben Foakes (47*) the Surrey all-rounder has added 141 for the fourth wicket and moved the champions to within sight of parity.

50 up for Warwickspublished at 16:04 BST 20 April

16:04 BST 20 April

Warwicks 93 & 53-2 v Notts 367

Two glorious straight drives in as many balls from Hamza Shaikh suggests he's in the mood to give Nottinghamshire a harder task of this one than they might have thought following that wicket of Rob Yates.

50 up for Warwickshire - they still trail by 221 runs with eight second-innings wickets remaining.

for Kashif Alipublished at 15:59 BST 20 April

15:59 BST 20 April

Essex 179 & 317 v Worcs 202 & 117-4

Kashif Ali's 50 arrives from 86 balls with a push to mid-wicket for one.

It's been a fine innings thus far and has given his side some hope of being able to chase down this target.

Essex increasing the pressure with tea approaching.

Kasun Rajitha keeps Kashif Ali on 49 with a maiden and another one follows as spinner Simon Harmer comes into the attack.

Gloucestershire reach tea with a lead of 191 over Kent, with Ollie Price 21 not out and Miles Hammond on nine.

Kent were all out for 393 immediately before lunch after a superb innings of 178 by opener Ben Compton.

But Ben Charlesworth (58) and Cameron Bancroft (22) began the reply with an opening stand of 71 and the visitors certainly look the more likely winners at this stage.

100 for Lawrencepublished at 15:56 BST 20 April

15:56 BST 20 April

Sussex 435 v Surrey 370-3 (trail by 65 runs)

This has been a terrific knock from Dan Lawrence and even if that is a sketchy way to reach it his century has lit up the day.

The Surrey batsman has taken a swing at Ollie Robinson and an edge has looped through the vacant area between first and third slip to the third man boundary.

Do not be fooled though. His 102 in 92 balls with eight fours and six sixes has really dragged a Surrey win back into the equation.

The champions are going to be up beyond Sussex's first innings score soon enough and applying a bit of scoreboard pressure before the end of day three.

The players have been called off and bad light has, unfortunately, stopped play.

Early tea is being taken but I would be surprised if we see more action at The Utilita Bowl today.