Summary

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  • Peter Moores appointed Notts head coach

  • Jake Ball takes hat-trick for Notts v Middlesex

  • 21 wickets fall between Warwickshire and Somerset

  • Four points separate Middlesex & Yorkshire

  • American-themed XI #bbccricket

Live Reporting

Phil Shepka

  1. That's what it's all about

    Surrey 204-4 v Hampshire

    The hokey-cokey continues at The Oval

  2. 50 for Nash

    Sussex 81-0 v Leicestershire 135

    That tweet does my job for me. Thank you Sussex. Thank you.

  3. Australia make highest T20 international score
    Breaking

    Australia 263-3 (20 overs) v Sri Lanka

    Away from the county game for a second and there is some remarkable news coming from Sri Lanka.

    Australia have just broken the record for the highest score in international T20 cricket - making 263-3 in Pallekele.

    Sri Lanka held the previous record with 260-6 against Kenya in 2007.

    Glenn Maxwell led the run-fest with an unbeaten 145 off 65 balls which was the second-highest individual score ever.

    Click here to see the full scorecard. 

  4. Bad light stops play

    Surrey 204-4 v Hampshire

    They're off at The Oval and BBC Sport's Adam Williams is perplexed.

  5. wicket

    WICKET Barker (c & b Bess)

    Warwickshire 89-7 v Somerset

    Keith Barker has tried to play a shot that just wasn't on and he top edges the ball high into the air and is easily caught by Dom Bess off Dom Bess. Why you would try to play that aggressively on this wicket who knows.

    That's Bess' fourth wicket on his Championship debut, his second catch off his own bowling and his third catch of the innings. Not a bad start to your career I guess.

  6. Taylor & Miles put Glos in charge

    Glamorgan 220 all out v Gloucestershire

    BBC Wales' Nick Webb reports:

    "Gloucestershire's afternoon in Cardiff as Glamorgan slumped from their lunchtime position of 130-3 thanks to some fine bowling from young left-arm seamer Matt Taylor.

    "Twenty-year-old Nick Selman dominated the scoring with 101 before being bowled by Taylor, but only Aneurin Donald with a rapid 36 gave him much support.

    "With fellow seamers David Payne, Craig Miles and Josh Shaw keeping up the pressure, Glamorgan were under real pressure.

    "But Graham Wagg and Timm van der Gugten managed to scramble past 200 before Miles wrapped up the innings to match Taylor on four wickets."

  7. Nottinghamshire 187-6 v Middlesex

    Notts' batsmen may be faltering today but Samit Patel is not one of those. He has reached fifty for the eighth time this season, batting well against both spin and speed.

    Meanwhile, Glamorgan are all out for 220 against Gloucestershire after Graham Wagg was caught and bowled by Craig Miles, who finishes with four wickets.

  8. wicket

    WICKET Hain (c Trescothick b Groenewald) 9

    Warwickshire 82-6 v Somerset 95 all out

    They are back out and Taunton and wouldn't you know it, 15 becomes 16.

    Marcus Trescothick belies his age with a superb catch in the slips and Sam Hain has gone for four. Four wickets remain and Warwickshire are still 13 behind.

  9. Warwckshire 82-5 Somerset 95 all out

    This tweet nicely sums up the state of play at Taunton.

  10. One more to go

    Glamorgan 215-9 v Gloucestershire

    It shouldn't be long now until Gloucestershire are batting after Timm van der Gugten was bowled by a good ball from Craig Miles to leave the Welsh side with just one wicket left.

    BBC Wales' Nick Webb has said himself that Glamorgan "scraped" a batting point.

  11. Odd shots from Kent

    Kent 145-6 v Northants

    BBC Radio Kent's Peter Guise:

    "Kent have all but waved goodbye to maximum batting bonus points in their quest to keep pressure on Essex at the top of Division Two by going to tea six wickets down at Beckenham against Northants with just 145 on the board in the face of some disciplined bowling and odd slot selection.

    "The win may not yet be beyond Kent's grasp but they will have to bowl equally as well as Northants have done."

  12. Almost perfect for Sussex

    Sussex 45-0 v Leicestershire 135

    BBC Sussex's Adrian Harms:

    "Almost the perfect session for Sussex taking seven wickets for 45 to bundle out Leicestershire for 135 before then reaching the interval on 45-0.

    "Not for the first time Steve Magoffin was the pick of the Sussex bowling, taking 5-50 and his haul for the season to 47. He was ably supported by Jofra Archer, who took a first-class best 4-31 with a rapid spell of bowling after lunch.

    "The Leicestershire bowlers have yet to find their range with the new ball, and must do quickly if this match isn't to slip from their grasp on day one."

  13. Get involved #bbccricket

    American Cricket XI

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    In homage to the US Open we asked you for your American-themed cricketers.

    You've all channeled your inner Beyonce, fried up some food and gunslinged across some phenomenal suggestions. 

    Here's your team:

    Alastair Cookie Monster  

    Andrew Levi Strauss

    WG Grace-land

    Straight Outta Denis Compton 

    The Great Gattingsby

    Ian Liberty Bell

    Chicago Bairstow (wicketkeeper)  

    Stuart Broadway  

    Huckleberry Finn  

    Mount Rushworth  

    The Big Chapple  

    Director of cricket: Steve Rhodes Island

    Ground: Sesame-le-Street

    If you didn't make it this week. There's always next time.

  14. Tea

    We're starting to head to tea up and down the country, which means one thing. Your American Cricket XI is coming up very shortly.

    Let me tell you, it's a belter.

  15. 100 runs

    100 for Lees

    Yorkshire 215-3 v Durham

    Alex Lees reaches his third Championship century of the season. He has been pivotal in this Yorkshire innings as they look to keep the pressure on leaders Middlesex.

    Remember, Yorkshire started the day only four points behind.

  16. wicket

    WICKET Read (c Murtagh b Rayner) 24

    Notts 166-6 v Middlesex

    Leaders Middlesex are turning the proverbial screw against relegation-threatened Notts.

    Notts skipper Chris Read is caught at point and becomes Ollie Rayner's second victim of the innings and 45th of the Championship season.

  17. Kent 131-6 v Northants

    BBC Radio Northampton's Alex Winter:

    "Six wickets have tumbled in the last 30 overs and Northamptonshire are now enjoying a superb opening day and fully justifying Alex Wakely's decision to bowl first. 

    "I grabbed a cup of tea in the pavilion and Kent captain Sam Northeast reported it to be a wicket you never really feel in on - which may explain Sean Dickson getting very awkward having past fifty and lifting Rob Keogh to mid-on.

    "But Will Gidman is still there and it's great to see him back playing. He was limping around on crutches last time I saw him at Trent Bridge earlier this year but is finally back and has done a great job for Kent in his three matches so far - he's yet to be dismissed. How Kent need another not out here."

  18. wicket

    WICKET Lamb (b Leach) 1

    Warwickshire 72-5 v Somerset 95

    If the weather stays decent, we might not be at Taunton on Thursday.

    Matt Lamb, on his Championship debut, tries to play a defensive shot but gets it horribly wrong and is bowled by Jack Leach.

  19. wicket

    WICKET Westwood (c Trescothick b Bess) 34

    Warwickshire 67-4 v Somerset 95 all out

    Dom Bess is finding some turn on the Taunton pitch and has his third victim on his Championship debut.

    Not a lot Ian Westwood could do about that, but our BBC local radio commentators are talking about the pitch and saying it isn't in great nick, although this morning it was largely swing that did the trick. 

  20. Still movement for seamers

    Surrey 156-4 v Hampshire

    BBC Radio Solent's Kevan James: 

    "Surrey will be the happier of the two sides at the moment having only lost four wickets.

    "Overhead cloud conditions still favour the seam bowlers, with the ball still moving off the straight.

    "Surrey could have been in an even better position had Kumar Sangakkara (before lunch), and Steven Davies after the break, not fallen to two poor shots.

    "Rory Burns has been the master of how to leave a ball outside the off-stump, but still be positive when the delivery allows."