Back under way at Lord'spublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Middlesex 23-0 v Gloucs
The rain has moved through in the capital and they're back out there.
Middlesex openers Sam Robson and Max Holden will resume...
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
Back under way at Lord'spublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Somerset bag another scalppublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Hampshire 26-2 v Somerset
Josh Davey picks up Somerset's second wicket of the morning at the Ageas Bowl.
Tom Alsop falls leg before for just five to a ball he played around from around the wicket.
Postpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 27-0
Five fruitless overs from James Anderson so far.
The England paceman has beaten the edge a few times, but Glamorgan openers David Lloyd and Joe Cooke have dug in.
Notts causing Essex problemspublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire v Essex 36-2
Image source, Getty ImagesNottinghamshire's impressive start with the ball has continued at Trent Bridge.
Essex skipper Tom Westley is unable to back-up his century at Worcester last week as he is bowled by a lovely delivery from Luke Fletcher for just one.
It almost gets better for Notts a couple of balls later, but Dan Lawrence survives being dropped on nought off Dane Paterson between second and third slip. Ben Duckett and Haseeb Hameed unable to cling on to the chance.
Sanderson starring for Northantspublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Northants v Sussex 19-3
Northants paceman Ben Sanderson now has 3-3!
The right-armer has just bowled Stiaan van Zyl for three. All the threes.
Sussex are in a heap of trouble.
Image source, Getty ImagesMalan into action early for Bearspublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Warwickshire 37-1 v Worcestershire
Clive Eakin
BBC CWR at EdgbastonSouth African Test batter Pieter Malan had to wait six overs before getting his first taste of county cricket action.
The 31-year-old has just completed his quarantine and was marching out to the middle after Will Rhodes edged an excellent delivery from his opposite captain Joe Leach.
Malan’s first runs for the Bears came from a pulled shot for four from a short ball bowled by Worcestershire’s West Indies bowler Alzarri Joesph.
Both overseas players will no doubt be feeling the cold. A spell of hail ended just in time for the game to get underway as scheduled.
Good start for Northantspublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Northants v Sussex 10-2
Northants paceman Ben Sanderson has removed both Sussex openers, Tom Haines and Aaron Thomason, inside five overs at Wantage Road.
Australia batsman Travis Head, making his debut for Sussex, has come in at four.
Rain stops playpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Middlesex 23-0 v Glamorgan
The rain has been threatening at Lord's for a while and it's now arrived.
Off they go.
WICKETpublished at 11:41 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Cook c Moores b Broad 3 (Nottinghamshire v Essex 23-1)
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe battle of the two former England team-mates sees Stuart Broad get the better of Alastair Cook at Trent Bridge.
Cook edges Broad to wicketkeeper Tom Moores off the back foot as Essex lose their first wicket.
Cook on his way for just three.
Topley returns with a wicketpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Leicestershire 14-1 v Surrey
Image source, Rex FeaturesReece Topley marks his return to Surrey's side with the first wicket for the visitors at Grace Road.
Hassan Azad feathers an outside edge to Ben Foakes to a ball that lifted a bit.
Topley is in to replace Kemar Roach from the big win against Hampshire after Roach picked up a back niggle.
Postpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Yorkshire v Kent 25-1
England batsman Zak Crawley is going along nicely for Kent at Headingley.
The 23-year-old has struck three boundaries in his 17.
He's looked in good touch so far this season, but keeps getting out when well set.
Postpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan 9-0
James Anderson took the first over for Lancashire and went for five, including a boundary from his second ball.
Might take a little time for the 38-year-old to warm up... it's about four degrees in Manchester at the moment!
Pears claim first Bears scalppublished at 11:30 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Warwickshire 20-1 v Worcestershire
Worcestershire have made a breakthrough at Edgbaston after winning the toss and bowling first.
Warwickshire skipper Will Rhodes departs for 10 to his opposite number Joe Leach as Ben Cox takes a neat catch behind the stumps diving infront of first slip.
In comes South Africa batsman Pieter Malan for his Bears debut at three.
Play to start at 11:25 BSTpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan - start delayed, rain
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe shower has moved through at Old Trafford and they're going to start in less than 10 minutes.
Jimmy Anderson looks keen to get the new ball in his hand.
Northants v Sussex is also set to get under way at 11:30 BST.
Early breakthrough for Somersetpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Hampshire 7-1 v Somerset
Somerset's decision to bowl first at the Ageas Bowl looks vindicated as Lewis Gregory has Ian Holland caught at second slip by Craig Overton for four.
Postpublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Middlesex 10-0 v Gloucestershire
Group Two leaders Gloucestershire chose to bowl on an overcast morning at Lord's.
David Payne and Ryan Higgins are getting the ball to do a bit, but so far so good for home openers Max Holden and Sam Robson.
Middlesex are another side who could do with a victory to keep their chances of advancing in the competition alive.
Their paceman Toby Roland-Jones has been ruled out with a knee injury.
Image source, Getty ImagesNorthants win tosspublished at 11:14 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Northamptonshire v Sussex - Northants win toss and will bowl
Play is set to start at 11:30 BST at Wantage Road all being well.
Adam Rossington is back to skipper for the hosts, who have won the toss and will bowl first.
Australia batsman Travis Head is set to make his debut as Sussex's overseas player.
And we're off!published at 11:09 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Nottinghamshire v Essex 8-0
Not too long a delay at Trent Bridge thankfully.
Stuart Broad has the new ball for Nottinghamshire and Nick Browne steers the ball down to the third man boundary for four off the first ball before glancing the third one to the fine leg rope.
Sir Alastair Cook waits and watches at the other end for his first delivery.
Roses the sides to catch in Group 3published at 11:06 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Image source, BBC SportAfter a bit of a weather-disrupted start to the season, both Yorkshire and Lancashire have won their past three matches to occupy the top two places and open up a bit of a buffer on the rest of the group already.
Yorkshire got themselves home to victory against Northamptonshire in the last round by "the barest of margins!" as one commentator once said.
No other side has won more than one match so far while Kent are winless from their first four.
Start delayed at Old Traffordpublished at 11:06 British Summer Time 6 May 2021
Lancashire v Glamorgan - start delayed, rain
We're going to have to wait for a bit to see Jimmy Anderson in Lancashire colours for the first time this season.
A rain shower arrived at Old Trafford just before they were due to start and so there will be a delay.
Northants against Sussex in Group Three is also delayed.