Hampshire now in very dire straits against Surrey after Kyle Abbott was leg-before to spinner Amar Virdi, offering no stroke. Dale Steyn is the new man at the crease, with fellow South African Rilee Rossouw 39 not out at the other end. Another 58 still needed to clear the deficit.

A third wicket for Simon Harmer as Tom Bailey's resistance ends by spooning a simple bat-pad catch to Essex skipper ten Doeschate.

Only 74 ahead - and Essex nailed on to win. But Lancs have at least gone past that total of 70 at Southport in 1978. That remains their lowest score against Essex.

And it's certainly a lot higher than Essex's lowest score against Lancashire . . . that extraordinary day at Chelmsford almost five years ago to the day when Glen Chapple and Kyle Hogg took a mere 66 minutes to bowl out the hosts for just 20 inside 15 overs - Essex's lowest-ever total.

Riki Wessels and Tom Moores survive the last seven-and-a-bit overs before tea, which arrives with Nottinghamshire 62 runs ahead with five wickets remaining. They have enough batting left to set a challenging target for Somerset, who were utilising spin from both ends before the interval despite the ball being only 17 overs old.

Chris Nash (66) and Samit Patel (55) both fell with the score on 299 after a 108-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

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Durham 96 & 341-8 (113.1 overs) v Derbyshire 205

Gareth Harte takes a single off Alex Hughes and there is a century in only his second first-class match. What an effort this has been by the 25-year-old, supported by tail-enders Nathan Rimmington and Matt Critchley. It took him 218 balls and he has hit 11 fours so far. Durham are 232 in front.

Unfortunately, we don't have any action pics of Mr Harte, but if you don't know what he looks like, here's a mugshot.

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There is no stopping Matt Henry. He traps Craig Miles lbw for 13 and that's his fourth five-for of the summer, and 11th of his career. It is immediately followed by his sixth wicket as George Drissell edges to third slip and he is millimetres away from a hat-trick as Matt Taylor leaves the next one. It will be a big surprise if Kent don't enforce the follow-on here.

Joe Mennie slams a four straight back down the ground which forces panicking umpire Steve O'Shaughnessy to take rapid, evasive action.

He then follows it with another boundary in the same Simon Harmer over. Then Tom Bailey joins in with a boundary to mark Neil Wagner's introduction into the attack. Mennie adds another to move to 16. Two more and he will be top scorer.

This is surely Lancs' only hope of rescuing something from this game . . . hitting their way out of trouble!

Nick Webb
BBC Wales Sport

A debut century for Glamorgan’s Australian Test batsman Usman Khawaja has given them a fighting chance of setting a reasonable target against Division Two leaders Warwickshire.

Khawaja reached three figures off just 121 balls with 14 boundaries as he took the game to the home bowlers on a slow pitch, reaching the landmark with two pulled fours off spinner Josh Poysden.

Captain Chris Cooke was able to add a supporting role after his less experienced top-order colleagues had fallen away as the lead mounted past 200.

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Glamorgan 220 & 228-4 v Warwickshire 250

A century on his Glamorgan debut for Australian Test batsman Usman Khawaja against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

He gets to three figures with a sweep off Josh Poysden.

Not a bad start to life as an honorary Welshman. And a big improvement after making just 4 in the first innings.

Looking good so far for Leicestershire as Lewis Hill and Paul Horton post a half-century partnership at Wantage Road, where they need to score 217 for victory. Hill is 25 not out, Horton has 20, and Northants need a wicket or two to sow some seeds of doubt.

The post-lunch carnage continues at Old Trafford as in-form Jamie Porter gets his fourth Essex scalp.

Jordan Clark, Lancashire's first-innings hero, leg before wicket, second ball. The third duck of the innings.

Porter's figures now . . . 7-4-14-4. Are you watching, Mr Smith?

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Somerset 392 v Nottinghamshire 134 & 285-3 (86 overs)

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Samit Patel drills a ball from Craig Overton away through the covers for four and there's his second Championship fifty of the season. It's taken him 113 balls and the boundary was the fifth of his innings. His partnership with Chris Nash (57*) is now worth 94 and the Division One leaders are 27 in front.

Jamie Porter has his third wicket.

After trying to counter with three boundaries, Lancashire skipper Liam Livingstone is leg before wicket to one which appeared to keep a little low.

Overseas pair Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Dane Vilas are now together, both still to get off the mark. Lancs only ahead by 22.

A shaky situation for the hosts.

Usman Khawaja is homing in on a century on his Glamorgan debut, having moved on to 81 out of 191-4 against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. The visitors now lead by 161. He has so far put on 47 with captain Chris Cooke (24).

Durham are still going against Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street.

Gareth Harte has now reached 68, having so far put on 32 with debutant Matt Salisbury.

Gloucestershire are rallying well against Kent, thanks to an unbroken 98-run stand between Graeme van Buuren and Kieran Noema-Barnett.