Rain ends play prematurely in seven of the eight County Championship matches
Adam Lyth hits his third ton of 2023 for Yorkshire against Durham
Sam Hain & Dan Mousley hit half-centuries as Bears rally on 189-4 against Middlesex
Hampshire bowl out Essex for 169 then slump to 122-6, a lead of only 73
Lancashire bowl out Northants for 342 at Old Trafford, then reach 121-1
Tom Latham & Will Jacks help Surrey earn a 198-run lead against Somerset
Tom Moores hits 94 as Notts total 350 then Kent reply on 102-2 at Trent Bridge
Two other games in Division Two - at Derby and Cheltenham College
Glamorgan declare on 521-8 against Derbyshire, who reply on 94-0
Matthew Waite hits a rapid 64 as Pears rally to 265-7 against Gloucestershire
Day one of Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, other games day two
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Notts 350 v Kent 86-2
Luke Fletcher's bowled extremely tightly this afternoon and now he's been rewarded with a wicket.
Toby Albert drives outside off stump and a thick edge flies to second slip, where Calvin Harrison holds it safely.
Kent skipper Jack Leaning makes his way to the middle.
Warwickshire 60 & 189-4, Middlesex 199
The tell-tale signs of the brollies going up and spectators scrambling for cover - and suddenly the rain has arrived.
It had been sort of forecast. But it has arrived a bit earlier than expected and, with sufficient forced to suggest that it might prove terminal.
Only the hover cover has so far been brought on by the Edgbaston groundstaff to protect the wicket. What they do next will be a sign of whether it is here to stay or not.
Whatever the weather, and whatever the prospects, confimation comes that tea has now been taken.
Lancashire 121-1 v Northamptonshire 342
And now rain stops play in Manchester.
It is not very heavy but enough to get the players off the field.
Hampshire 120 & 90-6 v Essex
Three now for Jamie Porter - and eight in the match - as he traps Felix Organ in his crease and Hampshire lose their sixth wicket.
Nick Gubbins has applied himself diligently to reach 35 not out, but he desperately needs some support if Hampshire are going to set any kind of target for the visitors in the fourth innings.
The lead is just 41 as it stands - but the weather isn't looking too good. The floodlights are on already and there are rumours of rain later this afternoon.
Somerset 170 v Surrey 368
The rain has arrived and the covers have been put on the Taunton pitch.
Somerset will have to wait to begin their second innings.
Notts 350 v Kent 84-1
Good progress for Kent at Trent Bridge, with Toby Albert and Ben Geddes raising the 50 partnership.
Albert has edged back in front of his partner, cutting Lyndon James to the fence to reach 36 while Geddes has 30.
Lancashire 114-1 v Northamptonshire 342
The left arm of Saif Zaib gets a vital wicket for Northants!
Only the third ball of his first over and he traps Keaton Jennings LBW as he tries a reverse sweep.
A big moment in the match as Jennings and Luke Wells were starting to motor.
Somerset 170 v Surrey 368 all out
The innings break is the perfect time for a cup of tea, so Somerset will come out to bat after that.
Hampshire 120 & 79-5 v Essex 169
As predicted, Simon Harmer is indeed the man to take a wicket for Essex - although there was a bit of luck involved in this one.
Liam Dawson steps away, trying to cut a flatter delivery from the spinner and chops it onto his off stump.
Felix Organ is out there now for Hampshire, who lead by 30 with five wickets standing.
Lancashire 107-0 v Northamptonshire 342
Luke Wells rocks back to the legspin of young Alex Russell and he sends it through the offside for four.
This is a big innings for the Lancashire opener, who has struggled at times in the Championship.
It is a third 50 of the season in which he is only averaging 24.5.
Somerset 170 v Surrey 368 all out
Matt Henry duly obliges and finishes off the Surrey innings.
He has Tom Lawes caught behind and he leads the Somerset players off the field with figures of 6-80.
The Kiwi has bowled beautifully, so it underlines how well the visitors have batted.
Those 99s from Tom Latham and Will Jacks have set them up perfectly as they take a 198-run lead at halfway.
Somerset 170 v Surrey 368-9
Craig Overton has the unwanted ton against his name as Gus Atkinson smacks a six and a four off his latest over.
Atkinson is up to 39 at basically a run-a-ball.
Notts 350 v Kent 66-1
Ben Geddes has suddenly sprung into life, clattering a string of boundaries off Dane Paterson and he's now caught up partner Toby Albert, on 24 apiece.
The partnership stands at 39, with Ben Compton's the only wicket to fall so far in this Kent first innings.
Lancashire 93-0 v Northamptonshire 342
Keaton Jennings guides one to deep point for a couple and that's 50.
He has been dropped, he's been hit but crucially for Lancashire, he is not out.
A fourth half century of his Championship summer.
Warwickshire 60 & 172-4, Middlesex 199
Dan Mousley falls into a leg trap as he holes out off Tom Helm to the midwicket boundary, where Ryan Higgins takes the catch.
Big breakthrough for Middlesex as, almost three hours after taking their first wicket today, they finally break the 110-run stand between Mousley and Sam Hain.
But it was so avoidable for Mousley, who has clearly been watching a bit too much of the Ashes.
Helm set him up by dropping in a few short, Mousley took it on and played right into the opposition's hands.
New man is Jacob Bethell, the extra bat the Bears chose to bring in for this game. They may be more glad of that now - and, with men of the quality of Ed Barnard and Michael Burgess to come, Middlesex have a lot more work to do yet.
Worcestershire have lost two more wickets since lunch against Gloucestershire - Matthew Waite for 64 in 54 balls, after dominating an 83-run stand wirh his skipper Brett D'Oliveira.
Joe Leach then went for a fifth-ball duck, but Dolly is still there on 34 - and the Pears have recovered to 217-7.
Yorkshire are also seven down at Scarborougn against Durham. Although a bit more advanced on 281-7, four of those wickets have gone down since lunch - one for Mattyu Potts and two for Bas de Leede.
Derbyshire openers Harry Came and Luis Reece are still going well in response to the huge Glamorgan total of 521-8 declared, unparted on 64-0.
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We now have more wickets at the Rose Bowl than Edgbaston. The current score is 24-23.
Hampshire 120 & 67-4 v Essex 169
You wouldn't say runs are easy to come by, but they're flowing a little more freely for Hampshire now.
Nick Gubbins has advanced to 26 - just overtaking his first innings effort - while Liam Dawson has three and Hampshire are leading by 17.
As is often the case when they're looking for a wicket, Essex are now turning to Simon Harmer...
Somerset 170 v Surrey 354-9
Matt Henry tries the short ball tactic against Dan Worrall. The Aussie takes it on and holes to Sean Dickson at deep third.
A deserved fifth wicket for the Kiwi. He's only been at Somerset for a couple of months but he has had a superb impact.
Lancashire 79-0 v Northamptonshire 342
A ball from Dom Leech absolutely leaps off the pitch and hits Keaton Jennings high up.
It's hard to tell whether that hits the arm, the gloves or the helmet of Jennings, but it loops up and Justin Broad can't cling on diving forward from short mid-on.
It is not out and Jennings needs some treatment from the physio for that one.