Summary

  • Second-placed Hampshire enforce the follow-on against Northants

  • Luke Wells makes 124 off 86 balls for Lancashire in the Roses match

  • Essex need two more wickets to beat Kent at Canterbury

  • Division One leaders Surrey not involved in this round of matches

  • D2 leaders Notts beat Leicestershire by 241 runs at Trent Bridge

  • India's Shubman Gill scores 92 in debut innings for Glamorgan

  1. Play resumes at Tauntonpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 143-2 - lead by 228

    94 runs and two wickets in the middle session of play today.

    Gloucestershire need to step up to stay ahead of the bad weather forecast tomorrow - and ought to do so even if the forecast is proved wrong.

    Ben Charlesworth is 46 not out and will face Sajid Khan from the River End.

  2. 50 runs

    for Michael Finanpublished at 15:51 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Notts 201 & 390-7 dec v Leics 93 & 249-9

    Brilliant by Michael Finan, who drives Luke Fletcher through the covers for four and follows it with a straight drive to the boundary to carry him to a 37-ball 50.

    He'll certainly remember his first-class debut - but probably not for the reason he might have expected.

  3. Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Notts 201 & 390-7 dec v Leics 93 & 234-9

    Michael FinanImage source, Rex Features

    Quite a knock this by Leicestershire number 11 Michael Finan - brave too as he has been dinged on the helmet.

    Three more fours in the same Dane Paterson over take him to 44 not out off 33 balls - and he has put on 60 for the last wicket with Callum Parkinson.

  4. Tea at Old Traffordpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Lancashire 276 & 80-0 v Yorkshire 255

    Any satisfaction Yorkshire felt at getting close to Lancashire's first-innings total has been knocked out of them in the final 12 overs before the interval.

    Luke Wells has hit four sixes and four fours in his 58 off 33 balls and Keaton Jennings has 22 at the other end - and the lead is now 101.

    These two put on 180 in the first innings and the visitors need to break this partnership fast.

  5. Tea at the Ageas Bowlpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Hants 400-9d v Northants 175 & 37-0 fo

    Emilio Gay and Will Young get to tea but the deficit remains giant and 43 overs are left in the day.

  6. Hat-trick ballpublished at 15:35 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Kent 164 & 37-4 v Essex 573

    An over from Jamie Porter is negotiated and now Sam Cook runs in on a hat-trick…

    …Joe Denly survives!

    But how much longer Kent are surviving today is anyone’s guess.

  7. Tea at Tauntonpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 143-2 - lead by 228

    The wind is up at Taunton and audibly gusting over the effects mic here.

    Charlesworth takes a single off the first ball of Lammonby's fifth over.

    Hammond drives the last ball to mid on. No run - and that's tea.

    A quiet session for Gloucestershire - and that won't bother their hosts a jot.

  8. Postpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Lancs 276 & 78-0 v Yorks 255

    Keaton Jennings shows he can reverse sweep too and it's four runs for the left-hander off Dom Bess.

    Luke Wells is down the track later in the over and belts the ball through mid-off for another boundary.

  9. wicket

    WICKETSpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Kent 164 & 30-4 v Essex 573

    Two in two for Sam Cook!

    First Ben Compton pushes forward and is taken at second slip by one that went down the hill a smidge.

    Then first ball, Jack Leaning is held by the same fielder, squared up in the crease to one that also holds it line just enough.

    End of the over so Cook’s hat-trick ball will have to wait.

  10. 6 runs

    Hammond on the chargepublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 142-2 - lead by 237

    Hello! Hammond is down the track to Khan, belting the off spinner over his head for six runs!

    That's the first boundary in the past hour.

  11. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 136-2 - lead by 231

    Charlesworth takes a single to deep cover off the bowling of Khan.

    The off spinner pushes the ball wide of Hammond who leaves.

    One single apiece for Charlesworth and Hammond off Lammonby.

    The tea interval should be at 3.30pm. Will there be an acceleration by the batting side after that?

  12. 50 runs

    for Luke Wellspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Lancs 276 & 67-0 v Yorks 255

    A couple of twos off Steven Patterson take Luke Wells to 50 from just 29 balls. Quite superb. Can he keep it going?

  13. Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Lancs 276 & 60-0 v Yorks 255

    Dom Bess is on in only the ninth over at Old Trafford.

    Keaton Jennings nudges a single to bring up a 50 partnership with Luke Wells, who continues his assault on the Yorkshire attack with a reverse sweep to third man for four.

    Has he done for the over? No - the last ball is drilled over mid-on for the fourth six of Wells' innings.

  14. Postpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 133-2 - lead by 228

    Gloucestershire have dipped below one run per over since the second wicket fell.

    Hammond is down the pitch to Lammonby but then pushes the ball defensively back to the bowler.

    The bowler has settled into a good rhythm here - and that's three maidens for him in a row.

  15. Postpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Notts 201 & 390-7 dec v Leics 93 & 202-9

    Notts have now tried five short of a length balls at Michael Finan and all five have been despatched to the leg-side boundary - two in the latest Dane Paterson over.

    Time for a new tactic, chaps.

  16. wicket

    WICKET Bell-Drummond c Rossington b Cook 0published at 15:17 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Kent 164 & 23-2 v Essex 573

    Three balls after the restart and Essex have a second wicket.

    Daniel Bell-Drummond gets one that comes down the hill and flicks his inside edge.

    Excellent low catch from Adam Rossington diving to his left.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Madsen c Mackintosh b Raine 58published at 15:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Derbys 306 & 152-5 v Durham 223

    Derbyshire slump from 147-2 to 152-5 and Wayne Madsen is the latest to go.

    Having seen Leus du Plooy caught off Liam Trevaskis at the end of the previous over, Madsen edges to the keeper and Ben Raine now has 3-20 and six wickets in the match.

  18. Gloucestershire go slowpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Somerset 248 v Gloucs 343 & 133-2 - lead by 228

    Just the one run from Khan's 14th over.

    Given the forecast tomorrow, Gloucester are going to have to accelerate soon, surely?

    The wind is gusting so strongly the covers are being blown into the direction of the pitch!

    Josh Davey pushes them back off. Maiden from Lammonby at the other end.

  19. Postpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Lancs 276 & 48-0 v Yorks 255

    The Luke Wells rampage continues.

    The final ball of Ben Coad's latest over disappears back over his head for six and the left-hander now has 36 off 22 balls.

    Not to be out-done, Keaton Jennings straight drives to the boundary at the start of the next, bowled by Steven Patterson.

  20. Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 7 September 2022

    Notts 201 & 390-7 dec v Leics 93 & 190-9

    Brett Hutton has three men behind square on the leg-side and another at mid-wicket.

    Three times he tests out Michael Finan and three times he is pulled to the boundary.

    Full marks to the Leicestershire number 11.