Summary

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  • Glamorgan's Sam Northeast ends on 186 not out; five wickets for Notts' Dane Paterson

  • Maiden first-class century for Worcestershire's Kashif Ali; three wickets for George Hill of Yorkshire

  • Play abandoned for day in four matches

Live Reporting

Adam Lanigan, Ben Kosky, Ben Pheazey and Deepak Mahay

  1. rain stops play

    No play today at Derby

    Derbyshire v Gloucestershire

    Definitely not the start to the season anyone wanted at Derby, where the heavy overnight rain has ruled out the prospects of any play at all on the opening day.

    Probably not a surprise as Derby and the nearby River Derwent have been bombarded with rain this winter.

    For now, it'll be back to the indoor nets for the Derbyshire and Gloucestershire players and they'll hope to get their Division Two fixture up and running tomorrow.

  2. No play before lunch at Canterbury

    Kent v Somerset (no play before lunch)

    Alex Hoad
    BBC Sport at Canterbury

    The covers are taken off at CanterburyAlex Hoad

    Very wet in the Garden of England this morning, and though the covers are off and the sun is peeping through the clouds, there will be no play before lunch, at least, on this opening day at Canterbury.

    Big mopping up job for the Kent ground staff as there were some small pools of standing water on the very soggy outfield at 09:30 BST.

  3. Round one fixtures (11:00 BST)

    #bbccricket

    However, before we get too excited about the prospect of the new season, it doesn't take a genius to work out that the weather has intervened across the country!

    Here's a quick look at how things are looking this morning.

    Division One:

    • Durham v Hampshire - start delayed
    • Kent v Somerset - no play before lunch
    • Lancashire v Surrey - no play before lunch
    • Nottinghamshire v Essex - start delayed
    • Warwickshire v Worcestershire

    Division Two:

    • Derbyshire v Gloucestershire - play abandoned for the day
    • Middlesex v Glamorgan
    • Sussex v Northamptonshire - no play before lunch
    • Yorkshire v Leicestershire - start delayed

  4. Good morning and welcome...

    #bbccricket

    Lord's cricket groundRex Features

    ... to a new cricket season. Yes the grass is cut, the clocks have sprung forward and the whites are dazzling and crisp, for a few hours, at least. Just don't look out the window...

    Between 5 April and 29 September stories will be written, heroes will emerge and maybe even legends will be born, but for now, the first page of the 2024 County Championship remains blank.

    We'll be with you for every ball of every day of the 126 matches taking place in Division One as we wait to discover whether Surrey can complete a hat-trick of titles.

    We'll also bring you the pick of the action from the 126 matches being played in Division Two, and don't forget, you can listen in to every ball of every game from our crack team of commentators using the carousel at the top of this page.

    Without further ado, let's see what we have in store, shall we?

    Welcome to the 2024 season.