Summary

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  • Eight games start on Sunday - four each in Divisions One and Two

  • Division One leaders Surrey playing Kent at Canterbury

  • Durham, who are top of Division Two, hosting Glamorgan

Live Reporting

Gary Smee, Alex Hoad and Phil Cartwright

  1. Essex 148-2 v Somerset

    Somerset are convinced they've got Paul Walter caught behind but the umpire waves away their appeals.

    Craig Overton, the unsuccessful bowler, looks crestfallen.

  2. Kent 123-5 v Surrey

    Left-arm spinner Dan Moriarty is taking the ball for the first time this afternoon to try to mastermind a partnership-breaker.

    Jordan Cox (40) and Joey Evison (43) have not only steadied the ship but attached a new rudder and hoisted the mainsail with this 82-run stand.

  3. Essex 144-2 v Somerset

    You cannot bowl there to Sir Alastair.

    Josh Davey hangs one outside off stump and Cook cuts it through point for his 10th boundary of the innings.

    The ex-England captain is 35 away from his first Championship century of the season.

  4. Kent 121-5 v Surrey

    BBC Radio London's Mark Church has drawn a comparison between 21-year-old Joey Evison and former Australian skipper Michael Clarke after a couple of sublime strokes from the Kent all-rounder took him to 42.

    Any other current players remind you of former greats in their style or mannerisms? Let us known using #bbccricket on social media

  5. Division Two latest

    Yorkshire's dominance against Derbyshire is continuing in Chesterfield. After bowling them out for 111 in the morning session, Yorkshire are now 34-0 after just six overs.

    Durham are still searching for a wicket after lunch against Glamorgan, who are now 135-3 at Chester-le-Street.

    Worcestershire have just picked up Sussex's fourth wicket to leave the hosts 119-4 at Hove. Adam Finch got James Coles for 48.

    At Bristol, they're still off for rain. Gloucestershire were 38-0 against Leicestershire when they went off after 11.2 overs.

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  6. Notts v Warwickshire 123-2

    Notts have turned to Lyndon James to try to make further inroads into the Warwickshire batting line-up.

    He almost finds the edge of Sam Hain's bat first up and then tests him with a sharp bouncer.

    Alex Davies is unbeaten on 68 at the other end.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Dawson c Hartley b Bailey 9

    Lancashire v Hampshire 76-7

    A third for Tom Bailey (3-29 off 13) who gets some extra pace and bounce, Liam Dawson tries to defend on the back foot but can only glance the ball off the shoulder of the bat to Tom Hartley who takes a fine catch at third slip just above his left shoulder.

    Lancashire have been excellent in every respect so far.

    Mason Crane joins Keith Barker.

  8. dropped catch

    Jordan Cox dropped on 31

    Kent 106-5 v Surrey

    Jordan Cox is off balance and gets an outside edge to Sean Abbott but the ball continues to rise all the way through before slipping through the webbing of Ben Foakes' gloves well above his head. Cox sheepishly trots through for a single.

    Foakes shakes his head. A collector's item, that.

  9. wicket

    WICKET Westley c Rew b Overton 37

    Essex 136-2 Somerset

    Craig Overton makes the breakthrough for Somerset!

    In-form Tom Westley departs for 37, getting an edge through to the keeper from a ball slightly back of a length.

  10. 100 runs

    up for Kent

    Kent 104-5 v Surrey

    Four leg byes off Joey Evison's pad off Jordan Clark haul the hosts into three figures.

    The milestone draws some healthy applause from the decent crowd enjoying the 171st Canterbury Cricket Week. Said to be the oldest organised cricket festival on this fine planet of ours.

  11. wicket

    WICKET Organ c Salt b Williams 2

    Lancashire v Hampshire 72-6

    Will Williams has 3-9 from 14 overs. Some performance.

    Felix Organ is tempted into a pull shot but can only feather an edge off the glove through to Phil Salt.

    Keith Barker strides out to join Liam Dawson.

  12. dropped catch

    Cook dropped on 56

    Essex 133-1 v Somerset

    How big could that moment be?

    Alastair Cook pops one in the air to mid-wicket but the chance goes down.

  13. Kent 94-5 v Surrey

    Jordan v Jordan. Mano Ammano. Cox gets an edge to Clark but the ball drops just short of Ben Foakes.

    Cox has moved to 30 from 64 balls with Joey Evison on 28 from 60 and they have passed 50 for the sixth wicket.

  14. 50 runs

    for Alex Davies

    Notts v Warwickshire 106-2

    Warwickshire opener Alex Davies reaches his fifty off 89 balls, in an innings containing eight fours.

    Sam Hain is alongside him after Will Rhodes' dismissal in the first over of the afternoon session.

    Alex DaviesRex Features

  15. Essex 129-1 v Somerset

    The runs are continuing to flow at Chelmsford, where Tom Westley times a shot through mid-wicket absolutely perfectly for another boundary.

    The partnership between Westley and Alastair Cook is up to 63.

  16. wicket

    WICKET Brown c Bohannon b Bailey

    Lancashire v Hampshire 69-5

    A top edge from Ben Brown soars into the sky. Josh Bohannon had just left the slips to move to mid-wicket and takes the catch after an age.... Brown was probably eight steps into his walk off when he pouched it.

    Felix Organ joins Liam Dawson in the middle.

  17. Lancashire v Hampshire 64-4

    Liam Dawson swivels to pull Tom Bailey away to the deep square leg boundary for four where the ball is brought to a halt by a bag bursting with picnic goodies. Lovely.

    They are really packed into Southport & Birkdale CC for this match. Outgrounds are always special.

  18. Kent 89-5 v Surrey

    Jordan Cox tries to flick Sean Abbott off his hip to fine leg and the ball sails through to Ben Foakes behind the timbers.

    The corden go up as one but it's a shake of the head from the umpire. Something to pierce the hum of the Sunday lunchtime sunshine, at least.

  19. 50 runs

    for Alastair Cook

    Essex 117-1 v Somerset

    Alastair Cook reaches another half-century, passing 50 for the third Championship innings in succession with a trademark punch through the covers to the boundary.

    It's the 196th time he's got past 50 in his first-class career, including 73 hundreds.

  20. Kent 84-5 v Surrey

    Sean Abbott takes the ball to begin the afternoon session at Canterbury.

    Joey Evison guides the final ball with soft hands past the slips and it races away on the very fast outfield for four runs. The 21-year-old moves on to 27.

    Jordan Clark bowls to Jordan Cox next.