Day two of all games
18 counties split into three regional groups of six
Each side will play five games
Two teams with most points contest five-day final
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Clarke c Chopra b Harmer 15 (Essex 262 v Surrey 154-8)
Simon Harmer claims his fourth wicket and this Surrey innings is folding.
Rikki Clarke pokes the spinner to short leg where Varun Chopra holds on.
The deficit is still in three figures.
Image source, Rex FeaturesTim Barraclough: First county cricket game I ever saw aged 10 at Eastbourne and the impossibly huge Tony Greig blocked my view when he was fielding on the boundary. Didn't have the nerve to ask him to move.
Right at the start of the day we asked for your tales of England legends in county fixtures. Tim correctly here deciding not to get on the wrong side of Greig
Durham 180 v Lancs 207-6
George Balderson (11) is the next man to go, as David Bedingham takes a second catch, this time off Chris Rushworth.
Luke Wood is in for the visitors who lead by 27.
Burgess b Scott 28 Gloucestershire 210 v Warks 162-5
Gloucestershire are back in it.
Michael Burgess inside-edges a drive onto his stumps and falls for 28.
Here comes Tim Bresnan who made 100 on debut last round.
Gloucestershire 210 v Warwickshire 162-4
Matthew Lamb's ninth four takes him past 50.
He then follows it up with four number 10.
His partnership with Michael Burgess (28) stands at 65 so far.
Bears on top.
Kent 257-1 v Sussex 332
Jordan Cox and Jack Leaning are absolutely dominant at Canterbury.
The Kent pair have put on 150 for the second wicket to take their side within 75 of Sussex's first-innings score.
I said earlier some sides would have a tough day in the dirt... this is a case in point.
Image source, Getty ImagesDurham 180 v Lancs 200-5
A quick single and Lancashire do get to 200.
As BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson pointed out earlier, that's the first batting point at Chester-le-Street in 2020.
It's August 9th. Crazy.
Nottinghamshire 237-6 v Yorks 264
That's the fifty-run stand between Samit Patel and Tom Moores for Nottinghamshire's seventh wicket. Both batsmen have now moved on to 24.
The hosts are just 27 runs behind Yorkshire. The visitors desperately need to break this partnership.
Worcestershire 455-8 v Glamorgan 108-2
At New Road, life continues to be comfortable for the batsmen.
Glamorgan pair Kiran Carlson and Billy Root are both well set in the 20s.
Leicestershire 199 v Derbys 311-6
Wicket for Leicestershire.
Alex Hughes (27) is caught by George Rhodes off the bowling of Colin Ackermann.
Derbyshire still very much on top.
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Gloucestershire 210 v Warks 139-4
Back under way at Bristol.
A big session for Warwickshire coming up.
They're 71 runs behind Gloucestershire's first innings total and have six wickets in hand.
It's tightly poised.
Matthew Lamb is quickly approaching a half-century, he's on 45.
Vasconcelos c J Overton b Davey 52 (Northants 104-4, target 322)
Image source, Getty ImagesAny slim hopes Northants had of victory might have just gone.
Ricardo Vasconcelos, who looked so good before tea, is dismissed by Josh Davey straight after the interval. The left-hander is squared up and an edge flies to second slip.
Can Somerset wrap it up inside two days? They need another six wickets.
Weatherley lbw b Murtagh 98 (Middlesex 252 v Hants 205-5)
Another batsmen goes for 98!
Hampshire opener Joe Weatherley tries to clip Tim Murtagh off his legs, but misses and is pinned in front.
He joins Yorkshire's Jordan Thompson and Sussex's Ben Brown in this week's 98 club.
Atkinson c Chopra b Harmer 1 (Essex 262 v Surrey 137-7)
Essex are in complete control now...
Gus Atkinson prods Simon Harmer to Varun Chopra at short leg.
Surrey seven down and trailing by 125.
Nottinghamshire 231-6 v Yorks 264
We're also just starting the evening session at Trent Bridge.
Nottinghamshire are only 33 behind Yorkshire's first innings total.
Samit Patel's on 23 from 38 while Tom Moores has 19 from 33.
Durham 180 v Lancashire 199-5 - tea
Martin Emmerson
BBC Newcastle
23-year-old Josh Bohannon has led the way for Lancashire and has helped them to a smallish lead of 19 runs on day two in Chester-le-Street.
He's faced 165 balls for his 64. It's the fifth time he has reached 50 in first-class cricket. And barring one loud shout for lbw in the late morning session, his time in the middle has been relatively trouble free.
Earlier he added 56 for the third wicket with skipper Dane Vilas and his partnership with Steven Croft for the fifth was 48.
George Balderson, playing in his second game, was dropped in the slips when on none. He now has 11.
Meanwhile Chester-le-Street's long wait for the first batting point of 2020 will be over shortly after tea. Some time around 4.20pm on 9 August. Strange times indeed.
Leicestershire 199 v Derbys 287-5
The players come back out at Grace Road.
Derbyshire have a real chance of taking this game beyond Leicestershire in this final session.
Alex Hughes and Harvey Hosein resume on 20 and nine respectively.
The lead is 88.
Evans b Porter 41 (Essex 262 v Surrey 136-6)
And now the game swings towards Essex...
With the first ball after tea paceman Jamie Porter bowls Laurie Evans via an inside edge. It's Porter's fourth wicket.
Surrey still trail by 126 with only four wickets in hand.
Essex 262 v Surrey 136-5
They're coming back out after the tea break at Chelmsford.
This one is right in the balance after Simon Harmer removed Will Jacks for 70 just before the interval.
Northants 104-3 (target 322) v Somerset
And that is indeed tea.
A good half hour or so for Northants there has given them a bit of a sniff of victory.
You feel they can't lose any more than one or two wickets after tea though.