Lyndon James stays on the crease and leaves Aron Nijjar outside off stump.

Joe Clarke will face Jack Leaning on 48...

Two overs left tonight.

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Lancashire 324-4 v Middlesex 194

Another single from George Bell and that is enough to notch up the century stand between him and Dane Vilas.

Lancashire now lead by 130 and are in complete control of this match.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

In the words of our Notts commentator, a gull is "crowing" into the commentary mic at Canterbury - as Kent strive to take a sixth Nottinghamshire wicket.

A lucky break for Joe Clarke who nicks a ball from Aron Nijjar between keeper Harry Finch and first sip Zak Crawley for four runs.

He's on 47.

"First alarm really for quite some time."

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Lancashire 322-4 v Middlesex 194

Dane Vilas has taken the headlines for his 100, but there is a fine half-century for George Bell as he nudges Ryan Higgins into the offside.

Just the third of his first-class career for the 20-year-old, this one off 75 balls.

Bell really looks like he could still be playing junior cricket!

Aron Nijjar is coming back on.

A single apiece for Joe Clarke and Lyndon James.

Jack Leaning drifts down leg - and that's an easy single for James to mid wicket.

The last ball is flicked off the pads to square leg for one.

Five overs left before stumps.

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Sussex 262 & 344-9 dec v Leicestershire 108 & 195-3

Henry Crocombe drops one on leg stump and Colin Ackermann tucks it away for the single he needs to reach three figures.

The Leicestershire players are out to cheer him for the 10th ton of his Foxes career.

It could be his last one as he is heading to Durham next season.

Good flight and turn for Yuzvendra Chahal here.

Joe Clarke is playing the ball as late as possible.

Just one run from the over, pushed to backward square by Clarke off the last ball.

Change of bowling.

Kent captain Jack Leaning is going to bowl his off breaks.

A high full toss is smashed over mid wicket for four.

Kevin Hand
BBC Radio London

Middlesex needed an early boost of wickets today to ignite their hopes of a victory in this match but Dane Vilas has stood firmly in their way.

A fabulous John Simpson catch after a charge by Luke Wells off Jayant Yadav is the only dismissal so far on another weather-interrupted day.

Indeed Lancashire now will themselves be the team pushing for victory on the final day, as the visitors scramble for the five points for a draw in their battle against relegation.

Joe Clarke is down the track to Yuzvendra Chahal, playing the ball back to the bowler on the bounce.

The fifth ball of the over is smashed through mid wicket off the back foot for four to bring up a 50 partnership for the sixth wicket off 137 balls.

More runs at the other end as Lyndon James smashes an overpitched ball from Michael Hogan through the off side. Lovely flowing drive.

James is nearly foxed by the fourth ball which seams in and the batter jabs the blade down in the nick of time.

Four more clipped through mid wicket. Nine overs left tonight.

Glamorgan had been looking comfortable in Cardiff, but then Eddie Byrom almost gives chances iwice in two balls - and ends up getting streaky fours from both.

He is on 38 and Sam Northeast on 35.

A likely finish time of 6.15 here - if the light holds!

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire commentator

For seven seasons, four as captain, Dane Vilas has been an outstanding player for Lancashire.

This final season hasn't gone the way he would have imagined but such is the character of the man, he's signing off in style.

As skipper he dragged the team with him, leading the club superbly, a great ambassador on and off the field. He almost led Lancashire to the title on two occasions and three times to T20 Finals Day.

His 10th century for the club and his 25th of his first-class career might just feel the sweetest of them all.

Dane Vilas and George Bell are now starting to accelerate for Lancashire as they take the score past 300.

It is yet more bad news for Middlesex, who are having a shocker of a day.

Sussex are behind the over rate so the part-time spin of James Coles is introduced.

That is meat and drink for Colin Ackermann as he gets back-to-back boundaries to move to 93.

His partnership with Umar Amin is now worth 75.

A good fightback from the Notts sixth-wicket pair, who have now put on 46 runs and resisted for 21 overs.

Time for a drink.

Kent have turned back to seam now and brought Michael Hogan back into the attack in place of spinner Yuzvendra Chahal.

Joe Clarke tries to drive the last ball down the ground and that's a brilliant, stinging stop by Hogan on the follow through.

Ah, Yuzvendra Chahal has changed ends!

Single off the first to Lyndon James.

His third ball is wide and stroked through the off side by Joe Clarke for four.

Four more to Clarke pulled through mid wicket as the spinner drops short.

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Lancashire 289-4 v Middlesex 194

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There it is!

Dane Vilas steers a Toby Roland-Jones delivery out past the fielders and out to the point boundary.

A brilliant century!

Vilas is leaving Old Trafford at the end of this month after seven seasons and retiring from county cricket.

The former captain has been short of runs all summer, but that is a wonderful way for him to bow out.

Spin at both ends as Yuzvendra Chahal is back in the Kent attack.

Lyndon James turns the fourth ball into the on side for one.

Joe Clarke will keep the strike with a single through point.

Just the one run comes in the next Aron Nijjar over with a flick to the on side.

Colin Ackermann is doing an excellent job of holding up a Sussex victory charge here.

He is up to 82 now. Remember last summer, he scored 277 at Hove.

There are 17 overs left tonight and it is looking increasingly likely that this match will head into a fourth day.

Kent are pushing hard for a breakthrough and so far Joe Clarke and Lyndon James have held firm for just under an hour.

Aron Nijjar bowls and Lyndon James blocks.

The fourth ball is wide of off and James drives at full stretch through the off side for three runs.

71 runs short of making Kent bat again - but the first target is to see out the day's play. 16 overs left tonight.

Dane Vilas tries to get a run behind gully, but has to turn and dive into his ground to avoid being run out.

A lucky escape!

Vilas is now on 94 and six away from his 100.