Image source, Richard Wilford - BBC Sport

Well, it was a day that began with a lot of pomp and ceremony.

But it ended really as a bit of a damp squib,

Three games ruined completely by the weather - and all the other four affected in some considerable way.

A day of rain to launch the official start of a new reign.

Fitting really for King Charles III. As that was how his mum got started too on her big day. it rained on her parade too, 70 years ago. And the covers were not as good then.

The forecast for Sunday is apparently a bit nicer. Something a bit more regal.

Let us hope there will be more blue skies over and less need for covers.

Division One

Chelmsford: Essex 314 & 24-0, Surrey 240

Southampton: Hampshire 229, Warwickshire 364-5 (Abandoned - no play on day three)

Trent Bridge: Lancashire 214 & 219-4 , Nottinghamshire 249

Taunton: Northamptonshire 255 & 66-1, Somerset 412

Division Two

Derby: Leicestershire 122, Derbyshire 326-7 (Abandoned - no play on day three)

New Road: Worcestershire 264 & 34-1, Sussex 373 (Abandoned - no play on day three)

Headingley: Glamorgan 245 & 352-4 dec, Yorkshire 106

Northants made a bright start to their second innings and dragged the deficit back into double figures but that stunning catch by Craig Overton in the penultimate over has changed the dynamic.

Ricardo Vasconcelos is a big scalp for Somerset, Hassaz Azad has already retired hurt and they have a nightwatchman in situ.

Jack Leach found some turn in the final half-hour too.

The deficit is still 91 for Northants after Tom Kohler-Cadmore's 130 and 89 from James Rew guided Somerset past 400, but, with a vastly better weather forecast on the final day, this one is going to be interesting.

Cancel your Sunday afternoon plans now!

Game over for the day at Trent Bridge.

No more play today.

The Broad-Anderson derby could yet ignite into an exciting final-day contest but it is most likely to end up on this season‘s increasingly congested cutting room floor of games ruined by the weather.

Lancashire lead Nottinghamshire by 184 runs with six wickets remaining. Let us see what the elements offer tomorrow - and the two captains, Lancs old boy Steven Mullaney and Dane Vilas.

Sam Whiteman has caught Ricardo Vasconcelos up in the run-scoring stakes and then overtaken him. The skipper has 28. The former skipper has 24. Four fours apiece.

The Australian clips Kasey Aldridge down to fine leg for a four and then squirts one off the edge past fourth slip and to the fence to take the deficit down to 96.

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Somerset 412 v Northamptonshire 255 & 52-0

... in the 16th over. Sam Whiteman drives Jack Leach past mid-off, it gets hauled in by the rope but again they come back for three.

The deficit is down to 105, with three overs to come, the visitors would be very happy if it's into double-figures overnight.

Potentially 11 overs left tonight - and the light meters are out again.

And off they come.

This one might be terminal too.

Lancashire lead Nottinghamshire by 184 runs with six wickets remaining - and the contest is still intrigungly poised, if either side were to gamble in the morning.

But the word from the locals already is that there will not be any more play at Trent Bridge tonight.

It took 17 deliveries for the first scoring shot off Peter Siddle, who has hit the ground running, Sam Whiteman cracking him into the deep to run three.

The deficit is down to 117.

Olly Stone injured againpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 6 May 2023

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Lancs 214 & 213-4, Notts 249

Oh No! Another Olly Stone injury.

The England paceman has pulled up four balls into his next over.

The former Northamptonshire and Warwickshire fast bowler really has had the most appalling luck with injuries over the past few years, and he’s been led off here looking very unhappy.

Skipper Steven Mullaney completed the over for him.

Let us hope this is nothing serious - and just precautionary for Stone.

Just like that, skipper Tom Abell has brought on Jack Leach to replace Lewis Gregory, and popped in a short leg against Ricardo Vasconcelos.

Lewis Gregory coughs up six off his latest over to Sam Whiteman and I wonder if we might be about to see Jack Leach introduced for the 10th over.

Ricardo Vasconcelos and Sam Whiteman already look very settled on this placid track and a spot of spin might give them something else to think about.

Peter Siddle is brought into the attack in the place of Craig Overton who has struggled for consistency, going for 20 off his three overs.

Siddle starts with a maiden over.

Only two games left now then - at Taunton and Nottingham.

And a lot of overs still to be bowled, if the light holds in Somerset and the East Midlands.

They won't be coming back out again tonight at Headingley, with umpires Muhammad Syed and Ian Blackwell ruling the pitch hasn't dried out sufficiently after that teatime downpour.

Yorkshire will have all day to survive tomorrow after Glamorgan declared and set them a notional target of 492.

Wonder if the visitors may end up regretting the decision not to pull out earlier?

Really regretting the Azad sad situation pun earlier now...

Hassan Azad has been forced to retire hurt as he can't seem to grip the handle of his bat properly. Can only imagine he was struck by a delivery.

Sam Whiteman is in at three and gets a couple of ripsnorting deliveries from Lewis Gregory to welcome him to the crease.

Ricardo Vasconcelos picks Craig Overton off for a couple of fours past mid-off from his latest over. He's onto a breezy 19.

After two ten-minute passages of play in which Lancashire lost both George Balderson and Josh Bohannon after a 188-run stand, it looks like there might be play here again after all.

The latest shower has passed, umpires Martin Saggers and Rob Bailey are of one mind - and Dane Vilas and Steven Croft are on their way to the middle.

The scoreboard still says 21 overs left in the day as Olly Stone steams in to resume the game again.

Hassan Azad needs some attention on his left hand, so there's a meeting in the middle as he gets some treatment.

He has three from 12 balls so far with Ricardo Vasconcelos taking nine from nine.

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Lancs 214 & 205-3, Notts 249

And off the players come again, to be passed along the way by the covers.

Cruel luck this on any crowd that had remained.

Cruel on George Balderson and Josh Bohannon.

But Notts must be laughing. So little time - and two such match turning wickets.