Bad light stops playpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Yep, players are off. James Vince is tantalisingly close to a 28th career first-class century, on 89 not out.
Summary
Eight games: Five in Division One, three in Division Two
Division One leaders Surrey at home to Essex
Second-placed Hampshire facing Gloucestershire at Cheltenham
Division Two leaders Notts at Derbyshire
Leicestershire start game against Glamorgan on Wednesday
Bad light stops playpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Gloucestershire v Hampshire 422-6
The umpires are engaged in a lengthy conversation at Cheltenham, surely not another delay for bad light?
Postpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 292-9 v Essex 271
Make that three sixes in a row for Will Jacks off Simon Harmer, another into the leg-side, as 23 come off the over. Wow.
Jacks has raced up to 123.
Postpublished at 17:42 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 285-9 v Essex 271
Surrey go into the lead as Will Jacks cuts loose on Simon Harmer.
After sweeping him fine for four, it's then back-to-back sixes into the leg-side.
for Joe Denlypublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Warwickshire 225 v Kent 165 & 151-4
A very quickfire 50 stand between Joe Denly and the always-aggressive Jordan Cox for Kent - and Denly reaches his personal half-century soon after.
Kent's lead is up to 95 and I guess they've decided the only way to win this game is to put up some runs rather than guard their wickets.
It's working thus far.
for Jackspublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 269-9 v Essex 271
What an innings this has been from Will Jacks. Is it a match winner?
The Surrey all-rounder brings up his century off 168 balls.
His side were in deep trouble on 112-7 and then 167-8, but they're now a couple of runs short of parity with Essex's first innings.
Postpublished at 17:35 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Somerset 424 v Yorkshire 93-2
It's raining sixes in Division One!
Harry Brook pulls Marchant de Lange for a second maximum in the over and is swiftly up to 28.
Postpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 268-9 v Essex 271
Will Jacks hits Simon Harmer for two sixes in the over, then a two and single to move to 99...
Bad light stops playpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Northants 235 & 25-1 v Lancashire 132
More light issues, this time at Northampton.
Northants' lead has moved on to 128 but they cannot build on it any further until the light improves.
Postpublished at 17:33 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Somerset 424 v Yorkshire 82-2
Harry Brook is some player.
Marchant de Lange drops short and Brook swats him for a flat six.
Postpublished at 17:26 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Gloucestershire v Hampshire 402-5
After so many interruptions for rain and bad light, Keith Barker has decided it's front foot time.
He hits four boundaries in 10 balls to help Hampshire past the 400 mark at Cheltenham.
James Vince is unbeaten on 83 and will be eyeing another century. As long as he keeps ducking out of the way of Barker's big hits, that is.
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WICKET Roach b Harmer 29published at 17:23 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 252-9 v Essex 271
FINALLY Essex break this ninth-wicket stand.
Kemar Roach tries to drive Simon Harmer but the ball turns back in, beats the inside edge and clatters into the stumps.
But it's been a fine innings from the West Indies man - 29 runs and more importantly, great support for Will Jacks.
The two put on 85.
Postpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 252-8 v Essex 271
250 up for Surrey and the Division One leaders now look set for a first-innings lead.
I didn't think I'd be writing that when they were 167-8.
Will Jacks is 16 away from his second century of the campaign.
Image source, Rex FeaturesUnder way again in Cheltenhampublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Gloucestershire v Hampshire 386-6
They're trying again in Cheltenham as the light is apparently adequate enough to play.
There are a scheduled 33 overs to be bowled with a finish time of 18:45 BST.
Postpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Surrey 237-8 v Essex 271
It's been almost an hour and a half since Essex last took a wicket.
Kemar Roach and Will Jacks have batted Surrey back into this game.
Don't forget the hosts were 112-7 shortly after lunch. They're now 237-8.
WICKET Vasconcelos c sub b Williams 10published at 17:03 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Northants 235 & 13-1 v Lancashire 132
Hope for Lancashire, who really need to skittle Northants in the low triple figures to have a chance at Wantage Road.
Ricardo Vasconcelos is the man to depart, swiping at a ball from Will Williams and succeeding only in nicking to sub wicketkeeper George Lavelle, in for finger injury victim Dane Vilas behind the stumps.
Division Two latestpublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Wiaan Mulder is in some form.
The Leicestershire batter now has 113 to follow his unbeaten 235 against Sussex last time out.
Leicestershire are going well on 313-5 against Glamorgan with that game on day one.
Derbyshire are 87-2 and a long way behind Notts' first-innings 618-8 declared.
At Lord's Middlesex's first innings is under way after Sussex made 523. They're 31-0.
WICKET Hill c Renshaw b Leach 19published at 16:55 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Somerset 424 v Yorkshire 55-2
That's a poor shot.
George Hill tries to hit Jack Leach over the top but gets it all wrong and skies the ball to cover where Matt Renshaw takes a good running catch.
It brings England's Harry Brook to the middle at four. Yorkshire need something from their star man.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Northants 235 & 12-0 v Lancashire 132
Northants have begun their second innings steadily against Lancashire, edging to 12-0 off three overs with a couple of fours from Ricardo Vasconcelos.
They have a firm grip on this match thanks to a superb display with the ball from Jack White earlier...
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End of twitter postWICKET Leaning b Miles 5published at 16:50 British Summer Time 20 July 2022
Warwickshire 225 v Kent 165 & 105-4
Right down the middle from birthday boy Craig Miles, breaching Jack Leaning's defences and smashing the stumps.
Worrying times for Kent, whose lead is just 45 with only six wickets in hand.
Warwickshire will be going in for the kill this evening now.