Summary

  • Nine matches in latest round of County Championship

  • Div One: Essex v Northants, Gloucs v Surrey, Hants v Lancs, Somerset v Warwickshire, Yorks v Kent

  • Div Two: Derbys v Glamorgan, Middlesex v Leics, Notts v Worcs, Sussex v Durham

  • Notts' Paterson takes career-best 8-52

Live Reporting

Gary Smee and Adam Lanigan

  1. 'Northamptonshire's morning'

    Essex v Northants 79-1

    Glenn Speller
    BBC Essex sport

    Northamptonshire’s morning after losing the toss and being put in to bat.

    They may have feared the worst when they lost captain, Ricardo Vasconcelos, to the third ball of Sam Cook’s opening over but since then Emilio Gay and Will Young have looked solid.

    Two edges have dropped short in the slips but otherwise it has looked a decent surface to bat on and Essex will have to come up with a plan at lunch as to how they are going to prise these two out.

  2. Lunch scores

    Day one

    Div One:

    • Essex v Northants 79-1
    • Gloucestershire v Surrey 62-3
    • Hampshire 69-5 v Lancashire
    • Somerset 130-0 v Warwickshire
    • Yorkshire v Kent 89-3

    Div Two:

    • Derbyshire 74-1 v Glamorgan
    • Middlesex v Leicestershire 63-6
    • Notts v Worcestershire 114-5
    • Sussex v Durham 79-6

  3. Games are beginning to go to lunch.

    We'll wrap up the scores and find out what our BBC local radio commentators made of those morning sessions.

  4. Essex v Northants 79-1

    Well batted Will Young and Emilio Gay, who have been together for all bar three balls of the morning session and have put Northants in a good position after being asked to bat.

  5. 50 runs

    for Bell-Drummond

    Yorkshire v Kent 89-3

    Daniel Bell-Drummond has led Kent's fine recovery at Headingley.

    He brings up his fifty in a stand which is now worth 69 with Jordan Cox.

  6. 50 runs

    for Lammonby

    Somerset 121-0 v Warwickshire

    Tom Lammonby joins fellow opener Matt Renshaw in reaching his half-century with his seventh boundary.

    It came off 76 balls.

    Somerset are absolutely flying.

    Tom LammonbyRex Features

  7. Get Involved

    #bbccricket

    Shan Masood looks odds-on to reach the famous landmark of 1,000 first-class runs before the end of May.

    It's only been done eight times.

    Can you name the last man to do so in an English season?

  8. Run-machine Masood

    Derbyshire 67-1 v Glamorgan

    I said earlier Derbyshire opener Shan Masood was having a good season.

    91, 62, 239, 219 and now 30 not out are his scores so far.

    641 runs at an average of 160.

    And the promise of plenty more to come today...

  9. New ball!

    Hampshire 59-5 v Lancashire

    A slight delay at the Rose Bowl as Lancashire have asked for a new ball.

    Tom Bailey has the new one in his hand as Lancs seek a second bonus point in the last few minutes before lunch,

  10. Gloucestershire v Surrey 58-3

    By the standards of the other batters this morning, Ollie Pope is positively racing along.

    The Surrey and England man is now 25 not out from 43 balls with five fours to his name.

  11. 50 runs

    for Renshaw

    Somerset 97-0 v Warwickshire

    Matt RenshawRex Features

    A first fifty of the season for Somerset opener Matt Renshaw.

    He's found the boundary prolifically in this morning session, hitting eight fours and a six.

    Somerset are off to a dream start at Taunton.

  12. Get Involved

    Stokes the right choice for England captain? #bbccricket

    Lee Hirst: I think Ben is a great choice but the problems run deep within the team. A lot of work to be done but am optimistic!

  13. Division Two update

    The game at Trent Bridge is moving along swiftly. Nottinghamshire have just picked up their fourth wicket to leave Worcestershire 100-4 - captain Brett D'Oliveira the man to go to Dane Paterson.

    Shan Masood continues to bat as he has done all season for Derbyshire. The Pakistan opener is 25 not out with his side 61-1 against Glamorgan.

    Leicestershire are in all sorts of trouble at 49-5 against Middlesex at Lord's.

    Durham are also in a spot of bother at Sussex. David Bedingham has just fallen to leave them 72-4.

  14. Stokes the right choice for England captain?

    #bbccricket

    Simon Goodall: I just hope Ben makes a better fist of it than the two previous all rounders who captained England: Namely Beefy and Freddy.

  15. Gloucestershire v Surrey 48-3

    But that's one of the best shots of the morning.

    Mohammad Amir is a touch full, allowing Jamie Smith to show the full face of the bat and drive it through the covers for four.

  16. A proper April morning session

    With wickets tumbling all over the country, it really feels like an April morning session of County Championship cricket.

    Conditions are cool, some of the bowling has been excellent, while credit to the slippers for some super grabs.

    Dane PatersonRex Features

  17. Essex v Northants 50-1

    Will Young pushes one through for a single and that brings up the 50 partnership for him and Emilio Gay.

  18. Essex v Northants 48-1

    With wickets tumbling elsewhere, Northants have made nice, sedate progress at Chelmsford.

    The sight of spinner Simon Harmer coming into the attack so soon is probably a moral victory for the batting pair of Will Young and Emilio Gay.

  19. wicket

    WICKET

    Amla c Harris b M Taylor 6 (Gloucestershire v Surrey 37-3)

    A big breakthrough for Gloucestershire.

    Hashim Amla's difficult stay at the crease is over. He drives at one he could have left off Matt Taylor and the ball flies into the hands of Australia opener Marcus Harris at third slip.

  20. Somerset 62-0 v Warwickshire

    This is just what the doctor ordered after three defeats in their opening three matches.

    Tom Lammonby (35 not out) and former Australia opener Matt Renshaw (26 not out) are laying a solid foundation at Taunton.

    Matt RenshawRex Features