Well, who'd have thought Liam Dawson would bowl eight overs before lunch today after yesterday's washout?

The spinner gets one to keep low and Chopra has to jab down at the last second.

He strides forward to block the sixth ball - and that's lunch.

Good effort from this pair after Nick Browne fell early.

The bowlers won't be too disheartened though as there's a bit of movement and turn on this surface.

Ooh! Chopra goes for a huge drive and misses a big fizzing off break from Liam Dawson.

Extended session here after the loss of day one to rain.

Lunch will be at 13:10 BST.

Lovely shot from Tom Westley who belts Ian Holland through mid wicket for four.

Holland tightens his line and Westley plays and misses outside off stump. The last ball beats batsman and keeper and goes for four byes.

So frustrating for the bowler.

Yorkshire will be pleased to see the back of Kane Williamson after shelling a chance when he was on 14, but Adam Lyth remains after another drop reprieved him on five.

Gary Ballance aims sliced off Craig Overton safely into the off side - no run.

The White Rose make it through to lunch two down. Adam Lyth has 20 and Ballance has four.

Somerset's morning but the hosts are still in this.

Lunch at Southport with Worcestershire 44-3, leading Lancashire by 105 runs.

The hosts started day two on 96-5 but the Pears dismissed them for 161, with Josh Tongue taking 5-63.

Worcestershire had a 61-run lead but have struggled to build on that, losing Daryl Mitchell, Tom Fell and Joe Clarke before the break.

Plenty to keep you interested in the second division matches...

Middlesex are 18-0 in their second innings at Lord's after bowling Sussex out for 171 in a close call at Lord's, with the visitors just two runs ahead on first innings. The hosts lead by 16.

Leicestershire are four down at Bristol, where Gloucestershire's Craig Miles bowled Mark Cosgrove for six. The visitors are 128 behind on 74-4.

Warwickshire are progressing steadily at Colwyn Bay where they're 200-4 against Glamorgan, trailing by just three.

Durham continue to struggle at the Riverside where they're 73-5 against Northants and only four ahead. Richard Gleeson has three wickets in the innings.

After a century for Joe Denly and 96 for Zak Crawley yesterday Kent are racking up a huge score away to Derbyshire - where they now have 528-8 with Grant Stewart dismissed, bowled by Alex Hughes for 85.

It's not textbook but Conor McKerr steers Surrey to 350 runs, taking them another point clear at the top of Division One.

Amar Virdi has survived eight balls without scoring, leaving McKerr ticking along on 13 runs.

Luke Wood is searching for his fourth wicket for Notts to end the Surrey innings...

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Essex 97-1 v Hampshire

This has been a redeeming effort from Varun Chopra, who only had 132 Championship runs to his name in 10 innings before this game.

He gets there in 99 balls with a single to fine leg off Fidel Edwards. Seven fours in that knock.

Lovely shot from Williamson, who rocks back and drives Josh Davey through the off side for four.

Davey tightens his line and Williamson defends.

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Huge slice of luck for the White Rose as Williamson edges Craig Overton and Marcus Trescothick can't hang on.

Could be very costly.

We've played 100 overs at The Oval, meaning Surrey have 10 more overs to secure a fourth batting point.

They're 339-8, 11 runs adrift of the 350-mark, with Mark Stoneman (144*) taking the lead role alongside Conor McKerr, who is two not out.

Josh Davey steams into Adam Lyth who defends outside the off.

Just a couples of extras off a no ball in the over.

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James Vince is juggling his bowlers quite a bit this morning, with five used already and now Fidel Edwards is back into the attack.

Chopra drives and gets a single into the off side.

Tom Westley gets one off a leg side ball behind square and Chopra clatters the last ball through mid off for four.

Shot! Lewis Gregory over-pitches and Adam Lyth drives through point for four.

Craig Overton to take over from the Football Stand End.

Just the four slips in place...

A first real scare of the day for Mark Stoneman, with Harry Gurney having a strong lbw appeal turned down.

Surrey's Stoneman is 132 not out with Surrey 326-8 at The Oval.

If Stoneman is not out when the leaders are finally dismissed he will emulate Rory Burns, who 'carried his bat' in making 219* against Hampshire last summer.

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Kyle Abbott is into his eighth over and Tom Westley is well forward to block.

46 runs added since Nick Browne's dismissal.