Joe Weatherley and Ian Holland open up for Hampshire as Peter Siddle takes the new ball for his latest county with a four-strong slip cordon.

Weatherley gets one past them all along the ground for the first boundary of the innings.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Somerset at the Ageas Bowl

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The one saving grace for Somerset supporters from this day's cricket so far has been James Hildreth's stylish, counter-attacking 87, which has led them to a total which, whilst undoubtedly disappointing, still just about keeps them in the game.

After a nervy start, Hildreth grew in assurance as the strokes began to flow from his fluent bat as of old.

He was well supported by Roelof van der Merwe in a partnership which contributed 73 vital runs. Batting got easier as the ball got softer.

Somerset will be looking to their seam attack, led by the vastly-experienced Peter Siddle, to make early inroads with the new ball.

Matt Cole
BBC Radio Kent at Chelmsford

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An exercise in patience and skill from Essex openers Nick Browne and Sir Alastair Cook still unbeaten at tea adding 80 runs to their unbeaten opening stand in the second session.

Kent have done their best to slow the scoring and force a mistake, but with little help from the surface or overhead conditions, it’s been hard work on a blustery day.

The best chance of the session coming as Cook edged Bell-Drummond wide of slip just before tea, but those opportunities have been thin on the ground in a dominant performance from the Essex pair.

Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton at Wantage Road

A good toss for Northamptonshire to win - and not just because overhead and pitch conditions are offering plenty of help to the home seamers.

Frequent interruptions for blustery showers have made it well-nigh impossible for Gloucestershire's batsmen to keep concentration, faced with the task of re-starting their innings with monotonous regularity.

Ben Sanderson has been outstanding again - and Tom Taylor, not the luckiest of bowlers last year, struck in his first over of the season with the wicket of Miles Hammond. But Ryan Higgins has counterattacked judiciously while James Bracey digs in at the other end.

Tea is taken in Northampton with Gloucestershire on the mend at 68-4.

Ryan Higgins has so far made 23 out of a 26-run partnership with James Bracey, who is on 18.

Division One:

Chelmsford: Essex 166-0 v Kent - Kent won toss and elected to bowl

Ageas Bowl: Hampshire v Somerset 180-9 - Somerset won toss and elected to bat

Northampton: Gloucestershire 68-4 v Northamptonshire - Northants won toss and elected to bowl

Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Surrey 123-2 - Surrey won toss and elected to bat

Division Two:

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 158-4 v Durham - Durham won toss and elected to bowl

Leicester: Leicestershire v Worcestershire. No play before tea due to wet outfield, Due to start at 16:10 BST - Worcestershire won toss and elected to bat

Lord's: Middlesex 209-2 v Derbyshire - Derbyshire won toss and elected to bowl

Hove: Sussex 189-4 v Nottinghamshire - Notts won toss and elected to bowl

Some matches have already had a tea interval and others are currently having one, but let's take a quick glance at all the scores...

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle at Sophia Gardens

We haven't seen much action here this afternoon because of a number of heavy hail showers which have passed through the area, some of them bringing lightning with them.

Tea was taken after the latest dusruption and play is set to resume shortly.

But the next big band of dark cloud is about to be blown in on the back of gale-force winds.

Glamorgan were 153-4 after 52.2 overs, with Colin Ingram on 61 and Chris Cooke on 29.

It looks like we've lost another 10 overs to the weather, to add to one from earlier.

Ryan Higgins has only faced 18 deliveries, but four of them have gone for four and he is already the visitors' top scorer on 21.

Getting close to tea,

39 overs left in the day.

Sam Dalling
BBC Radio London at Lord's

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Stevie Eskinazi is the first to three figures in the 2022 season. And my does he deserve it. Supreme and serene. It took 176 balls and included 13 boundaries.

But Derbyshire have another breakthrough. Finally Josh de Caires goes for a career-best 80, nicking Sam Conners to Brooke Guest behind the stumps.

They needed that. It has been tough going thus far. Guest, by the way, has kept beautifully. Not easy going at Lord's for members of the wicketkeeping club.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham at Hove

Liam Patterson-White (3-43) bowled unchanged from the Sea End between lunch and tea to drag Nottinghamshire back into this contest.

The slow left-armer was introduced to stem the flow of runs from an opening partnership between Tom Haines and Ali Orr that had added 101 during the first session.

Patterson-White wasted little time in justifying his role, getting one to turn into the middle stump to bowl Haines for 59. One over later, he pinned Tom Alsop lbw for one on his Sussex debut.

Before tea Orr, who made 68, was smartly taken at slip by Steven Mullaney after driving at the spinner.

The 23-year-old also had a hand in the other wicket to fall, clutching on to a pull at mid-wicket off Oli Carter for 14, to give Brett Hutton his first wicket of the season.

100 for Stevie Eskinazipublished at 15:37 BST 7 April 2022

15:37 BST 7 April 2022

Middlesex 195-1 v Derbyshire

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First century of the season goes to Middlesex's Stevie Eskinazi!

Cuts one away to backward point for a single off Alex Thomson to reach the landmark off 176 balls with 13 fours.

Early tea being taken at Edgbaston.

Restart now scheduled for 4.00.

Five overs lost. Now 18 in total. 42.5 overs left in the day.

Judging by the fierceness of the rain which has now started up again, you can confidently expect a further announcement shortly!!!