Summary

  • England's Stuart Broad claims 4-68 for Nottinghamshire at Lord's.

  • Keaton Jennings retires on 189 as Lancs lead Somerset by 113 on first innings.

  • Nick Browne makes 159 for Essex against Kent, Tom Westley out for 148.

  • James Fuller takes 6-37 as Hampshire beat Northants by an innings.

  • Yorkshire chasing target of 201 to beat Sussex at Hove.

  • Ajeet Dale claims 6-41 as Gloucestershire bowl out Worcestershire for 157.

  • Rain ends play early with Glamorgan 153-5, 318 behind Durham.

  1. Postpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 131-4 - lead by 221

    Lyndon James gets a nick that bounces safely and runs away to third man for a couple.

    A single off the last ball and he'll keep the strike.

    12 overs remaining - as dark clouds gather over St John's Wood.

  2. Postpublished at 18:24 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yorks 118-3 (target 201)

    A rare play and miss by Lyth outside off stump for Carson, who is bowling to a slip and a forward short leg.

    83 needed.

  3. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Qadri c Pepper b Critchley 16 (Kent 326-7 v Essex 451-5 dec)

    Partnership breaker Matt Critchley does the trick for Essex!

    The part-time leggie has a knack of taking wickets and he strikes with his ninth ball.

    Hamidullah Qadri goes to cut one and gets a thin edge through to the wicketkeeper.

  4. Postpublished at 18:22 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yorks 115-3 (target 201)

    Short from Crocombe and swung away to square leg by Hope for his 6th four.

    He's on 48.

    The partnership is gold dust - worth 76.

  5. 6 runs

    Postpublished at 18:19 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 124-4

    LBW shout as the ball goes off the pads of James and that's a leg bye.

    Joe Clarke smashes the next Roland-Jones delivery over mid wicket for six.

    The last ball is driven close to the stumps at the non-striker's end but Lyndon James is safe.

  6. Postpublished at 18:18 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Kent 321-6 v Essex 451-5 dec

    Joey Evison and Hamidullah Qadri have done a good job of quietening the game from a Kent point of view.

    Their partnership has accumulated 33 runs as they move to 130 runs off Essex's score.

    Six overs left before the end of this session.

  7. Postpublished at 18:15 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 354 & 116-4

    Good over from Roland-Jones with just the one run coming from it.

    Just two runs from Hollman at the other end.

    15 over left tonight.

  8. 50 runs

    50 for Adam Lythpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yorks 102-3 (target 201)

    An 81-ball 50 comes with a drive to long on off the bowling of Crocombe. Seven fours.

    He's playing a blinder and has certainly been the bedrock of this Yorkshire innings.

  9. Jennings injury may be torn hamstringpublished at 18:13 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Somerset 441 & 41-0 v Lancashire 554

    Keaton JenningsImage source, Getty Images

    Bad news for Lancashire fans after skipper Keaton Jennings had to retire on 189 during their first innings.

    Head coach Glenn Chapple has told BBC Radio Lancashire: "'Keaton was going superbly and losing him was a bigger blow more than anything else.

    "We think it's a torn hamstring at this stage, we're not sure how bad, hopefully it'll be a grade one but it could be a grade two.

    "We'll have to wait to see what the severity of it is but it could be a proper hamstring tear."

  10. Harmer's mammoth stintpublished at 18:12 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Kent 319-6 v Essex

    Simon HarmerImage source, Rex Features

    Simon Harmer is thrown the ball for his 28th over, interrupted only by the tea-break.

    The South Africa spinner could be forgiven for starting to feel a bit weary after such a mammoth spell.

    The BBC Radio Kent commentators have been discussing how old Harmer is - the answer is 34, and it feels like he's been around for years.

    What a player he has been for Essex.

  11. Close of play at Worcesterpublished at 18:11 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Worcs 157 v Gloucs 231 & 172-3

    Bad light becomes rain at New Road and that is all she wrote on day three.

    Gloucestershire can only hope for a fine day tomorrow and return with a plan for the sort of target they want to set Worcestershire, who only managed to add 39 to their overnight 118-7 as Ajeet Dale produced career-best figures of 6-41.

    Chris Dent is 61 not out for the visitors, who lead by 246.

  12. Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yorks 96-3 (target 201)

    Carson is settling into a tidy spell after an expensive first over.

    Hope nudges a single into the leg side and an overthrow makes it two.

    Yorkshire nearing the halfway point of their target.

  13. Postpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 111-4

    Lyndon James takes two fours off the Hollman over to move on to 13.

    Notts lead by 201.

  14. Postpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yorks 89-3 (target 201)

    Ooh! Let off for Shai Hope?

    An inside edge off Carson bounces just wide of forward short leg.

    And breathe.

  15. Close of play at Tauntonpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Somerset 441 & 54-0 v Lancashire 554

    There is indeed to be no further action in cider country today.

    Somerset will resume, weather permitting, tomorrow morning with a deficit of 72 but all 10 second-innings wickets in hand.

    Earlier in the day, Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings had to retire hurt on 189 as the Red Rose went from 413-2 to 554 all out.

  16. Postpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Yoks 88-3 (target 201)

    Big appeal for LBW by Carson against Lyth - who sweeps and misses.

    Looked a bit leg side to be fair.

    Four runs with a deft leg side flick by Hope off McAndrew at the other end.

  17. Postpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 100-4

    Clarke whips Andersson away through mid wicket for four - but the fourth ball is a play and miss outside off stump.

    A full-blooded slap to cover brings a single - and one more pushed through the off side brings up the Notts second innings 100 in the 31st over.

  18. Bad light stops play at Worcesterpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Worcs 157 v Gloucs 231 & 172-3

    The umpires check the meters and they are off again at New Road.

    There were, in theory, 17 overs still to play. Some of those will be lost now, assuming the light lifts enough to allow a re-start.

    Chris Dent has 66 and Graeme van Buuren is seven not out.

  19. Postpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Kent 296-6 v Essex 451-5 dec

    After being under the pump from Zak Crawley in the afternoon session, Essex have quietly crept back into a position where they may feel they can bowl out Kent this evening.

    Good sweep shot from Joey Evison gets him four with three close catchers in place to Simon Harmer.

  20. Postpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 22 April 2023

    Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 92-4

    Hollman is bowling a tidy spell here - giving Clarke little room to push the ball away through the off side.

    Just one from the over.