Sam Dalling
BBC Radio London at Lord's

Relative serenity here after yesterday’s gusts and a six-wicket morning session.

Derbyshire nip off for a brew having lost just one man. Billy Godleman it was who had the honour of being Tim Murtagh’s 900th first-class victim - a nip-backer did for him.

What a bowler Murtagh is. Forty years-young and still going.

Derbyshire supporters will be ticking off the days until he retires; 70 red-ball wickets against them now – more than versus any other side.

Little else for Middlesex to cheer though. Shan Masood looks like could bat until close on Sunday on 45 not out.

Draw the favourite.

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Hampshire 350-4 v Somerset 180

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James Vince registers a half-century to get his first-class campaing up and running.

Just 64 balls and seven fours so far to get there.

He then cuts another four behind square off Tom Abell to bring up a fourth batting bonus point for his side.

Northants have now moved to within 67 runs of Gloucestershire, thanks to the efforts of Rob Keogh.

Sun tries to peak through the clouds as the evening session begins at the Ageas Bowl.

James Vince (46 not out) looking to push Hampshire's lead on and also towards a half-century for himself.

Glenn Speller
BBC Essex at Chelmsford

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The toil is finally over for Kent as Matt Critchley is bowled for 132 (five short of equalling his first-class best).

The first time since 2017 Essex have had three centurions in an innings. Then it was the top three of Browne, A Cook and Varun Chopra against Middlesex.

Kent will likely be without the injured Joe Denly in their reply and will have huge scoreboard pressure to deal with as well as an Essex attack which has a little more variety to call on.

Division One:

Chelmsford: Essex 514 v Kent

Ageas Bowl: Hampshire 339-4 v Somerset 180

Northampton: Gloucestershire 223 v Northamptonshire 156-7

Edgbaston: Warwickshire v Surrey 350-8

Division Two:

Sophia Gardens: Glamorgan 234 v Durham 5-0 - play abandoned after lunch due to heavy rain

Leicester: Leicestershire v Worcestershire 322-8

Lord's: Middlesex 401 v Derbyshire 73-1

Hove: Sussex 375 v Nottinghamshire 94-4

And to see those scores in more detail - head to our scorecards page right here.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

Steven Mullaney and Lyndon James are trying to revive Nottinghamshire fortunes at Hove, having so far added 42 together for the fifth wicket.

Sussex held all the aces up until the start of this partnership, reducing their visitors to 52-4, with Steven Finn grabbing a couple of the wickets.

Earlier, Tom Clark’s century was the highlight of the home county’s 375 all out, while Liam Patterson-White took 5-84 for Notts.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Somerset at Hove

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Somerset finally got amongst the Hampshire wickets this afternoon, collecting their first bonus point of the season in the process.

But they still find themselves right up against it, 159 runs in arrears and with James Vince in imperious form.

In the course of it, we had the rare sight of an opposition player acting as a substitute fielder, as Hampshire youngster Fletcha Middleton came on briefly to replace Tom Lammonby - testimony to the extent of the depredations made by illness, injury and ECB-enforced non-availability on Somerset's playing strength.

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Matt Critchley (128 not out) hammers his second six of his innings to take Essex past 500.

Sam Cook helping him at the other end as Essex try and squeeze a few more runs out of this stellar first innings effort.

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Hampshire reach tea with a lead of 159 as skipper James Vince moves serenely to an unbeaten 44 off 57 balls.

Ben Brown in his first innings in a Hampshire shirt on 2 not out at the other end.

Tim Murtagh reaches the landmark of 900 first-class wickets as he dismisses Billy Godleman at Lord's.

Gets one to swing back in and beat the left-hander's defences.

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Northants 141-7 v Gloucestershire 223

Rob Keogh reaches his 26th first-class fifty.

With Gareth Berg now in support, Northants are slowly edging their way back towards parity with Gloucestershire.

Another rain-curtailed day unfortunately in Cardiff...

Glenn Speller
BBC Essex at Chelmsford

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Simply sublime from Matt Critchley on his Essex debut.

He’s struck the ball so sweetly since his first scoring shot was an on-drive for four.

Offering no chances his timing has been on point and his addition makes Essex’s lower-middle order look an imposing one with Adam Rossington and Adam Wheater. They also have Paul Walter waiting in the wings for his chance.