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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Durham 381-7 v Worcestershire
Ben Gibbon beats the edge of Paul Coughlin's bat with the final ball of his latest over.
Sharp intakes of breath all around.
Coughlin remains there on 32, Raine is making steady progress and leathers Joe Leach through the covers for four, he's now unbeaten on 41 from 52 balls and the partnership is up to 73.
Lawrence c Jennings b Anderson 39 (Essex 100-4 v Lancs 207)
Image source, Rex FeaturesAnd right on cue James Anderson strikes!
Full length ball with a bit of shape away, Dan Lawrence goes hard at it with a forward press and nicks it to second slip for a simple catch to captain Keaton Jennings.
Essex 100-3 v Lancs 207
Under way on time at Chelmsford where Essex hope to continue their strong work from yesterday.
Lancashire were whistled out cheaply and from 25-3 in reply Dan Lawrence, now 39, and Matt Critchley, 23, shared a smart partnership to see the home side end the day in the ascendancy.
They’ll be eyeing a lead today if the weather holds.
James Anderson getting back to his work after two wickets last evening.
Image source, Rex FeaturesDurham 366-7 v Worcestershire
Ben Gibbon gets the ball at the other end and goes in search of his maiden first-class fivefer – the 22-year-old has 4-75 and has taken four of the last five wickets to fall, including removing Alex Lees' middle stump when he was on 70.
Surrey 37-0 v Hampshire 254
Keith Barker thunders in for the opening ball of the day in South London.
Rory Burns (23) and Dom Sibley put on 37 unbroken in a testing spell late on day one. Can they build on that foundation with threatening skies closing around The Oval?
We've also got play in Division One at The Oval and Chelmsford. But there are delays in four games at Trent Bridge, Grace Road, Edgbaston and Northants.
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire has already been abandoned.
Durham 365-7 v Worcestershire
The Riverside is bathed in glorious spring sunshine this morning - let's hope that lasts.
Paul Coughlin and Ben Raine added an unbroken 55 for the eighth wicket last night and are back in the middle – let’s hope Ben is the only Raine we are talking about today!
Joe Leach takes the first over for the visitors.
Every ball covered
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Northants 111-3 v Middlesex 149 - start delayed, rain
Andrew Radd
BBC Radio Northampton
Not quite the monsoon some had been predicting this morning, but still a delayed start with light rain falling at Wantage Road.
The covers are on with players and umpires keeping a watching brief.
Meanwhile, Northamptonshire supporters have been pondering what might have been had Ben Sanderson been fit for the opening match of the campaign against Kent at Canterbury.
He picked up three wickets in eight balls during his opening spell yesterday, and told the BBC afterwards that his opening over had been "one of the best I've bowled since coming to Northampton."
Div One
Div Two
Gloucestershire v Yorkshire - no play Friday, rain
It hasn't stopped raining all morning in the West Country and they've already called off today's play between Gloucestershire and Yorkshire in Division Two.
Yesterday was also washed out.
Image source, Rex FeaturesThe covers are on pretty much everywhere, but thankfully we should get some cricket at Chelmsford, The Oval and Chester-le-Street.
For how long remains to be seen!
Morning... it's not great out there is it?
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