Essex beat Somerset by one wicket just before lunch following a thrilling morning's play at Taunton.

Craig Overton took 13 wickets for Somerset in the game and was great to see him being offered a word of consolation by Mark Steketee following Essex's winning leg-bye.

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for Joe Weatherleypublished at 14:15 British Summer Time 16 April 2022

14:15 BST 16 April 2022

Surrey 467 v Hampshire 223 & 80-2 (f/o)

Hampshire have made a good start to the afternoon session and that's mainly down to Joe Weatherley who has just reached a half-century.

He's scored quickly since his side were put back in to bat and reached 50 off 62 balls with five fours and a six thrown into the mix.

Hants were wobbling a bit after losing two wickets before lunch but appear to be back on track.

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset commentator

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What a morning's cricket!

Craig Overton was immense with match figures of 13-87 and Peter Siddle not far behind. Can anyone have produced figures like that and ended up on the losing side?

In the end it wasn't quite enough as Adam Rossington guided Essex home by the narrowest of margins. Close for Somerset, but no cigar.

Jordan Thompson sends down a long half-volley and James Bracey seizes on it to get the Gloucestershire scoreboard moving after lunch at Bristol.

The boundary is the left-hander's fourth in his 28 not out and the home side are now 89 away from clearing the first-innings deficit.

Darren Stevens is at the crease for Kent just two weeks short of his 46th birthday - bet he's fed up with people mentioning his age - and he turns a delivery from Tom Bailey away for his first boundary.

Ben Compton has yet to add to his 91 not out at the other end and Kent are 292 runs in arrears.

A free gift from Jordan Clark enables Joe Weatherley to bring up Hampshire's 50 at the start of the afternoon session.

It's short and wide and the Hampshire opener despatches it for four as he moves on to 30 not out.

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Matty Potts picked up his fourth wicket of the morning just before lunch as Ed Barnes was caught in the slips for 15.

It was a tag team effort with Scott Borthwick only able to push the ball into the air, before David Bedingham took it safely.

Colin Ackermann earlier made 81 for Leicestershire, who are 196 behind with Harry Swindells 26 not out.

Ben Duckett and Joe Clarke shared an unbroken stand of 44 up to lunch and Notts lost both their openers to Michael Hogan with only one run on the board.

Glamorgan earned a 77-run first innings lead by batting on for 6.5 overs at the start of play, with Timm van der Gugten last man out for 62.

Division One

Gloucestershire 227 & 56-2 v Yorkshire 376

Kent 204-6 v Lancashire 506

Somerset 109 & 154 v Essex 180 & 84-9

Essex beat Somerset by 1 wicket

Surrey 467 v Hampshire 223 & 46-2

Division Two

Derbyshire 505-8 dec v Sussex 174 & 90-0

Durham 428 v Leicestershire 232-7

Nottinghamshire 302 & 45-2 v Glamorgan 379

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex commentator

A vastly improved batting performance from Sussex with skipper Tom Haines leading from the front.

His team having, as expected, been asked to follow on, Haines has been very positive punishing anything short or wide in his unbeaten 64.

Derbyshire have switched the bowling at regular intervals, and with some signs of turn off-spinner Alex Thomson could be key for the hosts

A low-key finish to an astonishing morning's cricket as a leg bye sees Essex scrape to victory at Taunton.

Somerset's Craig Overton certainly doesn't deserve to be on the losing side, adding 6-30 to his first-innings 7-57 for career-best match figures of 13-87.

Only three Essex batters reached double figures in their run-chase and loan signing Adam Rossington was 29 not out at the end.

It's their first win of the season, they take 19 points and Somerset three.

James Bracey and Graeme van Buuren survive to the interval, with Gloucestershire requiring another 93 to make Yorkshire bat again.

Matt Fisher and Steve Patterson have picked up a wicket each for the Tykes, the latter removing first-innings centurion Marcus Harris for 18.

Bracey is 24 not out and van Buuren is on 14 after picking up a couple of boundaries off Haris Rauf.

The scores are level - but Somerset aren't beaten yet. Peter Siddle sends down a maiden to Adam Rossington. Shane Snater on strike for the next over.

Surrey well on top after enforcing the follow-on and then collecting a couple of Hampshire wickets in the first 11 overs of their second innings.

The visitors are 198 behind and need a large partnership from Joe Weatherley, who is 25 not out, and captain James Vince to give them hope of extricating themselves from this situation.

Jamie Overton took 5-54 in the first innings and will be looking to add a few more after brother Craig's 13-wicket match haul for Somerset at Taunton.

Kent opener Ben Compton reaches lunch on 91 not out as he looks to complete his second successive Championship century for the club.

He has struck 10 fours so far, but it has also been a productive morning for Lancashire, who have picked up three wickets.

Matt Parkinson had Ollie Robinson lbw two shortly before the interval and now has figures of 4-60.

Another Peter Siddle over safely negotiated by Essex and four runs added to the total. Adam Rossington is now 28 not out and they need seven more to win.