John Simpson joins Colin Ingram, Ryan Higgins and Alex Davies to reach four figures in the County Championship this season.

Four centuries and a further three fifties are included in that.

What a signing he's been for Sussex this season.

Derbyshire need a breakthrough or two.

Jack Morely will bowl first up to James Sales on 35.

Rob Keogh has seven.

The umpires have decided the pitch will be in no condition for play even when/if the rain stops.

Frustration for Yorkshire but the Division Two promotion chasers still have two days to collect the eight wickets they need.

The forecast suggested things may have dried up but the rain was obviously very heavy.

Yorkshire's day, having resumed 263-8 and made 379 to take a giant lead.

Jonny Tattersall with 126 and Matt Fisher a career-best 88 from number 10.

Both openers dismissed as Leicestershire fight against an innings defeat.

It is looking very dark at Hove, and with no floodlights being used in the Championship there this season, this seems unlikely to last too long this evening.

But for now, Ben Kellaway is going to twirl away to Tom Clark and John Simpson.

Division One

• Durham 178-4 v Lancashire 228
• Essex 457 v Nottinghamshire 21-1
• Kent 34-4 v Hampshire 403
• Somerset 317 v Surrey 169-3
• Worcestershire 307 v Warwickshire 112-4

Division Two

• Leicestershire 98 & 35-2 v Yorkshire 379
• Middlesex 377 v Gloucestershire 154-5
• Northamptonshire 219 & 97-3 v Derbyshire 165
• Sussex 336-5 v Glamorgan 186

The early tea break has not resolved the poor light issue.

As you were for this one.

Tom Hartley is back of a length but David Bedingham can't quite get the ball away through backward point.

We'll have time for one more over before tea.

Colin Ackermann pushes the ball from Tom Aspinwall to deep square for a couple and slaps the last ball through point for four.

That's tea. A good recovery for Durham after slipping to 99-4.

The innings gap is down to 50.

Matt Cole
BBC Radio Kent

It is a little bit gloomy here but nothing like the gloom settling over the Kent dressing room right now!

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The forecast isn't cracking the flags for the next two days but we'd be very unlucky if there's not plenty more cricket to come at Grace Road, especially on day four.

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Hampshire would have wanted a couple of wickets with the new ball.

To get four scalps would have been towards the top of their dream scenario.

Kent will be happy to get off the field. They are 369 runs behind.

It's not a great forecast in Chelmsford this evening and the umpires have decided there's not enough light to continue playing - for now.

The players are taking tea in the hope the situation will improve in the meantime.

Josh Bohannon is sitting up now as the physio works on what must be a sore knee. The magic spray is coming out and Bohannon is standing.

He's leaving the field and Will Williams is on.

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Durham 167-4 v Lancs 228

Could be a lengthy delay here.

Josh Bohannon has landed awkwardly on the ball, knee first it appears at the bowler's end.

The physio is coming on.

Three fours in the over for Colin Ackermann, who flicks a leg side ball from Tom Aspinwall fine, and twice carves the bowler through point.

12 off the over and Lancashire are fading.

Tom Clark and John Simpson have batted through the whole session for 123.

It has been fairly comfortable going for the hosts.

The umpires have taken a light meter reading and we're off early.

It's very gloomy out there at Lord's with a threat of rain from about 1700 BST.