Essex beat Middlesex by innings & 34 runs
Harmer takes 14 wickets in match
Somerset & Hampshire draw
Game called off at Trent Bridge
Wins for Northants & Derbyshire
Essex 542-3 dec v Middlesex 246 & 49-2
Image source, Rex FeaturesExtraordinary! That's one of the most bizarre catches you will ever see...
Stevie Eskinazi nicks Simon Harmer towards Alastair Cook at slip, Cook parries it towards Varun Chopra at leg slip and Chopra dives forward and clings on with one hand.
When your luck's in, it's in! That's 40 WICKETS for the South African spinner this season.
Sussex 358-9d & 45-1 v Gloucestershire 150-1 dec
Cricket can be a strange game sometimes.
After Gloucestershire declared overnight, Sussex have set about adding some quick runs to make a game of it down in Hove. Gloucestershire have given their premier bowlers some time off, allowing Will Tavare and Cameron Bancroft to send the ball down the other end.
Delray Rawlins gave opening batsman Bancroft his first ever first-class wicket, leaving Harry Finch and Luke Wells to get on with it. How many will they leave the away side to chase? They currently lead by 253 - it's a balancing act for Sussex skipper Ben Brown.
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ncolerfc92: first test team: Cook,Stoneman, Jennings, Root, Westley, Stokes, Bairstow, Moeen,Wood, Broad, Anderson.
Angus McPhail: not sure about Browne just yet. Cook, Stoneman, Root, Bairstow, Stokes, Foakes, Moeen, Woakes, Rashid, Anderson, Broad/Porter
Durham 197 v Worcestershire 367
The umpires have called things off at Chester-le-Street, it's just too wet after yesterday's deluge and more rain today.
Worcestershire will be frustrated, but they'll still take 12 points back to New Road.
Durham earn eight.
Warwickshire 321 v Lancashire 273 & 178-4 - start delayed, rain
Mike Taylor
BBC WM
Both Warwickshire and Lancashire, for contrasting reasons, would really like to get this game moving today, but the weather is against them for now.
Until lunchtime it looked to be a similar day to yesterday - hardly pleasant for playing or spectating, but playable at least.
At about 1.30pm a light but persistent drizzle drifted over the ground and it remains in place.
Regrettably, it appears fairly set in for now, with the high-rise buildings of the city centre partly obscured from view by the low cloud cover.
The match was seemingly on course for a slow-burning nailbiter, but - with the slow scoring rates in this match in mind in particular - this drizzle could stop it smouldering altogether quite quickly if it hangs around.
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Essex 542-3 dec v Middlesex 246 & 44-1
If Middlesex are going to lose today, they're going to go down with a fight it seems.
Nick Compton biffs Simon Harmer for six in just his second over of the day.
A statement of intent from the Middlesex opener.
Sussex 358-9d & 28-0 v Gloucestershire 150-1 dec
Adrian Harms
Sports reporter, BBC Sussex
The two captains have got together and are looking to set up a run chase at Hove.
Gloucestershire have declared, leaving Sussex to put on some runs and set up a run-chase.
Having got off to a flying start, Sussex lead by 236 and it's now a case of what total Gloucestershire will chase and in how many overs.
Image source, BBC SportPlay underway on time at Hove
Hampshire 211-9 dec v Somerset 135-9
Another spinner is among the wickets straight away - this time at the Ageas Bowl.
Liam Dawson strikes to leave Somerset nine down.
Josh Davey prods the England man behind and Lewis McManus holds on.
Somerset's last eight wickets have fallen for 33 runs. That's some collapse.
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Essex 542-3 dec v Middlesex 246 & 27-1
Well, that caught me by surprise.
Stevie Eskinazi joins Nick Compton in the middle.
Jamie Porter is bowling from the other end.
Essex 542-3 dec v Middlesex 246 & 27-1
Image source, Rex FeaturesSimon Harmer has struck with the first ball of the day for Essex. Wow!
Nick Gubbins edges the spinner straight to Alastair Cook at slip and is on his way.
It's Harmer's 39th Championship wicket of the season and 20th in the last seven days.
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Notts 371 v Kent 180 & 214-7 - start delayed, rain
Image source, Getty ImagesKent all-rounder Darren Stevens was taken to hospital last night after being struck on the back of the head by a bouncer.
Stevens retired hurt and went to hospital as a precaution having ducked into a short ball by Nottinghamshire's Harry Gurney.
The 41-year-old was suffering with vision in his left eye and from a headache and will play no further part in Kent's game at Trent Bridge today.
"Early assessment suggests concussion," Kent coach Matt Walker said last night. "We'll get him off to hospital and get him checked out because he's not 100% at all."
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Durham 197 v Worcestershire 367 - start delayed, wet outfield
Dave Bradley
BBC Hereford & Worcester
The rain has stopped and the groundstaff have begun the mop-up at The Riverside under leaden skies.
There is a vast amount of water on the covers and puddles on the outfield.
Worcestershire will be keen to play with a first-innings lead of 170, but any more rain could lead to an early call off.
Image source, Rex FeaturesBad news for Jake Ball, who will miss Nottinghamshire's One-Day Cup final against Surrey on Saturday and England's first Test against South Africa, which starts next Thursday.
The Notts fast bowler picked up a knee injury on Tuesday evening during their game against Kent and a subsequent scan has revealed damage that will keep him out for two weeks.
Read the full story here.
Yorkshire 27-1 v Surrey 516-7 dec
The umpires will take a look in about 40 minutes in Leeds.
The area of concern is the bowlers' run-ups at the Kirkstall Lane End.
I'll bring you news as soon as I have it.
Image source, Rex FeaturesDivision One
Division Two
Yorkshire 27-1 v Surrey 516-7 dec
Image source, Getty ImagesAway from Chelmsford, it was another frustrating day weather wise on Wednesday, as Headingley and Chester-le-Street saw complete washouts.
Other matches were severely restricted by the rain.
Thankfully it's looking much better in Leeds and elsewhere today, so we should get to see England Test captain Joe Root resume his innings at some point.
However, there are a few concerns with the bowler's run ups so there will be a delayed start.
Image source, Rex FeaturesEssex fans were already in dreamland.
Top of the Division One table, looking unbeatable, and confidence flowing throughout the side.
Then Alastair Cook and Nick Browne got going, and going, and going.
Not only did they break Essex's first-wicket partnership record with their stand of 373, they've put their side in with a good chance of picking up a fifth win of the season.
Can they do it? Stay with us to find out...