Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

It's taken 73 overs but Durham have eventually taken a wicket.

Lyndon James was dropped second ball of the morning off Matty Potts by skipper Scott Borthwick in the slips - the first chance he'd given in 207 deliveries.

Thankfully, from a Durham point of view it wasn't too costly because Potts got him with an inswinger a few overs later, removing his middle stump when on a career-best 108.

Ben Slater now has a career-best 176 not out, while Potts has taken four of the five wickets to fall - Notts lead by 161.

for Liam Dawsonpublished at 11:48 British Summer Time 23 April 2022

11:48 BST 23 April 2022

Kent 305 v Hampshire 391-4

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If you're going to do it, do it in style.

It's been a fine innings by Liam Dawson, who reaches his 11th first-class century with a straight drive for four off Matt Milnes.

Only 144 balls needed by the eight-hander, who has hit a six and 14 boundaries so far.

England spin bowler Jack Leach is on at the Oval - but there are no wickets yet for the left-armer, or Somerset, so far this morning. Sam Curran is now 68 not out and Will Jacks has 19 and they have added 64 together so far.

Ben Slater taking full advantage of this Riverside featherbed to go to a career-best, now 174.

Goes past the 172 he made while on loan to Leicestershire, from Notts, against Lancashire in 2020.

That was a "home" game for Lancashire at New Road if you remember, while Old Trafford was the bio-secure bubble for the internationals.

It also turned into a fabulous victory for the Foxes.

Funny things happened during Covid.

We've been keeping you up to date with events at Cardiff, the Riverside and New Road.

At the Incora County Ground, Derbyshire have progressed to 473-4 against Leicestershire - a lead of 260 - and Mattie McKiernan is now 79 not out.

Leus du Plooy is on 36 and their stand is currently worth 63.

110 overs up at Old Trafford and, as expected, Lancashire don't have time for a fourth batting point.

Only one bowling point for Gloucestershire, who are looking at another couple sessions in the dirt.

for Ben Brownpublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 23 April 2022

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Kent 305 v Hampshire 374-4

He almost did it last week but was out for 49 against Surrey, but a four through point off Matt Milnes carries Ben Brown to a first half-century for his new county from 79 balls.

We reckon it was a smart bit of business to sign a player who scored almost 1,000 runs for Sussex last summer, with four hundreds, and Brown has so far added 99 with Liam Dawson, who is 87 not out.

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11:31 BST 23 April 2022

Worcestershire 491 v Sussex 190-5

An unbeaten 201 against Derbyshire last week, an unbeaten hundred against Worcestershire this week.

It's fair to say that Cheteshwar Pujara is in decent nick at the moment and he reaches his latest three-figure score off 184 balls by pulling away a short one from Joe Leach for the 14th four of his innings.

Worcestershire are striving for their first breakthrough of the morning, but Sussex are still 301 behind.

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Alastair Cook collects his second boundary of the morning with a stylish cover drive off Oliver Hannon-Dalby. Essex are still 206 behind so they certainly need a big innings from the former England skipper.

for Josh Bohannonpublished at 11:19 British Summer Time 23 April 2022

11:19 BST 23 April 2022

Lancs 310-3 v Glos 252

Josh Bohannon likes to go big - two of his three previous first-class tons were 170s.

He could go even larger today and has the perfect situation - a great chance to push his case for an England call up.

A gorgeous back-foot punch through cover-point off Ajeet Singh Dale so far this morning.

Dane Vilas, with a flick through midwicket, to his own milestone as well, fifty in 51 balls with seven fours.

for Adam Lythpublished at 11:17 British Summer Time 23 April 2022

11:17 BST 23 April 2022

Northants v Yorks 98-1 lead by 190

Yorkshire began the third day 177 on with nine wickets in hand and the chance to bat Northants out of the game.

Adam Lyth goes to fifty with a big slice of luck - slicing Matt Kelly wide of the cordon for an eighth boundary.

81 balls for his half-century.

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Surrey 212-5 v Somerset 337

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Sam Curran marks his first game after a lengthy injury lay-off with an 86-ball fifty and that's a great way to reach - a well-timed punch straight down the ground off Craig Overton for the eighth four of his innings.

Michael Neser obligingly clips a catch to mid-wicket and that is a five-for for former England pace bowler Toby Roland-Jones.

The right-armer now has eight wickets in the game and Glamorgan are on the brink of a heavy defeat - a week after beating Notts at Trent Bridge.

up for Lancashirepublished at 11:09 British Summer Time 23 April 2022

11:09 BST 23 April 2022

Lancs 307-3 v Glos 252

Perhaps the most impressive thing about Lancashire yesterday - and Josh Bohannon in particular - was the way they just built steadily throughout the day with calm, controlled batting.

There was no panic, no slap-dash periods of unsustainable runscoring but an ability to absorb pressure and a key understanding of the game situation.

And yes that is very much a dig at many other batting line ups around the country.

Only three wickets taken by Gloucestershire but their positive was the way they didn't let the run rate escalate even as those partnerships were building.

But they have to strike this morning to get back in the game.

Third batting point raised for the home side and that should be all unless they have a serious dip in the remaining five overs of bonus point period.

Hampshire make a positive start at Canterbury with Liam Dawson and Ben Brown both finding the leg-side boundary in the first two overs. Dawson is 71 not out and his partner has 46.

Craig Overton opens up for Somerset but overpitches and Sam Curran clips it away for four. The left-hander is just two short of 50 now.