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  • Div One: James Rew unbeaten on 58 as Somerset close on 139-3 chasing 287

  • Lewis Gregory takes 5-42 & Nick Gubbins hits 83 as Hants bowled out for 336

  • Essex close on 11-0 after set chase of 206 thanks to Beau Webster's 91

  • Div Two: Lancs three down chasing 202

  • George Balderson & James Anderson take four wickets each

  • James Bracey hits ton and Miles Hammond makes 82 as Glos make 305

  • James Sales makes 165 as Northants take 68-run first innings lead over Middx

  • Sam Robson & Max Holden guide visitors to close at 109-1

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  1. Warwickshire lead passes 150published at 17:34 BST 19 April

    Warks 167-7 v Essex - lead by 152

    Beau Webster is looking really good here (no commentator's curse intended).

    He plays Simon Harmer behinfgd square and he and Keith Barker run two to take the Bears lead past 150.

    If they can nurse it past 200 that will really give Essex something to think about.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17:31 BST 19 April

    Singh b Williams 0 (Gloucs v Lancs 1-1 - target 202)

    Terrific delivery from Will Williams and Harry Singh has no answer!

    It shapes away and takes the top of his off stump. Brilliant bit of bowling.

    Singh walks for a duck. Josh Bohannon comes to the crease for Lancashire.

  3. Postpublished at 17:30 BST 19 April

    Gloucs v Lancs 1-0 - target 202

    Beautiful delivery from Gabe Bell who gets Harry Singh to play at one and it hits the stand-in opener's inside edge before pad and then stops dead.

  4. Postpublished at 17:30 BST 19 April

    Middlesex 48-1 - trail Northants by 20

    Max Holden helps himself to a pressure-relieving boundary off Luke Procter to move to five.

    Sam Robson then helps a wide one from Ben Sanderson on its way through point for four more.

    The former England opener is up to 25.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:29 BST 19 April

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    Can everyone stop trying to poach Sir Jimmy for England. Let him play a season for Lancashire.

    Dan, Preston

    A shame England pensioned Anderson off when he was on 991 international wickets and up against a mediocre West Indies team in 2024. It wouldn’t have taken him long to get to that magical figure!

    Dave Towers, Leeds

    England bowling attach should be Jimmy, Robinson but with a personal trainer to get him fit which would of happened with stronger management. With Atkinson and Stokes the only two that are in it. And Leach should be the spinner never should of been dropped either.

    Peter, London

  6. Postpublished at 17:27 BST 19 April

    Warks 161-7 v Essex - lead by 146

    Four leg byes from Keith Barker's first ball off Simon Harmer.

    The off spinner then strays down the legside and Keith Barker says thank you very much.

    He helps it on its way and the ball whizzes along the carpet to the fine leg boundary.

  7. Postpublished at 17:26 BST 19 April

    Hants v Somerset 87-3 - target 287

    James Rew, goes again on the drive, but this time manages to dissect gully for another streaky boundary.

    Somerset need 200 runs to win with seven wickets remaining.

  8. Postpublished at 17:23 BST 19 April

    Hants v Somerset (83-3 - target 287)

    Inside edge from James Rew, who attempts to drive through the off side, provides a scrappy four runs down at fine leg for Somerset.

  9. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17:22 BST 19 April

    Thompson c Walter b Harmer (Warks 153-7) v Essex - lead by 138

    Seven down!

    Jordan Thompson pushes forward outside off stump to Simon Harmer but gets a thickish edge.

    It might have taken a slight deflection off the gloves of Michael Pepper on the way through to Paul Walter at slip for a simple catch.

    The lead is 138 and this game is in a hurry.

  10. Play resumes at Bristolpublished at 17:22 BST 19 April

    Gloucs v Lancs 1-0 (target 202)

    Lancashire begin their second innings and Keaton Jennings gets a single with the very first delivery.

  11. 'Should be an exciting finish'published at 17:21 BST 19 April

    Gloucs v Lancs (target 202)

    Ed Seabourne
    BBC Radio Bristol commentator

    It's a strange-looking scorecard this isn't it?

    There's not much bread and quite a lot of filling.

    Some of the pace has gone out of the pitch and you can see it has changed colour but there's still movement off it.

    Gloucestershire's 305 may be slightly above or around about the path of the wicket.

    It feels as though Lancashire should get to 202 but it's the psychology as well of a fourth innings and the fact that Lancashire are more expected to win the game so it should be an exciting one.

  12. 150 runs

    150 up for Warwickshirepublished at 17:20 BST 19 April

    Warks 153-6 v Essex - lead by 138

    Zaman Akhter runs in for his fifth over of the second innings.

    A well-timed clip into the legside off his toes from Jordan Thompson brings four and takes Warwickshire past 150.

  13. Postpublished at 17:14 BST 19 April

    Hants v Somerset 79-3 (target 287)

    New man in, Tom Abell comes down the pitch to whip a Liam Dawson full-toss through mid-wicket for four.

    20 overs left in the day at the Utilita Bowl - still a lot of cricket left on day three for both sides to make inroads.

    You couldn't call this one at the moment

  14. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17:11 BST 19 April

    De Caires lbw b Procter 15 (Middlesex 34-1 - trail Northants by 34)

    Breakthrough!

    Luke Procter is really steaming in for his side and pins Josh de Caires in front.

    The Middlesex opener is hit on the knee roll of his front pad and the appeal is given. Perhaps a bit high, but his 52-ball vigil is done.

    Max Holden joins Sam Robson

  15. 'Did Malik have to play it?'published at 17:11 BST 19 April

    Warks 190 & 145-6 v Essex 205

    Adam Pinder-Smith
    Reporter, BBC Radio WM

    Just seen the replay, did he [Malik] have to play it?

    I'm not sure. He could've played that one straight down the ground but it's very easy for us to say up here.

    It was quite a full ball, he didn't quite time it which is why it fell just short and he knows, it's why he looked at the bottom of his bat.

  16. wicket

    GLOUCESTERSHIRE ALL OUT FOR 305published at 17:10 BST 19 April

    Bell b Balderson 0 (Gloucs 305-10 v Lancs)

    And that's the end of that.

    George Balderson angles one in and Gabe Bell chops on to his own wicket for a duck.

    Lancashire require 202 to win this one.

    Balderson and James Anderson end on four wickets apiece.

    We will be back out for the fourth-innings in less than 10 minutes.

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    WICKETpublished at 17:07 BST 19 April

    M Taylor c Anderson b Balderson 2 (Gloucs 305-9)

    James Anderson turns from terrific bowler to excellent fielder! You can't keep him out of the game at the moment.

    Gloucestershire nine down now.

    Matt Taylor chips over to deep mid-on where Anderson, rather nonchalantly takes a catch one-handed - extraordinary.

    An excellent session after tea continues for Lancashire.

  18. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 17:05 BST 19 April

    Malik c Allison b Porter 21 (Warks 144-6 v Essex - lead by 129)

    And then a wicket!

    Zen Malik will be annoyed by that as he falls into a carefully laid trap.

    He tries to lift Jamie Porter over midwicket but is caught on the boundary rope by Charlie Allison.

    Jordan Thompson comes the crease.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:05 BST 19 April

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    Jimmy Anderson should have played in the last Ashes as I've already said and should be considered for the next series, better than any bowler that went in the last.

    Robert Lord, Evesham

  20. Postpublished at 17:03 BST 19 April

    Gloucs 304-8 v Lancs - lead by 200

    Will Williams comes through for a single and Gloucestershire's lead moves to 200.