Stuart Poynter just about keeps out Jake Ball, who'll be looking to impress during the early part of the season ahead of a busy summer for England.

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That's time up for lunch and we are ready to go again for the afternoon session.

I'm going to end my spell to borrow a cricketing term and leave you all in the hands of Kalika Mehta to take you through the next couple of hours' play while I go on the hunt for some leftover Easter eggs in the office.

Somerset began their season this morning under the captaincy of Tom Abell, who was not born when Marcus Trescothick started making runs at Taunton.

BBC Points West went along to find out a bit more about the man who will be hoping to lead last season's runners-up to one place better in 2017.

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Middlesex opener Sam Robson has set his stall out with a patient unbeaten half century at lunch.

He benefitted from some wide deliveries from Fidel Edwards early on, but then dug in bowling improved.

He gave a hard chance to second slip when on 44 off Abbott, but other than that has looked solid.

Edwards left the field during his sixth over. It appears precautionary as he walked off unaided and without limping.

But the 35-year-old limped out of a game against Cardiff uni last week with a tight hamstring.

Richard Rae
BBC Radio Leicester Sport at Bristol

Gloucestershire will be reasonably pleased to have made it through to lunch for the loss of just two wickets, given the conditions prevailing at the Brightside Ground, as Nevil Road is known these days.

Low overhead cloud meant there was swing for the Foxes' battery of seam bowlers - they left spinner Rob Sayer out of the 12, a decision they may come to regret - but Chris Dent was dropped twice, and badly, on 0 by Paul Horton at first slip off Clint McKay, and on 16 by Colin Ackermann at second slip off Ben Raine.

True, the Gloucestershire opener was finally bowled for 20, but he'd seen off the new ball by then and with Graeme van Buuren helping himself to three fours in four balls - all long-hops outside off-stump - from Neil Dexter shortly before lunch, the home side will be the happier at the interval.

Adam Whitty
BBC Radio Kent at Hove

Mr Holmes (or Mr Williams for the purposes of this page), I have made a deduction about Kent's batsman.

So far this season, they seem to get in, build a solid but far from hugely profitable partnership, and then a wicket falls.

We saw it in their thumping of Gloucestershire last week, where their longest partnership across both innings was 60.

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We have witnessed again today, with Joe Denly's wicket ending a 35-run partnership. He was bowled by Ajmal Shahzad.

The opening pair also made a start, Bell-Drummond's wicket ending a 25-run stand.

Their bowlers did the damage for Kent last week, taking the pressure off the batsman, but they may pay for failing to fully punish opponents after developing partnerships.

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Glamorgan's batting woes have continued as Worcestershire's bowlers have reduced them to 105-8 at lunch.

Despite David Lloyd making an unbeaten 44, Joe Leach, debutant John Hastings and Ed Barnard have each taken two scalps as the hosts batting line up have failed to show any resistance for a second week in a row.

Durham are in a spot of trouble too, slipping to 68-4, after opener Keaton Jennings was dismissed for 28 by Nottinghamshire's Australian fast bowler James Pattinson.

Billy Goodleman made 33 before being trapped lbw by Northants' Ben Sanderson as Derbyshire reached 80-2 and Gloucestershire are 93-2 in Bristol against Leicestershire. 

Finally, Kent are ticking along slowly but surely at Hove, with Sean Dickson unbeaten on 21, as they reached 67-2 at lunch against Sussex.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Somerset

A mixed morning for Tom Abell in his first game as Somerset captain. He will be delighted to have won the toss and be able to bat on a used pitch which looks as if it will help the spinners on days three and four.

However, he'll be disappointed to edge an attempted drive off Ravi Bopara into the safe hands of Alistair Cook for just one.

Marcus Trescothick had earlier gone in similar fashion for 26, but with James Hildreth batting fluently and Dean Elgar's dogged defiance, Somerset will not be displeased with their morning's efforts. 

Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator

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An impressive morning from the Surrey bowlers after Lancashire had won the toss and decided to bat.

Sam Curran tempted Haseeb Hameed into an expansive drive second ball and he was caught behind without scoring. Brother Tom then dismissed Luke Procter and Mark Footitt trapped Alex Davies lbw for 26.

The visitors three down after an hour and Footitt then took two wickets in an over to put Surrey firmly on top. He had Lancashire captain Liam Livingsone caught at square leg for 16 and two balls later trapped Dane Vilas lbw for four.

Much now rests on the very broad shoulders of Shivnarine Chanderpaul who is unbeaten on 12 at lunch.

Stephan Shemilt
BBC Sport at Edgbaston

91 all out last week, 73-5 this week, Warwickshire have begun the season as if first-innings runs are going out of fashion.

Yorkshire have bowled with discipline, but probably not five-wickets-in-a-session well. Two decent deliveries, two poor shots and one iffy decision and half the team is back in the hutch. 

Keep your eye on Ben Coad too, 11 wickets in two and a half innings so far this season. How might Jack Brooks, Ryan Sidebottom and Liam Plunkett get back in this Yorkshire side?

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Here's a glance at the scoreboards after an eventful first session.

Division One:

Hampshire v Middlesex 84-1 

Surrey v Lancashire 91-5 

Somerset 95-2 v Essex 

Warwickshire 73-5 v Yorkshire

Division Two:

Durham 68-4 v Nottinghamshire

Derbyshire 80-2 v Northamptonshire

Glamorgan 105-8 v Worcestershire

Gloucestershire 93-2 v Leicestershire

Sussex v Kent 67-2

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Bails being dislodged up and down the land as we reach lunch.

We'll round up the morning's action for you shortly....

50 for Sam Robsonpublished at 12:58 BST 14 April 2017

12:58 BST 14 April 2017

Hampshire v Middlesex 84-1

There's been a flurry of wickets, but also some runs too this morning and Sam Robson has reached a half century for champions Middlesex against Hampshire.

He's survived a scare though as not long ago he was dropped on 44 by Rilee Rossouw off the bowling of Kyle Abbott.

Lunch approaching and time for some more big scalps to fall?

We've seen 29 go down across the nine matches so far.

Moments after Durham captain Paul Collingwood survives being bowled by James Pattinson, as the bails failed to come off, the hosts lose their fourth wicket.

Michael Richardson edges Luke Fletcher to third slip. It was a well taken low catch by Notts opener Greg Smith.

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Martin Emmerson
BBC Newcastle

It's certainly been a great morning for the visitors who have reduced Durham to 55-3 in the run up to lunch. James Pattinson has just bowled Keaton Jennings for 28 with a ball that stayed low and took the off stump out of the ground.

Jack Burnham (15) and debutant Steve Cook (2) were both out earlier after leaving the ball. Cook edged Ball behind with a lazy leave while Burnham was bowled for 15 by Luke Fletcher.