Summary

  • Burns (90) & Elgar (75) help Surrey to 256-4 at Essex

  • 22 wickets fall on day one at Taunton

  • Somerset bowl out Lancashire for 99; Leach takes 5-28

  • Somerset recover from 97-8 to 192 all out; Gregory 64*

  • Lancs close on 7-2 in second innings - trail by 86

  • Slater century takes Notts to 331-7 against Yorkshire

  • Barnard takes 6-50 as Worcs bowl out Hants for 191

  • Pears close on 68-4

  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    J Overton b Maharaj 24 (Somerset 137-9 v Lancashire 99)

    Jamie Overton's batting blitz is over...

    He dances down the wicket, has a swish at Keshav Maharaj but misses and is bowled.

    That's the South Africa spinner's fourth wicket.

  2. Postpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Essex v Surrey 205-3

    Ollie PopeImage source, Rex Features

    Ollie Pope isn't taking any risks.

    The 20-year-old has nudged and nurdled his way to 11 off 38 balls.

    England need plenty of that in the coming months!

  3. Postpublished at 16:30 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Somerset 136-8 v Lancashire 99

    This is brilliant, aggressive batting from Lewis Gregory and Jamie Overton.

    Overton sweeps Matt Parkinson for his second six as 17 come off the over.

    The lead is up to 37.

  4. Northants slump to 44-8published at 16:28 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Division Two latest

    Northants' stunning collapse continues: they are 44-8 against Kent, who made 137 earlier. Not a good day to bat at Canterbury with Matt Henry taking six Northants wickets.

    Warwickshire are 134-5 against Durham, with Jonathan Trott closing in on a half-century with 45 from 101.

    Billy Godleman is closing in on a century: he's on 88 from 154 for Derbyshire, including nine boundaries. Derbyshire are 198-6 against Glamorgan.

    Gloucestershire are 167-6 against Middlesex.

    Sussex have moved onto 254-6 against Leicestershire, with Ben Brown (32 not out) and Chris Jordan (21 not out) running up a half-century partnership.

  5. Postpublished at 16:26 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Somerset 119-8 v Lancashire 99

    Half an hour of Lewis Gregory and Jamie Overton at the crease could take this game away from Lancashire.

    The pair are both huge strikers of a cricket ball - Overton has already sent Matt Parkinson into the stands.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:20 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Elgar b Harmer 75 (Essex v Surrey 200-3)

    Simon HarmerImage source, Rex Features

    Ripper from Simon Harmer!

    The Essex spinner turns one past Dean Elgar and it clips the off stump.

    Elgar goes for a fine 75.

  7. 50 runs

    for Duckettpublished at 16:19 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Notts 262-3 v Yorkshire

    Welcome to Nottingham Ben.

    Ben Duckett brings up a half-century on his debut off just 56 deliveries with nine fours.

    Mightily impressive from the 23 year old.

  8. Postpublished at 16:18 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Notts 257-3 v Yorkshire

    Nottinghamshire are taking Yorkshire's bowlers to the cleaners.

    Steven Mullaney hits Matthew Waite for a couple of boundaries - I make that 46 fours so far.

    The captain is up to 22, Ben Duckett is on 49.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:13 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    C Overton lbw b Parkinson 4 (Somerset 104-8 v Lancashire 99)

    A lead of 20 would be nice for Somerset fans now.

    Craig Overton goes lbw to leg-spinner Matt Parkinson.

    Has there ever been a County Championship match over inside one day before?

  10. Somerset move into leadpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Somerset 104-7 v Lancashire 99

    Craig Overton biffs Matt Parkinson to the rope and Somerset's lead is up to five.

    Another 50 would do wonders for their title chances.

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Clarke lbw b Holland 1 (Worcs 25-2 v Hants 191)

    Joe Clarke comes and goes for Worcestershire.

    The England Lions batsman plays across the line to Ian Holland and is caught in front. Up goes the finger.

    The hosts are wobbling under leaden skies.

  12. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Bess c Bohannon b Maharaj 0 (Somerset 97-7 v Lancs 99)

    Maharaj wicketImage source, Getty Images

    Seven down.

    It's a day for the batsmen to forget at Taunton.

    Dom Bess becomes the 17th wicket to fall on day one as he pushes Keshav Maharaj to slip.

  13. Division Two latestpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Warwickshire are 120-5 against Durham, with Jonathan Trott on 36 from 75.

    Northants are coming up with a collapse to rival Kent's: they're 31-5, with Matt Henry taking four wickets.

    Billy Godleman will have his sights set on a century: he's on 75 from 134 for Derbyshire, who are 176-6 against Glamorgan.

    Gloucestershire are 157-4 against Middlesex.

    Sussex have moved onto 229-6 against Leicestershire.

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  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 16:02 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Fell c Alsop b Steyn 4 (Worcs 24-1 v Hants 191)

    That's a loose shot by Tom Fell...

    The Worcestershire opener swipes at one from Dale Steyn outside the off stump and edges it through to Tom Alsop.

    He's furious with himself.

  15. 6 runs

    out of the groundpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Somerset 95-6 v Lancashire 99

    Oh my word, check out this shot from Lewis Gregory...

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  16. Postpublished at 15:58 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Worcs 24-0 v Hampshire 191

    Daryl Mitchell is ticking.

    The Worcestershire opener is up to 20 off the same number of deliveries as he strokes Fidel Edwards for successive boundaries.

    Just the start the Pears would have wanted.

  17. Postpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Somerset 83-6 v Lancashire 99

    How many wickets are we going to see in the final session at Taunton then?

    There were five in the first and 11 in the second.

    All Somerset will be concerned with is building as big a first-innings advantage as possible.

    Lewis Gregory and Dom Bess are the men in the middle.

  18. Postpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Essex v Surrey 187-2

    There will be plenty of focus on Ollie Pope, but Dean Elgar is one dangerous customer.

    The South African smacks Peter Siddle for back-to-back boundaries and is on to 73.

    Pope is yet to get off the mark.

  19. Postpublished at 15:44 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Notts 219-3 v Yorkshire

    Back under way at Trent Bridge too.

    Can Ben Duckett score anything other than a boundary? His 24 has contained six fours.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 4 September 2018

    Burns b Siddle 90 (Essex v Surrey 178-2)

    Rory BurnsImage source, Rex Features

    Essex make the breakthrough straight after tea...

    Rory Burns chops Peter Siddle onto his stumps and falls just short of a fourth century of the season.

    Ollie Pope, fresh from his England call up, is in at four.