Postpublished at 18:21 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Warwicks 150 v Surrey 178-6
Warwickshire decide it is time for Rob Yates' occasional off-spin.
He makes a reasonable start, just three from the over.
Summary
Surrey lead by 61 against Warwickshire after reaching 211-8 at stumps.
Wes Agar takes 4-60 as Kent bowl out Middlesex for 229 at Lord's.
England's Rehan Ahmed makes 90 for Leicestershire against Glamorgan
Seam bowler Timm van der Gugten takes 6-88 for Glamorgan
Durham enforce follow-on against Derbyshire with a lead of 287.
Sussex's Cheteshwar Pujara 99 not out at close of play against Gloucestershire.
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Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 9-2
Image source, Rex FeaturesTim Murtagh is in what I believe elite sportspeople call 'the zone.'
He's beaten the edge of Ben Compton's bat and then saw a big lbw appeal dismissed for an apparent inside edge.
Ethan Bamber is next to show, beating Jack Leaning's edge and seeing another shout turned down. Two noises again, perhaps?
This is a deeply uncomfortable mini-session for Kent. And the light seems to be improving.
WICKET - Steel c Mousley b Ali 12published at 18:16 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Warwicks 150 v Surrey 175-6
Warwickshire need wickets we said - and there's the first of them.
Cameron Steel tries to drive without getting his foot to the pitch of the ball and Dan Mousley grabs an instinctive one-handed catch at third slip - one of those that probably stung quite a lot.
No wonder he punches the air.
Postpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Warwicks 150 v Surrey 173-5
Warwickshire are still keeping it tight by and large, but Hasan Ali is off line at the end of his latest over and Cameron Steel steers it away for four off the back foot.
The new ball is only 12 overs away but Warwickshire need a couple more wickets before that is due.
up for Sussexpublished at 18:14 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Glos v Sussex 251-3
A first batting point on the board.
Cheteshwar Pujara and this fourth-wicket partnership into the 90s.
Nine overs remain in the day. Three until the new ball is due.
Postpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 4-2
Ethan Bamber gets the ball from the Pavilion End. He caused Kent untold strife in the first innings. What can he do here?
Ben Compton will face his first ball. He's fist-bumped three teammates already in the past nine minutes.
Postpublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Glos v Sussex 242-3
Cheteshwar Pujara has come alive.
First he clonks a hideous full toss from Ollie Price way back over midwicket for six.
Then next over he's twice cutting Zafar Gohar through point for boundaries as the left-arm spinner drops short.
Poor bowling, well punished and Pujara now has 84.
Postpublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 0-2
Jack Leaning shuffles down the track to defend the hat-trick ball.
Kent trail by 43. They are 0-2.
WICKET - Bell-Drummond lbw b Murtagh 0published at 18:02 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 0-2
Tim Murtagh is on a hat-trick.
He gets this one to nip back on Daniel Bell-Drummond and pins him leg-before. Middlesex are in rapture. What a ball from Murtagh, again. What a start for Middlesex.
Jack Leaning will face the hat-trick ball...
WICKET - Crawley c Eskinazi b Murtagh 0published at 17:59 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 0-1
Gone first ball.
Tim Murtagh has Zak Crawley twice in as many days and he's enjoyed that one. He gets one to nip away from Zak Crawley who feathers it to Stephen Eskinazi to take a routine catch at first slip.
A nightmare start for Kent and a long walk back to the Pavilion for Crawley.
Daniel Bell-Drummond comes in at three.
WICKET du Plooy c Potts b Coughlin 14published at 17:59 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Durham 452-9d v Derbys 165 & 74-4 f/o
Oh dear.
Leus du Plooy tamely taps a full delivery up to midwicket and Derbyshire are four down.
20 overs left in the day. Three more wickets in that time and extra time is probably on the cards.
Postpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186 & 0-0
Zak Crawley and Ben Compton will begin the Kent second innings. Their only mission is to last as long as the light. Can they meet that challenge?
Tim Murtagh will take the new ball from the Nursery End. Just what you don't want to see as an opener at 6pm on day two, if we're honest...
Postpublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Warwicks 150 v Surrey 164-5
Jamie Smith emerges from a quiet period with two fours in the same Oliver Hannon-Dalby over, a clip through mid-wicket and a cover drive. The Surrey right-hander advances to 35 not out and there are 17 more overs scheduled in the day.
WICKET - Murtagh b Agar 8published at 17:51 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229 v Kent 186
There you go. The lead is 43. This should be fun.
Wes Agar takes 4-60 at Lord's, the last of them seeing Tim Murtagh back right away across to the leg side before chopping on.
There are 21 overs slated tonight but the light is failing and the floodlights are on.
What Middlesex wouldn't give for a breakthrough before stumps.
Postpublished at 17:48 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Middlesex 229-9 v Kent 186
Ethan Bamber impressed with the ball and he's just impressed with a straight drive off Matt Quinn which beats the sliding fielder to the rope.
The Middlesex lead is up to 43. Every run is precious at this stage. And Kent know it.
Still 24 overs left tonight. Whether we get through them all is another matter. It is April, after all.
Postpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Somerset aren't involved in the current round of matches but here's a bit of good news for followers of the Cider Boys.
Somerset's Van der Merwe signs new two-year deal
Somerset all-rounder Roelof van der Merwe signs a new white-ball only contract extension to stay at the club until the end of 2025.
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Leicestershire 407 v Glamorgan 125-3
Ed Barnes gets one to spit up at Marnus Labuschagne off a length, he edges to Wiaan Mulder at first slip, Mulder spoons the ball into the air but somehow recovers to beat Colin Ackermann to grab the rebound before it hits the deck. Phew.
Leicestershire won't need reminding they put down Sam Northeast on 97 last July. The rest became County Championship history.
Labuschagne cuts a frustrated figure as he slopes off. Kiran Carlson joins Northeast.
up for Sussexpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Glos v Sussex 200-3
This one continues to bob along with 19-year-old James Coles, 27, going steady with Cheteshwar Pujara, 57.
But almost halfway into the game and it's gone nowhere thanks to the weather.
Surrey overhaul Bears totalpublished at 17:39 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Warwicks 150 v Surrey 152-5
"It's bubbling up nicely," says BBC 5 Live Sports Extra's Kevin Howells as Jamie Smith shapes to flick away the first ball of a new Oliver Hannon-Dalby over. He makes no contact but it eludes the wicketkeeper and runs away for four byes. Surrey have the lead.
WICKET Madsen c Robinson b Carse 23published at 17:35 British Summer Time 28 April 2023
Durham 452-9d v Derbys 165 & 51-3
You didn't say it quietly enough!
Man of the game so far, Brydon Carse, makes the breakthrough.
He gets a fraction extra bounce from just outside off to take a feather edge of Wayne Madsen through to Ollie Robinson.
Maybe Madsen could have left it. He was pushing at it a little around a fifth stump line.