Close of play at Old Traffordpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 117-3
And with heavy rain now falling, that will be the end of an interrupted first day in Manchester.
Summary
Eight fixtures in Round Five of the season
Essex, Hants & Sussex all bowled out before tea
Durham & Derbyshire only two counties not playing in this round
James Anderson plays first game of season for Lancashire
Close of play at Old Traffordpublished at 18:05 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Cox takes another catch for Pearspublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Warwickshire 262-6 v Worcestershire
Worcestershire continue to pick up wickets at handy intervals.
Tim Bresnan departs to Ed Barnard for 20 edging behind to give Ben Cox his fourth catch of the day.
300 up for Foxespublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Leicestershire 302-4 v Surrey
Lewis Hill and Harry Swindells guide Leicestershire to their third batting point.
Colin Ackermann had earlier fallen leg before to Reece Topley for 33 but Hill and Swindells already building a useful aprtnership for the fifth wicket.
Harmer comes onpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire 105-4 v Essex 99
It's very unusual that Simon Harmer has to wait 35 overs before coming on to bowl for Essex....but we are seeing spin for the first time today at Trent Bridge.
Rain stops playpublished at 17:53 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 117-3
Just three balls after Luke Wood had Glamorgan batsman David Lloyd caught behind for 78, they're going off for rain.
And looking at what's to come on the rain radar, that should be it for the day.
WICKETpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Keogh c Thomason b Robinson 66 (Northants 148-5 v Sussex 106)
Ollie Robinson is some bowler...
The Sussex paceman gets his fourth wicket of the innings and it's the danger man Rob Keogh for 66.
Sussex may well keep Northants down to a manageable first-innings lead.
Notts aheadpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire 101-4 v Essex 99
Back-to-back fours from Lyndon James (20 not out) off Shane Snater bring up Nottinghamshire's 100 and also edges them ahead by two runs.
Still plenty more overs to bowl this evening so a crucial hour or more to play.
Rain stops playpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Yorkshire v Kent 224-7
They've gone off at Headingley and with just a few overs left in the day, that could well be it.
Smoke drifting across Trent Bridgepublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire 88-4 v Essex 99
A strange-looking scene at Trent Bridge as smoke from a what's being reported as a fire in the Lenton area of Nottingham drifts across the ground.
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End of X postPlay starts at Old Traffordpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 111-2
They're back under way in Manchester with 21 overs left to be bowled in the day.
James Anderson kicks things off and unsurprisingly starts with a maiden - his seventh of the innings.
Jimmy has 1-19 from 12 overs. Miserly.
WICKETpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Stevens c Tattersall b Coad 9 (Yorkshire v Kent 217-7)
Yorkshire are running through Kent late in the day at Headingley.
Ben Coad grabs his third wicket as Darren Stevens edges him behind.
Marcus O'Riordan and Nathan Gilchrist are both on nought.
Hampshire get Bartlettpublished at 17:32 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Hampshire 79 v Somerset 90-4
A timely breakthrough for Hampshire as they dismiss George Bartlett for 27.
He had added 54 for the fourth wicket with skipper Tom Abell (30 not out).
Liam Dawson clings on to a chance offered off Kyle Abbott at second slip above his head.
Pears keep working hardpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Warwickshire 236-5 v Worcestershire
Dan Wheeler
BBC Hereford & Worcester at EdgbastonThe door back into the match for Worcestershire may have been nudged ajar with the dismissal of Rob Yates.
The left-handed splendid century - controlled and crafted to perfection - ended with a thin graze to Ben Cox off Brett D’Oliveira.
The leg-spinner is revelling in his workload this season and with captain Joe Leach is helping to drag the day’s spoils back into the mixer.
WICKETpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Hameed c Harmer b Snater 49 (Nottinghamshire 84-4 v Essex 99)
Haseeb Hameed falls one run short of making a half-century.
He edges a drive off the back foot into the waiting hands of Simon Harmer at second slip.
Shane Snater picks up his third wicket and has figures of 3-21.
Notts still 15 runs behind moving level.
Yorkshire take a sixthpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Yorkshire v Kent 216-6
Big wicket for Yorkshire at Headingley.
Ben Coad has just dismissed Kent keeper Ollie Robinson for 38, caught at mid-wicket.
11 overs to go today. Can Yorkshire finish the innings off?
for Keoghpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Northants 127-4 v Sussex 106
Northants were wobbling at 60-4, but a rapid half-century from experienced batsman Rob Keogh has taken them into a first-innings lead.
Keogh got there off just 64 balls and reached the milestone with three boundaries in a row off Jack Carlson.
Image source, Getty ImagesSomerset leadpublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Hampshire 79 v Somerset 82-3
Tom Abell (26 not out) and George Bartlett (25 not out) steer Somerset into a three-run lead.
They've added 46 so far for this fourth wicket. Absolutely huge in the context of how this opening day's gone so far.
Essex skipper spills a chancepublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire 79-3 v Essex 99
Essex spurn the chance to claim a fourth Nottinghamshire wicket.
Skipper Tom Westley drops Lyndon James at third slip off Shane Snater with him on one.
How costly might that prove?
Restart at 17:30 BSTpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 111-2
They're going to look to start at Old Trafford in 15 minutes. If the rain stays away...
Virdi dismisses his second centurionpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Leicestershire 244-3 v Surrey
Surrey finally manage to dismiss both Leicestershire centurions.
Amar Virdi has claimed the wickets of both Marcus Harris (101) and now Sam Evans (112) to give Surrey a bowling point.
Evans' fine innings comes to an end as he is caught at forward short leg by Jamie Smith.