Postpublished at 18:48 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
And that's it for day two!
Myself and Alex will be back from 10:45 BST on Monday to get you through the start of the new working week.
See you then.
Summary
Derbyshire, Worcestershire & Essex top regional groups
Glos close on 14-3 chasing 385 to beat Somerset
Worcs close on 170-0 after Warks make 355 (Rhodes 207)
Lyth fifty drives Yorkshire to 178-6 in Roses match
Essex's Cook makes 117th first-class fifty
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Close of play at Radlettpublished at 18:47 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Middlesex 203 v Sussex 293 & 33-4
After slumping to 4-4, Sussex's Ben Brown and Delray Rawlins have done well to see out the final half-hour.
They're still in a decent position despite the collapse, leading by 123.
Stumps at Headingleypublished at 18:42 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Yorkshire 178-6 v Lancashire
That's your lot in Leeds too. Just about Lancashire's day you'd say, but Adam Lyth is still there on 86.
Close of play at Arundelpublished at 18:41 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Hants v Essex 146-2
A second rain-interrupted day finishes with Essex in a strong position.
Alastair Cook walks off on 75.
Image source, Rex FeaturesStumps at The Ovalpublished at 18:38 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Surrey 239-7 v Kent 342
Surrey and England keeper Ben Foakes finishes day two on 88.
It's still just about been Kent's day though, especially if they can prize out the last three wickets in the morning.
Close of play at Tauntonpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Somerset v Gloucestershire 14-3 (target 385)
The wicket of Tom Lace caps a perfect day for Somerset.
They ran through Gloucestershire this morning to take a first-innings lead of 161.
Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby then both made hundreds to grind the opposition into the dirt and some quick hitting set up an aggressive declaration.
Then three wickets in just eight overs have left the result of this game in absolutely no doubt.
WICKETpublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Lace b Davey 8 (Somerset v Gloucestershire 14-3 - target 385)
It's happening again.
Given a little period to give it their all with the new ball in the evening gloom, Somerset are making their local rivals look silly again.
Josh Davey with a full inswinger that takes out Tom Lace's leg stump.
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Lots of wickets late in the day...
WICKETpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Westley c McManus b Crane 18 (Hants v Essex 144-2)
Essex skipper Tom Westley departs as he nicks Hampshire spinner Mason Crane behind.
WICKETpublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Thompson b Burrows 4 (Yorks 164-6 v Lancs)
Yorkshire are six down!
Jordan Thompson attempts to leave a delivery from George Burrows but the ball clatters into the stumps via an inside edge.
Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Hants v Essex 139-1
The runs are flowing for Alastair Cook in the evening sunshine at Arundel.
The Essex opener is now into the 70s and Essex's mission of only batting once in this game looks odds-on.
Image source, Rex FeaturesSussex slump to 4-4published at 18:18 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Middlesex 203 v Sussex 293 & 4-4
What's going on?!
Miguel Cummins gets in on the act by removing Sussex opener Aaron Thomason lbw for a duck. Sussex are 4-4!
Close of play at Grace Roadpublished at 18:17 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Leics 222 v Notts 221-2
The light isn't getting any better at Leicestershire and that's it for day two.
Murtagh on firepublished at 18:16 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Middlesex 203 v Sussex 293 & 4-3
Tim Murtagh has taken three Sussex wickets inside his first three overs!
Phil Salt, Harry Finch and Tom Clark are the men to go! Incredible scenes late in the day at Radlett.
Close of play at New Roadpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Worcs 170-0 v Warks 355-9 dec
What a couple of sessions that was for Pears openers Jake Libby and Daryl Mitchell!
Worcestershire close day two on 170-0, still trailing by 185, but with a real chance of building a big first-innings lead.
Mitchell is unbeaten on 85 and Libby 80.
WICKETpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Dent lbw C Overton 4 (Somerset v Gloucestershire 5-2 need 385 to win)
Absolute carbon copy of the first innings here.
Full and straight from Craig Overton to Chris Dent who again falls over and again is plumb lbw.
Postpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Yorkshire 158-5 v Lancashire
Eight overs to go at Headingley. Can Yorkshire opener Adam Lyth get to his century before stumps?
The left-hander is up to 79. The key will be for him to still be there tomorrow.
WICKETpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Charlesworth c Davies b Davey 1 (Somerset v Gloucestershire 5/1 need 385 to win)
What a snorter from Josh Davey!
This bounces on Ben Charlesworth and he gloves it behind.
Somerset on their way already.
Elsewhere...published at 18:10 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Rikki Clarke has upped the tempo for Surrey by racing to 30. Ben Foakes is on 78 and Surrey are 220-6, trailing Kent by 122.
Sussex have already lost opener Phil Salt to Tim Murtagh in their second innings - they're 4-1 against Middlesex, leading by 94.
Bad light has just stopped play between Leicestershire and Notts with Notts on 221-2, trailing by just a single.
Northants are into the lead against Glamorgan - they're 277-5 and 18 ahead.
for Alastair Cookpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 23 August 2020
Hants v Essex 114-1
The former England captain brings up his 117th first-class half-century.
You wouldn't bet against the 35-year-old turning it into a 66th hundred at Arundel.
Image source, Rex Features