Alex Winter
BBC Radio Northampton sport

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There is a delay at Derby with the groundstaff covering the ground in anticipation of some rain. Hopefully it will blow over quickly because this game is very well set up.

Northants failed to strike before lunch as Derbyshire began their second innings but probed away well and conceded just 38 runs in 22 overs so the hosts lead by just 12 with five sessions of the game remaining. 

Fingers crossed the weather will clear and the contest can resume.

Bob Hunt
BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Leicestershire, despite losing Clint McKay to the second ball of the day, made life tricky for the home side's bowlers as they edged ever nearer to reaching the follow on target.

It all changed when Ned Eckersley inexplicably threw his wicket away after reaching a superb 88. 

Eckersley took the visitors within 57 of avoiding the follow on in Bristol before playing all round a Liam Norwell delivery, after which the innings subsided quickly.

The Gloucestershire coaches must have thought long and hard about subjecting their bowlers to another long session in the field, but they mad a positive move, and put the visitors in again.

What a start after lunch! We waited almost 50 minutes for a wicket in the first session today but Warwickshire have made a mess of the start of their second innings.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Edgbaston

The covers have been on during the lunch break, but are being removed in time for play to begin on schedule.

Still, in remains dark and dank, the floodlights illuminate a gloom that rests over Birmingham. In short, it is not a time to be batting.

Not great if you've already been bowled out for 91 and 178 this season and find yourselves 203 behind on first innings.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator at The Oval

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A morning for the purist and one to warm the cockles of your heart on Easter Sunday. 

Rory Burns and Kumar Sangakkara played extremely well against a Lancashire attack that bowled with great discipline and intelligence.

Both Surrey batsmen were patience personified and it looked as if they had unpicked the visitors' tactics.

But Burns then got a good one from Kyle Jarvis and was caught behind for 91 and Sangakkara then followed off Stephen Parry for 46.

Lancashire's patience had finally paid off and Surrey go to lunch with work to do this afternoon.

We're under way at most our games again after lunch.

There are plenty of clouds around across the country and we may have a delay or two to come.

If you're out and about today and looking for something to listen to between the commentary, then why not tune into the latest Stumped Podcast from our colleagues at BBC World Service?

As Sachin Tendulkar enters the pop charts, the team rate him alongside other cricketers to release pop songs.

James Taylor reflects on the heart condition that forced him to end his cricket career one year ago and million-dollar fast bowler Tymal Mills talks about living up to his price tag in the Indian Premier League. 

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Thanks Adam, another excellent session's play handled superbly!

I imagine now is just about the time most people will be tucking into their Sunday roasts, as my stomach begins to grumble!

There have been some impressive entries for #EasterXI, keep sending across your suggestions through using #bbccricket.

Right, over to you Kalika Mehta.

I'm off to raid the rest of this office's "communal" Easter egg supply.....

Rain brings an early lunch at Chester-le-Streetpublished at 13:28 British Summer Time 16 April 2017

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Durham 162 & 201-7 v Nottinghamshire 305

Durham are hanging on by the skin of their teeth but the weather has intervened once again and the players troop off for an earlier lunch than expected.

Keaton Jennings remains the hosts best hope, having moved on 82 not out, but Nottinghamshire bowler Jake Ball (3-70) has looked brilliant in the curtailed session.

The visitors will be looking to mop up the Durham tail quickly once the weather improves.

Just before I pass the baton on to colleague Kalika Mehta for the afternoon session, time for one more #EasterXI suggestion....

Will Jarrett: Sam Northeaster 

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex at Hove

A very good morning for Kent who added 131 at a brisk rate to reach lunch with a lead of 226. 

Sean Dickson on 83 and Sam Northeast 66 have added an unbroken century partnership for the fourth wicket, with Northeast in particular looking in imperious form, two sumptuous on drives being the shots of the morning. 

Kent will have half an eye on the weather with rain forecast for later in the day, whilst the Sussex attack has been weakened by the absence of Vernon Philander, who is having a scan in London on a groin injury.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Somerset at Taunton

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The pitch has gone to sleep! It has played this morning as if someone sprayed chloroform on it overnight.

Apart from the occasional ball, there's been precious little turn for the Somerset slow left-armers, Jack Leach and Roelof van der Merwe, who have toiled manfully, to little effect.

Alastair Cook (56 not out) has gone serenely on his way, well supported by Nick Browne (35) until the latter chased a wide one from Jamie Overton.

As things stand, Essex are on course for victory, but could there be one final twist?

Dave Fletcher
BBC Radio Derby Sport

It's evenly poised in Derbyshire where the home side have a slender 12-run lead over Northamptonshire.

The visitors were dismissed for 307 this morning when Max Holden was last man out for a career-best 76.

Openers Billy Godleman (11) and Luis Reece (26) got through to lunch unscathed to leave the hosts 38 without loss.

Interval time at The Oval where they've been making up for some lost time on the first day.

Surrey have lost a couple of wickets in the morning session and still trail Lancashire by 246 runs.

All over in time for lunch in Cardiff where Glamorgan have slumped to an second successive defeat of the season.

Worcestershire lost a couple of early wickets chasing just 28, but it's all done and dusted now in the Welsh capital.