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  • LIVE radio and text commentary of day three of County Championship

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  • Somerset thrash Essex by 10 wickets; Durham hammer Glos by innings and 225 runs; Worcs beat Middlesex by 57 runs at Lord's

  • Rain holds up champions Notts and Glamorgan at Trent Bridge; Ben Cox scores 162 as Leics score 691 against Surrey

  • Sussex end 234-5, needing 94 to beat Warwicks; Yorks 65-5 in pursuit of 426 against Hants

  • Derbys putting Lancs under pressure at Old Trafford

  • Kent following-on at home to Northants

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  1. Postpublished at 12:25 BST 12 April

    Essex 149 & 199-7 v Somerset 348

    Somerset won't be able to pack up their kit bags just yet... they'll need to bat a second time before this game is done.

    Simon Harmer tucks Craig Overton for a leg-side single to bring Essex level in terms of overall runs. Unfortunately for them, the wickets column lists the figure seven.

  2. Postpublished at 12:24 BST 12 April

    Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 & 196-8

    It's lively but cold at Hove on the third morning.

    Both umpires, Graham Lloyd and Russell Warren, are wearing gloves.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 12:24 BST 12 April

    #bbccricket

    The subs rule is a good one. How many subs are you allowed? Is Vaughan junior a sub or 12th man? And what happens if the cool day for 8 days is before the T20? Is it 8 days of county championship meaning 8 match days? Thanks

    Peter, London

    Archie Vaughan was subbing for Lewis Goldsworthy. Not sure if he is still 12th man or in the team. As for the cooling off period, not sure how it works across the formats.

  4. rain stops play

    Rain stops play at The Ovalpublished at 12:22 BST 12 April

    Surrey 520 v Leics 417-5

    We had a very brief shower earlier - this is a heavier one and the players have left the field for now.

    Stephen Eskinazi has 28 for Leicestershire, with Ben Cox on four and the visitors trail by 103 runs.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:20 BST 12 April

    Woakes b Robinson 5 (Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 & 196-8)

    Wow this game has changed as Ollie Robinson strikes again. He bowls a beauty to knock over the off stump of Chris Woakes.

    Three wickets for six runs now and, with Warwickshire's lead currently 259, Sussex will hope to keep their target below 270.

  6. 50 runs

    50 partnershippublished at 12:17 BST 12 April

    Glos 175 & 51-0 v Durham 605-5 dec

    Much, much better from Gloucestershire as captain Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth complete a half-century stand.

    Bancroft nearly holed out to a diving Graham Clark at backward point, but he is 25 not out.

    The deficit is now a mere 379!

  7. Tribe cuts loose for Glamorganpublished at 12:15 BST 12 April

    Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan 32-0 - Target 478

    With the pitch looking less lively than it did earlier in the match, Glamorgan have made a steady start in their huge run chase against the champions.

    They're cautious at first before Asa Tribe launches into a series of boundaries to be 27 not out from just 19 balls.

    The way he's going Glamorgan may win this before the close!

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    WICKETpublished at 12:13 BST 12 April

    Mulder c Rew b Pretorius 31 (Essex 149 & 192-7 v Somerset 348)

    Migael Pretorius does the trick for Somerset as they close in on victory at Chelmsford!

    The South African quick digs one in short at Wiaan Mulder, who tries to hook a ball that's too close to him and swishes it through to James Rew.

    Shane Snater comes out with Essex still in the red by seven runs.

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    WORCESTERSHIRE ALL OUT FOR 253published at 12:10 BST 12 April

    Middlesex 183 v Worcestershire 191 & 253 all out

    Outstanding catch at deep long-on from Seb Morgan to end the Worcestershire second innings!

    Tom Taylor tries to club one from Toby Roland-Jones and it requires an excellent catch, running and diving forward from Morgan to dismiss him.

    Taylor is out for two and the Pears end 261 ahead.

    Middlesex will need 262 - the highest score of the match - to open the season with successive home wins.

  10. rain stops play

    Rain stops play at Old Traffordpublished at 12:09 BST 12 April

    Lancs 351 v Derbys 262-4

    Luis Reece faces one ball from Jimmy Anderson before umpire Sue Redfern signals to the ground staff to get the hovercover sparked up.

    We are off for a second rain break of the morning but the positive is it looks like a passing shower.

  11. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12:09 BST 12 April

    Patel c Foakes b Clark 164 (Surrey 520 v Leics 412-5)

    And finally, Rishi Patel's lengthy stay in the middle is brought to an end...

    Jordan Clark gets one to nip away slightly and Patel feathers it through as Surrey claim their second wicket of the morning.

    What an innings by the Leicestershire opener, though - his maiden hundred in Division One and surely by no means his last.

    Ben Cox comes out to join Stephen Eskinazi.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:06 BST 12 April

    Yates c Coles b Price 90 (Warwickshire 190-7 lead Sussex by 253)

    Sussex go bang, bang as Rob Yates quickly follows Kai Smith. He steers Tom Price to mid-wicket where James Coles takes a splendid catch.

    Yates gone for 90 and Warwickshire's lead is still only 253.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:06 BST 12 April

    Waite c Robson b Morgan 34 (Middlesex 183 v Worcestershire 191 & 253-9)

    The second new ball claims a second wicket in its second over.

    Sebastian Morgan drops it in just short of a length and Matthew Waite only manages to steer it into the hands of Sam Robson, who is very close in at gully.

    The lead is 261, but the new ball looks like it offers plenty of hope to the bowlers.

    Worcestershire probably slight favourites at the moment.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:06 BST 12 April

    Andersson b Anderson 54 (Lancs 351 v Derbys 262-4)

    Martin Andersson brings up his 50 with a single in the previous over, then bashes Jimmy Anderson through mid-on for a boundary to move to 54.

    And there it ends as he loses his off-stump to his near namesake.

    As good as his boundary was, that was a pearler from the Lancashire captain, squaring up the in-form Derbys man and straightening to tip the top of off.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:03 BST 12 April

    Smith c Simpson b Robinson 34 (Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 & 190-6)

    Finally after an hour Sussex break through and it's Ollie Robinson who gets it. He finds the edge of Kai Smith playing a forward defensive to end a sixth wicket stand of 84.

    Chris Woakes walks to the crease.

  16. Postpublished at 12:02 BST 12 April

    Essex 149 & 176-6 v Somerset 348

    A mini-recovery by Essex's South African pairing of Wiaan Mulder and Simon Harmer, who have added 25 so far.

    Mulder has 25, with Harmer on seven - but they're now having to cope with their countryman Migael Pretorius, who is on for his first bowl of the morning and inducing a few play and misses from the batters.

    Essex need 23 more to prevent an innings defeat.

  17. Postpublished at 12:01 BST 12 April

    Lancs 351 v Derbys 256-3

    That is a nice over from James Anderson.

    Just one run from it but a couple which whistled away from the bat edge on a Top Gun fly past.

    He really is a joy to watch.

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    WICKETpublished at 11:56 BST 12 April

    Roderick b Roland-Jones 18 (Middlesex 183 v Worcestershire 191 & 247-8)

    The breakthrough this morning for Middlesex comes with the fourth ball with the new ball.

    Gareth Roderick had battled hard for the previous 71 balls, but he can only look on in horror as Toby Roland-Jones produces a pea-shooter that scoots under his defence and into the stumps.

    But with the Pears 255 to the good, maybe that uneven bounce will be to the liking of Tom Taylor and Olly Hannon-Dalby.

  19. 150 runs

    150 for Rishi Patelpublished at 11:56 BST 12 April

    Surrey 520 v Leics 395-4

    Rishi Patel, LeicsImage source, Shutterstock

    Great knock by the Foxes opener, who turns Sean Abbott for a couple on the legside to bring up his 150.

    Patel will have one eye on his career-best 179 now as Leicestershire narrow the deficit to just 125.

  20. Postpublished at 11:56 BST 12 April

    Lancs 351 v Derbys 255-3

    Tom Bailey has the new ball at the other end to Jimmy Anderson.

    An interesting call and probably the right one. Mitch Stanley's pace was the other option.

    His first over goes for four.