County Championship LIVE: Scores, commentary & updates from day four of opening round of season

Summary

England's Harry Brook scores 100 not out off 69 balls for Yorkshire in draw against Leicestershire
Sam Cook takes 6-14 as Essex dismiss Notts for 80 to win by 254 runs at Trent Bridge
Ryan Higgins scores 221 for Middlesex against Glamorgan
Sussex bid for unlikely win over Northants ended by bad light

Live Reporting

Adam Lanigan, Ben Pheazey, Phil Cartwright and Deepak Mahay

WICKET Bartlett c Clark b Carson 12published at 14:55 British Summer Time 8 April
Sussex 478-9 dec v Northants 371 & 57-4
Jack Carson is round the wicket to Procter, who goes back and across to push the ball nit the off side for one.
Shot! George Bartlett stands and delivers with a lofted drive over the bowler's head for six!
But he's out two balls later.
Northants are four down and 50 runs behind.
Carson tosses the ball up to induce the drive and Bartlett edges the ball waist high to Tom Clark at first slip.
Rob Keogh is in next.
Postpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 8 April
Sussex 478-9 dec v Northants 371 & 50-3
Luke Procter has been in since the second over and is battling hard.
The Northants skipper brings up the innings 50 in the 17th over with a drive and a thick inside edge safely into the on side.
ESSEX BEAT NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BY 254 RUNSpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 8 April
Breaking
Essex (253 & 374-9 dec) beat Notts (293 & 80) by 254 runs
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Two balls after his six and Dane Paterson has his middle pole knocked out of the ground by Jamie Porter.
An emphatic way to finish.
Postpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 8 April
Notts 293 & 80-9 v Essex 253 & 374-9 dec
Dane Paterson is the last Notts batter as he joins Lyndon James at the crease.
And the South Africa bowler hits Jamie Porter for six.
Notts need a few more of those!
Postpublished at 14:48 British Summer Time 8 April
Sussex 478-9 dec v Northants 371 & 49-3
Fynn Hudson-Prentice is in the attack for the first time in this innings and George Bartlett greets the bowler with a pull through square leg for four.
More of a neat swat really, with his feet anchored to the crease.
It's a double bowling change as Jack Carson comes on at the other end. Just two runs come off his over.
Northants are 58 runs behind with 59 overs left.
Ten-wicket haul for Sam Cookpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 8 April
Notts 293 & 73-9 v Essex 253 & 374-9 dec
Sam Cook has six in this innings and 10 for the match!
On the money, as usual - and Dillon Pennington with a regulation edge to Dean Elgar at first slip as he goes for seven.
Cook now has 10-72 in this match.
Unplayable!
Rain stops play at Edgbastonpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 8 April
Warwks 333 v Worcs 360 & 295-3
We thought Jacob Bethell was going to have a bowl, but his spell is limited to one ball as the rain returns and the players leave the field.
WICKET Lyth c Currie b Scriven 101published at 14:44 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 201-4 v Leicestershire 354
Adam Lyth gives himself room outside off but his lofted shot lands in the hands of deep cover.
What a shame, but a fine innings and a great start to yet another season of county cricket for Lyth - who was celebrating his century a few moments earlier.
Image source, Rex Features
100 for Jake Libbypublished at 14:43 British Summer Time 8 April
Warwks 333 v Worcs 360 & 295-3
Danny Briggs bowls to Jake Libby on 95...
Full and driven over the bowler's head. The Pears opener has reached 100 with a six, just like Kashif Ali did in each innings!
The 17th century of his first class career.
177 balls with nine fours and that spectacular six. Well played.
Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 8 April
Kent 284 & 158-3 v Somerset 403
Is there a better sight in the game than a perfectly played on-drive?
Joe Denly obliges and he's up to 60 off 57 balls.
Scoop!published at 14:42 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 200-3 v Leicestershire 354
With the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps, Harry Brook just lifts the ball up and over his head off Tom Scriven.
Scoop, ramp, call it what you like - it's four runs!
Procter struck on the headpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 8 April
Sussex 478-9 dec v Northants 371 & 42-3
Luke Procter has passed a concussion check, had a drink of water and will bat on.
Nasty bumper there from Jayden Seales.
for Joe Denlypublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 8 April
Kent 284 & 149-3 v Somerset 403
And there's a half-century for another former England Test batter, as Joe Denly steers the ball through the vacant slip region for four to reach his fifty.
for Adam Lythpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 189-3 v Leicestershire 354
Century number 33 for the 36-year-old!
He gets the single he needs to begin 2024 with an eye-catchingly pleasing ton.
Only 98 balls, 17 fours and two sixes.
Does Adam Lyth ever score dull hundreds?
Ahmed to bowl to Brookpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 181-3 v Leicestershire 354
Rehan Ahmed is going to bowl at Harry Brook. This should be interesting!
Ah, Brook takes a single off the first ball!
Then Adam Lyth picks up the reins and pulls one over midwicket for a maximum.
Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 April
Kent 284 & 141-3 v Somerset 403
Not much to report since our most recent update from Canterbury, where Kent have increased their lead to 22 runs.
Somerset are struggling to create any meaningful opportunities and if they can't find a breakthrough soon, this one will be set to peter out to a draw.
There are still a possible 56 overs remaining in the day's play.
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Get Involvedpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 April
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Stu: Sam Cook and Jamie Porter must be two of the best bowlers never to be capped by England, always seem to perform for Essex, and win titles with them.
John Reynolds: Is Sam Cook the natural successor to James Anderson?
Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 8 April
Warwks 333 v Worcs 360 & 289-3
The run up is hopefully now fixed and we're playing on.
Adam Hose is forward to block Danny Briggs.
He'll keep the strike with a clip to square leg for one off the last ball.
partnershippublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 176-3 v Leicestershire 354
Great entertainment for a Monday afternoon!
Adam Lyth and Harry Brook have compiled a century stand in only 73 balls.
It has been flying everywhere!
'Super stuff from Brook'published at 14:32 British Summer Time 8 April
Yorkshire 174-3 v Leicestershire 354
Jonathan Doidge
BBC Radio Leeds
Harry Brook punching one out into the covers and a ripple of applause from those who have stuck with this match and they've been rewarded by some more superb batting from Adam Lyth and now Brook, whose single took him to another first-class half-century - 25 of those now to go now with the 11 centuries he's scored.
It's taken him 45 minutes and just 35 deliveries, seven fours and two sixes.
Super stuff from Brook.