Restart at Bristolpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Glos v Leics 92-1
Half an hour lost after lunch at Nevil Road.
They'll resume at 2.10pm with Leicestershire hoping to build on a solid start after being sent in.
Summary
Nine fixtures in round four of the County Championship
Teams split into three groups of six
Warwickshire, Hants & Lancashire top of groups
Hants bowled out for 92 at Surrey; Clark takes 6-21
Warwickshire skittled for 87 at Durham having been 30-8
Essex opener Alastair Cook scores 68th first-class century
Restart at Bristolpublished at 14:09 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
WICKETpublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Browne lbw b Joseph 26 (Worcs v Essex 71-1)
Image source, Rex FeaturesThere's Worcestershire's long-awaited wicket at New Road!
After 145 fruitless overs, going back to the Notts game, West Indies paceman Alzarri Joseph makes the breakthrough.
The right-armer pins Nick Browne lbw. Relief for the Pears, and they're still in a good position because Essex haven't got away from them.
Restart at Headingleypublished at 14:03 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Yorks 67-2 v Northants
Quite a long delay for rain at Headingley.
But they're going to restart at 2.06pm precisely.
Think it's to time it between the 2.04 from Sheffield and the 2.07 from Crayford.
(Greyhounds if you haven't a clue what I'm on about!)
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
#bbccricket
Iain Parr: Either I know nothing or Surrey are very inconsistent. Last week I was saying that their batting looked strong and then they were bowled out twice for 150 or less. I also said that their bowling looked weak and this morning they have got Hampshire 70-8.
Cliche alert, but cricket is definitely a funny old game sometimes.
Kent slide furtherpublished at 14:00 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Glam v Kent 107-5
A really good start for Kent has now become a very tricky position.
Heino Kuhn, the South African batsman, falls lbw just after lunch for 8 stuck in his crease.
Michael Hogan with a second wicket.
Some slide for the visitors having been 88-1.
Bears slump to 25-6published at 13:55 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Durham v Warwickshire 25-6
Image source, Getty ImagesWarwickshire are in all sorts of strife at Chester-le-Street.
Ben Raine has just picked up his third and fourth wickets straight after lunch, dismissing Sam Hain and Michael Burgess.
The Durham paceman has incredible figures of 4-2 - that's four wickets for two runs.
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Worcs v Essex 69-0
Worcestershire have now bowled 141 overs since their last wicket.
West Indies paceman Alzarri Joseph is currently steaming in for the Pears after lunch.
Can he turn the tide?
Image source, Rex FeaturesPlay resumes at Derbypublished at 13:50 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Derbys v Notts 113-2
That shower has indeed passed through and they're back under way at The County Ground.
Rain stops playpublished at 13:46 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Glos v Leics 92-1
Rain is going to delay the afternoon's cricket at Bristol.
A really smart morning for Leicestershire there having lost both the toss and their key batsman Hassan Azad early.
WICKETpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Abbott c Foakes b Clark 4 (Surrey v Hants 70-8)
Image source, Getty ImagesJordan Clark is back in the wickets straight away after lunch!
Kyle Abbott edges the second delivery of the afternoon session behind.
Surrey seamer Clark now has 4-13.
Rain stops playpublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Derbys v Notts 113-2
The rain arrived during the lunch interval at The Incora County Ground and so they'll have a delayed resumption.
Hopefully it'll pass through quite quickly.
Postpublished at 13:42 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
They're getting back under way at most grounds after lunch.
But there will be delays at Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Yorkshire due to rain.
'Boy, Durham have missed Wood'published at 13:34 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Lunch: Durham v Warwickshire 22-4
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleEngland's Mark Wood is playing a championship match for Durham for the first time since September 2018 and boy, what we've missed.
He's taken two wickets in two different spells and Warwickshire are already 22-4 at lunch, with only an hour of play possible because of poor weather.
Durham put them in on a green top and Wood struck at the start of the fourth over when he bowled Robert Yates for one. He was at it again just before lunch, removing Matthew Lamb with a ball that hit his off-stump so hard it raced at head height through the slip cordon and nearly caught skipper Scott Borthwick in the face.
Ben Raine has also helped himself to two wickets in the space of four balls, removing Indian test player Hanuma Vihari for eight and Will Rhodes for 10, both LBW.
It's a cold and miserable day in Chester-le-Street. Certainly a day to win the toss and put them in.
'Much needed lift for Somerset'published at 13:30 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Lunch: Somerset v Middlesex 82-2
Anthony Gibson
BBC SomersetA wicket from the last ball before lunch will have given Somerset a much-needed lift, after a session in which they failed to make the most of their opportunities after Tom Abell had won the toss and asked Middlesex to bat first on a greenish-looking pitch.
Two catches went down, a wicket was taken off a no-ball and the outside edge was passed on umpteen occasions, Max Holden the main beneficiary. His was the pre-prandial wicket, for 49 hard-fought runs. Somerset's bowlers will expect to raise their game this afternoon.
'Batting looked extremely difficult'published at 13:27 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Lunch: Surrey v Hants 70-7
Mark Church
BBC Radio LondonA dramatic old morning.Surrey won the toss, bowled and Jordan Clark and Rikki Clarke took four wickets in a couple of overs to leave the Hampshire innings in tatters.
Surrey’s bowlers took a while to get going but once the bowlers hit their line and length, batting looked extremely difficult. Five of the seven wickets between them but Surrey know Kyle Abbott and Mohammad Abbas are lurking around the corner.
'Crawley looking confident'published at 13:18 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Lunch: Glamorgan v Kent 97-4
Ffion Wynne
BBC Radio WalesGlamorgan left it late to justify their decision to bowl first, but they took three wickets for five runs in 20 balls before lunch – including Joe Denly for a duck – to put an end to Kent’s dominant start.
Earlier, Kent openers Jordan Cox (30) and Daniel Bell-Drummond (31) added 54 for the first wicket before a double-wicket over from seamer David Lloyd brought Glamorgan back in the game.
England’s Zak Crawley has looked supremely confident since he came in at three, striking four boundaries as he goes to lunch on 26 not out alongside Heino Kuhn who has 4.
Glamorgan will be delighted to have Marnus Labuschagne back in their ranks, but he is wearing some strapping on his left hand having gone off for some treatment – although it is currently unclear what happened or the extent of the damage.
Lunch scorespublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Day one
Group One
- Derbyshire v Notts 113-2
- Durham v Warwickshire 22-4
- Worcestershire v Essex 64-0
Group Two
- Gloucestershire v Leicestershire 92-1
- Somerset v Middlesex 82-2
- Surrey v Hampshire 70-7
Group Three
- Glamorgan v Kent 97-4
- Sussex 110-1 v Lancashire
- Yorkshire 67-2 v Northants
Postpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
And it is now indeed lunch at all nine grounds.
So let's have a look at the scores...
WICKETpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Lamb b Wood 2 (Durham v Warwickshire 22-4)
And another wicket for Mark Wood!
The Durham and England paceman gets one through Matt Lamb to leave Warwickshire's first innings in tatters at 22-4.
And that'll be lunch.
Somerset strikepublished at 13:02 British Summer Time 29 April 2021
Somerset v Middlesex 82-2
Craig Overton has just picked up a wicket with the final ball before lunch, getting Max Holden caught behind for 49.
Big boost for the hosts at Taunton.