Summary

  • Essex set 255 to beat Somerset at Taunton

  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul scores 182 in nearly eight hours for Lancashire v Surrey

  • England opener Keaton Jennings scores his first half-century of season for Durham

Live Reporting

Adam Williams

  1. All smiles for Lancashire's Clark

    Surrey v Lancashire 294-6

    Chanderpaul and ClarkGetty Images

    Friday certainly was a good one for Lancashire all-rounder Jordan Clark as he registered his maiden first-class century to help rescue his side from a perilous position against Surrey.

    Clark (108 not out) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (85 not out) have added 172 runs for the seventh wicket so far after the Red Rose were in some strife at 122-6.

    West Indies veteran Chanderpaul will be hoping to bring up a ton of his own on day two.

  2. Alastair Cook impresses on return to cricket

    Somerset 209 v Essex 60-2

    Alastair CookRex Features

    Former England captain Alastair Cook made a handy unbeaten 39 in his first match since retiring as skipper on the national side.

    Under testing conditions at Taunton, Cook initially dug in before sending Jamie Overton for three consecutive fours as he found his rhythm.

    Essex's bowlers had earlier bowled supremely to dismiss Somerset for 209. 

  3. Scores on the doors

    If you weren't with us yesterday or missed any of the action, here's how the scores look across the two divisions:

    Division One:

    Hampshire v Middlesex 290-6

    Surrey v Lancashire 294-6

    Somerset (209) lead Essex (60-2) by 149 runs

    Warwickshire 152-8 v Yorkshire

    Division Two:

    Durham (162) lead Nottinghamshire (96-4) by 66 runs

    Derbyshire 219-6 v Northamptonshire

    Glamorgan (207) lead Worcestershire (180-4) by 27 runs

    Gloucestershire 236-4 v Leicestershire

    Sussex (11-1) trail Kent (304) by 293 runs

  4. "Morning everyone"

    Taunton signRex Features

    Ah, the soothing trademark words there of the late Richie Benaud are very appropriate at the start of another day of County Championship action.

    The Easter holiday weekend feast of cricket continues here on BBC Sport and after several talking points from day one of our nine matches, let's hope for much more of the same today.

    Weather permitting, play is set to get under way in about 15 minutes and we'll recap the headlines from yesterday shortly....