Another great set from Northants with only six from Tom Taylor’s over.

Even with a boundary from Steven Croft, his first.

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13 overs

Middlesex 105-4

It's been a while since Middlesex hit a six but Luke Hollman supplies one as he slashes Jamie Overton to backward point to bring up the Middlesex 100.

The next ball is a slower one but a thick edge runs away fine for four. Eight an over from here would see Middlesex to 161. They will want more.

Good over by Sunil Narine and great work by Ollie Pope on the boundary as he dives full length to deny Jack Davies a boundary after the left-hander sweeps to mid-wicket.

Excellent from Graeme White, just five singles and a wicket.

Mark Church
BBC Radio London

Great bit of bowling from Chris Jordan.

He has rolled that off the outside of his fingers.

He's bowled it so early and John Simpson has spooned it out to Jamie Overton at mid-off.

Luke Hollman sees the ball fizz past the edge from the first ball he faces, but manages to guide the next to third man for one. Good over by Chris Jordan, which brought Surrey a fourth wicket.

Jimmy Neesham back into the attack and gives up only four singles then a couple to Steven Croft.

A single rounds out the over.

Nice improvisation by Jack Davies, who reverse sweeps Sunil Narine's first ball for four.

Narine has an unusual slingy action, which obviously serves him well as he has 445 T20 wickets, but John Simpson utilises an orthodox sweep to collect the second boundary of the over.

He is 21 not out and Davies has 13.

Steven Croft struggling to get going alongside Dane Vilas.

He’s 12 from 17 balls.

Vilas hoists the final ball of the 10th over the ropes.

Lancashire with work to do at halfway.

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Light relief for Durham as Scott Borthwick has bowled Finn Allen for 48 to leave Yorkshire 105-1 after 8.2 overs.

Elswehere, Leicestershire are on top against Worcestershire, reducing the Rapids to 54-4 after eight overs.

And Rilee Roussouw is leading the Somerset recovery against Gloucestershire, unbeaten on 32 with his side 66-3 nearing the halfway point.

Jamie Overton overpitches and John Simpson belts the ball back past him for four.

Overton is certainly working up some pace and new batter Jack Davies miscues a pull shot as a single ends the over.

Sunil Narine will bowl the next over.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London

It's a horrible mix-up and Stevie Eskinazi turns and screams at John Simpson.

I can see why Simpson says no but I guess Eskinazi says, 'that's my call!'

Dane Vilas has had enough pondering.

He takes Graeme White for the night’s first six at the start of the ninth.

But White recovers to limit the damage.

Freddie Heldreich into the attack and a superb start from the left-arm leg-spinner.

Just four from it and Lancashire are pondering a little here.

As is often the case, Graeme White’s left-arm spin takes over straight after the powerplay.

He goes for only seven.

It's clearly a night for batting at Chester-le-Street, where Adam Lyth and Finn Allen continue to make hay.

Yorkshire are 91-0 off seven overs, with both batters closing in on 50s.

Birmingham Bears are also still going along nicely at Trent Bridge at 73-1 off seven, with Sam Hain and Rob Yates both scoring freely.

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Here comes Jamie Overton - bet he's excited about the possibility of a Test debut in the third Test against New Zealand.

He's certainly bending his back and is unlucky as Stevie Eskinazi swings wildly and edges over the keeper for four.

Fine fielding by Gus Atkinson denies Eskinazi another four in the same area before John Simpson ends the over with one to long leg.