Div Two tablepublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 17 May
Sussex lead the way, but only 11 points separate second from seventh in a tight early-season table...
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Follow nine matches from round seven of the County Championship season
Div One: Essex v Warwickshire, Lancs v Durham, Notts v Hants, Somerset v Kent and Surrey v Worcs
England Test captain Ben Stokes takes two wickets for Durham
Leaders Surrey bowled out for 213 before reducing Worcs to 112-7
Div Two: Derbyshire v Northants, Glamorgan v Middlesex, Leics v Gloucs and Sussex v Yorkshire
Joe Root makes 67 for Yorkshire
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Div Two tablepublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 17 May
Image source, .Div One tablepublished at 10:54 British Summer Time 17 May
It's a familiar picture at the top of the table, with Surrey leading the way...
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All games start at 11:00 BST
Seven teams have elected to field first with only Warwickshire and Northants deciding to have a bat...
Div One
- Essex v Warwickshire - Bears chose to bat
- Lancashire v Durham - Durham chose to bowl
- Notts v Hampshire - Hants chose to bowl
- Somerset v Kent - Kent chose to bowl
- Surrey v Worcestershire - Pears chose to bowl
Div Two
- Derbyshire v Northants - Northants chose to bat
- Glamorgan v Middlesex - Middlesex chose to bowl
- Leicestershire v Gloucestershire - Leics chose to bowl
- Sussex v Yorkshire - Yorkshire chose to bowl
Players to watch out forpublished at 10:51 British Summer Time 17 May
Image source, Getty ImagesAlongside Ben Stokes, there are plenty more players we'll be keeping a close eye on.
England spinner Jack Leach is playing his first game of the season for Somerset following surgery.
It's the 32-year-old's first appearance for his county since May 2023.
Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne returns for Glamorgan in their Division Two match against Middlesex.
Joe Root will be looking to make it three centuries in a row for Yorkshire when they visit Sussex, but England team-mate Harry Brook is not available for the White Rose as he begins preparations for the T20 World Cup.
Stokes bowling in warm uppublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 17 May
Lancashire v Durham (11:00 BST)
Sam Drury
BBC Sport cricket writer at Stanley ParkTwo months on from his last outing, Ben Stokes makes his return to action today.
The surroundings are slightly different. There aren't too many similarities between Dharamsala and Blackpool.
It's a rather miserable, grey day in the north west but - thankfully - no rain. If the forecast is to be believed, it will stay dry all day.
Stokes has been out to warm up with his Durham team-mates and we could get a chance to see him in action pretty soon after the visitors won the toss and elected to bowl.
Conditions could hardly be better for the seamers.
Image source, Getty ImagesStokes plays for Durhampublished at 10:46 British Summer Time 17 May
Lancashire v Durham (11:00 BST)
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland Test captain Ben Stokes is playing his first County Championship match for two years as Durham travel to Blackpool to take on Lancashire.
The 32-year-old is not part of England's T20 World Cup squad next month, so will begin his preparations for the Test series against West Indies and Sri Lanka this summer.
He played three matches for Durham in Division Two in 2022 scoring a memorable 161 off just 88 balls against Worcestershire at New Road.
Postpublished at 10:45 British Summer Time 17 May
Image source, Rex FeaturesMorning!
After yesterday's washout in many places, thankfully the sun has popped out to welcome in our latest round of County Championship action.
All 18 teams play and a host of big names are ready to take the field.
Including this man...