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There's been a fair bit of rain about but all seven Championship games have advanced significantly during the second day's play.

Worcestershire's Gareth Roderick produced the innings of the day, a career-best 172 not out before they declared against Glamorgan.

The Roses match remains in the balance, but title hopefuls Hampshire need 19 wickets for a vital win over Northants after declaring on 400-9 dec.

We'll be back tomorrow for the third day's play. Join us from 10:00.

Division One

Hampshire 400-9 dec v Northamptonshire 77-1

Northants trail by 323 with 9 wickets standing

Kent 74-4 v Essex 573

Kent trail by 499 runs with 6 wickets standing

Lancashire 276 v Yorkshire 130-4

Yorkshire trail by 146 with 6 wickets standing

Somerset 209-8 v Gloucestershire 343

Somerset trail by 134 with 2 wickets standing

Division Two

Derbyshire 306 v Durham 222-9

Durham trail by 84 with 1 wicket standing

Glamorgan 111-2 v Worcestershire 454-9 dec

Glamorgan trail by 343 with 8 wickets standing

Nottinghamshire 201 & 390-7 dec v Leicestershire 93 & 20-0

Leics need another 479 to win with 10 wickets standing

The first part of the day went well for Somerset, who collected the final four Gloucestershire wickets for the addition of 23 runs.

But the visitors dominated the rest of the day despite an innings of 90 on debut by Pakistan's Imam ul-Haq.

Tom Price was the pick of the Gloucestershire attack and a maiden to James Rew to end the day gives him figures of 4-49.

Both sides need a win from this game - but both will have to keep a close eye on the weather.

David Payne to James Rew. One run from the final ball. Last over of the day coming up.

That late loss of Eddie Byrom has just checked what was until then a smart Glamorgan reply.

It’s a day that belongs to Gareth Roderick at Sophia Gardens.

His career-best 172 not out helped Worcestershire build from 285-7 into a very strong score.

Joe Leach played a great hand too, making 87 from number nine.

David Lloyd fell early in reply but Byrom and India’s Shubman Gill, who will resume 34 not out tomorrow, were going very well until Byrom’s late demise.

Another over ticks by at Taunton as Sajid Khan steers a ball from Tom Price past the slips for four. A deliberate stroke - no edge there.

There are two more for Somerset to survive before the close.

James Rew drops the bat on it and takes a single off Tom Price - Somerset have their first batting point with four overs to come after this one.

The first job is done by Leicestershire's openers, who survive a testing 13-over mini-session to stumps at Trent Bridge.

There are two days to go but only the most optimistic Foxes follower would think they will get close to their 499 target.

Notts eventually declared their second innings after half-centuries by Haseeb Hameed, Joe Clarke and Lyndon James - Hameed still needs another 24 runs to reach 1,000 for the season.

James Rew is fortunate - Ajeet Dale is unfortunate, depends on which side of the West Country cricket divide you are.

Paceman Dale finds the edge of the left-hander's bat, but it flies into a big gap between second slip and gully and away for four.

Rew moves on to 28 not out.

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Glamorgan 93-1 v Worcs 454-9 dec

Ed Barnard bangs the ball in half-way down.

He's not quick enough for that and India's Shubman Gill pulls it away in emphatic style for six.

Six more overs to come at Sophia Gardens and Gill is 27 not out, with Eddie Byrom on 64.

They’re done in West End - having been very lucky to get quite a bit of cricket in - with the home side enjoying an excellent second day.

Hampshire did what they have often done recently and scrapped away from the darkest corners.

At 230-6 after losing Liam Dawson very early, Northants would have had high ambitions to keep them under 300.

But Aneurin Donald played a fine counterattacking knock, 94 from 84 balls, to raise a third batting point.

Then came a huge bonus as Kyle Abbott, from number 10, slugged seven fours and two sixes, to haul his side all the way to maximum batting points.

Northants have started well in reply but lost Will Young.

A single to Hassan Azad off Dane Paterson ends the latest over at Trent Bridge. There are just two more for the Leicestershire openers to survive today.

Sajid Khan is at the crease now for Somerset.

He may be number 10 but he does have a first-class hundred to his credit.

Khan gets off the mark with a single from the bowling of Ajeet Dale. Partner James Rew is on 24.

Sam Conners angles the ball into Paul Coughlin and the Durham all-rounder heaves it over mid-wicket for four.

A risky stroke, but it paid off for him that time. Seven more overs to come after this one has been completed.

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Whatever happens in the rest of this game, Leicestershire opener Sam Evans has certainly done his reputation a bit of good.

A well-timed push brings him four more off Luke Fletcher as he moves into double figures.