Summary

  • England's Ben Duckett hits unbeaten 197 for Nottinghamshire

  • Surrey bowl out Hampshire for 151 at The Oval

  • Joe Root scores half-century for Yorkshire against Derbyshire

  • Colin Ackermann makes maiden Durham century against Essex

  • Marchant de Lange takes 6-49 as Gloucs dismiss Middlesex for 203

  • Div One: Durham v Essex, Surrey v Hants, Warwickshire v Notts, Worcestershire v Somerset

  • Div Two: Gloucs v Middlesex, Leics v Northants, Yorkshire v Derbyshire

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Ged Scott, Alex Winter, Deepak Mahay and Ben Kosky

  1. Close of play at Chester-le-Street

    Durham 358 v Essex 5-0

    Sam Cook is sent out as nightwatchman to help Essex get through two overs to the close.

    It ends a very good day's play.

    Durham won the toss and were in a little bother at 84-3 before Ollie Robinson counterattacked with another sparkling innings.

    He continued his excellent form this season to make 90 from 86 balls in a stand of 137 with Colin Ackermann.

    The South African went on to make 112, his first hundred for Durham and 25th first-class ton, to help put his side in command.

    But Essex came back to take 4-30 with the second new ball.

    Great stuff so far. Roll on tomorrow.

  2. wicket

    WICKET: Stone c Yates b Hannon-Dalby 8

    Notts 356-8 v Warwickshire

    Four wickets since the new ball was taken - two each for Hasan Ali and Olly Hannon-Dalby, who has just removed a fellow Olly, folrmer Bears paceman Olly Stone.

  3. 100 up for Surrey

    Surrey 103-4 v Hants 151

    At 44-4 it was looking very dicey for Surrey on a helter-skelter day of 14 wickets.

    But captain Rory Burns and Ryan Patel have settled well and have now shared 59 - the second-highest stand of the day.

    Both players having to be very watchful.

    Burns is 27 from 88 balls with Patel 33 from 67 as conditions continue to favour the bowlers and Hampshire continue to bowl tightly.

    Still 12 overs left tonight for the picture to change again.

  4. Division Two round-up

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    Scott Currie has his second wicket of the day as Leicestershire look to chip away further at the Northamptonshire batting line-up before stumps.

    Saif Zaib was the man to go, caught behind for 19 and the visitors have sent Chris Tremain in as nightwatchman to try and shepherd George Bartlett, who is 67 not out, through to close of play.

    At Bristol, Gloucestershire have moved on to 65-2, replying to Middlesex's total of 203.

  5. 300 runs

    Second batting point for Somerset

    Somerset 305-8 v Worcestershire

    Somerset go past 300 at Chester Road - and Tom Banton looks on the brink of only a second first-class century on 88.

    It also means a second batting bonus point for the visitors.

  6. 'Umpires are meeting for a chat'

    Notts 340-7 v Warwickshire

    Clive Eakin
    BBC CWR Sport

    Umpires Paul Pollard and Richard Kettleborough are meeting for a chat but I think we'll be all right.

    The lights came on an hour or two ago.

  7. wicket

    DURHAM ALL OUT

    Durham 358 (Raine c Cox b Snater 15) v Essex

    Ben Raine tries again with a charge at Shane Snater.

    But he lofts to long-off and Durham are all done.

    Essex will have two overs to face tonight now.

  8. wicket

    WICKET: Harrison b Hassan 3

    Notts 335-7 v Warwickshire

    Big success with the new ball for Warwickshire.

    Three wickets in four overs - two of them for Hasan Ali.

    Calvin Harrison is bowled by Hasan, who then greets new man Olly Stone with a bouncer - against his former club.

  9. 350 up for Durham

    Durham 352-9 v Essex

    Don't worry, no danger!

    Ben Raine smashes Shane Snater back over his head for six and there's the third point!

  10. wicket

    WICKET: Pretorius c J Holder b Leach 49

    Somerset 286-8 v Worcestershire

    Well that was fun while it lasted.

    After nine fours in his 49, Migael Pretorius holes out to Jason Holder to earn Joe Leach a second wicket.

    The Chester Road carnage lasted just 34 balls.

    Winter signing Jake Ball is next man in.

  11. wicket

    WICKET: Potts lbw b Snater 4

    Durham 343-9 v Essex

    Shane Snater now strikes with the second new ball and Durham are in danger of not taking a third batting point.

    The new ball skids on to Matt Potts who's looking to force off the back foot, misses, and is plumb lbw.

  12. Division Two round-up

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    Ryan Higgins (Middlesex)Rex Features

    Former Gloucestershire all-rounder Ryan Higgins has a wicket on his return to Bristol with Middlesex!

    A fair slice of luck for Higgins, though, as Cameron Bancroft drags a widish delivery back onto his stumps and departs for 12 to leave Gloucestershire on 43-2.

    There's been another wicket for Leicestershire, too, with Tom Scriven having James Sales caught low down at first slip for 19.

    Northamptonshire have advanced to 317-5, with George Bartlett 63 and Saif Zaib on 12.

  13. wicket

    WICKET: James c Burgess b Hasan Ali

    Notts 331-6 v Warwickshire

    Warwickshire seamer Hasan Ali makes further inroads with the new ball as he too gets in on the act.

    Lyndon James becomes the fourth Notts man to be caught behind by Michael Burgess.

    It is a second bowling point for the Bears as Calvin Harrison comes out to join centurion Ben Duckett on 178.

    The lights have been on all afternoon at Edgbaston. More importantly, the natural light remains good enough to play for a while yet.

  14. The new ball brings two wickets

    Durham 338-8 v Essex, Ackermann 112

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Colin Ackermann's long spell in the middle came to an end on 112, having been in the middle since the fifth over this morning.

    He faced 231 balls, putting on 73 for the third wicket with David Bedingham (52) and 137 for the fourth wicket with Ollie Robinson (90).

    There was also a 53-run stand for the seventh wicket with Paul Coughlin, which ended when Ackermann departed.

  15. 'Extraordinary number of leg byes'

    Somerset 270-7 v Worcestershire

    Frank Watson
    BBC Hereford & Worcester at Chester Road

    There has been an extraordinary number of leg byes in this innings so far. 16 of them, which probably doesn't speak well of the line that the bowlers have bowled.

    When pressure has been built up it's been released at certain times by a change of bowling order and they haven't all stuck together as a unit which is what the bowling coach is always preaching to his team.

    Not just here but in every dressing room up and down the country.

    Do it together boys, no good a couple bowling well and a couple bowling badly.

  16. wicket

    WICKET: Haynes lbw b Hannon-Dalby 74

    Notts 328-5 v Warwickshire

    Olly Hannon-Dalby strikes with the new ball.

    Just five deliveries in - and OHD has his third wicket to get rid of Jack Haynes for 74.

    New man in is Lyndon James.

  17. Surrey 77-4 v Hants 151

    Surrey are now more than halfway to Hampshire's total.

    But going remains very tricky on a lively Oval surface.

    Rory Burns is using all his experience to try and grind this out for his side, he's 20 from 66 balls.

    Ryan Patel has got a quiet little stand going with him that's now worth 33 - the second-highest stand on a treacherous day for batting.

    Depressingly, there are still a mighty 21 overs to send down with not an over of spin in sight.

    Several pieces this week about the success of Cameron Steel's leg spin but he hasn't had a sniff today.

  18. wicket

    WICKET: Coughlin c Browne b Porter 30

    Durham 338-8 v Essex

    Jamie Porter also strikes with the second new ball and the other set batsmen, Paul Coughlin, follows Colin Ackermann back to the pavilion.

    Two catching midwickets are stations and Coughlin whacks a back-of-a-length ball to the straighter of them, Nick Browne, who takes a sharp catch.

    Essex rallying here in the final hour of the day.

    They may yet need to bat tonight with 35 minutes remaining.

  19. 150 runs

    150 stand for Duckett & Haynes

    Notts 327-4 v Warwickshire

    Ben DuckettRex Features

    Ben Duckett, on 175, is now involved in his second and biggest century stand of the Notts innings.

    After sharing 146 with Ben Slater earlier, he has so far put on 150 with Jack Haynes, who is already on 74.

    Bur the Bears are going to take the new ball? Will that have an effect?

  20. Pretorius livens up Chester Road

    Somerset 251-7 v Worcestershire

    South African Migael Pretorius has made a lively appearance at Chester Road.

    He clubbed five of his first 10 balls to the boundary - and has already moved on to 33.

    Tom Banton, accustomed to those sort of fireworks in his early days, has watched on in admiration, having edged on to 57, to help the visitors to a first batting point.