Summary

  • Surrey top Division One after beating Hampshire by an innings

  • Alastair Cook out for nine but Essex beat Lancashire by five wickets

  • Tom Moores hits maiden first-class hundred as Notts lead Somerset by 210

  • Leicestershire beat Northants by six wickets in Division Two

  • Usman Khawaja's 125 helps Glamorgan set Warwickshire 293 to win

  • Kent's Matt Henry takes six wickets against Gloucestershire, who follow on

  • Gareth Harte hits 114 as Durham leave Derbyshire 268 to win

Live Reporting

Ged Scott and Paul Grunill

  1. Getting in is hard - Bell

    Glamorgan 220 & 55-0 v Warwickshire 250 - match resumes at 11:00 BST

    Warwickshire batsman Ian Bell is not basking in the glory of a first Championship century since April 2016, ending a 32-game drought. He is intent only on ensuring that it helps the Division Two leaders go on and beat Glamorgan at Edgbaston.

    "This is going to be a great game of cricket so it was nice to contribute. It was important to get a lead," Bell told BBC WM.

    Ian BellGetty Images

    "It is a used pitch, so quite slow and takes a bit of getting in. It is hard when you start on nought and have the footholes to deal with. That's what we have to work on tomorrow.

    "If we can get new men in things can look different. They played well to get through the new ball. We have got to keep working hard and keep the scoring rate down until we can get two new guys at the crease."

  2. How things stand

    After second day's play:

    Division One

    Surrey 368 v Hampshire 135

    Hampshire trail by 233 runs and will follow on

    Lancashire 301 v Essex & 221-6

    Lancashire trail by 80 runs

    Somerset 392 v Nottinghamshire 134 & 112-0 (following on)

    Notts need another 146 to avoid innings defeat

    Division Two

    Durham 96 & 155-6 v Derbyshire 205

    Durham lead by 46 runs

    Kent 582-9 dec v Gloucestershire 44-4

    Gloucestershire trail by 538 runs

    Northamptonshire 204 & 165-3 v Leicestershire 217

    Northamptonshire lead by 152 runs

    Glamorgan 220 & 54-0 v Warwickshire 250

    Glamorgan lead by 24 runs

  3. Weather outlook

    Robert Lindsay in BBC sitcom Citizen Smith

    The bloke above used to know a bit about 'glorious days', although his interests were more political than sporting or meteorological.*

    But what does the weather have in store for cricket-fanciers today? Check out the BBC Weather website, where you can watch the latest video forecast, supplied by Simon King, or use the search box for more localised information.

    *By all means yell 'Power to the people' as loud as possible at this point. They'll love it on the train or bus if you're travelling around.

  4. Good morning

    County Championship - play starts 11:00 BST

    County Ground, TauntonRex Features

    It is occasionally asserted that no-one watches County Championship cricket any more, but yesterday's in-between-innings photo from Taunton shows that opinion couldn't be more wrong.

    We've had plenty to enjoy in our seven matches so far, but who will be the movers and who will be the shakers on day three?

    Division One leaders Notts and Hampshire both have batting to do after being made to follow on, while in Division Two, Durham are only 46 ahead with four wickets left against Derbyshire.

    Welcome to today's coverage. Play starts at 11:00 BST.