Summary

  • Zak Crawley 31 not out at close with Kent still to clear deficit against Surrey

  • Nottinghamshire's Matthew Montgomery hits century against Essex

  • Northamptonshire bowled out for just 56 by Hampshire at Ageas Bowl

  • Somerset's Matthew Henry takes five-for against Middlesex at Lord's

  • Sussex's James Coles hits maiden hundred against Glamorgan, Steve Smith out for 89

  • Joe Leach takes 5-41 as Worcestershire are set a target of 271 by Leicestershire

  • New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel claims five-for for Durham at Bristol

Live Reporting

Alex Hoad, Ben Kosky and Paul Grunill

  1. Worcs 83 v Leics 173 & 101-5

    We haven't had a wicket for five overs at New Road.

    Lewis Hill is 14 not out and Peter Handscomb has five - the Leicestershire lead is 191.

  2. Notts 63-1 v Essex 298

    Matthew Montgomery has already been dropped twice - on nought and 4, both times off Shane Snater.

    Essex could pay for those lapses and the right-hander drives Jamie Porter smoothly through the covers to move into double figures.

  3. wicket

    WICKET Abbas c Azad b Taylor 1

    Hampshire 367 v Northamptonshire

    That's all she wrote. Tom Taylor gets Mohammad Abbas to glance to first slip where Hassan Azad takes the catch.

    Keith Barker is stranded on 38.

    Jack White finishes with 4-80 and Northants have taken the final four Hampshire wickets in just over an hour for the addition of 36 runs.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Dent lbw Potts 8

    Gloucs 10-1 v Durham 445

    Strike one for Matthew Potts.

    Chris Dent is all at sea as he offers no shot to a ball which cuts back off the seam.

    Only the height could possibly have saved him, but the umpire judges that it was hitting.

  5. Smith taking it steady

    Sussex 252-4 v Glamorgan 123

    Australia batter Steve Smith is grinding it out in his last county match before joining up with the national squad as he had to survive a testing spell from compatriot Michael Neser.

    Smith played out 17 dot balls before getting his first run off Neser, and then edged him to slip where Timm van der Gugten, making a rare appearance in the cordon, could not quite scoop up a ball which seemed to reach him on the half-volley.

    No signs of ‘Bazball’ from Smith then, with any flourishes coming from 19-year-old James Coles at the other end until Smith creamed a cover-drive off James Harris for four to bring up the batting point.

    Glamorgan are on the back foot, and not helped by wicketkeeper Chris Cooke being off with a groin problem, in addition to captain David Lloyd missing the game with a hamstring strain and young batter Tom Bevan having picked up a shoulder injury a week ahead of the T20 Blast.

  6. wicket

    WICKET Leach b Bamber 8

    Somerset 398-8 v Middlesex

    Jack Leach, having slammed a couple of boundaries off Ryan Higgins, goes for a third and chops on to Ethan Bamber.

    Now it's down to Peter Siddle to keep Lewis Gregory company and get Somerset up to 400.

  7. Glamorgan 123 v Sussex 252-4

    No joy so far for Glamorgan's bowlers, with Sussex firmly in the driving seat and collecting their first bonus point of the game.

    Steve Smith gets them past 250, smoking a cover boundary off James Harris to move on to 77, while James Coles is on 68 at the other end.

  8. Hampshire 364-9 v Northamptonshire

    Mohammad Abbas defends the hat-trick ball into the leg side. Wow.

    Northamptonshire have wrestled back some initiative here, that's 9-3 in the last three overs. Jack White has four scalps.

  9. wicket

    WICKET Pope c Stewart b Bhuiyan 34

    Surrey 109-2 v Kent 278

    Arafat BhuiyanRex Features

    Big scalp for Kent. Ollie Pope charges down the pitch but clips the ball straight to Grant Stewart at mid-wicket and he has to go.

    That's a first first-class wicket for Arafat Bhuiyan. Wow. From the Kent League one week to dismissing England's new vice-captain the next. What a story.

    Ollie Pope's County Championship average at the Oval is back into double figures.

    Jamie Smith joins Dom Sibley in the middle.

  10. wicket

    WICKET Turner c Gay b White 0

    Hampshire 364-9 v Northamptonshire

    Jack White is on a hat-trick. John Turner goes for a duck, playing inside the line at one which swings in and edging to second slip where Emilio Gay takes a superb two-handed grab diving to his right. Brilliant catch.

  11. Gloucs 8-0 v Durham 445

    Not the start England's Matthew Potts wanted at Bristol.

    His opening delivery is pushed past mid-off for four by Chris Dent, who then swivels to pull the next one away to the square leg boundary.

  12. wicket

    WICKET Henry c Bamber b Higgins 40

    Somerset 389-8 v Middlesex

    Ryan Higgins does the job for Middlesex, who badly needed a wicket.

    Higgins' first ball tempts Matt Henry to hook and the top edge flies straight down the throat of the fielder at long leg.

    Henry's belligerent knock of 40 from 23 balls is over and Jack Leach comes out to try and help Lewis Gregory steer Somerset past 400.

  13. wicket

    WICKET Crane lbw b White 4

    Hampshire 364-8 v Northamptonshire

    That's out. Jack White gets one to nip back, Mason Crane tries to play it off his pads but misses the ball and is pinned dead infront in his crease. No arguments there.

    A third wicket for White. John Turner joins Keith Barker who has moved onto 36.

  14. wicket

    WICKET Ackermann c Pollock b Leach 1

    Worcs 83 v Leics 173 & 89-5

    Joe LeachGetty Images

    This match continues to sure towards a seemingly inevitable early conclusion as Joe Leach finds a little bit of away swing and Colin Ackermann is caught at first slip.

    It's Leach's fourth wicket of the innings and seventh of the match. Leicestershire lead by 179.

  15. Durham just fall short of final batting point

    Gloucs 0-0 v Durham 445

    Martin Emmerson
    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Durham's last pairing of Paul Coughlin and Ajaz Patel continued this morning where they left off last night. Batting with intent, they added a further 52 runs before they were all out.

    Coughlin finished on 59 not out. He hit two lovely sixes off the bowling of Zafar Gohar. The first of them went into the car park, over the Mound Stand and brought up the 400 for the visitors and their fourth batting point. He followed it up with another big blow a few overs later.

    It looked like Durham would reach maximum points for the third time this season, but Patel was caught behind off the bowling of Matt Taylor when he was on 22.

    Meanwhile, Marcus Harris has just been put down in the gully first ball of the Gloucester innings. He looked to cut a ball from Ben Raine but Bas De Leede couldn't hold onto it.

  16. Somerset 382-7 v Middlesex

    Runs continue to flow for Somerset, who are closing in on 400 and another batting bonus point.

    Matt Henry is punishing anything loose - he's just hooked Toby Roland-Jones for four, bisecting the leg-side fielders perfectly, and must be eyeing a second successive half-century.

  17. Notts 54-1 v Essex 298

    Ben SlaterRex Features

    Ben Slater is clearly in the mood to deal with anything short.

    That wasn't totally convincing. though, as he pulled a ball from Sam Cook from outside off stump to the mid-wicket boundary.

    Slater got a little more underneath that one than he intended but there are no fielders out there so no danger.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Dawson b Taylor 63

    Hampshire 355-7 v Northamptonshire

    Big wicket for Northamptonshire and it's an absolute peach. Tom Taylor gets some reverse swing and gets one to nip back a mile to crash into off stump and send Liam Dawson on his way.

    He looks stunned. It was stunning, to be fair.

    Mason Crane joins Keith Barker in the middle and gets off the mark with a square drive for four.

  19. Durham first innings over

    Gloucs v Durham 445

    Matt Taylor finishes things off for Gloucestershire as Ajaz Patel is caught behind by James Bracey for 22.

    Durham are five runs short of a fifth batting point, but Patel did his job in helping Paul Coughlin add 71 for the final wicket - a new club record, beating 45 by Shoaib Akhtar and Nick Phillips on the same ground 20 years ago.

    Coughlin is left with 59 not out from 52 balls, with two sixes and eight fours, while Zafar Gohar has figures of 4-130.

  20. wicket

    WICKET Davis lbw Leach 12

    Worcs 83 v Leics 173 & 81-4

    Both nightwatchmen now gone at New Road as Joe Leach has Will Davies leg before, the ball striking his rear pad. Leicestershire's lead is 171 as Colin Ackermann comes in at number six..