Dull cricket with the Kookaburra ball? Not a bit of it!

Rory Burns' big hundred put County Championship leaders Surrey in a strong position at Trent Bridge, despite four wickets for Nottinghamshire's 16-year-old spinner Farhan Ahmed.

There were also tons at Taunton, for Somerset's Tom Abell against Durham, and at Old Trafford, where Fletcha Middleton top-scored for Hampshire against Lancashire.

But the ball held sway at Chelmsford, with Jamie Porter's five-wicket haul for Essex against Worcestershire and at Edgbaston, where struggling Kent were rolled over for 156 by Warwickshire.

In Division Two, England outcast Jonny Bairstow shone for Yorkshire with an unbeaten hundred against Middlesex, while Sussex's Dan Hughes also reached three figures against Derbyshire.

And the most bizarre story of the day unfolded at Bristol, where concerns about player safety prompted the umpires to declare the pitch unfit and abandon the match between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire.

What will day two bring? Join us again tomorrow for all the County Championship action from 10.45 BST!

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Division One

• Somerset 395-6 v Durham
• Warks 207-3 v Kent 156
• Essex 50-1 v Worcs 266
• Lancashire v Hampshire 330-9
• Notts v Surrey 339-5

Division Two

• Glamorgan 114-2 v Leicestershire 251
• Yorkshire 372-5 v Middlesex
• Sussex 391-4 v Derbyshire
• Gloucestershire 125 v Northants 116-2 - match abandoned

Rehan Ahmed sends down the final over of the day and Glamorgan will feel fairly happy with the state of play, trailing Leicestershire by 139 with eight wickets still intact.

The Foxes might have picked up a wicket just before the close, with Colin Ingram sweeping in the vicinity of backward square leg, but the left-hander survives to finish on 63, with Kiran Carlson 42 not out at the other end.

You can read more on that extraordinary abandonment of the game between Glos and Northants here.

Glamorgan v Leicestershire is the only match still ongoing as the clock moves towards 7pm.

Colin Ingram (60) and Kiran Carlson (40) look pretty well set and they have two overs to negotiate before the close.

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Glamorgan 101-2 v Leics 251

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They're still playing at Cardiff, where veteran Glamorgan batter Colin Ingram has just completed his fourth half-century of the season.

The 39-year-old pulls Ian Holland to long leg for four to get there and his partnership with Kiran Carlson has pulled the Glamorgan innings around after losing both openers cheaply.

No, he can't.

It is hard to see how today could have gone much worse for relegation-threatened Kent.

They were bowled out for 156 before tea, with only Ben Compton (70) and Joey Evison (28) reaching double figures.

Warwickshire then dominated the new ball, but only Will Rhodes (82*) has managed to reach a half-century so far. The end the day with a lead of 51.

One over to go at Edgbaston.

Matt Parkinson to bowl it. Can he pilfer a late wicket?

Gloucestershire have released a club statement in the last few moments after their home game with Northants was abandoned because the pitch was deemed to be dangerous by the umpires.

They said: "Whilst we acknowledge that this is not something anyone would have wanted to happen, we need to see, understand and discuss the match referee’s report before making further comment on the decision.

"We expect there will be an ECB investigation and we will of course assist them at all stages of that investigation."

Having watched Matt Parkinson get some spin, Jack Leaning decides he fancies a go.

Not a great deal of spin for the offie, but Leaning does get a few "ooos" with an arm ball that beats the bat.

It is a maiden, a scruffy one, but the Warwickshire run rate is now sub-four runs an over. It has been a much better defensive session for Kent.

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Warks 200-3 v Kent 156

Alfie Ogborne gets a yorker wrong with the final ball of the over and Will Rhodes slices it away for four.

Five overs to go at Edgbaston.

Matt Parkinson is making this a nervy end to the day for Will Rhodes and new batter Jacob Bethell.

The leg spinner is getting the ball to turn sharply out of the footholds.

Although oddly he doesn't have men around the bat.

Liam Dawson faces the last over of the day and makes sure he keeps Mohammad Abbas off strike.

Then from the fifth ball, he clubs Luke Wells for six over long-on and then crashes the final ball through the offside for four.

Dawson ends the day on 46 not out, a very useful knock after Fletcha Middleton and Nick Gubbins had put on 151 earlier for the second wicket with Middleton hitting 109 and Gubbins 75.

An interesting day's play at Old Trafford.

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When Jamie Porter had the top-order 10-4, Worcestershire would have been fearing the worst.

But despite grabbing 5-52 (pictured celebrating above), the visitors rallied and even got to a batting point.

Captain Brett D'Oliveira led the rearguard with 68, with Ethan Brookes (46), Tom Taylor (62*) and Amar Virdi (42) also heavily contributing.

Dean Elgar and Robin Das batted out 18.3 overs with little trouble, but with the last ball of the day, Taylor pinned Elgar lbw for 29.

George Hill takes a single from the final over of the day, delivered by Leus du Plooy and then Jonny Bairstow plays out the last two balls to round off an excellent day for the home side.

Bairstow, who reaches stumps unbeaten on 107 and Hill, who has 58 to his name, have shared a partnership of 130 so far - and that leaves Yorkshire very much in the driving seat going into day two.

The end of day one where it has been a fascinating mix of experience and callow youth.

Rory Burns' experience saw the Surrey captain make 161 after deciding to bat first and put his team in a wonderful position at 308-2.

But three wickets in a short burst from Farhan Ahmed, Notts' 16-year-old off-spinner on debut has pulled the day back.

He will have a chance to claim a maiden five-for tomorrow, while Surrey will aim to push on well past 400.