Machine is not always great than man, as the scoreboard at Chester-le-Street is proving!

Lunch has been consumed across the country and the majority of the matches are set to resume.

Who's going to grab the first wicket?

Isabelle Duncan
BBC Sport at Bristol

Will Tavare's century for Gloucestershire was accumulated in just over six hours as he dropped anchor.

He was out soon after on 101 from a well pitched-up ball and some late swing from Gavin Griffiths that uprooted his middle stump.

Jack Taylor took his place and joined the captain Colonel Mustard finishing at lunch on 332-5 with Taylor 22 and Mustard just completing his half century on 51.

This session was less turgid than last night with 94 runs scored this morning at 2.47 per over.

Gloucestershire looking to post a hefty score and will aim to bowl Leics out twice if there is to be a result at Nevil Rd.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Newcastle at Chester-le-Street

Luke Fletcher's half century - his fourth his in first class cricket - came along three times here. Due to a scoreboard error the spectators applauded it twice. But he was still in the 40s.

However he knew what was going on and managed to keep count as he made his 50. Sadly he ended up celebrating it alone when he eventually got there because the spectators had given up through confusion. 

Good work from the nightwatchman though. He has steered his side into a lead of 31 runs. 

Thanks Adam, another breathtaking session across the country!

Not as many wickets have fallen as yesterday morning but there have been some brilliant batting displays, none more so than at The Oval. 

How much longer can Shivnarine Chanderpaul keep going? The West Indian may well be county cricket's version of Zlatan Ibramhimovic...Benjamin Button-esque for sure!

So, not long to go until the resumption in most of our games after lunch and that's a good time for me to hand over the reins to my colleague Kalika Mehta who'll take you through the afternoon....

Mark Church
BBC Radio London at The Oval

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Jordan Clark continued where they had left off on the first day as they took their seventh wicket partnership to 243. 

Clark had played really well until he was caught by Rory Burns off Gareth Batty for 140. Chanderpaul is still there, but is being hampered by a leg injury and is batting with a runner. 

It's worth remembering that the visitors were 122-6 after lunch yesterday. Surrey have not bowled badly but it is a good pitch and they have come across Chanderpaul and Clark who have pushed Lancashire into a good position.

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Anthony Gibson
BBC Somerset at Taunton

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Just about the perfect morning for Somerset as they take six Essex wickets for the addition of just 61 runs. 

It wasn't all down to spin either, with Craig Overton pinning Dan Lawrence lbw for a duck, and Lewis Gregory getting one through Alastair Cook's formidable defences via the edge of his bat for a classy 52. 

The biggest cheer of the morning though was reserved for Jack Leach, who claimed his first wicket of the Championship season when he bowled Ravi Bopara round his legs. It will have done his confidence no harm at all, after a wretchedly difficult winter.

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They had to wait an extra 15 minutes before they could head to lunch at The Oval, but now it's arrived.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul's marathon knock continues on an unbeaten 133. Stephen Parry is on 14 at the other end.

Between the sessions, why not tune in to the latest Stumped Podcast from our colleagues at the BBC World Service.

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Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales at Cardiff

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore took the morning headlines as the 22-year-old cover-drove Michael Hogan for his 17th four to reach three figures, before nicking the next ball to keeper Chris Cooke for his fifth catch.

Hogan, as so often, was the pick of the Glamorgan attack, while Lukas Carey had Joe Leach caught at deep square leg on the stroke of lunch.

Ed Barnard remained unbeaten on 46, with the visitors leading by 95, as the players went for lunch.

Adam Whitty
BBC Radio Kent at Hove

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As the Sussex and Kent players take the lunch break, it is the visitor's bowlers whowill be tucking into their prawn cocktail sandwiches with glee.

Wayne Parnell began the damage, getting two quick wickets this morning, and then Mitchell Claydon has made it even worse for Sussex.

He dismissed the hard-working Stiaan van Zyl for 13 and then the debutant Laurie Evans for a two-ball duck.

The Kent seam attack have bowled with great guile and accuracy this morning. So far, only 19-year-old Delray Rawlings (20 not out) has had an answer.

Division One:

Hampshire (19-0) trail Middlesex (356) by 337 runs

Surrey v Lancashire 388-7

Somerset (209) lead Essex (121-8) by 88 runs

Warwickshire (178) lead Yorkshire (40-1) by 138 runs

Division Two:

Durham (162) trail Nottinghamshire (193-7) by 31 runs

Derbyshire (281) lead Northamptonshire (22-0) by 259 runs

Glamorgan (207) trail Worcestershire (302-7) by 95 runs

Gloucestershire 332-5 v Leicestershire

Sussex (84-5) trail Kent (304) by 220 runs

And that is the interval in the majority of our games.

Stay with us, we'll give you a look at the scoreboards shortly...

They might have to wait another 15 minutes at The Oval for their lunch, but it's rapidly approaching elsewhere around the country....

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire at The Oval

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The 42-year-old muscles of Shivnarine Chanderpaul have stiffened up as his mammoth batting spell enters its seventh hour.

After a prolonged stoppage while the Lancashire physiotherapist worked on the right leg of the former West Indies test batsman, Luke Procter was busy padding up in the dressing room.

Batting with a runner, Chanderpaul is hobbling about as he attempts to battle through until further treatment can be administrated at lunch - which isn't due until 13:15 BST as we make up time lost on the opening day.

Nick Webb
BBC Radio Wales

Tom Kohler-Cadmore notched up Worcestershire's first century of the season after surviving the nervous nineties in Cardiff.

He was dropped by Nick Selman at cover off Harry Podmore on 95, before nearly playing on to Michael Hogan two runs later during a testing over from the Australian seamer.

But he reached a mostly confident hundred with a beautiful cover-drive off Hogan, his 17th boundary, before nicking the next ball to Chris Cooke for 102.

Peter Handscomb and Alex Lees are taking no chance at Edgbaston as they look to protect their wickets and put away the bad balls, whenever they come along.

Jonathan Trott is back on the field but not fit enough to return to the slips - he's positioned at long leg.