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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Middleton c Guest b Aitchison 17 (Gloucs 80-6)
Oh dear! Just as a partnership was beginning to build between James Bracey and Ed Middleton, Middleton departs after edging Aitchison behind to the keeper.
It was a nice delivery from Aitchison, just angling in and straightening slightly, and Middleton has to depart for a gritty 17 off 63 deliveries.
Duke b Walkden 10 (Middx 177-6 v Lancs)
Matty Hurst is standing up the stumps for Ben Walkden and that has a huge bearing on this late swinging/seaming delivery as Harry Duke's defensive effort is beaten.
Middle stump out of the ground shows just how far that has come back.
Karvelas c Pepper b Porter 28 (Essex v Sussex 275)
Little bit of out swing and it is enough to fox Ari Karvelas, who has ridden his luck having been dropped twice, but is finally gone.
Sussex are gone too but they will be pleased to have climbed to a batting bonus point.
For Essex Jamie Porter, with 4-44, was the pick of an excellent bowling effort. Sam Cook, with 3-32, was just as good.
Kent 238 v Worcestershire 118-2
Excellent knock from the young left-hander. He brings up his fourth half-century in his fledgling first-class career with an unfussy couple off his legs from Matt Milnes.
11 balls, seven fours.
Maturing all the time.
Image source, ShutterstockGloucs 75-5
It has brightened up in Bristol, and play has resumed between Gloucestershire and Derbyshire.
Brett Randell continues his excellent spell, charging in with his white headband. His ninth over is a maiden and he has figures of 2-18.
Meanwhile, James Bracey and Ed Middleton seem to be building a much-needed partnership for the home side.
Mousley c Lehmann b Abbott (Hants v Warks 161-2)
There it is, Kyle Abbott's 50th championship wicket of the season.
He's the first player to reach that landmark in Division One this season, not bad for a 39-year-old.
He finds the edge of Dan Mousley who's caught at third slip by Jake Lehmann. Note Hampshire finally had a third slip in place.
Surrey v Yorks 173-8
Mark Church
BBC Radio London commentator
"It's been something of an achilles heel for Surrey, finishing sides off.
Conditions aren't going to change any time soon so it won't be easy when they come out to bat"
Somerset 101--0 v Glam 194
Never mind the quality... feel the width.
Josh Thomas brings up his half century - a fourth first class fifty for the 21-year-old - with a thick edge which squirts to the backward point boundary.
It has taken him 86 balls (to reach 51) and also brings up the Somerset 100.
Kent 238 v Worcestershire 109-2
Dan Lategan and Adam Hose going along pleasantly for the Pears. Not too many alarms as Kent strive for a breakthrough.
The two have taken their stand to 83 and the total past 100.
Lategan on the cusp on his 50 too.
Notts 62-2
Grace Ballinger
The Blaze and Manchester Super Giants seamer
Joe Clarke is at the crease after two quick wickets.
Clarke has enjoyed an excellent season for Notts this year, topping the run-scoring charts, and has had success batting out his crease and also advancing down the track.
Leicestershire have decided to take that option away from Clarke, bringing the keeper up to both Ian Holland and Josh Davey from Clarke's first ball. There are still three slips in play.
It has been interesting to see keepers stand up to seamers more frequently in men's cricket of late.
This is something that has been common in women's cricket for a long time - albeit slightly different in the women's game with the average pace of seamers being slower than the mens average.
As someone who enjoys having the keeper up from time to time, I like seeing it happen more in the men's game, especially for players who are busy in the crease like Clarke.
Essex v Sussex 255-9
First Dean Elgar shells a fairly straightforward chance coming in at deep square leg with Ari Karvelas on 25.
In the same over from Zaman Ahkter, Simon Harmer drops a regulation catch at second slip with the Sussex man on 26.
Essex v Sussex 250-9
At 149-6 and 163-7 you might have got good odds about Sussex racking up a point with the bat but they have, a single from Ari Karvelas bringing up the bonus.
Yadav c Pope b Nabi 17 (Surrey v Yorks 170-8)
Breakthrough for Surrey and a first wicket in county cricket for Augib Nabi.
The India A player bowled well on day one without success but now he gets one to swing away late and Kuldeep Yadav steers it to second slip where Ollie Pope gets his third catch.
Somerset 94-0 v Glam 194
A 40 minute delay to proceedings here at the Cooper Associates County Ground but Somerset are up and running as Tom Lammonby takes two off Timm van der Gugten.
Bedingham lbw b Kimber 81 (Northants v Durham 169-5)
Big wicket for Northants. No hundred for Bedingham.
Spin has done the trick for the home side. Louis Kimber gets one to rip as Bedingham goes back into his crease looking to turn it leg side.
He misses and it hits him in front of middle and leg.
Easy decision for the umpire. Unexpected error from Bedingham who had looked in masterful touch from the start.
No sixth century of the campaign for the South African.
Hameed LBW Davey 39, Notts 54-2
Leicestershire take two wickets in as many overs as Josh Davey joins in on the action.
The Nottinghamshire skipper Haseeb Hameed has to depart for 39 after being struck on the pad off a full Davey delivery which looked to be angling into middle-and-leg.
A quick turn of events at Trent Bridge as both of the opening bats are dismissed in quick succession after looking fairly untroubled.
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.
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.
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.
Slater b Holland c Cox 15 (Notts 54/1)
Image source, ShutterstockIan 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.
