Sixth round of 2023 County Championship season as all 18 counties play
D1: Kent v Hants, Lancs v Somerset, Surrey v Middlesex
Warwickshire beat Essex by four wickets
Notts thump Northants by an innings and 25 runs
D2: Derbys v Gloucs, Durham v Yorks, Leics v Sussex
Glamorgan beat Worcs by 10 wickets
Kent 95 & 39-0 v Hampshire 373
James Fuller beats the outside edge of Zak Crawley, and the England opener then drives him through the covers next ball for four.
Crawley is up to 22 and Kent are unscathed after 14 overs.
Twelves overs remaining if light allows.
Surrey v Middlesex 102-2 trail by 69
Max Holden is 28 and Stephen Eskinazi 15 as Middlesex continue to battle back but they remain a long way behind.
15 more overs to go at The Oval.
Patel lbw b Thompson 0 (Durham (Target: 246) v Yorks)
Two in two for Jordan Thompson!
He pins Ajaz Patel from round the wicket with a full ball.
Matty Potts to face the hat-trick ball...
And survives!
But Yorkshire just two wickets away now.
Kent 95 & 26-0 v Hampshire 373
Lovely shot!
Beautiful timing from Zak Crawley as he unfurls a splendid on drive past Keith Barker to the boundary.
He'll be feeling much better for that.
Clark b Thompson 9 (Durham (Target: 246) v Yorks)
Another drag on!
Yorkshire suddenly moving towards victory.
Graham Clark goes to cut Jordan Thompson and farms it into his own pegs.
73 more for Durham to find.
Kent 95 & 22-0 v Hampshire 373
The sun is now out at Canterbury and it's so far so good for the Kent openers.
Zak Crawley has nine off 24 balls and Ben Compton is on a slightly less pedestrian 12 from 24.
Just another 256 runs for parity.
Lancashire 326 v Somerset 361 & 59-1
Time for spin at Old Trafford.
Eleven overs in and Tom Hartley is into the attack, while George Balderson comes on at the other end.
Tom Abell takes Hartley on and smacks his third ball for four, and his first over goes for nine.
Abell quickly on to 29.
Lancashire 326 v Somerset 361 & 50-1
The two Toms have settled well and eased Somerset to 50 in good time.
Lammonby has 19 from 30 balls and Abell has reached 20 off 25.
Both have shown fluency in picking up three boundaries apiece and the lead is 85.
A touch under 19 overs still due today.
Lancashire 326 v Somerset 361 & 42-1
Tom Abell is quickly into his stride.
Saqib Mahmood is a fraction short and wide and Abell (17) pounces for his third four, working the ball through the offside to the deep extra cover boundary.
Lovely timing then from Tom Lammonby (14) to send Will Williams ball to the ropes. It takes the Somerset lead to 77.
Bas de Leede b Fisher 4 (Durham 154-6 (Target 246) v Yorks)
Yorkshire have another!
Bas de Leede pokes outside off and drags Matt Fisher into his stumps!
Are Yorkshire favourites now?
Durham need another 88.
Kent 95 & 4-0 v Hampshire 373
It's looking gloomy out there and the floodlights are on as Zak Crawley takes guard and begins the Kent second innings.
The England opener survives an appeal for caught behind off the second ball and then whips Keith Barker's third ball to the boundary.
Mohammad Abbas will open up to Ben Compton at the other end.
The hosts have a huge job on their hands to save this.
Jones lbw b Fisher 56 (Durham 150-5 (Target: 246) v Yorks)
Ooo now then!
Michael Jones was holding the chase together but goes to turn Matt Fisher to leg, misses and is trapped on the knee roll.
96 for Durham to find but the lower-middle order is going to have to do it now.
17 overs to come tonight - plus a possible eight extras.
Davies b Williams 9 (Lancashire 326 v Somerset 361 & 13-1)
Great start for Lancashire!
Will Williams pitches up a delivery to Steven Davies who plays an inside edge on to his stumps.
Somerset lead by 48 and Tom Abell is the new man at the crease.
Surrey v Middlesex 65-2 trail by 106
Image source, Rex FeaturesSurrey have a double breakthrough at The Oval.
First Sam Robson was caught behind for 22 off Sean Abbott.
And then fellow opener Mark Stoneman also nicked behind for 28 to Gus Atkinson.
Kent 95 v Hampshire 373
Keith Barker tries another hoik, this time off Joey Evison, and gives Tawanda Muyeye a third simple catch of the innings.
His knock ends on 25 and Hampshire are finally dismissed for 373, a huge lead of 278 runs.
Kent managed just 95 first time around, but must surely do better this time.
They have a day and 26 overs to bat out for a draw.
Robinson c Lyth b Fisher 13 Durham 147-4 (Target: 246) v Yorks
A slash outside off from Ollie Robinson and he edges to the only slip!
He's disgusted with himself and Yorkshire have further hope.
Michael Jones' 132-ball fifty, his third of the season, is leading the chase
Kent 95 v Hampshire 370-9
Yet another ball goes missing at Canterbury.
Keith Barker takes on the short boundary and clears that and the retirement flats beyond to go to 23. Hamadullah Qadri is his victim.
Hampshire are piling on the punishment and lead by 275.
Durham 143-3 need another 103 to beat Yorkshire
Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle
Dom Bess has had to leave the field after a shot from Durham opener Michael Jones smashed into his knee. He received treatment on the field and tried to bowl the next over but was unable to.
He limped off in a deal of pain and was replaced by George Hill. But that brought about a stroke of luck for Yorkshire as he got David Bedingham with the third ball of the over, for 19. Jonny Bairstow taking a great one-handed catch, low to his right.
This could be over today. There are 23 overs to go and the light is good. We may enter extra half hour territory. However, if Durham lose a couple of quick wickets this game will turn back in the direction of Yorkshire. And it is not known yet if the injured Brydon Carse will be able to bat if needed.
He has not featured today after suffering a side strain yesterday and was due to have a scan to assess the damage.
Lancashire 326 v Somerset 361 & 1-0
With James Anderson still off the field with an injury picked up on day one, Will Williams opens the bowling to Tom Lammonby.
Twelth man Luke Wood takes Anderson's place in the field.
Somerset lead by 36 and the draw now looks favourite.
Fuller c Muyeye b Qadri 51 (Kent 95 v Hampshire 360-9)
James Fuller brings up a ninth first-class fifty but falls soon after.
He tries to slog sweep Hamadullah Qadri but Tawanda Muyeye is again in business and takes the catch in the deep.
A great 59-ball knock ends, but not before a third bonus point for Hampshire is brought up.
Muhammad Abbas comes to the crease - Hants want more. The lead is 265.