Tom Bailey has smashed Sam Whiteman's pads, just above the knee roll, but there's a shake of the dead from the umpire.

Lancashire's cordon was jumping up and down and Bailey was contorted in appeal.

Whiteman's heart is going like the clappers. Must be a touch high. But only a touch.

He's on 40 from 68 balls and is a big scalp.

Lancashire remain on top.

An early breakthrough for Derbyshire at Scarborough, with Finlay Bean lbw to Anuj Dal without adding to his 41 not out at lunch.

Yorkshire are 99-3 in the 31st over and George Hill has now come out to join James Wharton.

Just a single added by Gloucestershire in the early stages of the afternoon session at Leicester. They are 74-1 in the 32nd.

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Durham v Sussex 108-0

He's ridden his luck, taking 22 balls to get off the mark and then producing a couple of inside edges past the stumps and another over the slips.

But after 93 balls and seven fours that's his fifth half-century of the season.

He brings it up with a textbook cut to the deep point boundary... straight out of the Haines Manual.

Just as he did in the first session, Lewis Gregory takes the ball for the first over of the second - and there's a scare or two for James Vince.

The Hampshire captain edges one just short of second slip and then wafts at a wider delivery, which flies just clear of gully and away to the boundary to take him to 34 not out.

With all the pressure on him Sam Whiteman gets four, and another life.

He's flashed an edge into the slips off the final ball of the Tom Bailey over.

Will Williams throws a paw at it but the ball deflects away rather than continuing to Keaton Jennings and races to the rope.

A sharp chance, but still a chance.

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Surrey 114-2 v Warwicks

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Four balls into the afternoon session, Jamie Smith punches Oliver Hannon-Dalby away off the back foot and takes three runs to bring up a 56-ball half-century.

It's been a fine exhibition from the right-hander so far, and he has also gone past 700 Championship runs for the season in this innings.

Tom Bailey sends down a very wide wide to start the afternoon session.

Seven ball overs are not what you want on a sunkissed afternoon like this...

Can Lancashire continue to pile on the pressure after the 40-minute interlude?

In case you missed the news of Kraigg Brathwaite's signing by Warwickshire, here's the story.

He is in the Bears team at The Oval but they chose to bowl first.

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BBC Radio Northampton

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Two wickets late in the opening session earned Lancashire parity after opting to bowl first at Wantage Road.

At 77-1, Northamptonshire looked to be sailing in calm waters until a horrible mix-up between Emilio Gay and Sam Whiteman - coupled with a brilliant stop, pick-up and throw from Dane Vilas in front of the West Stand - saw the former run out.

Jack Blatherwick's extra pace then proved the undoing of Luke Procter, who failed to keep down a brute of a ball and departed for a duck.

Much now depends on Whiteman, playing his final match for Northamptonshire before heading home to begin preparations for the new season in Australia.

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BBC Radio Wales

It was a morning session of two halves at New Road as Glamorgan reduced the home side to 33-3, only for Gareth Roderick and Adam Hose to launch a fightback.

With sun overhead and not much grass evident, it was slightly surprising when Kiran Carlson chose to bowl first.

But his seamers justified the choice as Timm van der Gugten found the edge of Jake Libby’s bat, Azhar Ali chipped Jamie McIlroy tamely to mid-wicket and Jack Haynes provided Chris Cooke with a second catch as James Harris found some movement.

Roderick offered a difficult slip catch off Zain Ul Hassan on 23, which was not taken, and Hose started positively as the Pears steadied the ship in this battle of two promotion contenders.

Earlier on, we brought you news of the death of former Zimbabwe all-rounder Heath Streak, who also spent time with Warwickshire and Hampshire during his career. Here's the full BBC Sport story.

Division One

Hampshire 90-2 v Somerset

Northamptonshire 85-3 v Lancashire

Surrey 111-2 v Warwickshire

Division Two

Durham v Sussex 100-0

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire 73-1

Worcestershire 72-3 v Glamorgan

Yorkshire 98-2 v Derbyshire

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They've had to work hard, but Gloucestershire will be content to reach the interval at Grace Road with only one wicket down.

Ben Charlesworth hit six fours in his 32 off 40 balls before being bowled by Tom Scriven.

But Chris Dent (31*) and Ollie Price (8*) have been unable to replicate his fluency in the face of some tight bowling by the unbeaten home side - who still have hopes of promotion, having already reached the One-Day Cup final.

Yorkshire skipper Shan Masood won't be happen with that shot.

Just three overs before lunch at North Marine Road he tries to cut a ball from Sam Conners and edges to the keeper.

James Wharton uppishly cuts Conners for four in his final over of the morning and reaches the interval on eight not out, with Finlay Bean on 41, having been there since the start.

Ed Barnard sends down a couple of jaffas to Dom Sibley and is perhaps unlucky not to pick up his second wicket of the morning.

Sibley responds with a well-timed push through the covers for four to reach 36 not out and after a caught-behind appeal by Warwickshire is turned down by the umpire, that is lunch.

Jamie Smith - who is three runs short of 50 - and Sibley have added 80 in tandem since Barnard bowled Ryan Patel in the 12th over.

Rory Burns was the other man to go, caught at slip at Chris Rushworth, but Division One leaders Surrey are rebuilding well.

A solid start for Hampshire, particularly after losing Fletcha Middleton for a duck to Jack Brooks in the second over.

Toby Albert, making his County Championship debut for Hampshire, was the other man to depart, caught at point off Ben Green, but Nick Gubbins and James Vince have advanced the Hampshire total steadily since then.

The skipper has raced to 30 not out, overtaking Gubbins, who goes to lunch on 29.

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The visitors will tuck into their meal with gusto after a good comeback late in the opening session.

Emilio Gay's calamitous run-out for 35 looks a big blow with Hassan Azad and Luke Procter failing to contribute meaningfully.

Sam Whiteman remains there on 34 and has the weight of expectation on his shoulders.

Tom Clark was dropped by Ollie Robinson off Bas de Leede on 22 and is on 45 at lunch, despite an ill-advised waft just before lunch.

Tom Haines has ridden his luck with a couple of inside edges but is on 47 at the break.

Sussex have a solid platform. Durham await a breakthrough.