Eddie Jack's next delivery is again over-pitched and James Rew dispatches a juicy half-volley for a third boundary in quick succession.

Somerset putting the pressure on the bowlers now.

Sonny Baker is now in the attack for Hampshire, bowling around the wicket to left-hander James Rew.

Rew looks to pull a short delivery and gets a little lucky to see a top edge go for four.

With the first ball of Eddie Jack's third over, Rew then times an on drive much better, to move onto 20 not out.

Kevin Howells
BBC Test Match Special commentator

I can't imagine that either side wanted to come off at this particular moment, although they're putting the covers out so the staff are predicting rain.

Is it unfit?

The rain has finally stopped at Edgbaston, but there's still a lot of water on the sheets which are protecting the pitch so no prospect of play just yet.

The light isn't too clever either.

We've had a smidge under 36 overs today - with the away side having much the better of them.

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A couple for Archie Vaughan in the off side means Somerset bring the 50 up.

Vaughan moves onto 24 not out.

Michael Carberry
Former England batter

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It's just that little area of James Rew's game so far... when the ball just tends to play you a little bit from the crease, you don't quite get off the crease.

If you're going to open the batting it's somewhere people are going to target.

I think he's just got to get into the ball a little bit more.

The umpires have been coming together regularly of late.

The light is the topic of their chats rather than a good place for dinner and amid the darkening skies, they take the players off for bad light.

Joe Cracknell has 66 and Zafar Gohar is unbeaten on 62.

We've had 73 overs, with another 23 overs due in the day.

Still time for the light to improve and more cricket, so don't go anywhere folks.

Eight overs before the new ball is available and we are rather meandering towards it.

Although the light may limit what they can achieve with it this evening.

George Bartlett does brilliantly with a diving stop to deny Joe Cracknell a boundary and save a run as Calvin Harrison's latest over costs five more.

The leggie has done well but not really threatened a second wicket.

Play has been abandoned on day one at Bristol with rain preventing any further action after approximately 14:45 BST this afternoon.

It's a disappointing end to a promising first day for Lancashire as George Balderson shone before the heavens opened, taking 4-27 off 16 overs, ripping through Gloucestershire's top order after Cameron Bancroft was run out by Josh Bohannon.

Gloucestershire returned to the crease after lunch 80-2 but a disastrous opening to their second session meant day one belonged to the Red Rose before their momentum was held up by the bad weather in the south west of England.

Lancashire will hope that they can return to the field early tomorrow morning and finish off Gloucestershire's first innings before getting runs on the board as they hunt back-to-back victories.

Back-to-back boundaries for Archie Vaughan.

First, the opener pulls a short delivery from Codi Yusuf to the rope.

The following ball is far too short and wide, and this time Vaughan finds the off side boundary to move onto 21 not out.

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Zafar Gohar then gets down on one knee and slog sweeps Calvin Harrison through the legside for four more.

The fourth ball almost brings the breakthrough as Gohar slashes and it flies fast and low to diving first slip Ricardo Vasconcelos.

It would have been an incredible catch but it doesn't stick in his left paw.

Michael Carberry
Former England batter

He looks quite strong doesn't he? Very tall in his set-up. It's a good weapon to have in your armoury if you play a short pitched ball well.

Zafar Gohar plays uppishly at Harry Conway who moves into his 17th over and gets a thick outside edge.

It goes past backward point for one. A rare bit of excitement among the Northants fielders over the last few hours.

Just as we say that, the ball after James Rew inside edges one behind him precariously for four, the left-handed uses his feet well and sends a lovely looking off drive to the boundary.

Somerset are currently going at four an over.

James Rew is now in the middle for Somerset and he looks to get off the mark but his straight drive is well stopped at mid off.

The visitors could do with settling down and digging in to take the sting out of Hampshire's momentum as 38-year-old Kyle Abbott comes to the end of his fifth over of his first spell.

Michael Carberry
Former England batter

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I admire the appetite of this young man.

With everything going on around franchise cricket it's so easy to get caught up in the slipstream of everything but he's got his nut down and he's been relentless in terms of the runs he's scored.

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The landmarks are coming at pace as Northants continue to struggle with the older ball.

A single from Zafar Gohar off Harry Conway brings up the first century stand of the match off just 157 balls.

They will want to make hay now before the new ball arrives in 12 overs' time.

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Just a fourth first-class fifty for Joe Cracknell as a thick outside edge off Calvin Harrison beats Harry Conway.

He's dovetailed beautifully with Zafar Gohar and brings up his landmark off 96 balls wih six fours.

He cracks a second boundary off the over to go to 56.

Terrific shot square of cover from Archie Vaughan.

Vaughan stood up tall to Codi Yusuf and dismissed the ball to the boundary.