An excellent session for Kent comes to an end at Beckenham, with opener Ben Dawkins unbeaten on 118.

He and Sam Northeast have made Durham pay for dropping Dawkins early in the afternoon by adding 186 for the second wicket.

Northeast is 76 not out, having come to the crease when Zak Crawley was caught off Ben Stokes during the morning.

Stokes has bowled 11 overs so far for figures of 1-46 but he, like his fellow seamers, is struggling on a pitch offering little assistance.

First bowl of the day for leg-spinner Matt Critchley.

Shades on, he immediately finds a good line and length to Stevie Eskinazi and in a matter of mere moments a maiden over is complete.

The two teams are off again at the Utilita Bowl - this time for tea, although conditions do look gloomy and the hover cover is coming on for the duration of this interval.

Felix Organ has played a punchy 21 not out since joining Delano Potgieter at the crease and Hants have put on 23 for the seventh wicket.

200 up for Glamorganpublished at 15:52 BST 15 May

15:52 BST 15 May

Glamorgan 200-3 v Warwickshire

Glamorgan reach 200 in the 60th over at Edgbaston, a remarkable effort and a position of strength they find themselves in having been rocked so early here on day one.

The highly experienced Colin Ingram has joined Ben Kellaway at the crease after the loss of Kiran Carlson - Kellaway is five runs away from three figures, which would cap a remarkable innings, all things considered.

Tea on day one at Southport, and after an even opening session, the second session belongs to Lancashire.

The Red Rose have claimed six wickets after lunch with George Balderson currently boasting figures of 3-50.

Dan Lategan played well for his 53 but he was dismissed by a nice bit of bowling around the wicket from Tom Bailey and Tom Taylor's (41 off 42) counter-attack was ended when he was trapped lbw by Paul Coughlin.

An early interval in Brstol where the rain has stopped for now and the mopping up is ongoing.

We'll attempt to resume at 1600 BST.

50 for Jonny Bairstowpublished at 15:49 BST 15 May

15:49 BST 15 May

Yorkshire 218-4 v Surrey

Cut away down through backward point for four and Jonny Bairstow has ticked on to 50 off 89 balls.

A very good captain's knock from Bairstow for Yorkshire who were in a spot of bother when he walked to the crease.

His partnership with Adam Lyth is now worth 97.

Fynn Hudson-Prentice will see out the session with the ball.

A full length and defended by Archie Vaughan to mid off.

A shorter ball is defended to point. Vaughan is a bit cramped for room as he tucks the fourth ball away for a leg bye.

Tom Abell sees out the over and that's tea. Somerset will be fairly pleased with the score - but encouragement for Sussex, who removed Tom Lammonby and James Rew in that session - both via fairly soft dismissals.

Lammonby was stumped off a wide ball and Rew sliced a drive to James Coles in the off side.

The Blaze are 119-3 in the 26th over, chasing a target of 210 to beat Hampshire at Trent Bridge.

Tammy Beaumont has 56 not out off 77 balls for the home side, who are seeking their seventh win in eight games.

You can find scorecard updates here.

Change of tactic.

Ben Cox walks right across his stumps and produces a perfectly played ramp shot off Sam Cook for four.

Cook responds with a quicker delivery which Cox does well to prevent hitting his stumps.

Tom Haines is bowling well wide of off stump and Archie Vaughan leaves the ball alone.

There is no deep cover so this feels like a deliberate ploy.

Vaughan drives the last ball neatly through cover for one to keep the strike.

The scoring had slowed a bit since James Rew was dismissed - but that's a gorgeous straight drive from Tom Abell for four runs.

Immaculate. Just pushed through the line.

Four more steered to deep third with soft hands, wide of the two slips.

One more run, nudged behind square leg. Single to Archie Vaughan, pulling to long leg. 10 runs off the over.

Toby Roland-Jones tries an ambitious drive off Ben Aitchison and is bowled through a large 'gate'.

That is Aitchison's second five-for in first-class cricket and a reward for an excellent spell of bowling at Lord's today.

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The three wickets they have taken notwithstanding, a measure of Essex's fightback in this game is the Leicestershire scoring rate which was 5.6 at lunch but is now down to under four an over.

Stevie Eskinazi and Ben Cox are hanging in there for the visitors - Eskinazi has 15 off 35 balls and Cox 11 off 43.

A good LBW shout from Tom Haines as the ball swings in and strikes Archie Vaughan on the pad.

Just outside the line? Certainly very close.

Maiden over.

They say catches win matches and Ben Dawkins has become the beneficiary of a big drop today.

He was on 63 just after lunch when he edged Ben Raine to gully. It looked a straightforward chance for the normally dependable David Bedingham, but for some reason he put it down.

Maybe his hands were too cold in the chilly northerly wind here at exposed Beckenham. But it allowed Dawkins to remain in the middle and he now has his first century, in what is his eighth first-class match.

It's generally been plain sailing on this flat track. I am already struggling to see how either side takes 20 wickets on it over this weekend.

200 up for Yorkshirepublished at 15:32 BST 15 May

15:32 BST 15 May

Yorkshire 200-4 v Surrey

Jonny Bairstow works a single into the off side to bring up Yorkshire's 200.

The home side will be happy with their afternoon's work following the dismissals of Joe Root and Harry Brook earlier in the session.