What could be the decisive third innings of the game at Lord's is under way with Worcestershire starting with an eight-run lead.

Middlesex will hope for early wickets, but openers Dan Lategan and Jake Libby have stroked five boundaries in five overs to get the Pears quickly up to 30-0.

Play is back under way at Canterbury, where we are still in the first innings with Northants on 507-2 against Kent. Their misery with the ball can't last for too much longer, surely?

100 partnershippublished at 14:13 BST 11 April

14:13 BST 11 April

Essex 149 v Somerset 317-6

Craig Overton has contributed 65 and Will Smeed 34 (plus that four byes earlier).

This might well be the first time in his professional career that Smeed has contributed less than 35 runs to a century partnership in any form of cricket.

But he is doing a great job, staying there for his senior partner and gradually getting looser balls as the bowlers tire and he starts to put them away.

If they are still together come 100 overs, they could unleash and push for even 450 before 110 overs are up.

Four more for Joe Clarke as he pushes through the covers from Andy Gorvin just past the dive of Asa Tribe and away it goes again.

Andy Gorvin is on for his first over of the Notts second innings and his second ball has been sent to the rope for four by Joe Clarke.

The hosts starting to get a bit of a foothold after losing two early wickets.

Three boundaries on the trot for Will Smeed, who is more used to facing a new ball of course than an old one, even if it is more often white than red.

Even the club cricket he plays for Bridgwater will be half this season against a white ball for the first time this year.

A poor over from Jamie Porter after Sam Cook had the ball going all over the place worrying Craig Overton with the first six with the new Dukes.

Postpublished at 14:05 BST 11 April

14:05 BST 11 April

Essex 149 v Somerset 298-6

Wow, the first ball of the over popped up off a length hitting Craig Overton on the thigh and nearly knocking him over, four balls later it rolls along the ground just past off stump.

Even a man 122* is struggling with this invariable bounce, even more dangerous with the new ball.

Essex should be licking their lips, but still cannot eradicate the Somerset skipper from the crease.

Two batting bonus points, only two runs away now, a great effort from Somerset to get this far in conditions that are so hard to score runs in.

Meat and drink for Australian opener Jake Weatherald as Tom Lawes serves up a half-volley outside off and it gets the treatment.

Lovely stroke by Weatherald as it flies to the extra cover boundary for four.

50 up for Leicestershirepublished at 14:02 BST 11 April

14:02 BST 11 April

Surrey 520 v Leics 53-0

Not a bad start at all this from Leicestershire.

Rishi Patel picks up his second four of the innings from Jordan Clark and the Foxes pass the 50 mark.

Joe Clarke tries the cover drive from Timm van der Gugten but doesn't quite get it right. It's a thick edge but it runs away for four and they all count.

The very next ball, the back foot drive is much cleaner from Clarke towards the deep cover boundary and he comes through for another couple.

Jake Weatherald picks up two fours on the bounce. The first, a lovely stroke, the second, not so much.

He flashes at one outside off-stump from Tom Lawes and it flies between second slip and gully and down to the rope.

Rain stops play at Bristolpublished at 13:57 BST 11 April

13:57 BST 11 April

Glos 10-1 v Durham 605-5 dec

A huge storm has blown over Bristol and the players are sprinting off the field.

It is also very windy and the groundstaff have one heck of a job trying to get a cover down on the pitch.

This could be a lengthy stoppage.

Relief for Gloucestershire as they trail by the small matter of 595 runs.

New ballpublished at 13:57 BST 11 April

13:57 BST 11 April

Essex 149 v Somerset 280-6

No hesitation.

Taken at the first opportunity.

Jamie Porter uses it first to Craig Overton 110*, Will Smeed is 21* off 58 balls.

Liam Dawson to kick things off and is a bit loose with Adam Lyth pouncing on a leg side delivery and the ball trundling down to the fine leg boundary for four.

Not the start Hants wanted particularly getting Lyth up and running after the break. He moves to 69 and adds another single to stroll off strike.

Jordan Clark likes the look of this as he swings it in to Rishi Patel and catches him bang in front.

It's fast from Clark and Patel was stepping across it so a tad tough to see the exact line.

May have been going over the top.

Painful one for Joe Clarke.

Timm van der Gugten gets one to pop up off a length and it catches the Notts man on the glove, trapping hand between ball and bat handle.

Those hurt.

Clarke is fine to carry on though.

First runs of the afternoon session for Notts as Timm van der Gugten slams one into the thigh pad of Ben Slater as he looks to nudge it into the leg-side and they can come through for an easy single.

Ooh, this is a bit of a beauty from Tom Lawes. It's fast on a length and cutting across left-hander Jake Weatherald from over the wicket.

Weatherald dangles a bat but luckily for him, doesn't get an edge on it.

Wicked delivery from Lawes.