for Alex Leespublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

12:20 BST 8 April 2019

Derbyshire 197 & 334 v Durham 171 & 71-0

Martin Emmerson
BBC Newcastle commentator

Durham used the heavy roller this morning and have made decent progress as a result. Their target of 361 would be their second-highest successful run chase, however.

So far there have been little in the way of scares for the visitors. Alex Lees has led the way with 51. It’s the 37th time he’s reached 50 in first-class cricket and it came in 107 balls, with nine fours.

The wickets taken each day in this game have been on a sliding scale. From 13 on Friday, to 10 on Saturday and just seven yesterday. A sign the wicket has indeed flattened out.

The final day at Trent Bridge started with the news that England captain Joe Root would be able to bat for Yorkshire having hurt his hand fielding last night.

Moments into his innings he was then hit flush on the helmet by England team-mate Stuart Broad.

Now he's scrambled back and dived to avoid being run out by Jake Ball. He seems okay, but stayed down on all fours like a dog for a good while and then stretched his back out. Blimey he's trying to hurt himself.

Notts by the way have now replaced Ball and Broad with fellow seamers Paul Coughlin and Luke Fletcher.

The 200 comes up for Essex as Simon Harmer puts away a full toss by Liam Dawson for an easy four.

Harmer has 20 and Ravi Bopara is 81 not out - the deficit now is 161.

Leicestershire have lost their first wicket of the morning at Hove, with Paul Horton falling to Ollie Robinson for 61, but Hasan Azad is still there on 38 and at 130-2, they need another 100 to win.

Middlesex are only 38 short of making Northants bat again, reaching 140-3 after following on at Wantage Road, with Dawid Malan 67 not out.

Durham's openers are still together at Derby with Alex Lees 44 not out and Gareth Harte on 12. They are 59-0, but scoring another 302 to win seems a distant prospect.

Granted there's been a delay because of England captain Joe Root being hit on the head by Notts' Stuart Broad, but Yorkshire's number three Gary Ballance was on nought for a very, very long time - 31 minutes to be precise.

He finally troubled the scorers by pulling a Jake Ball long-hop to the boundary and immediately followed that with a single.

You won't be surprised to hear that Root was off the mark pretty quickly. He seems to be unruffled by the early blow to the head, which adds to the hand injury he suffered while fielding last night.

Properly in the wars is Joe.

Maximum for Brookspublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

11:55 BST 8 April 2019

Somerset 171 & 238-9 v Kent 209

This partnership could be turning the match on its head at Taunton.

Harry Podmore tries Jack Brooks out with a short ball and he puts it away over mid-wicket for six - the Somerset tail-ender now has 33. Perhaps bowling line and length and letting the pitch provide some help might be the better option.

George Bartlett is on 63 at the other end, and he and Brooks - who made a first-class hundred for Yorkshire against Lancashire in 2017 - have now added 60 in seven and a bit overs. Somerset's lead is 203.

Broad hits Root flush on helmetpublished at 11:53 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

11:53 BST 8 April 2019

Notts 408 & 329-5 dec v Yorkshire 291 & 25-2

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Stuart Broad and Joe Root are great mates having played together for England for years, but the former is playing for Notts and the latter is playing for Yorkshire.

Broad's first ball to his Test captain is a brilliant short delivery that Root misjudges and takes flush on the side of his helmet.

A bit of a delay here as the physio is out to check he's okay - which he seems to be - and to change the helmet.

Root gets the all-clear and we're back under way.

Ravi Bopara is still looking good despite the loss of overnight partner Ryan ten Doeschate.

He collects two fours in an over from Fidel Edwards, both steered away through point with excellent timing, and goes to 76 not out.

Simon Harmer has avoided a pair at the other end and has four. Essex are now 179 behind.

Jack Brooks may be enjoying this - but Kent certainly aren't.

Mitch Claydon bangs in a bouncer which he edges over the slips for four, and the next ball flies in the same direction as Somerset's number 11 flails at a wide one.

Brooks is at it again in the next over, bowled by Harry Podmore, as he flashes one away uppishly though backward point and then square cuts for another four to advance to 25 not out.

Somerset's last-wicket pair have added 47 in five overs and the lead is 190.

Notts' Stuart Broad is using all of his skill to tie Adam Lyth in knots. The England fast bowler is bowling around the wicket to cramp the Yorkshire opener for room, but is managing to move the ball away from the left-hander as well.

It's caused a couple of play-and-misses from Lyth, one of which was a whisker from taking his outside edge.

Gary Ballance meanwhile is yet to get off the mark after 15 minutes at the crease.

for George Bartlettpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

11:34 BST 8 April 2019

Somerset 171 & 199-9 v Kent 209

George Bartlett clips a ball from Matt Milnes through mid-wicket for four, and then goes to 50 from 94 balls with two down to long leg. This has been a mature innings for his side and has at least given them a fighting chance in the game. The lead is 161.

After a bit of footie action before the start of play, Sir Alastair Cook can only sit and watch while his Essex team-mates try and save them from an innings defeat by Hampshire.

The former England captain was dismissed twice by Kyle Abbott on day three - for 50 and eight.

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Nathan Buck has made a breakthrough for Northants by having Sam Robson caught above his head by Jason Holder at second slip - and that's quite a long way up! Middlesex are 123-3, with Dawid Malan still there on 63, and need another 51 to avoid an innings defeat.

No alarms yet for Leicestershire, who are 112-1, chasing a target of 230 to beat Sussex at Hove. Paul Horton has moved on to 60 and Hasan Azad is 31 not out.

Durham face a much tougher run-chase at Derby, where they need 361 to win, and they are 32-0, with the bulk of the scoring being done by Alex Lees, who has 26.

Keith Barker strays onto leg stump from around the wicket and that's easy for Ryan ten Doeschate, who flicks it down to fine leg for an easy boundary for Essex.

A cover driven boundary three balls later brings up a half-century partnership with Ravi Bopara, who is 65 not out.