Eight matches in second round of County Championship season
Div One: Essex v Lancs, Northants v Middlesex, Notts v Somerset, Surrey v Hants, Warwickshire v Kent
Div Two: Durham v Worcs, Gloucs v Yorks, Leics v Derbys
Day two at Gloucs, Leics, Northants, Notts & Warwickshire abandoned
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Notts 256 v Somerset 28-2
The umpires were inspecting at 13:10 BST at Trent Bridge but any plans to get going again have been put back by more rain.
No play so far on day two there.
Durham 425-9d v Worcestershire 67-1
It's been raining at the Riverside during the break but just a quick shower and the players are back out there without a delay.
Can Worcestershire build on their bright start?
Surrey 51-1 v Hampshire 254
Mohammad Abbas is bang on the money at the start of this session.
The scoreboard will show a four to Rory Burns to bring up the Surrey 50, but it was a thick edge through the slips and could so easily have given Abbas both openers in the space of two overs.
Burns lives to fight another day, he has 32 and the deficit is down to 203.
Essex 184-8 v Lancs 207
Lunch is over at Chelmsford but sadly pretty heavy rain has arrived so no chance of a restart yet.
Northants 111-3 v Middx 149
No restart as planned at 13:25 BST.
Could be one of them days.
Sibley c Dawson b Abbas 16 (Surrey 44-1 v Hampshire 254)
Mohammad Abbas with a pearler and Surrey are one down.
That didn't take long. Four balls into his over Abbas tempts Dom Sibley into feathering one to Liam Dawson in the slips.
Ollie Pope is next in. Not the nicest situation to come into, I'd imagine. Hampshire are fired up and there's seemingly a bit of movement in the air.
Surrey 44-0 v Hampshire 254
Huge appeal from Keith Barker, three balls after the resumption. Rory Burns is pinned back and Hampshire go up in unison, but the umpire says no. Maybe a hint too high?
Barker has his hands on his head for a good 20 seconds.
Essex 184-8 v Lancs 207 - lunch, day two
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Lancashire have fought back well here and will be eyeing-up a narrow first innings lead.
James Anderson took the valuable wicket of Dan Lawrence before he had added to his overnight 39 which precipitated three wickets going down for the addition of just 21 runs.
Matt Critchley, with his third successive half century has stitched the Essex innings together and Lancashire will hope Luke Wells’ drop in the slips won’t prove too costly.
You can read more about Kent's new overseas signing here...
Kent sign Australia fast bowler Wes Agar for their next four Championship matches.
Read MoreWarwickshire 367-3 v Kent
Good news for Kent... no, not the fact there has been no play so far! They have a fast bowler coming to bolster their ranks - just not in time to help them in this match.
They have just announced the signing of Australian right-arm quick Wes Agar, 26, who has played two ODIs and impressed for Australia A against New Zealand this winter.
With Grant Stewart and Nathan Gilchrist missing this week through injury and Matt Quinn hampered by a groin injury yesterday, having Agar available for next week's visit of Essex to Canterbury is a boost.
He will also be available for the games against Middlesex at Lord's on 27 April, at home to Hampshire on 11 May and at Surrey on 18 May with Kent welcoming Arshdeep Singh in June.
Day two
Div One
Div Two
Surrey 42-0 v Hampshire 254
Covers are off the square at The Oval and play is due to resume at 13:25 BST.
We'll just pretend this afternoon's angry looking weather radar is broken, shall we?
Northants 111-3 v Middx 149
They will try again very soon in Northampton.
Durham 425-9d v Worcestershire 67-1
Just the 129 runs in two hours this morning.
Azhar Ali has 16 and Jake Libby is on four as lunch is taken. Ed Pollock's blistering 41 set the visitors on their way after Durham declared when Ben Raine's knock of 71 came to an end on the boundary ropes.
Essex 184-8 v Lancs 207
Image source, Rex FeaturesIt's been a lucky morning weather wise in Essex but rain arrives shortly before lunch.
That will bring the break and it's been a nip-tuck session.
Essex never got going and lost 3-21 before Matt Critchley settled and went to a 100-ball fifty.
He's there 65 not out at lunch but has had no support and Essex are scrapping to get on terms.
Two more wickets for James Anderson this morning, who now has 4-53.
Snater c Bell b de Grandhomme 6 Essex (180-8 v Lancs 207)
Colin de Grandhomme bobbing in with the keeper up to the stumps and he has Shane Snater caught behind trying to force off the back foot.
Thin edge well held by young George Bell.
Looking like a one-innings shootout this from here.
Image source, Rex FeaturesPollock b Potts 41 (Durham 425-9d v Worcestershire 50-1)
Stumps everywhere.
An absolutely blockbuster over this.
Four byes.
Slog swept four, followed by a Matty Potts word with Ed Pollock.
Huge appeal for LBW with an inswinging yorker, not given, shy at the stumps as Pollock turned his back.
Sqaure cut for four.
Stumps smashed to smithereens by a fired-up Potts.
Ed Pollock made 41 from 26 balls with nine fours, but his fun is over.
Essex 177-7 v Lancs 207
Essex just trying to up the ante a little and are edging closer.
Matt Critchley trying to use his feet to counter the swing with mixed rewards so far.
Shane Snater is having a little dip at the other end.
He whacked one over midwicket for four before being very nearly brilliantly caught at cover.
Surrey 42-0 v Hampshire 254
Don't get too excited. The covers are being rearranged at regular intervals at The Oval, but there is no prospect of an imminent return at present, and as such they have decided to take an early lunch.
Image source, Getty ImagesDurham 425-9d v Worcestershire 31-0
The T20 Blast gets earlier and earlier every year. Three overs gone, and Ed Pollock is on 30. Seven fours, a couple of them punishing loose Ben Raine deliveries.
Jake Libby is about to face his second ball to start the fourth. Pollock in this mood is clearly not a good sharer.