Gloucestershire's solid start to their second crack continues, no doubt aided by successive boundaries from Joe Phillips.

Both come off Ben Allison, who has now conceded more runs than in his first innings where he took 5-19 off nearly 18 overs.

Half a caught-and-bowled opportunity for Andrew Neal as George Hill pops the ball back to the slow left-armer but Dom Bess at the non-striker's end cannot get out of the way and Neal is unable to get fingers to it.

Neal backs that up with a beauty of a delivery next up which bounces just over middle and off.

Matt Critchley clouts two successive balls from Archie Vaughan over mid-wicket for four. Change of tactics by the Essex all-rounder, who is now 23 not out?

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At the start of this round of matches, the gap between the two sides was 43 points so Gloucestershire have a lot of work to do to close that gap.

50 for Ben McKinneypublished at 14:11 BST 22 August

14:11 BST 22 August

Derbyshire v Durham 85-1 - lead by 212

Durham's left-handed opener Ben McKinney goes to 50.

It's taken him 68 balls with eight fours in his innings so far.

He then backs that up with a glorious straight drive back past Nick Potts for another boundary.

Almost unplayable.

Jack Leach finds sharp turn and bounce to Charlie Allison and the ball flies over the gloves of keeper James Rew and away for four byes.

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14:10 BST 22 August

Leicestershire 195-6 v Glamorgan - lead by 194

Oh dear.

Glamorgan keeper Chris Cooke, standing up to Zain ul-Hassan, has just taken the ball right in the grill and the helmet has flown off.

Cooke is immediately knocked off his feet and is now having medical treatment.

Update: Cooke is back on his feet and is going to stay stood up. He seems okay to continue.

Will Rhodes clips off his pads to the square leg boundary for four as Durham's lead moves past 200.

Quiet, sedate stuff since lunch at Merchant Taylors' School and that can only be good news for Kent.

Chris Benjamin has settled in alongside Ben Compton, who has ticked along to 59.

Huge appeal for a catch as new man in George Hill attempts a reverse sweep and is taken at first slip but the umpire is unmoved, believing Hill didn't get bat or glove on it, and he remains 0 not out.

Yorkshire's lead, importantly, has now surpassed 200.

It feels like comedy is the last resort for Lancashire fans, of whatever age, to cope with their side's current fortunes.

And if Al only arrived at lunch, he will have missed the fall of eight wickets in the morning session.

Not the line required from Jake Ball as Matt Critchley flicks it away fine for four. The Essex all-rounder drives the next delivery powerfully, but can't pierce the field and has to settle for one.

Every run will be crucial in this one-innings shoot-out at Grace Road.

Leicestershire resume with a strong seventh wicket partnership in place and with young batter Sheridon Gumbs sat on 84, having batted exceedingly well in the circumstances.

It is hard to know exactly what Leicestershire will have in mind with wickets still in hand, but Gumbs and Ben Mike (19*) are playing appropriately right now and will, in the short term, be aiming to lift Leicestershire's lead well past 200.

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13:56 BST 22 August

Hants v Yorkshire 222-7 - lead by 198

Jonny Bairstow picks this up really nicely and makes his intentions clear, heaving Felix Organ over the square leg boundary for his second maximum of the innings.

Yorkshire's lead nears 200. Bairstow has moved on to 36 not out off 47 deliveries.

No hat-trick for Fisher, but what a spell this has proven to be.

Surrey have picked up four wickets in the space of 16 balls and for the loss of one run - suddenly this match is firmly in the balance having appeared as though Notts were batting Surrey out of the game.

Fisher (4-50) has been making the old ball sing.