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  1. Somerset 317 & 132-8 v Surrey 321

    Jack Leach flicks Dan Worrall away for a single to get off the mark to his 12th ball and keep the strike.

    Suddenly a scoring flurry as he pushes Shakib Al Hasan's first ball for a second single.

    Craig Overton gets down on one knee and sweeps Shakib for four, and then rocks back and hits into the onside for another single.

    Six from the over - the lead is 128.

  2. Khushi bat 'wider than permitted'

    Feroze KhushiRex Features

    More on that points deduction story then...

    Essex have been docked 12 points by the Cricket Discipline Commission after one of their players used an oversized bat this season, all-but ending their hopes of winning the County Championship.

    Feroze Khushi's bat failed an on-field dimensions check during his second innings of April's match at Nottinghamshire which Essex won by 254 runs.

    Essex took 20 points from the game but have now lost 12 of those due to Khushi's bat being wider than permitted.

    The points deduction leaves Essex 56 points behind Division One leaders Surrey, with two more matches remaining after the current round of games.

    Follow this breaking story here.

  3. 6 runs

    Six for Notts' Clarke

    Essex 457 v Notts 93 & 125-2

    Notts are getting adventurous now.

    Joe Clarke absolutely launches Simon Harmer over third man for six.

    Better check the size of that bat...

  4. Durham 573-9 dec v Lancs 288 & 91-3

    Four runs to Josh Bohannon with a lovely late cut through backward point off the bowling of Ben Raine.

    20 overs left tonight.

    Colin Ackermann is in the attack from the Finchale End, replacing Callum Parkinson.

    He's had a pretty good game already, of course.

    Just a couple of singles off that over.

  5. Sussex 491 v Glamorgan 186 & 195-6

    New batter Dan Douthwaite gets off the mark with a four as he turns a legside Jack Carson delivery down to the fine leg boundary.

    Glamorgan are 110 runs behind. The only issue now seems the margin of victory for Sussex and whether the visitors can avoid an innings defeat.

  6. Middlesex 377 & 81-1 v Gloucs 309-9 dec

    Middlesex will no doubt be well aware of Yorkshire's triumph at Grace Road today as they tussle with the Tykes for promotion to Division One.

    They're scoring at a very healthy rate here and piling the pressure on Gloucestershire thanks in the main to Sam Robson, who has 40 of those innings runs.

    Ajeet Singh Dale bowls a very, very short ball and is no-balled.

    Robson moves to 44 with a swivel pull through mid wicket for four.

    A leg bye is conceded off the next ball and Max Holden plunders four more with a punch through cover point.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Chappell lbw Keogh 2

    Northants 219 & 211 v Derbys 165 & 102-7 (target: 266)

    Yuzvendra Chahal has been mesmerising, but Rob Keogh has deserved his two wickets.

    He spears one into Zak Chappell's pads and he has to Chappell Go-an (one for the kids!)

    Three wickets to go.

  8. Essex docked 12 points for oversized bat
    Breaking

    Essex have been docked 12 County Championship points for the use of an oversized bat by Feroze Khushi during their reverse fixture against Notts in April.

    More on this breaking story shortly.

  9. Essex 457 v Notts 93 & 112-2

    Haseeb Hameed and Joe Clarke providing some much-needed resistance for Nottinghamshire with a partnership of 73 and counting.

    Hameed playing a captain's innings, unbeaten on 71, to frustrate the hosts, who have taken wickets at will today. This is by far Notts' best stand of the day.

    And that's not the only bad news for Essex...

    Joe Clarke and Haseeb Hameed in batting action for NottinghamshireRex Features
  10. wicket

    WICKET Randell c Foakes b Worrall 1

    Somerset 317 & 122-8 v Surrey 321

    Another down.

    Brett Randell looks to drive Dan Worrall but gets a feather through to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and his short stay is done.

    With Tom Banton out crocked, Jack Leach is last man in and joins Craig Overton.

    Surrey are closing in on an impressive victory here.

    Brett Randell of Somerset makes his way off after being dismissedGetty Images

  11. The rain returns at Worcester

    Worcestershire 307, Warwickshire 128 & 171-3

    Six minutes before they are due to make a restart at Worcester - and the heavens have really opened this time.

    Still won't get called off yet though.

  12. wicket

    WICKET Carlson c Alsop b Carson 66

    Sussex 491 v Glamorgan 186 & 191-6

    Two wickets in as many overs for Jack Carson.

    Glamorgan top scorer Kiran Carlson prods forward looking to turn it into the legside but it pops up off a top edge to Tom Alsop at short leg which takes a good catch.

    A nice 97-ball innings comes to an end.

    Four to go for Sussex.

  13. Durham 573-9 dec v Lancs 288 & 81-3

    One slip in for Ben Raine who bowls short and Josh Bohannon ducks under a bouncer.

    Josh Bohannon drives down the ground but the ball doesn't clear the fielder at mid on.

    Maiden over.

  14. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Northants 219 & 211 v Derbys 165 & 93-6 (target: 266)

    Former chess whizz Yuzvendra Chahal has Derbyshire in check here.

    Zak Chappell doesn't have a clue how to play him and prods to James Sales at short mid off.

    It goes quick, and we know it is never easy under the grill, but you want to catch those.

  15. wicket

    WICKET Kellaway lbw b Carson 30

    Sussex 491 v Glamorgan 186 & 188-5

    Glamorgan will be really cursing that rain delay as they lose Ben Kellaway four balls after the resumption.

    Kellaway tries a reverse sweep but misses and Jack Carson hits him shin-high on the front pad. Easy decision for the umpire.

    Chris Cooke joins Kiran Carlson with Glamorgan still 117 runs away from making the hosts bat a second time.

  16. Play resumes at Hove

    Sussex 491 v Glamorgan 186 & 188-4

    Well that was brief. Barely worth writing a rain stops play post!

    The players are back on the field around 10 minutes are going off and Jack Carson resumes.

    We still have 30 overs to squeeze in, but it is England in September so the light may have something to say about that.

  17. Durham 573-9 dec v Lancs 288 & 81-3

    Josh Bohannon drives Callum Parkinson to mid off for a single.

    Four runs to Matty Hurst, driving a full toss through cover.

    Ben Raine has replaced Matty Potts at the other end and he starts his latest spell with a maiden.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Andersson b Chahal 1

    Northants 219 & 211 v Derbys 165 & 93-6 (target: 266)

    Northants are heading to a first Championship win of the year.

    Not a moment Martin Andersson would want to watch again. First ball he had worked away but second he goes for a massive swing and misses.

    A fourth of the innings for Yuzvendra Chahal, and a ninth of the match.

  19. Middlesex 377 & 50-1 v Gloucs 309-9 dec

    25 overs in theory remain after this one but there are still a few pesky dark clouds around St John's Wood.

    The last ball of the over is leg side and clipped away by Robson for three.

    Ajeet Singh Dale will bowl unchanged from the Pavilion End after a multitude of delays for rain and bad light.

    Sam Robson clips the first ball away through mid wicket and that four takes Middlesex to 50 in 9.1 overs.

  20. Play resumes at Lord's after rain delay

    Middlesex 377 & 43-1 v Gloucs 309-9 dec

    Here we go. Sam Robson and Max Holden are back on the field part bathed in sunshine and Archie Bailey will complete his over, bowling to Sam Robson.