New England Test captain Ben Stokes hits 64-ball century for Durham, predecessor Joe Root playing for Yorkshire
Stokes' tally of 17 sixes is the highest in a County Championship game, beating 16 by Andrew Symonds
Division One: Essex v Yorks, Hants v Gloucs, Lancs v Warwickshire & Surrey v Northants
Division Two: Glam v Leics, Sussex v Middlesex & Worcs v Durham
Gay c Curran b Clark 12 (Surrey 401 v Northants 28-2)
Second one for Surrey and it’s Jordan Clark again.
Emilio Gay will be distraught as he whips a length ball to square leg.
Surrey are right on top.
Young lbw b Clark 2 (Surrey 401 v Northants 22-1)
Big early strike for Surrey as they get New Zealander Will Young for just 2.
Jordan Clark in his second over gets one to come back, beat the inside edge and trap Young lbw.
Harris c Holland b Abbott 17 (Gloucestershire 43-5 v Hampshire 342)
Kyle Abbott gets in on the act as Marcus Harris becomes the latest Gloucestershire man to depart cheaply, caught at slip by an overhead catch from Ian Holland.
New man in to join Ryan Higgins is Tom Lace.
The visitors' first target here is to reach 193 to avoid the chance of being asked to bat again.
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Essex 322-7 v Yorks
Three wickets in quick time for Yorkshire.
Paul Walter couldn’t add to his lunchtime score and fell to Dom Bess for 14.
Adam Rossington was then bowled by Bess next ball.
And before we’ve had time to think Feroze Khushi is caught behind off Steve Patterson for 1.
Yorkshire right back in the game all of a sudden.
Bedingham c D'Oliveira b Baker 135 (Durham 580-6 v Worcestershire)
David Bedingham follows Ben Stokes back to the Graeme Hick Pavilion at New Road - and Durham promptly declare.
Following fellow South African Sean Dickson, Bedingham was the second of three centurions in the Durham innings.
But his 135 off 175 balls, 15 fours and two sixes were all but eclipsed by the magnificence of Stokes' astonishing 161 off 88 balls.
Stokes had to sit and wait in the pavilion for a day before getting the chance of a bat.
Wonder how long it will take him to grab the ball?
Stokes c Haynes b D'Oliveira 161 (Durham 580-5 v Worcestershire)
Worcestershire skipper Brett D'Oliveira finally gets his man.
New England captain Ben Stokes is gone, for 161.
What an innings though! A record breaker.
17 sixes. The most in an innings first-class cricket in England.
And off only 88 balls, having earlier taken just 64 to reach his ton, breaking Paul Collingwood's county record for Durham - 75 balls against Somerset at Taunton in 2005.
A mere eight fours though. A bit disappointing that! But, judging by the reception he got from the appreciative New Road crowd, they'll let it pass.
As BBC's Hereford & Worcester's Dan Wheeler put it, they knew they'd just witnessed something really special.
Durham 577-4 v Worcestershire
Durham still batting at Worcester - and Ben Stokes is still right at it.
Two more sixes. 17 now in total. Eight fours.
He is now on 160 off 86 balls. The comparatively restrained David Bedingham is on 133.
Warwickshire 315, Lancashire 18-0
Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire
Both sides will have probably have taken something from the morning session.
For Warwickshire reaching 300 and the extra batting point.
For Lancashire, avoiding a lengthily final partnership.
The home side might consider 300 below par on a pitch which looks good.
Dom Sibley carrying his bat has been a real highlight for the Bears.
David Lloyd and Ash Giles, who have been with us on commentary, are impressed with the way he has developed his technique.
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Durham 549-4 v Worcestershire
What else has Ben Stokes left in his locker after his sensational morning assault at New Road?
The new England skipper is 147 not out at lunch, including 15 sixes, five of which came in one over off Josh Baker.
Durham's record for sixes in a season is 18 by John Morris. Stokes could see that off in one innings, if Durham continue to bat.
The world record is 23 in an innings by former Worcestershire overseas player Colin Munro.
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Sussex 392, Middlesex 44-2
Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London
After a day of runs first up the second morning belonged to the bowlers at Hove and Sussex will be far the happier.
The hosts finished eight runs short of maximum batting points despite having been 225-1 at one point on Thursday.
The ball was doing a lot more for the Middlesex opening pair of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Martin Andersson as they wrapped up the last four Sussex wickets in short order.
The pitch itself has without doubt quickened up on Day Two and Ollie Robinson, in two deliveries found more movement than the visitors did on a slower surface yesterday.
The first swung away late from Sam Robson, who left alone outside off. The second nipped back off the seam to bowl Robson again shouldering arms.
Essex 321-4 v Yorkshire
Glenn Speller
BBC Essex Sport
He has come close before but finally Paul Walter has three figures for Essex.
96 last season against Gloucestershire and 93 against Northamptonshire last week proved agonising.
But he has batted well here, taking full advantage of being dropped on 12.
Walter started as a youngster with Essex, opening the bowling with Reece Topley, before leaving and playing club cricket with Billericay.
He came back to the club as a bowling all-rounder and has turned himself into a reliable top order batter and one who now has a century to his name, having moved his career-best score on to 141 at lunch.
Leicestershire 320, Glamorgan 58-2
Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport Wales at Sophia Gardens
This headline previously read "Labuschagne leads Glamorgan recovery" but the world's number one batter has just been dismissed from the last ball before lunch.
A rather baffling decision from the Australian, unnecessarily pulling a shortish ball straight down the throat of fine leg for 17 - a huge dent in Glamorgan's batting hopes.
That will certainly give the Leicestershire bowlers some confidence when they return after the break, especially as wicketkeeper Harry Swindells dropped Labuschagne on just 2, albeit from a very difficult diving chance.
Earlier, the visitors were bowled out for 320 before striking early to get rid of opposing captain David Lloyd for 6, with that wicket on the stroke of lunch leaving the game finely poised.
Division One:
Essex 321-4 (Walter 141*, A Cook 107) v Yorkshire
Hampshire 342 (Organ 107), Gloucestershire 31-4
Warwickshire 315 (Sibley 142), Lancashire 18-0
Surrey 401 (Burns 107, S Curran 73) v Northants
Division Two:
Leicestershire 320, Glamorgan 58-2
Sussex 392 (Alsop 113, Orr 99) Middlesex 44-2
Durham 549-4 (Stokes 147* Bedingham 119* Dickson 104) v Worcestershire
Hampshire 342, Gloucestershire 31-4
Gloucestershire are in real trouble after Mohammad Abbas strikes twice in successive overs just before lunch, getting Miles Hammond caught behind before trapping Graeme van Buuren leg before wicket.
There will be a few upset tummies in the visiting dressing toom as they go to lunch.
Essex 321-4 v Yorks
Nice calm morning for Essex, just losing nightwatchman Sam Cook.
Paul Walter onto 141 and a great chance for a huge one in such benign conditions.
Warwickshire 342, Lancashire 18-0
Nine overs comfortably negotiated so far for Keaton Jennings and Luke Wells.
Surrey 401 v Northants
The fabulous ninth wicket stands ends in the over before lunch as Jamie Overton prods forward to Rob Keogh and is caught behind for 58.
Dan Worrall only lasts two balls but they were eventful.
He blasts Keogh over cover for six but then holes out trying to repeat the trick.
271-8 to 401 is a wonderful morning for Surrey.
After the opening half hour belonged to Northants.
But once again the visitors struggle to finish a side off.
Durham 533-4 v Worcestershire
Ben Stokes has now hit 15 sixes in his astonishing assault this morning - that is just one short of equalling Andrew Symonds' County Championship record of 16 in an innings.
He finally has a life on 139. But this is still thought to be the first Championship century before lunch since Aussie Matt Renshaw for Somerset against Yorkshire in 2018.
David Bedingham was on 81 when Stokes came in. He is now on 118.
Stokes is on 145 - and counting.
On the ground where the great Ian Botham, now Durham's club president, once played too.
Warwickshire 315, Lancashire 18-0
Danny Briggs is quickly into the attack in Manchester.
Openers Luke Wells and fit-again Keaton Jennings have so far looked untroubled.
Hampshire 342, Gloucestershire 24-2
Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent
The Ageas Bowl pitch is playing a lot easier than the one we saw for last week's game against Lancashire.
Hampshire will be disappointed they were bowled out for 342, having been 225-2 yesterday afternoon. They’ve missed a bit of a trick.
But have they?
Already Abbas is amongst the wickets - including in form James Bracey (0) who lasted 3 balls, and he was dropped first ball in the slips.