Summary

  • Worcs close on 120-8 chasing 248 to beat Hants; Abbott takes hat-trick

  • Somerset bowled out for 77 in tied game with Lancashire

  • Lancs spinner Maharaj takes 7-37

  • Somerset spinner Leach finishes with 12-102 in match

  • Essex made to follow on against Surrey

  • Yorkshire close on 258-4 after Notts make 448

Live Reporting

Gary Smee

  1. 50 runs

    for Alsop

    Worcs 120 v Hampshire 191 & 155-6

    That's a fine half-century from Tom Alsop in a low-scoring game at New Road.

    He's put on 63 with Liam Dawson for the seventh wicket and Hampshire's lead now stands at 226.

    That might already be enough.

  2. Essex 104-8 v Surrey 351

    Peter Siddle is more than handy with the bat.

    The Australian hits Conor McKerr for three boundaries in an over to take Essex past 100.

    But they're still way behind the eight ball at Chelmsford.

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    Henry Jordan: Wickets everywhere! In the toilets at work, just heard a massive appeal from the cubical next to me. Don't need ball tracking for that one, its clearly out...

    I sense a bit of a theme building here - okay I'll go with it... where have you seen a wicket fall today? Tweet me using #bbccricket on Twitter.

  4. Leicestershire 'recover' from 49-9

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    • After slumping to 49-9, Leicestershire were eventually all out for 133 thanks to a last-wicket stand of 84 by Callum Parkinson and Mohammad Abbas. Sussex are 17-1 as they add to their first innings total of 373.
    • After tea was taken at Canterbury, bad light continues to prevent any play between Kent and Northants.
    • Durham are 116-3 in reply to Warwickshire's 310.
    • Middlesex are 87-2 in reply to Gloucestershire's 269.
    • After Glamorgan were all out for 121, Derbyshire are 64-2 as they add to their first innings total of 251.

  5. Tea at Taunton

    Somerset 52-6 (target 78)

    Graham OnionsRex Features

    Where's the nearest dark room? Send me the postcode.

    Somerset and Lancashire go to tea with the hosts needing another 26 for victory.

    Lewis Gregory and Dom Bess have put on 15 - an absolutely crucial stand for the hosts.

    Lancashire will still be hopeful of getting the four wickets for a remarkable victory.

    Don't go anywhere.

  6. Tea at Trent Bridge

    Notts 448 v Yorkshire 159-3

    Yorkshire are looking in decent shape at tea with Gary Ballance unbeaten on 72.

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    George D Wright: Wickets are falling everywhere. I just saw two people get clean bowled in the office, and a stumping out the window.

  8. Somerset 48-6 (target 78)

    Dom BessRex Features

    Shot lad!

    Dom Bess skips down the wicket and smashes Matt Parkinson for a straight four.

    Somerset are 30 runs away.

  9. wicket

    WICKET

    Harmer lbw b Clarke 0 (Essex 87-8 v Surrey 351)

    Rikki ClarkeRex Features

    Surrey are strolling this now.

    Rikki Clarke pins Simon Harmer lbw for his fourth wicket.

    Essex are being humiliated by the Division One leaders.

  10. Somerset 43-6 (target 78)

    Time for a bit of spin at both ends as Matt Parkinson comes into the attack, replacing Lancashire seamer Graham Onions.

    Somerset need 35 for victory, Lancashire require four wickets.

  11. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Somerset 43-6 (target 78)

    I'm pretty sure that's a dropped catch.

    Dom Bess tries to sweep Kesh Maharaj, gets an edge on it, but Dane Vilas can't cling on.

    The South Africa spinner is all over the Somerset batsmen at Taunton.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Westley c Burns b Clarke 49 (Essex 87-7 v Surrey 351)

    Make that 87-7.

    Tom Westley falls for 49, caught by Rory Burns off Rikki Clarke.

    Essex are facing a huge first-innings deficit.

  13. wicket

    WICKET

    Pepper b Curran 9 (Essex 86-6 v Surrey 351)

    Michael PepperRex Features

    Essex are in tatters.

    Tom Curran knocks Michael Pepper's off stump out the ground to leave the hosts six down for not many.

    They still need 116 to avoid the follow-on.

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    WICKET

    Green c Brown b Maharaj 16 (Somerset 37-6, target 78)

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    Lancashire are probably favourites now. I can't believe I'm actually saying that.

    Ben Green edges Kesh Maharaj to Karl Brown at second slip and it's 37-6.

    Dom Bess comes in at eight with 41 still needed for victory. That seems a mile away at the moment.

  15. Good time to come in Katie! There's been a sixth wicket at Taunton...

  16. That's all from me today. With tea on the horizon, I'm going to hand back over to Gary Smee to take you through the final session.

  17. Surrey 351 v Essex 83-5

    Tom Westley drives a lovely shot through extra cover from Tom Curran's delivery to inch closer to his half-century: he's on 48 from 63 and the only Essex batsman who's found a rhythm today.

    Tom WestleyRex Features

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    Stu: Nice to see Somerset and Lancashire trying out the new 2 day format

    Jack Rimmington: Liverpool bound Saturday night and if @lancscricket win this game, I will buy each player a pint. Surely they can't get this one over the line.

  19. Somerset 33-5 (target 78)

    Ben GreenRex Features

    I wonder what Ben Green has made of all this?

    The Somerset opener is on debut as he goes to nine with his second four off Keshav Maharaj. A lovely flick through mid-wicket.

    First-innings hero Lewis Gregory is with him. 45 needed for victory, Lancashire require five wickets.

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    Paul B OK, as a Lancashire fan I'm enjoying this unexpected optimism, but what kind of pitch is this where a team is struggling to make 78 to win on the SECOND DAY?

    Duncan This is the most absurd round of county cricket! Feels like roughly one thousand wickets have fallen since lunch.