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

Live Reporting

Gary Smee

  1. Somerset 44-3 v Lancashire 99

    James Hildreth is making a fist of this for Somerset, sending Graham Onions through square leg for his fifth boundary.

    He's on 28 from 22.

  2. 100 runs

    for Slater

    Notts 181-0 v Yorkshire

    Ben Slater reaches his fourth first-class century from 162 deliveries, including 18 boundaries.

    He swipes Josh Poysden into the leg side for his latest four as the Notts dominance continues.

  3. Essex v Surrey 163-1

    Very little reprieve here for Essex, as Surrey's second-wicket partnership of Rory Burns and Dean Elgar goes to 134.

    Maybe Goochy is giving last year's overseas star Mohammad Amir a call?

    Graham GoochRex Features

  4. Somerset 37-3 v Lancashire 99

    Somerset have found something of a rhythm, with James Hildreth finding three boundaries in one over.

    He hits two straight drives from Tom Bailey, before a third boundary with a glorious cover drive.

    While Hildreth is there, Somerset have hope of building a decent first-innings lead.

  5. Kent out for 137

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    Well, well, there's a turn up for the books.

    Northants have endured a miserable four-day campaign so far, but they've shot out second-placed Kent for 137 with the seamers doing the damage.

    Sussex, in third and nine points behind, are going along nicely on 172-3 against Leicestershire.

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    Ged Ashton: Lancashire to bat again by tea

    I wouldn't bet against it the way things are going at Taunton Ged.

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    WICKET

    Azhar Ali b Onions 1 (Somerset 19-3 v Lancs 99)

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    A day of vintage batting, I'm sure we can all agree.

    Graham Onions takes his second wicket, again via the inside edge, to dismiss Azhar Ali for a grand total of... one run.

    We did joke earlier about Somerset rivaling Lancashire's batting capitulation, and at the moment they're doing a more than passable impression of it.

    Lancashire resumed after lunch on 72-5, remember. Somerset are making that look, um, really good.

  8. Notts 159-0 Yorkshire

    The Notts batters continue to show little mercy, as Kraigg Brathwaite hits his twelfth four of the day as he and Ben Slater reach 159, Braithwaite on 64 and Slater on 89.

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    WICKET

    Abbott c & b Barnard 0 (Worcestershire v Hampshire 126-8)

    Ed Barnard is having the time of his life out there today.

    Three balls after taking his fifth wicket, he reacts superbly to hold onto a return catch to dismiss Kyle Abbott for 0.

    It's an athletic move and he ends up on the floor, having stumbled trying to keep hold of the ball.

    Today's impressive display means that Barnard has completed his fourth five-wicket haul of the campaign and has figures of 6-46.

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    Green b Bailey 1 (Somerset 11-2 v Lancs 99)

    The bowlers continue to dominate at Taunton...

    Somerset debutant Ben Green is bowled by Tom Bailey and on his way for just a single.

    That's 11 wickets in a session and a half now.

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    Dawson c Whiteley b Barnard 4 (Worcestershire v Hampshire 126-7)

    Ed Barnard has a five-wicket haul!

    Liam Dawson is caught at cover by Ross Whiteley as the Worcestershire all-rounder continues to impress.

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    Who should replace Alastair Cook as England opener? #bbccricket

    Huw Rawlings: No point axing Jennings for the last test. Looked better in the 2nd innings. If they want to give Cook a deserved send-off then move him to 3, rest someone like Bairstow and try Burns? If they drop Jennings we'll need to find 2 openers. Taken ages to find 1!

    All good in theory Huw, but Rory Burns wasn't named in the England squad at midday.

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    Trescothick b Onions 9 (Somerset 9-1 v Lancs 99)

    It's too early to say if Somerset will be able to emulate Lancashire's batting collapse today, but they haven't got off to the greatest start here.

    Graham Onions bowls Marcus Trescothick via the inside edge...

  14. 50 runs

    for Elgar

    Essex v Surrey 145-1

    Emulating batting partner Rory Burns, Dean Elgar goes to fifty of 93 balls, including five fours, as part of a partnership now worth 115.

    Surrey well in the driving seat at Chelmsford.

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    Tez: In a season of Lancashire collapses this has got to be up there. We deserve to go down.

    Lancashire's last nine wickets fell for 52 runs at Taunton. Collapse might not do it justice.

  16. Kent in trouble

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    • Kent collapse to 108-7 against Northants - Richard Gleeson takes three wickets
    • Warwickshire move to 46-1 against Durham after late start - Chris Rushworth removes Dom Sibley for 400th first-class wicket
    • Sussex are 137-2 but Leicestershire dismiss Tom Haines for 56
    • Chris Dent reaches fifty for Gloucestershire who are 93-2 against Middlesex
    • Derbyshire are 121-4 against Glamorgan - Billy Godleman approaching half-century
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    Holland c Mitchell b Barnard 4 (Worcestershire v Hampshire 118-6)

    I mean, good grief.

    Five balls after finding a boundary off his first ball, Ian Holland is out, caught at second slip by Daryl Mitchell off the bowling of Ed Barnard.

    That's Barnard's fourth wicket of the day, and he has figures of 6-2-13-3 in his spell since lunch.

    Would you bet against him taking a fifth?

  18. Somerset v Lancashire 99

    Somerset really cannot afford to slip up if they're to have any chance of catching Surrey and winning their first County Championship title.

    Marcus Trescothick will be alongside debutant Ben Green shortly to open the innings...

  19. Somerset v Lancashire 99

    Decent bowling figures for Somerset, led by Jack Leach's five-wicket haul...

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    Alsop c †Cox b Pennington 0 (Worcestershire v Hampshire 113-5)

    Tom Alsop is caught behind as Ben Cox makes his third catch of the innings.

    The wickets are beginning to fall with some pace here...