Signing offpublished at 16:35 British Summer Time 20 September 2023
We've seen rather too much of this sort of thing today for our liking.
There was no play at all in five of the eight games in this round, but we are optimistically hoping for better weather over the final two days.
Essex and Warwickshire have batted themselves into strong positions, but Karun Nair's brilliant 144 for Northants means Division One leaders Surrey have a lot of work to do to force a win in their game.
Join us from 10:00 tomorrow for further coverage.