Summary

  • Play abandoned at four games

  • Sussex beat Worcestershire by nine wickets

  • Abell out for 96 for Somerset, Davies scores ton

  • Warwickshire beat Middlesex by 190 runs

Live Reporting

Josh Hunt and Kalika Mehta

  1. Scores at the start of play

    Following Essex's brilliant victory over Yorkshire on Monday, there are seven matches left in the County Championship today.

    Here is a look at the day three scores for all the games apart from at Taunton, where the teams are a day behind thanks to an errant T20 Blast fixture.

    Division One

    Lancashire 149 & 314-5 v Hampshire 224 -Lancashire lead by 239 runs (delayed start)

    Warwickshire 126 & 293-8 v Middlesex 161 -Warwickshire lead by 258 runs

    Somerset 234-4 v Surrey (day two)

    Division Two

    Derbyshire 220 & 45-1 v Nottinghamshire 508-9 dec -Derbyshire trail by 243 runs (no play before lunch)

    Durham 525-8 dec v Leicestershire 124-4 - Leicestershire trail by 401 runs (delayed start)

    Northamptonshire 343 v Gloucestershire 224-7 - Northamptonshire lead by 128 runs (delayed start)

    Sussex 430 v Worcestershire 231-8 - Worcestershire trail by 199 runs (delayed start)

  2. More bad news

    The heavens have opened at Durham now too, with Leicestershire battling to save the game on day three with their score 124-4 in reply to the hosts' 525-8d.

    And one I missed earlier, a delay at Wantage Road, where Northamptonshire are 50-5 agianst Gloucestershire in the second innings, leading by 128 runs.

    It's a miserable looking scene at Northampton today.

    Wantage RoadBob Hunt

  3. Rain delays play

    It's not unexpected, but unfortunately rain is causing delayed start to a few of our games today.

    No play will be possible before lunch at Derby, where Derbyshire are 45-1 in their second innings, still trailing Nottinghamshire by 243 runs after Alex Hales' double-century yesterday.

    In Division One, dark clouds and showers have delayed the start at the Ageas Bowl, where Lancashire are looking to set Hampshire a difficult chase on the third day.

    There's rain at Worcester too, where Worcestershire need 49 runs to avoid the follow-on against Sussex, though we may get some play before 13:00.

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  4. Welcome

    County Championship - Day Three

    One result down, seven more to go.

    After Essex secured victory inside two days against Yorkshire at Scarborough, several more sides will be looking to wrap up wins today.

    Sadly, it looks like the weather might get in the way of that...