Summary

  • County Championship resumes after two-month break; first of six rounds of matches across the next six weeks

  • Zak Crawley hits 81 for Kent away to Middlesex - his highest score of the season

  • Surrey bowl out leaders Notts for 184 at The Oval

  • Opener Josh Thomas scores century for Somerset at home to Essex

  • Yorkshire dismissed for 173 by Hampshire; Leicestershire batters struggle at home to Glamorgan

  • Over half of the overs lost at Derbyshire v Durham, Gloucestershire v Worcestershire and Lancashire v Northants

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Adam Lanigan, Clive Eakin, Ged Scott & Phil Cartwright

  1. 50 runs

    50 for Patterson-White

    Surrey v Notts 138-8

    Liam Patterson-White after completing a half centuryShutterstock

    Liam Patterson-White with his helmet off while batting for Notts against Surrey

    Some effort batting at number eight from Liam Patterson-White.

    He's tried to take the attack back to the Surrey bowlers and although he's ridden his luck at times it's been an entertaining half-century hit off 70 balls and including nine fours.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Harrison c Bohannon b Walkden 1 (Lancashire v Northants 56-2)

    A maiden first-class wicket in first-class cricket for Ben Walkden.

    Calvin Harrison had collected only one single from 20 deliveries, so he decides to take on a delivery from Walkden with a bit of width offside.

    Harrison would have collected four too, but for a brilliant leap and catch from stand-in captain Josh Bohannon at mid-off.

    And there are hearty pats on the back for both Walkden and Bohannon.

  3. Pitch inspection at Leicester

    Leicestershire 84-5 v Glamorgan

    The umpires will look at 17:00 to consider whether there's any chance of more play at Grace Road.

    Only 34 overs have been bowled so far today and only five completed since lunch.

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    Spread the word, Festival games either should be spread round the counties or used for matches involving a non first-class county. No evening session at Cheltenham sets both counties back

    Michael Jordan, Worcester

    Surely the extremely hot weather we have had this summer has created these unusually dry conditions.

  5. Derbyshire v Durham 29-1

    Alex Lees dashes for a quick single and makes his ground, with the throw from short cover just missing the stumps.

    The floodlights are shining brightly in the gloomy Derby sky.

  6. 50 runs

    50 stand for Nicholls & Abell

    Somerset 278-3 v Essex (72 overs)

    Left-hander Henry Nicholls steering a shot through the offside wearing a Somerset helmet and sleeveless jumperGetty Images

    Henry Nicholls is homing in on a 24th first-class century

    Somerset are still flowing nicely at Taunton.

    The Essex decision to put the hosts in this morning now starting to look like a dropped clanger.

    New Zealander Henry Nicholls is on 86 on his Somerset debut, with former skipper Tom Abell on 36.

  7. Tea in Southampton

    Hampshire v Yorkshire 167-9

    Dom Bess and Ben Cliff will get a few pats on the back from their Yorkshire team-mates as they enter the dressing room at tea on the first day against Hampshire.

    An unbroken 10th-wicket stand of 47 between the pair has helped Yorkshire to 167-9 at the interval.

    They were 83-7 at one stage but their final three wickets have more than doubled that score and they might add even more useful runs to their tally after the break.

  8. 50 runs

    50 up for Northants

    Lancashire v Northants 53-1

    Ben Walkden has the ball in his hand for the first time in first-class cricket.

    His second delivery is a no-ball and the next one is flicked off Luke Procter's legs for four to bring up the Northants 50.

  9. Hampshire v Yorkshire 161-9

    Dom Bess is now Yorkshire's top scorer in the first innings - he's up to 38 with a little paddle round the corner off Kyle Abbott which goes for four.

    He's put on 41 for the last wicket with Ben Cliff - very handy runs for the visitors.

  10. Tea at The Oval

    Surrey v Nottinghamshire 128-8

    Surrey's bowlers remain on top but Nottinghamshire have offered some resistance in the afternoon session.

    That's been led by Liam Patterson-White who's hit nine fours to reach 48, more than double the score any of his team mates have managed.

    Surrey have, for the most part, bowled accurately and have looked threatening throughout. Tom Lawes has led the wicket taking with three but Dan Worrall and Matt Fisher may both feel unlucky not to have more than two each.

    Ollie Pope has held three catches but Surrey have put down some difficult chances and one such miss has cost Ryan Patel his place in the game. He's been subbed by Josh Blake after injuring his hand.

  11. rain stops play

    Rain stops play at Northwood

    Middlesex v Kent 271-4

    We are now close to a full house of interruptions in all nine matches today.

    After two full sessions at Northwood, the players of Middlesex and Kent remain in the dressing room as the rain falls.

  12. wicket

    WICKET

    Vasconcelos lbw b Balderson 13 (Lancashire v Northants 41-1)

    The introduction of George Balderson does the trick as he strikes with the final ball of his opening over.

    He wins a decision from the umpire to have Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw and Lancashire are up and running.

  13. 250 runs

    Somerset claim first batting point

    Somerset 250-3 v Essex

    Somerset claim Division One's first batting point after the mid-season break.

    Kent were the first Division Two side to do it prior to tea.

  14. Not out

    Surrey v Notts 125-8

    Matt Fisher is convinced he's found the edge of Brett Hutton.

    The bowler celebrates a catch behind without appealing but the batter is going nowhere and umpire Paul Pollard says not out.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    McKinney c Guest b Aitchison 8 (Derbyshire v Durham 17-1)

    Ben McKinney is caught behindPA Media

    Ben McKinney smashes a six over midwicket off Ben Aitchison but is caught behind two balls later going for an expansive off-drive.

    Durham lose their first wicket.

  16. Hampshire v Yorkshire 145-9

    A frustrating period for Hampshire, who are being held at bay by Yorkshire's lower order.

    Yorkshire were 9-3 and 83-7 but the last-wicket pair of Dom Bess and Ben Cliff are adding some useful runs to get their side close to 150.

    Tea was due to have been taken by now, but the interval has been delayed with Hampshire requiring just one more wicket to end the innings.

  17. Lancashire v Northants 40-0

    It is the brightest overhead conditions we have had all day in Manchester as the Northants openers make a positive start.

    Luke Procter has now overtaken Ricardo Vasconcelos thanks to four fours off Tom Bailey.

    He is now making way for Lancashire's One-Day Cup captain George Balderson.

  18. rain stops play

    Rain stops play at Edgbaston

    Sussex 99-3 v Warwickshire

    It's the fourth rain break of a frustrating day at Edgbaston.

    After a delayed start, they came off mid-morning before then a delayed resumption after lunch - and now the players have trooped off again.

    Tea is being taken.

    Edgbaston in the rainAdrian Harms - BBC Sport

    30.3 overs of play so far on a largely gloomy wet day at Edgbaston

  19. rain stops play

    Rain stops play at Leicester

    Leicestershire 84-5 v Glamorgan

    They weren't back on for long before rain forces the players off at Leicester again.

    Just 2.4 overs bowled in that spell but Glamorgan took advantage claiming the wicket of Nick Kelly.

    The rain now teeming down.

  20. Derbyshire v Durham 9-0

    Derbyshire will be keen to make the most of what appear to be helpful conditions, with a green tinge to the wicket and rain around for most of the day so far.

    Ben Aitchison and Brett Randell, making his Derbyshire debut, are the two bowlers seeking a breakthrough with the new ball.