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.

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Alex Hoad, Ben Pheazey and Paul Grunill

  1. Durham 218-4 v Glos 316

    Zaman Akhter is in the attack and his first ball is leg side and tucked behind square by Lees for four.

    The innings gap is down to 98.

  2. Middlesex 229-7 v Northants 219

    Taylor is in the attack and concedes just a single off the over.

    Higgins is down the pitch to Keogh and picks up one to deep square leg.

    A short leg and a slip come in for Eskinazi - who gets away with a single scooped to leg.

    Higgins defends. Nine ahead.

  3. Vince on to bowl for Hampshire

    Somerset 488-9 v Hampshire

    The skipper is taking one for the team after his drops of Kasey Aldridge and James Rew have cost his side, er, 214 runs and counting...

    The last wicket stand is up to 96.

    Hampshire are desperate to get off this field. Can Vince prove the golden arm?

  4. 50 runs

    50 for Graham Clark

    Durham 206-4 v Glos 316

    Clark is down the track to Ollie Price and the bowler is launched down the ground for a one bounce four.

    In the next over, Goodman bowls a very, very short ball to Lees and that's a no ball for height.

    The next ball is clipped to mid-wicket for one - and that's the 100 partnership.

    Clark pulls the next ball for his 7th four to reach his 4th 50 of the season, with this one coming off 83 balls.

  5. 200 runs

    Maiden double century for James Rew

    Somerset 464-9 v Hampshire

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    Shoaib Bashir negotiated the previous over from Liam Dawson to see James Rew onto strike and he's brought up his maiden double century from 296 balls with a lovely straight drive off Felix Organ for four. His 21st to go with four sixes.

    Standing ovation around Taunton. Lucky lot, they're watching history in the making.

    19-years-old. Timing, poise, concentration, balance, decision-making. There are not enough superlatives. Exciting times.

  6. Middlesex 225-7 v Northants 219

    Eskinazi is well forward to White, playing defensively down the ground.

    At the other end, Higgins takes a single off Keogh and the lead is six.

  7. Third consecutive century for Lees

    Durham 201-4 v Gloucestershire 316

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    BBC Radio Newcastle

    Last year Sean Dickson became the first Durham player to score a century in three consecutive innings. He made a century in the second innings at Sussex, then did it in both at New Road a week later.

    Now, Alex Lees has matched him. He followed his 101 and 145 at Leicester just over a week ago with another hundred today. This one came in 120 balls and included 13 fours.

    Eight of those fours came in his first 50, before he slowed after lunch, following a period in which Durham lost Scott Borthwick, David Bedingham and Ollie Robinson in the space of eight overs.

    He was in the 90s for six overs, facing 12 balls during that spell. But Lees and Graham Clark have now put on 92.

  8. Durham 201-4 v Glos 316

    Goodman bowls a short ball to Clark and the ball is pulled away for one to take the hosts to 200 at the Riverside in the 47th over.

    Goodman fires in another bumper, but this is way down the leg side and Clark leaves.

  9. Tea at New Road

    Yorkshire 309-4 v Worcestershire

    They are now officially taking an early tea at New Road.

    Restart time at 10 to four, as long as it doesn't start raining again first.

  10. wicket

    WICKET Walter c Blatherwick b de Grandhomme 76

    Lancs v Essex 210-5

    Relief for Lancashire as Paul Wlater tries to flick Colin de Grandhomme through mid-wicket, but doesn't get over the top of it and is well caught by Jack Blatherwick.

    Walter added 155 with skipper Tom Westley, who has now been joined at the crease by Simon Harmer.

  11. Middlesex 221-7 v Northants 219

    Big shout for LBW by Keogh against Eskinazi. A full ball which turns, bounces and may just have struck outside the line.

    Just a small innings lead for Middlesex so far, but another 30 or 40 in front could be vital.

  12. Latest from Hove

    Sussex 402 v Derbyshire 96-2

    Play has now resumed following a rain interruption.

    Brooke Guest is 37 not out for Derbyshire and Wayne Madsen has 16.

    Guest plays out three dot balls to finish Nathan McAndrew's incomplete over.

  13. 6 runs

    For Shoaib Bashir & James Rew

    Somerset 460-9 v Hampshire

    Liam Dawson has not enjoyed this flurry of sixes from the No11 Shoaib Bashir... which took Somerset to 450 two overs after the cut-off for bonus points.

    Off-spinner Felix Organ is on now at the other end and James Rew launches another maximum off him to move to 198.

    Somerset were 41-4 and 80-5, don't forget..

  14. Latest from The Oval

    Surrey 355 v Notts 139-1

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    They are having an early tea after rain arrived four balls into the 43rd over of the Notts first innings.

    Haseeb Hameed is 57 not out for the visitors, with Will Young on 56.

    Sean Abbott took the only wicket to fall so far, having Ben Slater caught in the slips for 14.

  15. Middlesex take a first innings lead

    Middlesex 220-7 v Northants 219

    Eskinazi levels the innings scores with what can best be described as a "scooped drive" down to long on for four off the bowling of Keogh.

    Higgins tickles a leg side ball from White at the other end to pull Middlesex ahead.

  16. wicket

    WICKET De Caires lbw b Keogh 10

    Middlesex 215-7 v Northants 219

    Gone! De Caires plays back to Keogh and is trapped in front of middle and leg.

    A first innings lead is tantalisingly close for Middlesex as Stevie Eskinazi joins Higgins in the middle.

  17. 400 up for Warwickshire

    Kent 171 v Warwickshire 403-6

    Michael Burgess cracks Hamid Qadri away for a couple to bring up Warwickshire's fourth batting bonus point with two overs to spare. He has 15. Rob Yates has 168.

    The lead is 233. Kent are toiling.

  18. 100 runs

    100 for Alex Lees

    Durham 185-4 v Glos 316

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    Zafar bowls to Lees - and there it is! Driven down the ground for four.

    His third of the season for the Division Two leaders. And in fact he's only the second Durham player after Sean Dickson to hit a century in three consecutive Championship innings.

    120 balls and 13 fours. Four more cut through the covers. Great shot.

  19. 6 runs

    For Shoaib Bashir & James Rew

    Somerset 442-9 v Hampshire

    Shoaib Bashir is another 19-year-old who can clearly give it some biff.

    In just his fourth first class knock he has smashed a couple of huge sixes in consecutive overs from Liam Dawson and thrown a cut four in there too off Mohammad Abbas.

    He has 26 from 28 balls.

    James Rew has just got down on one knee to crack Abbas for back-to-back maximums to move to 189.

    Young people today... no respect for their elders.

  20. Middlesex 214-6 v Northants 219

    De Caires cuts Keogh away to cover point for one and the first innings gap is down to single figures.

    Jack White is steaming in to bowl to De Caires - and his third ball is slapped through cover point for four.

    He picked up the length very quickly there. Quality shot.

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