Summary

  • Day two of nine games in the County Championship

  • D1: Surrey need 185 to beat Yorkshire; Somerset in charge v Glamorgan; Yates & Hain star for Bears; Haynes hits 159 for Notts, Crocombe bags hat-trick for Sussex as Essex lose last seven wickets for six runs

  • D2: Kent in control v Worcs, Northants fight back v Durham, Bracey ton for Glos

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  1. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 11:07 BST 3 September

    Leaning c Pepper b Ahkter 60 (Essex v Sussex 249-9)

    Jack Leaning is annoyed with himself here and it was a slightly lazy drive at Zaman Ahkter which he has edged behind.

    Michael Pepper takes the catch tumbling to his right.

  2. 50 runs

    50 partnership for Yorkshirepublished at 11:07 BST 3 September

    Surrey v Yorks 164-7

    This continues to be a curious innings from Yorkshire as Dom Bess and Kuldeep Yadav complete a fifty partnership.

    There's also been a stand of 92 but the rest of the partnerships have produced just 23 runs between them.

  3. Bears continue to accumulatepublished at 11:04 BST 3 September

    Hants v Warks 155-1

    First "You Bears!" shout of the day from the visiting support as Dan Mousley produces a glorious cover drive for four.

    The bowlers have been getting the ball to move about and there have been a couple of mis-cued shots flying in the air, but nothing has gone to hand so fart.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 11:03 BST 3 September

    Slater b Holland c Cox 15 (Notts 54/1)

    Leicestershire players celebrate a wicketImage source, Shutterstock

    Ian Holland dismisses left-handed Ben Slater with a tickle through to the keeper off a fifth-stump line delivery, which did get some movement off the surface.

    The wicket comes after a spell of pressure from Ian Holland and Josh Davey, who conceded just one run off the last three overs.

    Freddie McCann, another left-hander, joins his skipper at the crease.

  5. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 10:57 BST 3 September

    Geddes lbw b Balderson 28 (Middx 151-5 v Lancs)

    Ooh, Ben Geddes is a touch unfortunate here surely.

    George Balderson raps the pad fairly high up and with a delivery that looks as though it might be going over leg stump but the decision is out.

    Good start for the Red Rose this morning.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 10:57 BST 3 September

    Agarwal b Sanderson 36 (Northants v Durham 157-4)

    A big nip-backer. A hint of chop-on.

    Mayank Agarwal's debut knock is done as he is undone by a combination of Ben Sanderson's guile and maybe a bit of bat.

    With the keeper up, Agarwal is rooted in his crease and gets a bit tied up as the ball jags back at him. Down comes an angled bat and maybe helps it on its way towards trimming the bails off middle and off.

    Ben Stokes comes out. Along with the sun.

  7. dropped catch

    Higgins dropped on 6published at 10:56 BST 3 September

    Middx 151-4 v Lancs

    Ryan Higgins edges Jimmy Anderson but Matty Hurst dives across Keaton Jennings at first slip and, between the two of them, the chance goes down.

  8. Postpublished at 10:56 BST 3 September

    Surrey v Yorkshire 157-7

    Another lovely cover drive from Dom Bess for four.

    He and Yadav Kuldeep have now added 44 in the second notable partnership of the innings

  9. 50 runs

    50 for Jack Leaningpublished at 10:54 BST 3 September

    Essex v Sussex 231-8

    Jack Leaning's half century took 94 balls and arrived with a firm push to the long on boundary of Zaman Ahkter. It is the 33rd of his first class career.

  10. 150 runs

    150 up for Durhampublished at 10:53 BST 3 September

    Northants v Durham 157-3

    Lovely way to bring up the Durham 150 from David Bedingham.

    Not a bad delivery from Luke Procter, fraction short of a good length, just outside off stump, and Bedingham goes up on to his toes, rides the bounces and plays the crispiest back-foot punch out to the cover fence.

    Beautiful.

    Two balls later, he repeats it.

    He's a brilliant player.

  11. Close - Yates survivespublished at 10:53 BST 3 September

    Hants v Warks 146-1

    Hampshire desperately need wickets and yet they only have two slips in place.

    Rob Yates has edged one straight through the vacant third clip area after being turned around by Eddie Jack.

  12. Underway at Southamptonpublished at 10:47 BST 3 September

    Hants v Warks 142-1

    Play is starting fifteen minutes late at Southampton. The good news for Hampshire is Kyle Abbott is bowling.

    He was off the field for much of day one due to a bruised finger.

    Kyle Abbott appealing for a wicketImage source, Getty Images
  13. 50 run paternship for Hameed and Slaterpublished at 10:47 BST 3 September

    Notts 53/0, Hameed 38*, Slater 11*

    The Nottinghamshire opening pair have put 50 on for the loss of no wicket in the fifteenth over.

    Ben Slater brings up the half-century with a glance off the hip for four off Josh Davey, down to fine leg, aided by a misfield on the boundary by Hamza Sheikh.

    The Notts pair did well to battle through the gloomy weather yesterday, and have got off for a good start this morning.

  14. Kent chasing early wicketspublished at 10:46 BST 3 September

    Kent 238 v Worcestershire 85-2

    Promotion-contenders Kent will want some early breakthroughs this morning to wrestle back the late momentum that Worcestershire grabbed yesterday.

    Hasan Mahmud has been on the money so far, Adam Hose controlling a slightly edgy dab down to third man for the first boundary of the day.

    Dan Letegan played well on day one for his 35. He's added a single so far.

  15. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 10:44 BST 3 September

    Hollman b Anderson 54 (Middx 141-4 v Lancs)

    Big breakthrough early on for Lancs and it is that man Jimmy Anderson again with his third of the match.

    Crucially, it is also that man Luke Hollman who had batted well for his half century but has been undone by a hint of inswing and a delivery which keeps a little lower than he thought.

  16. First boundary of the day from Besspublished at 10:43 BST 3 September

    Surrey v Yorks 142-7

    Dom Bess drives one through the covers to the boundary.

    Yorkshire's 8th wicket pair are threatening to frustrate Surrey's bowlers having added 29 so far.

  17. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 10:42 BST 3 September

    Gloucs 69-5

    After just 2.2 overs, rain stops play in Bristol.

    James Bracey and Ed Middleton put on seven runs during the short opening spell of play for the loss of no wicket, before the umpires deemed the rain too heavy to continue.

    September weather is frustrating the County Championship this week!

  18. Positive first over for Durhampublished at 10:37 BST 3 September

    Northants v Durham 138-3

    Nice start first up for Durham who take nine of the opening over of the day from Luke Procter.

    India's Mayank Agarwal collected a couple of well-controlled boundaries in that first set of six.

    The sun's out at Wantage Road. Looks a picture.

  19. Delayed start at Tauntonpublished at 10:36 BST 3 September

    Somerset 92-0 v Glam 194

    Umpires will have a look at 10:45 after a drizzly start to the day but the covers are being peeled off the square and there is a lot of warming up going on on the outfield so fingers crossed.

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 10:32 BST 3 September

    Goodman lbw b Cook 22 (Essex v Sussex 213-8)

    Bang on the money first ball.

    Sam Cook is in no need of a loosener and pins Dom Goodman at the very start of day two, firing it through as the batsman falls over slightly trying to clip to leg.

    Goodman had batted well in difficult conditions last night to make 22 but his day will be one of fielding now.