Lancs win Div Two title as Northants out cheaply
Somerset lead Essex by eight points in Division One
Somerset 30-2 in reply to Hants' 196 at stumps
Surrey 137-4 against Essex at close
Kent's Stevens smashes brilliant 237
Notts 136-2 v Warwickshire
Image source, Getty ImagesIt may be too late for already-relegated Notts, but that's a fine first session.
Skipper Steven Mullaney has raced to 90 off just 82 balls. 17 fours in there too.
Joe Clarke is unbeaten on 32. Mullaney's men will be desperate to avoid going winless this season. They've given themselves a chance.
Hants 75-6 v Somerset
An absolute horror show for Hampshire in bowler-friendly conditions comes to an end - for 40 minutes at any rate.
18 runs painstakingly added by Dawson and McManus in the past 11 overs.
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Yorks v Kent 112-5
And on that note Darren Stevens and Sam Billings go to lunch.
Plenty of work for the Kent pair to do but a fine fightback from this duo after Kent slumped to 39-5 this morning.
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Yorks v Kent 112-5
Ajaz Patel tosses the ball up...
Darren Stevens belts him over the top for six!
That's a valuable 50 off just 59 balls.
Image source, Getty ImagesHants 74-6 v Somerset
No play before lunch at Chelmsford. That's good news for Somerset as they try to make more inroads into the Hampshire batting.
Craig Overton is pushed defensively into the off side by Liam Dawson.
Maiden over.
Yorks v Kent 103-5
Darren Stevens tucks into a half volley from Matt Fisher and drives through cover for four to take Kent to three figures.
The partnership is worth 64.
Yorks v Kent 99-5
Darren Stevens gets away with a thick edge off Matt Fisher which runs away wide of first slip and down to third man for four.
The slow left-armer Ajaz Patel joins the attack and Billings sweeps safely for one.
So, about 10 minutes to go until lunch. Can Somerset make any more breakthroughs?
Essex v Surrey - start delayed, bad light
Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex
A very frustrating morning for Essex who have not been able to start their game against Surrey due to persistent bad light which is not forecast to improve appreciably as the day goes on.
It is likely that Surrey will not contest the toss should we start under lights unless it’s very late in the day and they feel their batsmen can battle through to better weather tomorrow.
No-one fancied the draw going into this match but, given Somerset’s start at the Ageas Bowl, it is not likely to be good enough for Essex.
That prospect is still a long way off but the possibility increases if the stubborn low cloud cover stays put all day.
Hants 66-6 v Somerset
Tom Abell bowls to Liam Dawson - who shoulders arms and lets the ball go to the keeper.
Movement in the air and off the pitch for Abell but not straight enough to trouble Dawson.
A leg-side ball is tapped away for a single.
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Essex v Surrey - start delayed, bad light
Image source, Rex FeaturesWith no improvement in the weather at the County Ground, the umpires have decided to take lunch at 12:15 BST.
There will be another inspection at 12:55.
Yorks v Kent 89-5
Matt Fisher is getting the ball to shape away from Darren Stevens.
Still three slips in place as the White Rose continue to attack.
A straighter ball is safely pushed to Gary Ballance at mid-wicket.
Shot! Darren Stevens opens the face and guides the next ball through point for four.
That's the 50 partnership.
Image source, Getty ImagesHants 65-6 v Somerset
Josh Davey bowls and Lewis McManus defends off the back foot.
Davey goes wider and the batsman wafts and misses.
Tough times for the Hampshire batsmen.
Image source, Getty ImagesYorks v Kent 81-5
A very full ball from Tim Bresnan and Darren Stevens blocks.
Shot! The next ball is driven sweetly through cover for four.
A play and a miss ends the over. Yorkshire firmly in charge but a little bit of pressure relieved by Bresnan who has gone for 20 runs in four overs.
Division Two latest
Promotion hopefuls Gloucestershire are off to a fine start with the ball at rivals Worcestershire.
They've reduced the Pears to 24-3 after play got under way at 11:30 BST.
Leaders Lancashire, who need five points for the title, have lost a couple of wickets against Middlesex - they're 76-2 with openers Keaton Jennings and Alex Davies the men to go.
In the crucial promotion clash at Wantage Road, Northants are 61-1 against Durham.
Glamorgan, who need a win to keep alive their chances of going up, are 62-0 against Leicestershire, while play is about to get under way between Derbyshire and Sussex.
Hants 58-6 v Somerset
Josh Davey bowls... A nervous prod and a miss from Dawson outside off stump.
Dawson picks up one with a push to mid on.
Josh Davey has 2-12 from seven overs.
Tom Abell's medium pacers are into the attack...
Yorks v Kent 77-5
Batting is proving to be a nightmare at Southampton and is hardly any easier at Headingley where Kent are already five down.
Darren Stevens takes advantage of a rare loose ball down the leg side from Steve Patterson and picks up four through square leg.
Sam Billings picks up a two and a three off Tim Bresnan at the other end.
Four more to Stevens off a deft cut through point.
Notts 83-2 v Warwickshire
Notts are 83-2 at Trent Bridge - skipper Steven Mullaney has 69 of them. And 15 boundaries to his name.
Talk about a one-man show.
Essex v Surrey - start delayed, bad light
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's still an overcast scene at Chelmsford, with no immediate prospect of play.
With Somerset running riot on the south coast, are Essex's title chances already slipping away?
If Somerset win, a draw might not be enough to keep them in the hunt
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