Rain stops play in Leedspublished at 16:01 British Summer Time 8 April

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Yorkshire 264-6 dec v Leicestershire 354 & 26-0

Yorkshire have got through 7.2 overs with Dan Moriarty and Adam Lyth's twirlers.

Now the rain arrives and the players leave the field.

Have they done enough to recover their minus over-rate?

They were -2 for the first innings and will be deducted one point for each over they are behind.

There was no play possible on day four at Old Trafford, where the Division One game between Lancashire and champions Surrey ended as a draw.

Lancashire head coach Dale Benkenstein: "It wasn't ideal but there are a few grounds where it has been worse. At least we got some play. We got some positives out if it and there were a few areas in which we can do better.

"A lot has been said about the wicket and not being able to get 10 wickets or bowl sides out because it's too flat. We saw there was really nice turn and bounce, which I think is a great sign - especially for the make-up of our team.

"Although there wasn't a lot of cricket out in the middle, the nets have been great. Everybody's managed to get a good bowl outside, and there has been a lot of batting in the nets on grass which helps us top up and get ready for the Hampshire game."

Surrey head coach Gareth Batty: "You have a lot of natural energy before the first game of the season but the weather's taken the sting out of the game. Both sets of players wanted to be out there as much as possible, so it was disappointing. The weather wins."

Adrian Harms
BBC Sussex

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Sussex are still in with an outside chance of an unlikely victory having taken three wickets in the session, and 45 overs remaining in the day

Jayden Seales has taken his sixth wicket of the match, and Ollie Robinson his 399th of his Sussex career courtesy of a brilliant one-handed catch at third slip by James Coles.

Northants skipper Luke Procter and Rob Keogh have since steadied the Northants ship from a perilous position of 57-4, adding an unbeaten 48 and at tea Northants trail by just two runs.

The weather looks set fair for what could still be an intriguing final session of the match.

The lights are on at Headingley and rain is set to arrive very shortly.

The action before tea with Harry Brook at the wicket was great entertainment.

This short spell is basically box-ticking.

Mike Taylor
BBC Radio WM

A long shower of at first drizzle and then more steady rain arrived at 14:45 BST, and condemned this match to a draw. It was probably heading that way already, with Worcestershire having shown little appetite for setting a target. Had either the final session yesterday or the first one today not been lost, they might have thought differently.

Understandably, though, having made the running on their return to a level many pundits feel is likely to be too much for them, they were happy to lock up the points for a draw, and the slightly larger share of the bonuses.

The 80 minutes' play that was possible was interrupted several times for repairs to the run-up at the Birmingham End, where both Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Chris Rushworth found the going treacherous. At the Pavilion End, Danny Briggs bowled defensively over the wicket, several times being called for wides in a manner that until recently might have gone without penalty in four-day cricket. He looked quizzical. Hannon-Dalby was more frugal, and held a tricky return catch to dismiss Rob Jones.

jake Libby stood firm, completing Worcestershire's third century of the match. As Kashif Ali did twice, he raised three figures with a six; it was the final scoring stroke of the game, confirming Worcestershire as the moral winners, even if the weather denied them the chance to force victory for real.

Yorkshire have Adam Lyth sharing new-ball duties with Dan Moriarty.

They have now raced through four overs.

Speed is of the essence for the White Rose.

Leicestershire are back out to begin their second knock.

Dan Moriarty to open the bowling.

Yorkshire are keen to avoid having points deducted for a slow over rate.

They have had enough of those in recent seasons.

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Sadly the outfield remains wet - and with little likelihood of an improvement in conditions this afternoon, this game ends in a draw.

Worcestershire made most of the running thanks to sparkling centuries from Kashif Ali in each innings and a no less important second-innings century from Jake Libby.

Once that milestone was reached and when the weather declined, a stalemate was always the most likely result.

Jonathan Doidge
BBC Radio Leeds

Effortless but brutal at times today, Harry Brook.

A 12th first-class century, 107 minutes, 69 deliveries, 14 fours and two sixes and frankly he has made it look ridiculously easy.

A brilliant knock.

James Coles nearly foxes Rob Keogh with a quicker delivery, but he just gets a sliver of bat on the ball to save himself from an lbw.

The fourth ball is cut through point for four.

We have time for one more over before tea.

Luke Procter pulls a short ball from Jack Carson in front of square for four to take the visitors past 100 in the 30th over.

A silly point comes in for the last ball and Procter gets a single off a thick outside edge to cut the gap to two.

45 overs are left in the game. A sting left in the tail for this match?

Kent's lead is 109 at tea and this one will be confirmed as a draw fairly imminently after the resumption, one would assume.

Richard Rae
BBC Radio Leicester

Well, we might not have seen much cricket at Headingley in the course of this match, but the cricket we have seen has been outstanding.

Ben Mike, with bat and ball, and Adam Lyth and Harry Brook with the bat, have given the spectators the richest of rewards for their patience.

Brook really is a phenomenon - not a classical correct batter, but a player whose timing, power and placement can rarely have been equalled.

The rain has desisted but the outfield is very damp and conditions are not fit for play.

More news as we get it.

Another bowling change as Jack Carson is brought back into the attack.

His first ball from the Sea End is nudged to leg by Keogh for one.

Procter has a slip and a forward short leg for company as he plays defensively into the covers.

James Coles replaces Ollie Robinson in the attack and Luke Procter edges a drive past first slip for four runs.

A leg side swing and a miss at the third ball, which strikes Procter on the thigh pad.

He sees out the over with a leave outside off.

The fourth-wicket stand for Kent between Joe Denly and Daniel Bell-Drummond is now worth 157 and this one is heading towards a draw.

With Yorkshire declaring, there is going to be an early tea before Leicestershire come out to bat.

There's a bit more cloud around the ground at hove as Keogh plays and misses Seales outside off stump.

He gets in to line to defend and then smashes the fourth ball through cover for four.

The partnership with Keogh is worth 32 and Sussex lead by 18.

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With Harry Brook reaching his century, that is the cue for Yorkshire to declare.

They are behind on over rate from Leicestershire's first innings, so they need to whizz through a couple to avoid a points deduction.

Still, great Monday entertainment from Brook and other centurion Adam Lyth.