50 partnership for the Rew brotherspublished at 13:48 BST 14 June

13:48 BST 14 June

Notts 193 v Somerset 310 & 157-4

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James Rew is getting into his stride for Somerset. He plays a lovely cover drive off Liam Patterson-White for four.

And with that, the Rew brothers reach a 50 partnership, with James unbeaten on 41 and Thomas 20*.

Will Rhodes continues his pre-lunch spell following the interval.

Harry Came is 77 not out and Nick Potts has 40.

As we told you earlier - the new ball is not too far away.

Harry Conway in for the first over after lunch as Cameron Bancroft takes guard.

The Australian continues to step down the wicket to the Northants strike bowler and drops a single into the offside to take him to 38.

The tactic shows its value as Joe Phillips hangs back in his crease and is beaten outside the off stump.

Liam Guthrie resumes his work.

So having done so much good work this morning, Glamorgan now have to continue their survival fight with two new batsmen together.

Kiran Carlson is five not out and his post-lunch partner is Ben Kellaway, who will face the final delivery of the Jack Carson over interrupted by his dismissal of Asa Tribe.

It's a dot ball.

150 up for Somersetpublished at 13:44 BST 14 June

13:44 BST 14 June

Notts 193 v Somerset 310 & 150-4

Lyndon James bowls the first over after lunch for Notts and James Rew punches his third ball through the covers for two and that takes Somerset onto 150.

We asked earlier if Ben Stokes was at the Riverside again today.

Thanks to Willie for providing the answer.

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Nick Gledhill
BBC Essex

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Leicestershire fought back impressively this morning before two wickets from Simon Harmer restored control for Essex.

Rishi Patel reminded visiting supporters of the talent he showed when progressing through the Essex youth teams before he joined Leicestershire in 2020.

He compiled a stylish 58 before getting an excellent delivery from Shane Snater which moved away to take his off stump.

His opening partner Sheridon Gumbs, who played four One-Day Cup games for Surrey in 2022, fell one short of a deserved half century on Championship debut when out of position attempting to play a Harmer delivery that kept low.

Jordan Cox may have been recalled to the test squad but Rehan Ahmed is still here. He was building nicely before falling lbw attempting to sweep.

Much now depends on Lewis Hill and Nick Kelly with Leicestershire still 69 behind.

Mike Taylor
BBC WM commentator

Jonny Bairstow opted not to enforce the follow-on after Warwickshire fell well short of taking that decision out of his hands and the amount of turn Manav Suthar found in his exploratory over before lunch might have endorsed that decision in the Yorkshire captain’s mind.

Ethan Bamber made a ball divert surprisingly too in his opening spell for the Bears - certainly enough to surprise Adam Lyth, who looked back disbelievingly to find his off-stump askew after leaving a delivery in the eighth over.

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Earlier Warwickshire’s lower-order detained Yorkshire’s bowlers for an hour. Ed Barnard only attempted to farm the strike after Keith Barker and Ethan Bamber had fallen in Hassan Ali’s new-ball spell, Barker bowled trying to drive to the legside, Bamber pinned by a full delivery.

Barnard responded by clumping Jack White on to the roof at the Trafalgar Square end, but before he had chance to try to repeat it and sprint towards a hundred, George Hill knocked over Oliver Hannon-Dalby’s off-stump.

The 206-run first-innings difference fairly reflected Yorkshire’s superiority with bat and ball over the first two days.

Adrian Harms
BBC Radio Sussex

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Two wickets just before lunch have changed the complexion of this game with both Glamorgan openers back in the pavilion after an opening stand of 112.

James Coles opened the door for Sussex by having Zain ul Hassan smartly caught by Tom Alsop at short leg, having batted 117 balls for his 30 runs, and then on the stroke of lunch Asa Tribe was bowled by Jack Carson.

Tribe looked frustrated as he left the field possibly because the clock was showing 1.00pm before the over started, but also possibly as skipper Carlson had taken a single from an overthrow the ball before.

Either way Sussex will enjoy their lunch after what had looked like being a wicketless morning

Anthony Gibson
BBC Radio Somerset

Jason Kerr, the Somerset Head Coach, has described the pitch for this game as 'attritional' and the same adjective might fairly be applied to this morning's cricket.

Runs have been hard to come by, with Brett Hutton opening up with seven consecutive maidens, his very first ball accounting for Lewis Goldsworthy, caught behind.

After the departure of the nightwatchman, Alfie Ogborne, for an obdurate but valuable 17, the Rew brothers have picked up the pace, putting Somerset on course for a declaration sometime later this afternoon.

Division One

Leicestershire 187 & 145-3 (f/o) v Essex 401

Nottinghamshire 193 v Somerset 310 & 148-4

Sussex 521 v Glamorgan 155 & 120-2

Yorkshire 469 & 27-1 v Warwickshire 263

Division Two

Durham 377 v Derbyshire 118 & 171-4 (f/o)

Lancashire 87 & 89-2 v Kent 178 & 332

Northamptonshire 465 v Gloucestershire 268 & 53-0 (f/o)

Worcestershire 265 v Middlesex 339 & 82-3

Lewis Hill (5) scampers a run off Charlie Bennett before Nick Kelly (1) gets off the mark with a single and that’s lunch.

A much-needed solid morning for Leicestershire was dented before lunch by Simon Harmer.

The wily Essex spinner snared two wickets, removing both set batters - Sheridon Gumbs for 49 and Rehan Ahmed (23).

The Foxes also lost skipper Rishi Patel for 58 after a 96-run opening stand before Essex fought back.

Leicestershire have put on 94 this morning but remain 69 runs behind following on.

Lancashire have been much improved with the bat in their second innings but they still have a mountain to climb.

After taking the final two Kent wickets with minimum fuss this morning, they were faced with the task of chasing down 424, which would be their highest run chase in County Championship history.

They go to lunch with 335 runs still needed for victory and two wickets down.

Kent need eight more wickets to win.

Bertie Foreman is on to bowl some spin for his first over of the second innings and the final over before lunch.

A lovely shot by Marcus Harris from Matt Parkinson to push through the covers for four in what is likely to be the penultimate over before lunch.

We'll have a late lunch at Leicester to make up for losing the entire morning of day one to rain.

Neither team seems in a rush between overs as they look to make Charlie Bennett's eighth over the last action before the interval.

Super effort by Harry Came and nightwatch Nick Potts, who bat through the entire morning at the Riverside.

They have put on 72 so far, with Came reaching lunch on 77 not out from 210 balls and Potts a career-best 40 off 98.

The big danger for Derbyshire - who are now 88 behind - will be the second new ball, which is only 10 overs away.

Great work, Hywel.

Despite losing their third wicket in the final over before lunch Middlesex look well placed in this match. They lead by 156 on a pitch still doing a fair bit.

The opening pair of Sam Robson and Ben Geddes survived a few difficult moments to share a 50 partnership before both falling in successive overs from Ben Allison.

The fall of Max Holden to Ethan Brookes at the end of the session gives Worcestershire some hope but they won't want to be chasing much more than 250.