Day three of nine matches
Essex win by seven wickets after bowling out Leicestershire for 60
Harry Brook takes three wickets, including Jamie Smith, as Surrey follow-on against Yorkshire
Sonny Baker returns 5-45 for Hampshire against 2025 champions Notts
Sussex's Daniel Hughes scores 107 against Somerset at Taunton
Glamorgan build 300-run lead against Warwickshire
Gloucestershire set Northamptonshire a target of 249 in Bristol
Middlesex only 79 ahead with two wickets left against Derbyshire
No play possible in Kent's game with Durham at Beckenham
Warks 200-7 v Glam 360
Ethan Bamber plays Timm van der Gugten off his pads.
There's a chance for two but Bamber has to dive full length to make his ground and requires new pads for his troubles.
The couple do, however, bring up the Warwickshire 200 in the 57th over.
Bamber is the highest scorer in the Bears innings and is 11 short of a half-century.
Somerset 526-8 dec v Sussex 70-2
Alfie Ogborne bowls short to Tom Clark, who is forward with a clip to mid wicket for three.
A decent start for Sussex, losing just the one wicket (Jack Carson) and adding 48 runs in the first hour of play today.
Yorkshire 486 v Surrey 65-2
Jamie Smith punches away into the vacant off side boundary to get off the mark for Surrey.
It looks like the clouds have passed over Headingley for now as the sun comes out.
Gloucs 154 & 38-5 v Northants 127
James Bracey tries to run Luke Procter through backward point with minimal footwork and doesn't connect.
Who said this was an easy game? This is hard, hard work.
Seam, swing and bounce on show here. Maiden over.
17 runs and two wickets in the first hour of play. The hosts lead by 65.
Lancs 53-1 v Worcs 270
A loose short, leg side delivery from Beyers Swanepoel and Josh Bohannon helps himself down to the fine leg boundary.
That sees Lancashire move past 50.
Middx 177 & 40-2 v Derbys 376
Middlesex must be glad to see the back of Ben Aitchison and Rory Haydon.
Martin Andersson and Nick Potts are now operating together for Derbyshire.
Warks 191-7 v Glam 360
Timm van der Gugten into the attack for Ryan Hadley.
Ethan Bamber looks to defend the fourth ball and edges it between his legs and Jordan Thompson sets off for a single.
It brings up a rapid 50-run stand for the eighth wicket - off just 57 balls. Bamber has 34 of them, which tells a story.
The Bears need 20 more to avoid the follow-on.
Somerset 526-8 dec v Sussex 67-2
Dan Hughes is on the sweep to spinner Jack Leach and survives a muted appeal for LBW.
He gets the fourth ball away to long leg for one - and a lovely clip through square leg on the front foot by Tom Clark brings four.
He keeps the strike with a single pushed to mid off.
Sibley c Bess b Hill 25 (Yorkshire 486 v Surrey 58-2)
Leg slip takes the catch - a good plan comes off for Yorkshire!
Good bowling from George Hill, whose nice and straight to Dom Sibley.
Sibley looks to glance off his pads backward of square but its uppish and Dom Bess takes a really sharp catch at leg slip.
Anywhere else, that would have been four - both of Surrey's openers are now back in the shed inside the first hour of day three.
Gloucs 154 & 37-5 v Northants 127
Ben Sanderson now has eight wickets in the match.
His captain Luke Procter continues from the other end and his opposite number is forward, getting a thick outside edge safely wide of the slips for a rare boundary.
The lead is 64.
Haynes c Albert b Potgieter 15 (Hants 214 v Notts 147-6)
Delano Potgieter into the attack for Hampshire, replacing Brad Wheal, and he strikes with his fourth ball.
He gets some movement off a helpful pitch and Jack Haynes, looking to keep it down, instead edges it low to first slip where Toby Albert takes a fine low catch, juggling at the second attempt.
Notts have lost three wickets for two runs as Liam Patterson-White trots to the crease.
Image source, ShutterstockBudinger c Westley b Cook 8 (Essex 293 v Leics 333 & 14-2)
They came off in the first innings but not this time.
Sol Budinger tries to clip a ball from Sam Cook over the leg-side field, gets a leading edge and Tom Westley has to wait an age for gravity to do its bit before safely taking the catch at mid-off.
Leicestershire only 54 ahead as replacement Nick Kelly walks out for his first innings for the club.
Image source, ShutterstockSomerset 526-8 dec v Sussex 57-2
Daniel Hughes has swept well against Jack Leach, but he's lucky to get away with his latest effort, missing as the ball whistles dangerously close to his stumps on the way to the keeper.
Earlier in the over Hughes unleashed a silky cover drive for four off the same bowler to bring up the innings 50 in 17.1 overs.
Yorkshire 486 v Surrey 54-1
Everyone's up for Yorkshire as Ryan Patel is almost cut in half by another delivery from Jhye Richardson which generates serious bounce.
The ball flies over the top of the stumps and there is appeal for caught behind but umpire Michael Gough disagrees.
Hammond c Bartlett b Sanderson 2 (Gloucs 154 & 31-5 v Northants 127)
Just the four slips in for Ben Sanderson - and Miles Hammond is squared up edging straight to that fielder - George Bartlett.
Sharp catch. That seamed away a lot.
The game remains on a knife edge as James Bracey joins Cameron Bancroft in the middle.
58 runs ahead.
Yorkshire 486 v Surrey 54-1
A glorious cover drive from Ryan Patel races away at Headingley to the boundary for four.
That should settle any nerves after coming in at three following Rory Burns' dismissal this morning.
Geddes c Madsen b Hayden 10 (Middx 177 & 20-2 v Derbys 376)
Boy, does he deserve that.
Rory Haydon finds the egde as Ben Geddes tries to drive and the ball flies into the 'bread basket' of Wayne Madsen at first slip.
Leus du Plooy is the new batter and pulls a short ball away for four. A very un-Haydon like delivery, based on what we've seen so far.
Seecharan c Brown b Abbott 0 (Hants 214 v Notts 147-5)
Another one for Hampshire and Kyle Abbott.
You have to feel for Sam Seecharan who was called into the side mid-innings as an injury replacement for Freddie McCann and has to face Abbott steaming in.
He pushes forward to a ball which moves away and edges through for Ben Brown to take a regulation catch behind the timbers. A seven-ball duck.
Lyndon James joins Jack Haynes with the visitors suddenly struggling a little.
Warks 180-7 v Glam 360
Mason Crane into the attack replacing Tom Norton as Glamorgan skipper Kiran Carlson turns to spin.
Ethan Bamber continues in attack mode, leaning back and smacking Crane over mid-on for his second six. He moves to 25 at a run a ball.
Carson c Abell b Overton (Somerset 526-8 dec v Sussex 49-2)
Image source, ShutterstockJack Carson defends Craig Overton to mid on and ducks a bouncer.
The third ball is leg side and keeper James Rew does well to stop that on the dive.
Out! A wide off side ball and Carson has tapped that to Tom Abell at second slip. The night watcher is gone.
Good, low catch moving to his left. here comes Tom Clark.