Opening day of 2022 County Championship season
Two-division model back for 2022, with 10 teams in Division One and eight in Division Two
Div One: Essex v Kent, Hants v Som, Northants v Gloucs & Warks v Surrey
Champions Warwickshire have rain-affected first day v Surrey
Somerset bowled out for just 180 v Hampshire who close on 109-0 in reply
Alastair Cook and Nick Browne make centuries for Essex against Kent
Div Two: Glam v Dur, Leics v Worcs, Middlesex v Derbs & Sussex v Notts
Middlesex's Stevie Eskinazi first to make 100 this season
Gloucestershire 141-7 v Northants
The good news is that James Bracey has gone to his half-century - his 22nd in first-class cricket.
The bad news is that they have gone off again.
Another rain break!
Willi it be the last of a very weather-hit day?
Essex 226-1 v Kent
Kent getting some real joy with the new ball towards the end of this tough day in the field.
Matt Milnes almost grabs the prize wicket of Alastair Cook but sees an outside edge from him fly through a gap in the slip cordon and away for four to the third man boundary to take him to 97.
Glamorgan 164-4 v Durham
Dafydd Pritchard
BBC Sport Wales at Sophia Gardens
Image source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyHere's the report from a rain-affected first day in Cardiff, where Colin Ingram's unbeaten 71 helped Glamorgan reach 164-4 against Durham.
Having won the toss and chosen to field, the visitors took early wickets before 28 from captain David Lloyd and debutant Sam Northeast's 24 helped Ingram rebuild.
Durham were on top by lunch, with Ben Raine's two wickets limiting Glamorgan to 108-4.
Chris Cooke, 30 not out, and Ingram then shared an unbroken stand of 56 before rain stopped play shortly after tea.
You can read the full report here.
Hampshire 51-0 v Somerset 180
Joe Weatherley (30 not out) and Ian Holland (19 no out) continue to make hay for Hampshire in their reply.
They bring up a 50 partnership as Tom Abell is forced to introduce himself into the Somerset attack in a bid to find a breakthrough.
Surrey 168-3 v Warwickshire
Yet another rain interruption in Birmingham.
Came from nowhere did that one!
Off they go with Ollie Pope on 40 and Ben Foakes on 9.
They may not be off too long though. Already the rain has stopped!
Browne b Bird 107 (Essex 220-1 v Kent)
A wicket finally falls at Chelmsford as the skies start to get quite gloomy.
Jackson Bird gets one through Nick Browne's attempted off-drive to bowl him for 107 off 253 balls.
Brings to an end a 220-run opening stand between him and Alastair Cook (93 not out).
Surrey 166-3 v Warwickshire
This weather-dominated day at Edgbaston has had almost everything.
Sun, wind, longish showers, short showers, squally showers, blue sky, white clouds, grey clouds, dark grey clouds, ugly clouds. Even, briefly a rainbow!
But it has also served up some fine cricket.
Ryan Patel in first session and now Ollie Pope in the last, who is looking a real pot of gold
Pope has already hit eight boundaries in his 39 - and looks in good touch.
Essex 214-0 v Kent
Glenn Speller
BBC Essex at Chelmsford
Image source, Rex FeaturesA chanceless innings from Nick Browne for his 17th first-class century.
He has looked safe and assured from the first ball of the morning, making the most of a good surface and the lack of real threat from the Kent attack.
Even when Kent dried-up the runs, he did not change his approach, staying patient and watchful but ready to take advantage of the bad deliveries which came his way.
This has been faultless stuff from Essex as Browne reaches his century off 243 balls with his 13th four.
Middlesex 246-3 v Derbyshire
Sam Dalling
BBC Radio London at Lord's
Image source, Getty ImagesShadows begin to loom over the Lord's pitch, but Stevie Eskinazi no longer looms over Derbyshire.
A superbly-compiled 118 before Suranga Lakmal enticed him into the first false stroke of the day.
Wayne Madsen at slip takes those in his sleep.
Lakmal is taking a rest with the new ball imminent. Prise a couple more out and it could still be a half-decent day for the visitors.
Robbie White (15 not out) and Max Holden (14 not out) both have starts though.
Zafar Gohar c McManus b Berg 2 (Gloucestershire 103-7 v Northants)
A second wicket for Gareth Berg as he finds the edge of Zafar Gohar.
James Bracey immediately hits a delightful second boundary in the next over off Tom Taylor to move to 31, but he is fast running out of partners.
He then follows that up with two more fours off Taylor to go to 41 - 14 in that Taylor over.
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Sir DangerMouse101: Nick Browne unfussy, unfashionable, opening batsman who makes runs. Should at least be in the conversation for England's county-standard side.
Hampshire 33-0 v Somerset 180
Image source, Rex FeaturesNo breakthrough yet for Somerset new-ball pair Peter Siddle and Ned Leonard as they defend just 180.
Joe Weatherley (21 not out) and Ian Holland (12 not out) have both capitalised on anything loose to move into double figures already.
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Samuel: This Alastair Cook guy looks like a decent bat. He should open for England.
Decent shout that...
Essex 203-0 v Kent
Nick Browne dispatches a full toss from spinner Tawanda Muyeye to the deep mid-wicket boundary to take him into the 90s and Essex past 200.
Browne now unbeaten on 94 and Alastair Cook close behind him at the other end on 89.
Lace lbw Sanderson 5 (Gloucestershire 98-6 v Northants)
Tom Lace becomes Ben Sanderson's fourth victim - and his third LBW decision.
Lace's demeanour on his way back to the hutch suggests that he was not best pleased with some aspect of his dismissal. Maybe it was his footwork?
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Amla b Hannon-Dalby 2 (Surrey 126-3 v Warwickshire)
Hashim Amla is third man out following the restart at Edgbaston.
A second wicket for Olly Hannon-Dalby.
New man to join England colleague Ollie Pope is Ben Foakes.
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Galmorgan 164-4 v Durham
And those earlier heavy hail storms in Cardiff have indeed curtailed the day's play.
Glamorgan will resume on day two on 164-4. Colin Ingram is unbeaten on 71 and Chris Cooke 30.
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Worcestershire 32-2 v Leicestershire
Awful start for Worcestershire in the last of the eight games to get underway today.
They have already lost three wickets before being offered respite when the weather intervened once more. And new signing Azhar Ali, on his debut, will not want to see this again . . .
Make you own minds up about which other Pakistan Test batsman it reminds you of?
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Incredible scenes from the press box at Hove a little earlier to start the new season....
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Surrey 123-2 v Warwickshire
Preparations are underway to get back in for a 16:50 restart at Edgbaston.
29.5 overs left in the day.
31 so far lost today.
The sun is out, and the covers are coming off. But it's still somewhat blustery!