for Alex Leespublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 13 May 2021

14:52 BST 13 May 2021

Durham 127-4 v Worcestershire

Alex Lees is enjoying a solid campaign and he passes fifty for the fourth time this season.

A sharp single in front of mid-on raises a half-century in 145 balls with five fours.

But soon after Jack Burnham is palpable lbw to Josh Tongue.

Caught in the crease, he's gone for 23 and a promising stand ends.

It's also curtains for any chance of play at Sophia Gardens.

Horrendous West Country weather today.

Thought this might have been the case given the forecast.

The umpires have decided there will be no play today at Taunton.

The horrible memories of Cardiff two weeks ago will be flooding back for Kent.

Darren Stevens goes for a second-ball duck, driving at George Garton and edging to slip.

This collapse after lunch is all without Jofra Archer.

Now it's a proper hole for Kent.

Sussex's Ollie Robinson has his second wicket, trapping Tawanda Muyeye on the crease and gets him lbw for only 1.

Not the memorable first-class debut Muyeye would have dreamt of.

The battle of the Ollie Robinsons didn't last long at Hove.

But it's actually George Garton with the wicket as Kent's Ollie Robinson drives very lazily to short extra-cover.

A good low catch and Kent in trouble now.

And now the players are back out at Hove, where it seems to have brightened up a bit.

Ollie Robinson has a couple of balls remaining in the 31st over.

I wonder if we'll see Jofra Archer again soon...

The 100 is up for Durham against Worcestershire.

Jack Burnham has settled well since coming to the crease, hitting a couple of boundaries, while Alex Lees remains unmoved on 39.

But this is much less like it...

This is a bit more like it!

That means all eyes are now on Chester-le-Street, the only one of our six matches now with any action.

And there's been an early wicket after lunch there too, with David Bedingham dismissed by Charlie Morris for 24.

Bedingham had just brought up the 50 partnership with opener Alex Lees too.

Ah, and now the players are heading off the field. I said it was gloomy and the umpires have decided too much so.

But there's also the prospect of rain on the way at Hove so it seems as though they're cutting their losses somewhat.

There's been an early wicket after lunch at Hove too... but this one's not gone to Jofra Archer.

Ollie Robinson has bowled Jordan Cox for 24 with the sixth delivery of the afternoon session.

George Garton is into the attack at the other end, which means we'll have to wait at least a little while for another glimpse of Archer under increasingly gloomy skies down south.

We're back under way at Chester-le-Street and Hove, although there's still no imminent prospect of play at our other four matches.

There is, at least, an inspection scheduled in Cardiff for 14:30 BST.

Adrian Harms
BBC Radio Sussex

A good recovery from Kent, who having been asked to bat have so weathered the early storm from Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer.

Archer announced his Sussex return with two spells of four overs each during which he removed both Daniel Bell-Drummond and then his England colleague Zak Crawley with a beauty that he had to play.

However, since then Jack Leaning and Jordan Cox have batted sensibly and with good judgement, to bring up the 50 partnership and steer Kent to 68 -2

Durham's morning probably having been sent in.

They lost Will Young and Scott Borthwick cheaply but have built nicely through Alex Lees and David Bedingham - a man in excellent form.

Two early wickets for Jofra Archer on his return - and the wicket of Zak Crawley but otherwise a steady morning for Kent.

Ollie Robinson has bowled 10 overs for just seven runs as part of one of the best new ball partnerships.

But Jordan Cox and Jack Leaning have got the visitors to the break in decent shape.

Jordan Cox has pulled George Garton for four to bring the fifty up for Hove and some sunshine now on the south coast.

It was indeed only the four overs for Jofra Archer in his second spell.

If they can now get through to lunch that's a decent morning for Kent.