Essex beat Lancashire by an innings and 124 runs
Dom Sibley and Dan Lawrence hit 100s for Surrey v Kent
Hampshire's Fletcha Middleton scores maiden first-class hundred
Joe Clarke hits double century for Nottinghamshire
Durham defeat Worcestershire by 185 runs at Kidderminster
Middlesex beat Yorkshire by six wickets at Lord's
Karun Nair scores unbeaten 202 for Northants v Glamorgan
Northants 448-5 v Glamorgan 271
Short, wide and Saif Zaib square cuts Mason Crane for four to reach his first 50 of the season off 68 balls.
It's been a fine knock so far and the left-hander and Karun Nair are closing in on a century partnership, with the lead now 177.
Hampshire 229-2 v Warwickshire 455
A breakthrough at last for Warwickshire.
Nick Gubbins plays an expansive drive to Danny Briggs and is bowled through the gate.
There was enough grip and turn from a delivery from Briggs and Hampshire batter Gubbins almost seemed to york himself.
Middx 40-1 - target 158
The battle resumes at Lord's.
Ben Coad opens up for Yorkshire after lunch, with Max Holden on strike.
Although it's been hard work so far, the home side just need to keep their wickets intact to get this one over the line.
Kent 244 v Surrey 355-2
The good news is that the final cover has been pulled off by the Kent groundstaff so we should be good to go very soon - 14:00 in fact.
Dom Sibley needs one run to reach 150 and Surrey are 111 ahead with plenty of wickets in hand.
Roland Butcher
Former Middlesex and England batter on BBC Essex
Essex with a comprehensive victory, they've really outplayed Lancashire in this match.
They have completed their second victory in their first three games so they've done everything that they've needed to do.
The spectators have seen a good morning session and they can have the rest of the afternoon off relaxing and tomorrow as well.
Lancashire have a lot of work to do and they were second best in this contest.
Worcs 184 & 60-2 v Durham 244 & 397-5 dec
No hat-trick for Paul Coughlin after lunch but he's already made a major intervention in the course of the game with those two wickets before the interval.
New batter Rob Jones helps himself to a six followed by a four off Callum Parkinson in the second over after lunch to give Pears fans a much-needed boost.
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Lunch: Worcs 184 & 49-2 v Durham 244 & 397-5 dec
Frank Watson
BBC Hereford & Worcester
That last couple of deliveries has really changed things.
Durham would have been very happy with the way things have gone this morning with the bat - everything going to plan.
But Worcestershire were suddenly set back big time by that double strike from Paul Coughlin in the space of just a couple of deliveries. He's transformed the game.
Division One
Essex 377 v Lancashire 146 & 107
Essex won by an innings and 124 runs
Hampshire 220-1 v Warwickshire 455
Kent 244 v Surrey 355-2
Somerset 454 v Nottinghamshire 193 & 140-2
Worcestershire 184 & 49-2 v Durham 244 & 397-5 dec
Division Two
Derbyshire 167 & 5-0 v Leicestershire 574-7 dec
Middlesex 246 & 40-1 v Yorkshire 159 & 244
Northamptonshire 442-5 v Glamorgan 271
Sussex 362-7 v Gloucestershire 417
Northants 442-5 v Glamorgan 271
Karun Nair goes into lunch on 109 not out after a good morning for Northants, despite the loss of three wickets.
They added 128 to their overnight 314-2 despite losing Ricardo Vasconcelos for a superb 182.
George Bartlett and James Sales failed, but Nair has hit 12 fours and the home side lead by 171.
Essex 377 v Lancashire 146 & 107
Lancashire are given an absolutely shellacking by Essex as they lose nine wickets in the morning session.
That means defeat by an innings and 124 runs at Chelmsford.
Essex, meanwhile, notch up their second win of the season.
Middx 246 & 40-1 v Yorks 159 & 244
If Middlesex thought scoring 158 for victory would be a straightforward task, they have been disabused of that notion by tight Yorkshire bowling at Lord's.
It has taken them 19 overs to reduce the target by 40, having lost Mark Stoneman to the third ball of the innings by Ben Coad.
Earlier, George Hill was last man out for Yorkshire for 75, as Toby Roland-Jones and Ryan Higgins finished with three wickets each.
Essex 377 v Lancashire 146 & 107
George Bell is the final Lancashire batter to depart as he nicks Essex seamer Sam Cook to Dean Elgar at first slip.
Derbys 167 & 5-0 v Leics 574-7 dec
Derbyshire's first innings ended in a hurry, with the last three wickets falling for three runs.
David Lloyd (54) and Aneurin Donald (45) made the only contributions of note and the follow-on decision was a formality for Lewis Hill.
Harry Came faces one over from Tom Scriven before the interval, which arrived with the home side 402 in arrears.
Worcs 184 & 49-2 v Durham 244 & 397-5 dec
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle
The morning has gone well for Durham. They declared on 397-5 in their second innings, to give themselves an hour to bowl at Worcestershire before lunch.
The hosts looked like they would complete the session without loss but Paul Coughlin had other ideas.
Gareth Roderick was bowled for 34, via an inside edge onto the stumps. Then Brett D'Oliveira went first ball, caught at mid-wicket by Matty Potts.
So Coughlin will be on a hat-trick after the break and at 49-2 Worcestershire are a long way from saving this game.
Kent 244 v Surrey 355-2
Kent decide against taking the new ball until after lunch, which arrives a few minutes early because of rain after one delivery of a Jack Leaning over.
Dom Sibley is 149 not out, having put on 193 with Dan Lawrence, who was finally bowled by Matty Parkinson for 112.
Having begun the day on 185-1, the champions are not in position to dictate the course of this match over the final five sessions.
Essex 377 v Lancashire 146 & 105-9
A contender for the softest County Championship dismissal of the season so far.
Only Jack Blatherwick knows what is going through his mind as he gently spoons up the ball back to Simon Harmer. Stifled laughs all over the shop.
The fall of the wicket will give us an extra 30 minutes of play as Essex seek to wrap things up.
Legendary Aussie spinner Nathan Lyon is the last man in for Lancashire.
Sussex 362-7 v Glos 417
Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex
A session slightly edged by Gloucestershire who have kept Sussex largely in check.
Cheteshwar Pujara had looked nailed on for a 100 before he was run out after a dreadful mix up with John Simpson and both stranded in the middle of the pitch.
Fynn Hudson Prentice was then smartly stumped by James Bracey giving Zafar Gohar his fourth wicket with Sussex still 103 behind.
Simpson was then joined by Danny Lamb and the pair have steadied the Sussex ship adding an unbroken 48 for the eighth wicket with the first innings arrears now 55.
This still looks a good batting surface although there has been some turn, which could make for an interesting day tomorrow.
Image source, BBC SportEssex 377 v Lancashire 146 & 104-8
An update from Essex on wicketkeeper Michael Pepper's absence from the field today.
Pepper picked up a finger injury while keeping yesterday and is being assessed.
Jordan Cox is unable to keep due to his rehab from a finger injury of his own hence the decision to call up 2nd XI wicketkeeper Ronnie McKenna.
Somerset 454 v Notts 193 & 140-2
Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset
Not much this morning to suggest that Somerset will bowl themselves to victory today.
Craig Overton did produce an absolute ripper to knock back Haseeb Hameed's middle stump, but since then, Will Young and Joe Clarke have gone about their business with an ominous certainty, in a partnership so far worth 92.
More hard yakker in prospect for Somerset's bowlers and fielders this afternoon, methinks.