Ollie Robinson's dismissal of George Hill turns out to be the last ball of his spell.

Nathan McAndrew comes on in his place.

Mohammad Abbas offers too much width at the start of a new over and Josh Cobb cracks it away behind point for four runs.

Partner Lewis McManus has a problem with his right hand which requires treatment from the physio. After sending for a drink, he carries on.

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Middlesex 83-1 v Notts 364

A short ball from James is swung away to the leg side by Stoneman, who reaches 50 off 71 balls with his eighth four.

Really good innings from the experienced Middlesex opener, who has looked in superb touch this evening.

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Sussex 361 v Yorks 155-4

George Hill uses his feet well to Carson and lofts the spinner over mid on for six.

What a stylish way to reach the innings 150, coming in 43.4 overs.

Stoneman turns Paterson away through mid wicket and Hameed does well to keep it to just a single.

Paterson beats Malan outside off sump and the Middlesex number three is now batting outside his crease to try and negate the movement off seam and slope.

Just two runs from the over.

As we may have guessed, that is the close of play in the west country.

A chastening last two sessions for Somerset as Lancashire have taken a big chunk out of that first innings deficit.

A shout out too, to Jimmy Anderson for his 5-76, which has got better and better watching the Somerset seamers toiling on this surface.

James Fuller is too full and Josh Cobb eases it back past the stumps for another four, taking him to 17 not out.

Fuller is a bit quicker than Mo Abbas and strikes the batter a blow on the gloves by way of response.

Mohammad Abbas returns for a new spell and his first ball is driven through mid-off for four by Josh Cobb.

Abbas adjusts his length and is pulled away for another boundary - clearly Cobb is no great respecter of reputations.

Still 16 more overs to be bowled.

A bright start for Pieter Malan who hits a couple of fours off Paterson - one nudged away behind gully and another flicked away to square leg.

Hope drives Robinson through cover off the back foot for four.

In the air for a bit but that raced to the boundary like a tracer bullet.

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Lancashire help themselves to nine runs off Jack Brooks' latest over and it's enough to bring up their second batting point.

But the light has deteriorated sufficiently for the umpires to bring them off the field.

Keaton Jennings has 124 and Bohannon has fairly raced to 73 and the partnership is worth 148.

Stoneman gets a short ball from James and drives square on the off side for four.

Four more driving on the up through mid off.

Quite easily his best innings of the season to date - against a very good attack and in reply to a more than respectable Notts innings.

The bad light has indeed ended play early for a second successive day in Canterbury.

Nick Browne and Tom Westley remain unbeaten for a second night as Essex remain in a dominant position.

The trouble for them is the amount of time that has been lost already. Kent's hopes of a win in this game are surely over.

Somerset turn to the part-time left-arm seam of Tom Lammonby.

He gets one loose drive from Josh Bohannon which flies down to the boundary for four, but he doesn't stem the runs.

16 off the over. The home side need this today to finish. And quickly!

And with those runs, Lancashire have avoided the follow-on in just 58 overs.

Shai Hope is off the mark third ball as he drives Hudson-Prentice through the off side for four.

Five off the over in total and a theoretical 20 overs left tonight.

Josh Cobb edges one past the slips and collects his first run as the Northants total reaches 50.

Rob Keogh survives another confident appeal to end Kyle Abbott's latest over, but the home side are under severe pressure now.