Lovely shot by Craig Overton, showing the full face of the bat as he drives Henry Crocombe down the ground for four.

A short ball is pulled through mid wicket for four.

Nine runs off that over and Sussex are very much under the pump.

Victory for Durham at the Riverside where they have beaten Somerset by 120 runs.

Facing a target of 293, the visitors were bowled out for 172 in the 29th over, with leg-spinner Katie Levick claiming 6-37, four of them bowled.

Opener Niamh Holland top scored for Somerset with 67 off 73 balls.

Tom Abell has his century and has faced more than 170 balls, yet he is still running singles hard to press home the Somerset advantage.

79 runs on a truncated day added by the hosts so far without losing a wicket.

100 for Tom Abellpublished at 16:48 BST 16 May

16:48 BST 16 May

Somerset 408-5 v Sussex

Melinda Farrell
Sports broadcaster/journalist on BBC Radio Somerset

I've seen some very good centuries and innings played this season, but I think that probably tops all of them.

There have been no missteps. There's hardly been a false shot, hardly been a play and miss.

Ben Mike sends down a wild full toss wide of off stump.

Wiaan Mulder looks towards the square leg umpire as if to say 'surely that's a no-ball?'

Apparently, it wasn't.

Dropped catchpublished at 16:45 BST 16 May

16:45 BST 16 May

Kent 523 v Durham 128-4

A bit harsh to call that a drop.

David Bedingham tries to cut Tawanda Muyeye and the edge bounces up off the body of keeper Chris Benjamin, standing up to the stumps, and balloons over Zak Crawley at slip for a single.

Tawanda Muyeye to bowl the first over after tea. It's a decent one, costing him only two runs.

Spin at both ends, but Matt Parkinson is driven straight for four by Ollie Robinson. Nice shot.

100 for Tom Abellpublished at 16:42 BST 16 May

16:42 BST 16 May

Somerset 408-5 v Sussex

Sussex continue to move at a glacial pace in the field - and we have a change of bowling. Henry Crocombe is coming on to bowl.

Tom Abell faces on 99 but can't connect with a leg side ball that goes through to the keeper.

Runs this time! Turned into the on side for one and Abell has his third hundred of the season.

This one comes in 171 balls with 11 fours and a six.

Fynn Hudson-Prentice to continue. Craig Overton tucks the medium pacer away to deep mid wicket for a single.

What's going on now? Ollie Robinson is holding the ball at slip, perhaps concerned about the light.

That's not going down well with the spectators at all. We've already been off for about half the day today.

Here we go. Abell pushes the ball to long on - and there's the 400 and a fourth batting point in the 109th over.

A wild bouncer soars over the head of keeper John Simpson and that's four wides. A single to Abell to long on. He's on 99.

Bad light has put a halt to Middlesex beginning their second-innings as they trail Derbyshire by 199 runs.

The two umpires are currently having a natter to each other on the field without any players in sight.

for Wiaan Mulderpublished at 16:35 BST 16 May

16:35 BST 16 May

Essex 256-8 v Leics 333

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A batting point for Essex and a half-century off 78 balls for Wiaan Mulder as he pulls Ben Mike away for four.

It's his second 50 for the county and the South African has looked very assured for most of his innings.

Mike tries a bouncer to Simon Harmer and although not in full control of the shot, he bisects two fielders on the boundary and adds four more.

Postpublished at 16:34 BST 16 May

16:34 BST 16 May

Essex 247-8 v Leics 333

Simon Harmer must have a good bat.

A half shuffle forward and he lifts a ball from Ajaz Patel over wide mid-on for six without appearing to put any effort into it at all.

Harmer is now 23 not out.

We are due to begin again in Birmingham at 4:37pm - eight overs will have been lost.

Spinner jack Carson is in the attack from the other end.

It's a bit gloomy overhead but there are clearer skies just behind the ground.

Craig Overton is forward to the off spinner, defending into the off side.

He tries to work the ball leg side off the back foot but there's no run.

Runs this time, back and pushing to long off for one. Over bowled.

Craig Overton is in a bit of a tangle with a ball that jags in sharply back of a length but he nudges it away for a single.

Tom Abell is forward to Fynn Hudson-Prentice, pushing into the off side for one to reach 97 not out.

Single to Overton into the covers - and that's the 100 partnership between this sixth wicket pair off 130 balls.

Wiaan Mulder goes for a big wahoo down the ground to bring up his 50 but makes no contact as Ajaz Patel finds a bit of turn and is fortunate there is no edge.

Mulder remains 46 not out - that was pretty much the first loose shot he has played.

Craig Overton will face Fynn Hudson-Prentice unbeaten on 63.

His batting partner Tom Abell continues his rich vein of form.

He's within sight of a third century of the season - on 96 not out.

How close can Essex get to the Leicestershire first-innings total?

A couple of singles off Ben Mike get the final session started and Wiaan Mulder then clips him away down to long-on and takes three.

Good news. We're about to restart.

The players are returning to the field. 36 overs left in the day's play.

Rain stops playpublished at 16:23 BST 16 May

16:23 BST 16 May

Notts 124-3 v Hampshire 214

Sadly, the weather which has affected so many matches around the country has now caught up with the south coast.

The teams have not been able to take to the field again after the tea session because of rain and the covers are in place at the Utilita Bowl.

It has been a couple of days of frustration for Hants and Notts, especially on the back of the disruption caused by precipitation yesterday.