for Hainpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Somerset 458 v Warwickshire 184-7
Sam Hain goes to fifty for the Bears.
He's building a fine partnership with Nathan McAndrew who's 38 not out.
Eight overs to go tonight at Taunton.
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
Surrey's Smith makes 234 not out
for Hainpublished at 18:02 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Close of playpublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Gloucestershire 86-0 v Surrey 603
Well played Chris Dent and Marcus Harris. No wickets down at the close in reply to Surrey's massive score.
Division Two latestpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Image source, Rex FeaturesWickets are hard to come by for Notts. Worcestershire are now 188-5 and leading by 81 with Ed Barnard unbeaten on 86. Some recovery from 32-4.
Bad light has stopped play at Lord's with Leicestershire struggling on 37-3 in their second innings and still needing another 184 to avoid an innings defeat.
Glamorgan are going along nicely on 191-2 at Derbyshire with Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Northeast both well set.
Postpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Hampshire 246 & 75-3 v Lancashire 240
Lancashire's decision to omit Matt Parkinson appears a strange one.
The pitch in Southampton may not be a massive turner but it's hard not to imagine the leg spinner causing some problems for the Hampshire batters.
for Malanpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Yorkshire 223-3 v Kent 291
Century for Dawid Malan. And it's one that's put his side firmly in the driving seat.
It's only taken the left-hander 136 balls, the 28th time he's got to three figures in first-class cricket.
Harry Brook shouldn't be far behind, he's on 98.
Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Gloucestershire 81-0 v Surrey 603
The pitch at the Seat Unique Stadium (the County Ground in old lingo) does look good for batting.
Chris Dent and Marcus Harris have moved the total along rather nicely and at a good rate.
Although Gloucestershire reached 119-0 v Lancashire at Old Trafford and still lost by an innings!
Close of playpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Sussex 362-5 v Durham 223
They've been off for a while for bad light at Hove and now time has been called on day two.
Cheteshwar Pujara was the star with an unbeaten 128.
Postpublished at 17:47 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Somerset 458 v Warwickshire 169-7
Warwickshire's eighth-wicket pairing of Sam Hain and Nathan McAndrew are on the charge at Taunton.
A flurry of boundaries has seen them put on 56 in double quick time. But they still trail by almost 300.
WICKETpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Vince lbw b Anderson 32 (Hampshire 246 & 70-3 v Lancashire 240)
Lancashire and England's prime bowler against Hampshire's premium batter and the bowler wins!
Jimmy Anderson gets one to nip back in and he gets James Vince LBW.
Although Vince is far from convinced about the decision as he makes his way back to the dressing room. It did look a bit high.
Could that be a decisive moment?
WICKETpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Harmer lbw b Kelly 0 (Essex 75-7 v Northants 390)
Simon Harmer lasts four balls before he makes the same mistake as Adam Wheater.
Offering no shot to Matt Kelly, he is struck on the pads and is plumb LBW.
I have never played professional cricket, but I am always amused by why someone would neglect to use the best object at their disposal to stop a cricket ball - a bat!!
Postpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Hampshire 246 & 63-2 v Lancashire 240
Jimmy Anderson is brought back into the Lancashire attack - a true sign that the Hampshire batters have got on top.
The 50 partnership between James Vince and Nick Gubbins is up off 49 balls.
WICKETpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Wheater b Kelly 14 (Essex 73-6 v Northants 390)
Bowled him!!
Adam Wheater shoulders arms and sees his middle stump castled by Matt Kelly.
The innings is in ruins and Essex are staring at a follow-on.
Postpublished at 17:29 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Yorkshire 200-3 v Kent 291
200 up for Yorkshire.
Since Adam Lyth went first ball after lunch to leave them 23-3, Dawid Malan and Harry Brook have been dominant.
Any Lancashire fans in?published at 17:27 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Judging by the amount of dislikes on some of the Hampshire v Lancashire posts when Hants do something decent, I'm guessing there are a lot of Red Rose fans reading this page?!
Vince at the creasepublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Hampshire 246 & 46-2 v Lancashire 240
As so often for Hampshire, whenever James Vince is batting, things seems to be going much better.
His ability to score quickly has helped Nick Gubbins and the pair have put on 32 in a little over five overs.
Postpublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Yorkshire 194-3 v Kent 291
Bosh!
Harry Brook smokes George Linde for a big leg-side six, the second time he's struck the South African for a max.
Brook and Dawid Malan are both in the 80s with their stand now worth 171.
CDG into the attackpublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Gloucestershire 44-0 v Surrey 603
No inroads with the new cherry for Surrey, so the ball has been thrown to Colin de Grandhomme.
The New Zealand all-rounder, who is only with them for three games before he is part of the touring team, just has 'CDG' on the back of his shirt and Chris Dent greets him by picking up four runs.
Postpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Hampshire 246 & 34-2 v Lancashire 240
A couple of boundaries apiece for Nick Gubbins and James Vince have broken some of the shackles Lancashire had put on the Hampshire batters.
This promises to be a really interesting final session with 25 overs left as the sides fight for the upper hand.
Postpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Essex 59-5 v Northants 390
Nearly a fifth for Ben Sanderson as he has a big appeal for LBW against Adam Wheater.
It's not given, but with five wickets down and two new men at the crease, a big slip cordon and runs on the board, this is a great time to bowl for Northants.
Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 29 April 2022
Gloucestershire 28-0 v Surrey 603
Gloucestershire have to face 24 overs this evening. Just like last week at Lancashire, they face a mammoth task to try and save the game.
Surrey batting on into the sixth session of the match has probably wasted a good few overs. Let's hope they don't regret that come Sunday.
But openers Marcus Harris and Chris Dent have seen off nine of them with few worries.