Poor weather in Derbypublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 6 September 2022

13:19 BST 6 September 2022

Derbyshire 306 v Durham 79-0

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

We lost 40 minutes of play to bad light and rain this morning and it looks like there could be more of the same this afternoon.

Despite the fact the lights have been on and it is damp, Durham have got off to a good start in their first innings.

Having bowled Derbyshire out for 306 in the final over last night, they have reached 79-0 in 20 overs. Michael Jones has 48 of those and his first seven scoring shots were all fours.

Depending on which website you look at, we could be in for a decent afternoon weather-wise, or a poor one. At the moment the big covers are coming on and it looks like a period of frustration and waiting about beckons.

Great news for Glamorgan fans - even though Labuschagne was out for a duck in today's Australia v New Zealand ODI.

Just a single to George Lavelle from Ben Coad's opening over at Old Trafford.

Jordan Thompson will start off from the other end.

We have play at Old Trafford. A total of 76 overs are scheduled.

Ben Coad will start the bowling for Yorkshire.

How quickly can they wrap up this Lancashire first innings?

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Yorkshire all-rounder George Hill acknowledged that returning career-best bowling figures on the opening day of the Roses match against Lancashire was "quite cool".

Hill took 6-26 as the White Rose fought back strongly after an opening stand of 180 between Keaton Jennings (119) and Luke Wells (81) - his haul including the wickets of both openers.

"It was just that the odd one nibbled enough. The key for me was to run in - I felt in good rhythm - and hit the same area," he said.

“I said to Tatts [captain Jonathan Tattersall] after my second or third wicket, ‘get me off and put the strike bowlers on’. But, thankfully, he kept me on."

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

It has been an eventful morning's cricket, the heroes of the hour being the Somerset groundstaff, who worked miracles to get the ground fit for play after overnight downpours, and the umpires, who lost no time at all in getting the players out there, with the result that only four overs have been lost - so far!

Batting conditions are not as benign as yesterday, and the Gloucestershire opening bowlers, David Payne and Ajeet Singh Dale, have been asking far more searching questions than their Somerset counterparts.

Even Pakistan Test opener Imam ul-Haq, on his debut for Somerset, has found it tough going against a swinging, seaming ball.

It's been a tough four sessions for Kent against Essex and injury news from the Spitfire Ground won't make their followers any happier.

Division One

Hampshire 273-6 v Northamptonshire

Kent v Essex 408-7

Lancashire 272-8 v Yorkshire - no play before lunch

Somerset 34-2 v Gloucestershire 343

Division Two

Derbyshire 306 v Durham 79-0

Glamorgan v Worcestershire 372-7

Nottinghamshire 201 & 112-1 v Leicestershire 93

Essex have got plenty on the board but will be frustrated at three cheap dismissals in the morning session.

Two of them fell to Daniel Bell-Drummond’s part-time (ish) (sort-of) seam - including Matt Critchley for 90.

They may still forge onto 450+ but the chance to completely bat Kent out of the game has perhaps gone.

Feroze Khushi takes lunch 86 not out.

Five runs in ones and twos from the final over before lunch at Taunton, bowled by Ajeet Dale.

Somerset did the necessary after a delayed start by claiming the last four Gloucestershire wickets for 23 runs.

But they have lost the two Toms - Lammonby and Abell - at the start of their reply and have a lot of work to do if they are to establish a first-innings lead.

The Old Trafford groundstaff have been beavering away and the umpires say play can start at 12:55.

George Lavelle is 17 not out and Will Williams has yet to score.

Four slips in place as David Payne starts a new over.

George Bartlett forces his opening delivery away past point for four, but is repaid with one that cuts back off the pitch and hits him in the midriff.

A suingle ends the over and the right-hander keeps the strike.

Feroze Khushi is still there for Essex and he whacks Grant Stewart through the covers for four to raise his side’s 400.

Khushi onto 84 and Essex’s hope to drive on to a formidable total.

for Haseeb Hameedpublished at 12:22 British Summer Time 6 September 2022

12:22 BST 6 September 2022

Notts 201 & 97-1 v Leics 93

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Haseeb Hameed reaches his 50 off 80 balls with a single to fine leg from a low full toss by Michael Finan.

A good knock so far by the England batter, and he will now have 1,000 runs for the season firmly in his sights. he needed 84 at the start of this innings.

Nottinghamshire are now 92-1 in their second innings against Leicestershire, with Haseeb Hameed 45 not out - a lead of exactly 200, with nine wickets standing.

Worcestershire fell short of a fourth batting point in Cardiff, but are 366-7, with Gareth Roderick 128 not out and Joe Leach on 57.

The Durham openers are still together at Derby, with the visitors 69-0 replying to 306 all out. Michael Jones as 45 and Sean Dickson is 23.

Pace bowler Lauren Bell gets her first international T20 call-up while Katherine Brunt opts to sit out England's three-match series against India.