Rain stops playpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

11:47 BST 20 May 2021

Notts 38-1 v Worcs

That'll be hugely frustrating for Notts opener Ben Slater.

He's just nicked Worcestershire paceman Dillon Pennington behind for 15 and then they go off for rain.

Kent might prefer to be off the field given their start to the season.

But they did bounce back well in the third innings at Hove last week to secure a draw.

No play at Canterbury so far today but they're going to check again at 12:30 BST.

You'd hope Kent is tucked away from the worst of today's weather.

Rain stops playpublished at 11:39 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

11:39 BST 20 May 2021

Derbys 26-0 v Durham

And here's our first rain stoppage of the day.

They're off after 7.5 overs in Derby.

It's probably too late for Middlesex to mount a challenge for a top-two birth in group 2 but Surrey are still in the hunt.

They've lost the toss at The Oval with a good number of spectators in.

A bright start but Rory Burns have survived a pretty good lbw appeal against Tim Murtagh.

Burns has been steady without being spectacular so far this season.

A few more runs this week will just solidify his place in the England side for the first Test of the summer.

Not many wickets about so far.

Just the one for Somerset.

The batsmen are certainly earning their corn.

It’s been a fine start to the season for Lancashire and they will hope to take a big stride towards securing a top two spot in Group 3 by seeing off one of the chasing pack this week.

Northants are handily placed and were it not for a one-run defeat at Yorkshire would be right up there.

Home side are in the field having won the toss but a really bright start for the batsmen at windy Wantage Road.

Couple of early boundaries through the leg-side for Dom Sibley as he feels his way back into the game after four weeks out with a fractured finger.

It's going to be a big summer for the 25-year-old. Averaging just a shade over 30 in Test cricket, he might need a few big scores to cement his place at the top of England's order.

Day two is now under way in Southampton after a 20-minute delay.

Ian Holland and Tom Alsop resume their innings for Hampshire after just 26.2 overs were bowled yesterday.

England paceman Mark Wood is playing his third game in a row for Durham and into his second over at Derbyshire.

How much play they'll get in this morning remains to be seen with heavy rain approaching the East Midlands.

They're fine for now.

Group One is extremely tight with just nine points separating the top five sides.

Third-placed Notts are batting first against fourth-placed Worcestershire.

Notts openers Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater, both in good touch, are in the middle under gloomy skies at Trent Bridge.

It’s one of the biggest West Country derbies for quite some time with the sides leading the way in group 2.

For Gloucestershire, they’ve had their best start to a season since 1877 with four wins and a draw.

They’ve won the toss at breezy Bristol and decided to field - the sixth game on the trot they have fielded first.

And they have an early wicket with Tom Lammonby run out by Ian Cockbain in the covers in just the second over.

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Warwickshire and England opener Dom Sibley has returned to the Bears side today after more than a month out with a broken finger.

He's in the middle at Chelmsford with captain Will Rhodes after the visitors chose to bat first.

Things are likely to change as the wet weather sweeps in, but I'm pleased to say that six of our eight games are starting on time...

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Stuart Broad and James Anderson are among a host of England men named in starting XIs today, while opener Dom Sibley also returns from a fractured finger for Warwickshire.

• Dom Sibley (Warwickshire)
• Olly Stone (Warwickshire)
• Dan Lawrence (Essex)
• Mark Wood (Durham)
• Stuart Broad (Notts)
• James Anderson (Lancashire)
• James Bracey (Gloucs)
• Craig Overton (Somerset)
• Lewis Gregory (Somerset
• Jack Leach (Somerset)
• Rory Burns (Surrey)
• Ollie Pope (Surrey)
• Ben Foakes (Surrey)
• Reece Topley (Surrey)

Group One

• Derbyshire v Durham - Durham chose to bowl
• Essex v Warwickshire - Bears elected to bat
• Notts v Worcs - Worcs chose to bowl

Group Two

• Gloucs v Somerset - Gloucs chose to bowl
• Surrey v Middlesex - Middlesex chose to bowl

Group Three

• Kent v Glamorgan - delayed, inspection at 11:30 BST
• Northants v Lancashire - Northants chose to bowl

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One Group Two game got under way yesterday, but the 1,300 Hampshire members allowed in to watch only witnessed 26.2 overs.

Hampshire lost Joe Weatherley before lunch, caught at second slip by Colin Ackermann off Chris Wright.

They had reached 53-1 when play was called off for the day.

Group One

• Derbyshire v Durham
• Essex v Warwickshire
• Notts v Worcs

Group Two

• Hants 53-1 v Leics (day two) - start delayed until 11:20 BST
• Gloucs v Somerset
• Surrey v Middlesex

Group Three

• Kent v Glamorgan - delayed, inspection 11:30 BST
• Northants v Lancashire

Morning!

On a day when supporters are being welcomed back to grounds, the weather isn't quite playing ball.

But hopefully we'll all still get to enjoy a bit of cricket when play gets under way at 11:00 BST.

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