Summary

  • Teenager James Rew scores 221 as Somerset total 500 against Hampshire

  • Essex captain Tom Westley scores his third century of the season against Lancashire

  • Opener Rob Yates scores double hundred for Warwickshire against Kent

  • Lyndon James takes 6-74 for Notts and Will Young hits a debut century against Surrey

  • Alex Lees scores third hundred in successive Championship innings for Durham

  • Yorkshire opener Finlay Bean scores third 100 of season in game against Worcestershire at New Road

  • Derbyshire's George Scrimshaw claims maiden five-for in Sussex's 402 all out at Hove.

Live Reporting

Alex Hoad, Ben Pheazey and Paul Grunill

  1. Durham 149-4 v Glos 316

    Clark drives Shaw through extra cover for four and the bowler kicks at the turf in frustration.

    Six runs come from Zafar's over at the other end - all in singles.

  2. 50 runs

    for Haseeb Hameed

    Surrey 355 v Notts 131-1

    Sorry to keep harping on this particular point, but Surrey really are bowling too many deliveries on leg stump.

    Haseeb Hameed clips Jamie Overton through mid-wicket for four and reaches his fourth 50 of the season off 118 balls.

    Hameed has yet to register a three-figure score in the 2023 Championship. Is today the day?

  3. wicket

    WICKET Holden lbw b Keogh 41

    Middlesex 191-6 v Northants 219

    Gone! Holden is trapped on the crease and struck well below the knee roll in front of middle stump.

    Lovely flight on that ball.

    A crucial breakthrough for Northants - who may yet achieve parity on first innings.

    Josh de Caires is in at number eight.

  4. Somerset 375-8 v Hampshire

    We're not experts in body language but it looks like James Vince isn't entirely happy with the way things are going for Hampshire at Taunton.

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  5. Middlesex 191-5 v Northants 219

    Holden edges Sanderson just wide of Gay at second slip for two runs - and Middlesex trail by less than 30.

    Sanderson goes around the wicket and Holden defends on the back foot.

  6. 350 up for Warwickshire

    Kent 171 v Warwickshire 352-6

    Michael Burgess gets off the mark and brings up a third batting bonus point for Warwickshire, who have 13 overs to find 49, or even 99 runs for the remaining ones.

    The loss of Glenn Maxwell won't help the chase for 450, if we're honest. He had barely got out of third gear for his 81.

  7. Middlesex 183-5 v Northants 219

    Higgins clips Keogh away through square leg for one and that's a precious 50 partnership for the 6th wicket, coming in 76 balls.

    Holden slog sweeps the off spinner over mid wicket for four.

  8. wicket

    WICKET Bean lbw b Finch 135

    Yorkshire 275-4 v Worcestershire

    Fin Bean is finally gone at Worcester for 135, the highest score of his career.

  9. 50 runs

    for Paul Walter

    Lancs v Essex 158-4

    Ben Stokes couldn't have played it better.

    Paul Walter reaches his first Championship 50 of the season by pulling Jack Blatherwick for six over square leg.

    The left-hander's partnership with skipper Tom Westley is now worth 103.

  10. wicket

    WICKET Maxwell c Cox b Quinn 81

    Kent 171 v Warwickshire 349-6

    81 from 66 but Glenn Maxwell has a waft at a short and wide delivery from Matt Quinn and must have feathered an edge through to the keeper.

    Barely an appeal, but Maxwell turned tail and trudges off. A decent first first-class dig for the club, you'd say.

    The lead is 178. Michael Burgess joins Rob Yates, who is on 129.

  11. Durham 136-4 v Glos 317

    A rare false stroke from Lees in this innings as he misses a pull off Matt Taylor and the ball canons off the thigh pad for a leg bye.

    Gloucester have controlled the rate well this afternoon and will be in a great position if they can dislodge the Durham opener. 180 behind now.

  12. 50 runs

    for Will Young

    Surrey 355 v Notts 124-1

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    Signed on a three-match deal, Will Young marks his first Championship innings for Notts with an impressive 87-ball half-century.

    The New Zealander reaches 50 in style with a beautifully executed on-drive off Jamie Overton - echoes of Geoff Boycott's 100th 100 in that one.

  13. Middlesex 176-5 v Northants 219

    Hello! Keogh's fifth ball is reverse swept behind square for four runs.

    A bit of a premeditated stroke but the execution was spot on.

    He moves on to 30. Higgins takes a leg side single off Sanderson to move on to 17.

  14. wicket

    WICKET Ogborne lbw b Dawson 2

    Somerset 374-8 v Hampshire

    Welcome to Division One, Alfie. Ogborne backs off to the 11th ball he's faced, trying to punch Liam Dawson away from on top of his stumps but wily old Dawson gets the ball to skid through and thump him on the pads. Up goes the finger.

    Dawson has 3-66 from 28 overs. Is the pitch starting to give him some assistance? Dom Bess will be interested if so.

    Jack Brookes joins James Rew.

  15. 250 runs

    Yorkshire's first batting point

    Yorkshire 274-3 v Worcestershire

    Yorkshire get their first batting point at New Road - and Fin Bean, on 135, is now well past his previous career-best of 118.

    And two of those scoring shots were successive slog-sweep sixes off young spinner Josh Baker.

  16. Durham 132-4 v Glos 316

    Matt Taylor overpitches and Lees drives through the off side for four.

    Just one more comes from the over as Durham continue to repair the damage earlier this afternoon, when they lost two wickets for eight runs.

  17. Middlesex 168-5 v Northants 219

    Shot! Sanderson bowls now - and Holden swings his bat through the line of a wide ball, driving through cover point for four.

    Runs are coming at a healthy rate for Middlesex in this partnership at just beyond four an over.

    51 behind now. Off spinner Rob Keogh is going to have a bowl.

  18. 150 runs

    for James Rew

    Somerset 367-7 v Hampshire

    Sorry, run out of words.

    A reverse sweep off Liam Dawson from the 259th ball he has faced brings the 19-year-old his 17th four and takes him past 150 for the first time in his career.

    It will not be the last.

  19. Durham 127-4 v Glos 316

    Josh Shaw is back in the attack, replacing Goodman - and the first ball is leg side and flicked away for a single by Clark.

    Lees drives through point for one to move to 71.

  20. Lancs v Essex 141-4

    Tom Westley is gathering momentum at Stanley Park and clips Jack Blatherwick away for the 10th boundary of his innings.

    The Essex skipper is 73 not out, with Paul Walter seemingly content to play the supporting role on 38.