Summary

  • Essex beat Gloucestershire by 9 wickets; Simon Harmer takes 13-156 in the game

  • England opener Rory Burns scores 132 for Surrey against Yorkshire

  • Keaton Jennings makes 318 for Lancashire against Somerset

  • Ryan Rickelton scores his second century in successive games for Northants

  • Three centuries for Leicestershire against Sussex - Kimber, Ackermann and Mulder

  • Worcestershire beat Middlesex after 67-ball hundred by Ed Pollock

  • Leus du Plooy hits second 100 of match for Derbyshire against Durham

  • Eddie Byrom makes 144 as Glamorgan set Notts a target of 455

Live Reporting

Paul Grunill and George O'Neill

  1. How things stand

    After second day's play

    Division One

    Essex 310 v Gloucestershire 136 & 140-6

    Gloucestershire trail by 34 with 4 wickets standing

    Hampshire 370-9 dec v Warwickshire 217 & 11-0

    Warwickshire trail by 142 with 10 wickets standing

    Kent 287-5 v Northamptonshire 303

    Kent trail by 16 with 5 wickets standing

    Lancashire 164-0 v Somerset 446

    Lancashire trail by 282 with 10 wickets standing

    Yorkshire 521 v Surrey 191-1

    Surrey trail by 330 with 9 wickets standing

    Division Two

    Durham 296 v Derbyshire 283 & 19-2

    Derbyshire lead by six runs with 8 wickets standing

    Glamorgan 318 & 53-0 v Nottinghamshire 285

    Glamorgan lead by 86 with 10 wickets standing

    Middlesex 188 & 180-6 v Worcestershire 191

    Middlesex lead by 177 with 3 wickets standing

    Sussex 588 v Leicestershire 159-1

    Leicestershire trail by 429 with 9 wickets standing

  2. Good morning

    County Ground, HoveRex Features

    There were a few drops of rain yesterday at Scarborough and Cardiff, but generally we have had two scorching days in the current round of County Championship matches.

    A couple of games could possibly be wrapped up today and Essex are in the strongest situation, with Gloucestershire needing another 34 runs to avoid an innings defeat at Chelmsford.

    There are nine matches in all. Welcome to our coverage. Play starts at 11:00.