Raining again at Lord'spublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 158-6
Sorry, folks.
Put your brollies back up. Read the papers again.
It's going to be one of those days.
Summary
Middlesex beat Nottinghamshire by four wickets in thrilling finish at Lord's.
Kasey Aldridge hits unbeaten half-century as Somerset draw with Lancashire
Kent and Essex draw with no play possible on final day
Durham have to settle for draw because of rain, with Glamorgan 104-6 after following on
Division Two matches at Worcester and Hove abandoned as draws.
Raining again at Lord'spublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
WICKETpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Kohler-Cadmore c De Grandhomme b Balderson 16 (Somerset 441 & 90-4 v Lancashire 554)
Tom Abell edges George Balderson through the slips and it looks like Luke Wells got a hand to it.
The replay suggests it bounced just in front. Single taken.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore is solidly forward in defence, but this time he's gone!
Going hard at the ball and a checked drive results in an edge to second slip. It's a great grab by Colin de Grandhomme - diving at full stretch.
WICKETpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Haynes c O Price b de Lange 0 (Worcs 28-3 - target 301)
You don't want to be on the receiving end of that sort of delivery when you are on a pair.
Jack Haynes, out first ball in the first innings, gets a real snorter from Marchant de Lange for his third in this knock and can only glove it to the slips where Olly Price makes no mistake.
Real hostility from de Lange so far in this spell.
WICKETpublished at 12:11 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Azhar c de Lange b T Price 9 (Worcs 27-2 - target 301)
What are Worcestershire doing?
Azhar Ali attempts another pull shot, miscues and Marchant de Lange takes the catch at mid-on.
That's six wickets in the match now for Tom Price, who took a hat-trick in the first innings, if you remember.
Postpublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Somerset 441 & 90-3 v Lancashire 554
George Balderson has replaced Tom Bailey and the pressure has been eased somewhat on the Somerset batters.
A decent over is spoiled by the last ball being worked to the midwicket fence for four.
And from the first ball of Saqib Mahmood's next over, Tom Kohler-Cadmore gets four down past gully as Somerset move closer to parity.
The deficit is now just 23.
Postpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Worcs 17-1 (target 301)
Azhar Ali shows how the pull shot should be played as he puts away the final ball of Tom Price's over for four.
Marchant de Lange is too short at the start of the next and this time it is Jake Libby who finds the leg-side boundary.
Image source, Getty Images12:30 resumption at Lord'spublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Middlesex 274 v Notts 364 & 158-6
Weather permitting - as there's a lot of bad weather close to HQ today.
Postpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Glamorgan 187-8 v Durham 471-9 dec
Thankfully, it was only a short hold-up at Sophia Gardens and they are back out in the middle. Kiran Carlson adds a single off Brydon Carse and is 61 not out.
WICKETpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Pollock c sub b T Price 3 (Worcs 5-1 - target 301)
Oh dear, oh dear.
Ed Pollock tries to pull Tom Price's second delivery but the ball isn't short enough and he skies a catch to substitute fielder Ben Charlesworth.
A bit of a gift wicket for Gloucestershire.
Gloom descends on Glamorganpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Glamorgan 183-8 v Durham 471-9 dec
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio NewcastleDurham have taken three quick wickets this morning but are now being interrupted by gloom in Cardiff.
The players have gone off for bad light in a match which has already seen 141 overs fall to the elements. They are not allowed to put the floodlights on here either.
Brydon Carse has caused most of the damage. He got Chris Cooke caught behind for 32 with his third ball of the day, then trapped Michael Neser lbw for one.
Ben Raine also picked up a wicket. Dan Douthwaite hooking a delivery to the diving Carse at long leg when on 12. It was not the shot to play in the circumstances.
The follow-on target is 322, but could the weather be the real winner at Sophia Gardens?
Pollock escapespublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Worcs 5-0 (target 301)
Worcestershire opener Ed Pollock is not renowned for an 'occupy the crease' mentality, His natural instinct is to attack.
Marchant de Lange has the ball and finds the edge with his first delivery, but the chance is floored at fourth slip.
The South African - in his 100th first-class game - follows it with a no-ball but then fizzes a lifter past Jake Libby and raps him on the gloves with a straighter one. He's clearly up for the task.
Mahmood replaces Andersonpublished at 11:55 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Somerset 441 & 74-3 v Lancashire 554
The first change in the Lancashire bowling this morning as Saqib Mahmood replaces Jimmy Anderson.
His first ball is pulled to the fence by Tom Abell with a real show of intent.
The Somerset skipper collects a further single from the over as he looks to bat his team to safety.
Postpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Somerset 441 & 69-3 v Lancashire 554
Tom Kohler-Cadmore likes to get on with things and he gets a juicy half-volley from Tom Bailey that brings him four.
Two balls later, Bailey goes too full and Kohler-Cadmore drives it for a second boundary of the over.
Somerset now trail by 44 with seven wickets left.
Bad light stops play at Cardiffpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Glamorgan 183-8 v Durham 471-9 dec
You don't need to be a genius to work out how frustrating this must be for Durham. Well on top in the game and with the prospect of forcing a win if they can polish off Glamorgan's first innings quickly, they must hope that this will be a short interruption.
Kiran Carlson is 60 not out for Glamorgan and Timm van der Gugten has two.
WICKETpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Neser lbw Carse 1 (Glamorgan 182-8 v Durham 471-9 dec)
Brydon Case strikes again as Michael Neser goes back into his crease but brings the bat down too late. The Durham paceman now has figures of 3-53 and Glamorgan are 289 behind.
Worcestershire set 301 to winpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Worcs 157 v Gloucs 231 & 226-4 dec
It's getting darker at New Road and Graeme van Buuren decides enough is enough after Gloucestershire add seven from the latest Matthew Waite over.
He declares and remains 34 not out and Olly Price has seven. This one could go either way if the weather holds.
Bailey and Anderson putting pressure on batterspublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Somerset 441 & 54-3 v Lancashire 554
Image source, Getty ImagesThis is good Sunday morning stuff from Messrs Bailey and Anderson.
They have taken three wickets for just five runs in 23 balls and it has changed the complexion of the game.
Anderson has only given up a single in his four overs so far.
Stand-in captain Dane Vilas (with Keaton Jennings injured) will want to keep these two on as long as possible while they have a good rhythm going.
WICKETpublished at 11:38 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Douthwaite c Carse b Raine 12 (Glamorgan 180-7 v Durham 471-9 dec)
Ben Raine has his fourth victim of the innings at Sophia Gardens as Dan Douthwaite falls into the leg trap and is caught hooking at backward square leg.
So far, so good for Durham this morning as Michael Neser joins Kiran Carlson.
Postpublished at 11:35 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Glamorgan 180-6 v Durham 471-9 dec
Brydon Carse is straining every sinew to try and add to the earlier wicket of Chris Cooke, but Kiran Carlson survives a maiden over and remains on 60 not out.
Postpublished at 11:32 British Summer Time 23 April 2023
Worcs 157 v Gloucs 231 & 215-4
Tom Price hit a century and took a hat-trick on the opening day, what can brother Olly do here for Gloucestershire. He is off the mark with a single as he runs Matthew Waite down to third man.