Adrian Harms
Sports reporter, BBC Sussex

A fascinating morning with Middlesex initially fighting their way back into the game only for Sussex to stage a terrific recovery before lunch.

Having started the day on 128-3, Sussex collapsed to 151-7 with Toby Roland Jones taking three of the wickets to fall with a terrific spell of bowling down the hill

But enter Ollie Robinson, the hero of yesterday, who took the attack to Middlesex and together with Will Beers, has added an unbeaten 81 in just 15 overs as Sussex reached lunch with a lead of 157.

Attritional cricket during the morning at Derby with Gloucestershire adding 82 runs in 31 overs for the loss of Miles Hammond.

He was caught behind off Ravi Rampaul for 36 after a stand of 53 with Chris Dent, who is still there on 52 from 151 balls, having begun the day 20 not out.

Tom Smith has contributed 26 to an unbroken partnership of 51, but the visitors still trail by 72 at the interval.

Division One

Kent 211-9 v Essex

Hampshire 327-8 v Surrey

Warwickshire 384-7 v Somerset

Yorkshire 232 v Nottinghamshire 131-6

Division Two

Derbyshire 200 v Gloucestershire 128-3

Durham 461-8 v Leicestershire

Glamorgan 257 v Lancashire 191-4

Worcestershire 186 v Northamptonshire 257-3

Middlesex 75 v Sussex 232-7

A Tom Abell maiden to Jeetan Patel brings another difficult session to an end for Somerset at Edgbaston, where the home side secured four batting points despite the early loss of Rob Yates for 141.

The visitors have picked up three wickets, two of them for Jack Brooks, but Michael Burgess hit four fours in a single Jamie Overton over to reach 45 not out from 45 balls at lunch.

He has so far added 46 in 6.4 overs with Patel since Overton removed Henry Brookes - but the Somerset paceman has so far gone for 86 from 18.

Kyle Abbott's unbeaten 52 and Ryan Stevenson's 42 not out have given the Hampshire scorecard some valuable lower-order extra runs.

It's certainly been Hampshire's morning after they added 105 runs to their overnight total, with the loss of just one wicket.

That went to Rikki Clarke who now has six wickets in the innings after dismissing Lewis McManus.

Nick Webb
BBC Wales Sport

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Keaton Jennings’ composed knock has put Lancashire in sight of a first-innings lead on the North Wales Riviera as he reached an untroubled 77 not out by lunch.

Michael Hogan claimed two early wickets, but Australian World Cup all-rounder Glenn Maxwell made a robust 31 before lofting Lukas Carey to Nick Selman at fine leg.

Dane Vilas then took up the momentum as the Glamorgan change bowlers failed to keep up the pressure, reaching 40 not out by the break.

A great morning for Northants batsman Alex Wakely, who is 101 not out at lunch after completing his first century of the summer from 233 balls with a push for one off Moeen Ali.

South African Dwaine Pretorius has provided aggressive support, hitting two sixes and nine fours in his unbeaten 70 - and the home side lead by 71 with seven wickets remaining.

It could be a long afternoon for Worcestershire.

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Hampshire 325-8 v Surrey

Abbott hits boundaries in consecutive balls off Jordan Clark to reach his half-century in 67 and 110 minutes.

His batting partner Ryan Stevenson will be looking to follow suit shortly as he is now on 42 not out.

It looked like Essex would be batting before lunch when they picked up two Kent wickets in the first six overs of day two at Canterbury - one each for Mohammad Amir and Sam Cook.

But they were held up by a stand of 65 between Harry Podmore and Matt Milnes before the latter fell to Ravi Bopara for 31.

Podmore was 43 not out when rain forced the teams off for an early lunch, and has a chance of a half-century when play resumes at 13:40.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Newcastle

A brief and passing shower took the players off with nine minutes to go before the scheduled lunch break .

Having seen Durham earn maximum batting points at home for the first time in two years, the discussion now switches to a possible declaration.

That will obviously be taken out of their hands if they lose two more wickets, but at least new skipper Ned Eckersley has a say in that because he will resume after the break on 31 not out and will be in the best place to decide if they should call it a day and put Leicestershire in.

Importantly four of the lbw dismissals in this game have come as a result of the ball not getting up off a length. Something for the Foxes to contemplate with bat in hand later. Play will resume at 13:30.

The players are back on the pitch after a short rain delay with Kyle Abbott now on 45 not out.

He'll be eyeing that half-century before lunch.

Looking at the weather today, there aren't any ominous, huge bands of rain that we are used to seeing in the UK, so if we do get wet weather around the grounds, it should mainly be short showers....he said hopefully.

Keaton Jennings has progressed to 75 not out for leaders Lancashire, but Glenn Maxwell (31) has been caught off Lukas Carey in their 175-4 after 54 overs against Glamorgan.

Northants batsman Alex Wakely is five runs short of a hundred against Worcestershire, with Dwaine Pretorius on 54 at the other end. The home side are 235-3, a lead of 49.

Opener Chris Dent is on 49 for Gloucestershire, who are 119-3 after 44 against Derbyshire, still 81 behind.

Durham have just lost their eighth wicket, with Ben Raine lbw to Chris Wright, but are 456-8 against Leicestershire, with Ned Eckersley and Brydon Carse now together.

Sussex are now 109 ahead against Middlesex at Hove, with Ollie Robinson 16 not out and Will Beer on 15 in their 184-7.

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Yorkshire 232 v Notts 123-4

Adam Lyth can't quite pouch a sharp chance as Liam Patterson-White cuts at Keshav Maharaj and the chance goes begging.

Ben Duckett and Patterson-White are both on 13 as Notts look to rebuild after a chastening first hour.

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Kent 211-9 v Essex

Mitch Claydon throws the bat at the first ball of a new Ravi Bopara over and picks up four streaky runs as keeper Adam Wheater in unable to get his left glove to it.

That's all for now, though, at the Spitfire Ground as a shower forces the players off the field.

Only eight overs to go until the new ball at Canterbury, so Essex now have Ravi Bopara operating in tandem with Simon Harmer.

Four singles come from Bopara's latest over, with Harry Podmore progressing to 37 not out and Matt Milnes on 26. They have so far added 57 and Kent need five more for a batting point.

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