No play possible at Chesterfield, so the Kent squad are playing football instead - a sport more suited to September weather.

The early starts of September mean an earlier lunch, so they're already back out in the middle and playing cricket.

After a clatter of wickets in the first 40 minutes will batting continue to get easier this afternoon?

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Fast bowler Mark Footitt will play no further part in Nottinghamshire's quest for a domestic treble this season, after being ruled out with a neck injury.

Footitt, 31, joined Notts from Surrey earlier this season but has struggled with a persistent neck problem, which sees him unavailable for the final County Championship match against Sussex next week.

"It's really disappointing for him, especially after he started well after what was obviously quite a big move for him, coming back to the club where he started," Notts coach Peter Moores said., external

"There is stress somewhere in his neck which needs sorting out."

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A good morning for the visitors. After winning the toss, Marcus Trescothick and Eddie Byrom made full use of the facilities. Trescothick struck 11 boundaries to move to fifty while Byrom played steadily.

But in the over before lunch Gareth Batty trapped Trescothick lbw for 65 with a quicker delivery meaning Surrey will feel a bit happier over their chicken pasta.

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Unfortunately there will be no play between Derbyshire and Kent at Chesterfield because of a wet outfield. Day one has been abandoned and they'll try again tomorrow.

There were problems last week at Middlesex's outground Uxbridge, and it seems another two sides might be frustrated this week too.

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BBC Sport at Chester-le-Street

Luke Wells and Stiaan van Zyl have helped stabilise Sussex after the early exit of Harry Finch with a partnership of 85, on a bright sunny day at Chester-le-Street.

Durham have bowled with a bit of pace and venom, notably through the disciplined Graham Onions, Chris Rushworth and especially James Weighell who has eked a fair bit of zip from the pitch.

Finch's first ball duck promised much but the skipper Wells and South African van Zyl survived an early onslaught and have got their eye in since, making 46 and 33 runs apiece.

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BBC Wales Sport in Cardiff

The visitors' seamers quickly justified Phil Mustard's decision to bowl first as wickets fell regularly in Cardiff.

But a half-century stand between the aggressive Chris Cooke and a battling Kiran Carlson has earned some respectability in an action-packed morning.

Nick Selman fell lbw to David Payne second ball, while Colin Ingram was bowled by Liam Norwell for 18 after a tantalising cameo.

And 20-year-old Connor Brown made a confident Championship debut, striking eight fours in 35 off 37 balls before Kieran Noema-Barnett had him lbw.

Aneurin Donald was caught at slip off Payne for 1 before the fight-back from Carlson and Cooke.

Division One

Hampshire 103-3 v Essex

Middlesex 80-4 v Lancashire

Somerset 96-1 v Surrey

Warwickshire 53-6 v Yorkshire

Division Two

Derbyshire v Kent - match delayed by wet outfield

Sussex 88-1 v Durham

Glamorgan 127-4 v Gloucestershire

Northamptonshire 83-4 v Nottinghamshire

A calmer second half of the session at Lord's where Adam Voges (18 not out) and John Simpson (25 not out) go into lunch unbeaten.

And, with that, they go off for lunch at the Oval. Surrey will feel slightly better thanks to that wicket in the final ball of the session. But it's a good morning overall for the visitors.

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Hampshire 99-3 (25.4 overs) v Essex

Well batted James Vince. The Hampshire batsman moves to a half-century from 65 balls at the Ageas Bowl. He's struck nine fours already and looks in good touch after missing the rain-affected game at Uxbridge last week with a hamstring injury.

Michael Darragh: Can we just check Tresco doesn't fancy coming out of test retirement? Still best option?

Trescothick's last England Test was back in August 2006, against Pakistan.

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Just to remind you how the five relegation-threatened teams lie in the table, here is how it stands in Division One, with 13 points separating five sides prior to today's matches.

Depending on the result of this week's penultimate round of matches, Somerset v Middlesex next week at Taunton sounds like a real humdinger!

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However, a couple of bowling bonus points have been earned already.