Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

Despite late order resistance with the last four wickets adding 140, Sussex will be disappointed to be bowled out for 216 having chosen to bat first yesterday.

This looks a good pitch but only Fynn Hudson-Prentice with his sixth half-century of the season, and Nathan McAndrew made any significant contributions.

The pair added 94 for the seventh wicket, after which the tail rather fell away the last three wickets adding only six runs.

Matthew Fisher was pick of the Yorkshire attack with his four wickets but Dan Moriarty on loan from Surrey bowled with good control and deservedly picked up a couple of late wickets.

With bad weather expected to intervene on day four on Saturday, Yorkshire will be looking to score quickly in the 73 remaining overs today and then put Sussex under pressure tomorrow.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM

Last evening Mark Robinson suggested a score of 330 might prove to be around par on a pitch used for the T20 finals day last Saturday.

Lancashire almost reached it on the back of one lower-order partnership, and after a difficult start to their innings Warwickshire might have to hope for the same.

Alex Davies picked off Will Williams for a boundary either side of the wicket in his first over, but fell while thinking more defensively in the next, his unsuccessful attempt to leave dragging the ball onto leg stump. Tom Bailey found a good line from round the wicket to Rob Yates, and tickled the opener’s outside edge.

Whether Bailey and George Balderson slept well last night after their unbroken stand of 145, we might learn later, but both had hopes of a maiden first-class hundred when they resumed this morning.

Alas for Bailey, he was gone before the University clock down the road had finished striking 11 - pinned by Mir Hamza, who promptly accounted for Williams in the same way.

That left Balderson with only the number 11 Jack Morley for company.

Morley steeled himself to cling on tightly, though, and after a few refused singles, a thick edge to third man off Oliver Hannon-Dalby did the trick, raising a deserved century from 225 balls.

He added 30 in all with Morley, a bonus which Warwickshire are still to pull back with two already down.

It's been a magnificent morning from a Hampshire perspective, as they bundled Nottinghamshire out for 100, taking five scalps this morning for just 13 runs.

The now lead by 110 runs, despite having lost Fletcha Middleton and Nick Gubbins to Dane Paterson.

Ian Holland and James Vince are the two unbeaten batters, seeking to press home the advantage after lunch.

Will Rhodes and Sam Hain survive through to lunch, but the Warwickshire pair know that plenty is needed from them after the break.

The hosts did take the three Lancashire wickets they needed this morning to wrap up the first innings, with George Balderson making his first first-class hundred.

However, they have lost openers Alex Davies and Rob Yates in the 13 overs of play since.

That Luke Procter wicket is the final act of the opening session.

Ricardo Vasconcelos has batted expertly for his unbeaten 69, but wickets have tumbled at the other end, with New Zealand seamer Matt Henry particularly impressive.

Derbyshire wicketkeeper Brooke Guest fell agonisingly short of a maiden first-class double century against Durham. He was out for 197 - one of four wickets for spinner Scott Borthwick - as Derbyshire were all out for 443.

The visitors moved to 4-0 at lunch.

Wickets continue to tumble between Leicestershire and Worcestershire. The Pears are 81-3 in their second innings at lunch, but lead by a healthy 149. Jake Libby is 53 not out.

Yorkshire finally dismissed Sussex for 216 at Headingley - England's Matthew Fisher claiming 4-69. Fynn Hudson-Prentice's 73 led the recovery from 76-6.

And Glamorgan have made an excellent start against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham. They're 100-0 at lunch on the first day with David Lloyd unbeaten on 61.

Kent came back this morning under the pump with Essex 106-0 replying to 207.

But they have chipped out four wickets, including Alastair Cook for 87.

No-one else has got going for Essex, with Nick Browne also forced out of the game having failed a concussion test overnight.

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Northants 75-3 v Somerset 351

An imperious drive down the ground from Ricardo Vasconcelos has Craig Overton scratching his head, and brings up the Northants opener's half-century from 75 balls.

He's struck 10 fours, and has batted beautifully with wickets falling at the other end.