50 for Lancashirepublished at 13:51 BST 10 September

13:51 BST 10 September

Lancashire 50-3 v Glos - target 248

This is a fascinating contest between JT Langridge and Rocky Flintoff.

The left-armer is keeping the batter honest and fancies his chances of a wicket, but when he is too full off the last ball, Flintoff handsomely drives for four.

He has 20 off 21 balls with all his runs coming in boundaries - a couple of glorious ones and a couple of streaky ones.

And from the next ball of Will Williams' over, a single for Marcus Harris brings up Lancashire's 50.

Four runs for George Bell, driving Kuldeep through extra cover to reach double figures.

Bell picks up four more in the next over facing Matt Revis, guiding the ball away through the off side in the same region.

A bit of width by the left arm seamer Sean Hunt and Ben Foakes leaves the ball outside off stump.

Foakes survives an LBW shout to a ball that nips back. Too high.

Foakes gets an inside edge going forward to block the next ball and that's gone fine for four.

That's the 50 partnership with Ryan Patel in 92 balls - and the innings 100 in 37 overs.

Paul Walter defends Matthew Revis into mid-off and sees out the over with a solid push down the ground. Maiden over.

Yorkshire may be a little held up by the weather - if Essex can hold out into the late afternoon when there's a chance of rain in Leeds.

A very eventful over from JT Langridge to Rocky Flintoff.

Second ball is driven hard by Flintoff and it goes wide of third slip and down for four.

Then there is a big appeal from the fifth ball as Langridge raps the batter on the pads.

Not out...

There must have been enough doubt about whether it pitched on or outside leg-stump to be given as it would have hit the stumps.

It has been hard work for Leicestershire since Somerset's innings ended through declaration, but Hamza Shaikh has just played a lovely shot to relieve a modicum of pressure.

Miguel Pretorius had only gone for three runs in five and a half overs, but with this ball the tally of runs he has conceded doubles.

The ball is over-pitched and on the legs and Shaikh stylishly clips through mid-wicket for three.

Ben Foakes moves to 21 with four runs clipped off the hip to fine leg - facing Sean Hunt.

Conditions easing a little for Surrey - who have fought back valiantly from 47-3.

Postpublished at 13:39 BST 10 September

13:39 BST 10 September

Worcs 200 & 154-6 v Northants 289

Full toss by Yuzi Chahal and Tom Taylor clubs it over mid-wicket for six - the treatment it fully deserved. The Worcestershire total passes 150 and they lead by 65.

Postpublished at 13:38 BST 10 September

13:38 BST 10 September

Derbys 217-5 & 300 v Kent 219

Ouch. Luis Reece has just ducked into a short ball from Hasan Mahmud which did not get up quite as high as he had anticipated and he ends up taking it flush on the helmet.

Thankfully the man himself, smiling as Mahmud checks on him, seems initially okay, but there are concussion protocols which must now be adhered to.

Rain stops playpublished at 13:37 BST 10 September

13:37 BST 10 September

Durham 252 & 335-7 v Middlesex 203

The Durham promotion push is on hold as the rain forces the players off in Chester-le-Street.

They lead by 384 so this may be the point at which they decide they have enough runs in the bank.

Kuldeep Yadav is in his fourth over with figures of 3-4.

He floats one up to George Bell, who drives to deep cover for two.

Bell tries a sweep and misses down the leg side.

He defends late from the crease and in spite of it all looks composed.

Martin Emmerson
BBC Radio Newcastle

I can't see Durham batting too much longer this afternon. At lunch they were already 371 runs ahead and they will want to give themselves plenty of time to try and run through the Middlesex order later today.

There is, of course, tomorrow as well, if needed. But Durham know a win will see them promoted with two games to go and the title would more or less be guaranteed as well. If Kent fail to win they are champions.

Ben McKinney was out for 184 just before lunch so misses out on becoming the third Durham player to score two double hundreds in the same season.

There is one worry in the air. The chance of rain. The radar doesn't look good for the next hour or so. Bad light could also be a problem.

First change by Hants as Scott Currie replaces Kyle Abbott after a spell of 0-8 from seven overs.

Joe Clarke drives Currie backward of point and that will bring him four runs.

Runs for Ryan Patel, via a flashing drive through backward point for four off the bowling of Sean Hunt.

He gets a single and keeps the strike.

Tom Haines has replaced Jack Carson at the other end, bowling with a slip and silly mid on. Patel defends.