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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. Rain continues at Trent Bridgepublished at 14:19 BST 12 April

    Glamorgan 83-1 -Target 478 v Nottinghamshire

    All the covers on at Trent Bridge
    Image caption,

    No prospect of an imminent return at Trent Bridge

  2. Postpublished at 14:18 BST 12 April

    Essex v Somerset 27-0 (target 47)

    Somerset are clearly in a hurry to set off back to the West Country.

    Archie Vaughan has just carted Sam Cook for four successive boundaries and Somerset have 27 from their first three overs.

    Just 20 more needed for victory.

  3. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:18 BST 12 April

    Sussex 16-0 - Target 328 v Warwickshire

    If England are going to continue to leave Ollie Robinson at home, they're surely going to need to offer a better explanation than hes a bit lazy. His record is immense and he looks the best bowler again so far this season.

    Steve O, Stoke

    This is a very good talking point. It's impossible to question Ollie Robinson's credentials as a bowler and his actual Test record is very good.

    Maybe the decision to make him Sussex captain will be an inspired one.

  4. 50 runs

    50 for Stephen Eskinazipublished at 14:17 BST 12 April

    Surrey 520 v Leics 475-5

    Stephen Eskinazi, LeicestershireImage source, Shutterstock

    Classy knock by Stephen Eskinazi, who strokes Tom Lawes to the square leg boundary to bring up his second half-century in as many games.

    It's the 21st time Eskinazi has scored 50 in first-class cricket - and probably, as a former Middlesex batter, particularly pleasing for him to notch another at The Oval.

    Leicestershire are only 45 runs behind now - they will surely build some kind of first-innings lead.

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    WICKETpublished at 14:14 BST 12 April

    Charlesworth c Clark b Parkinson 26 (Glos 175 & 101-1 v Durham 605-5 dec)

    Callum Parkinson's left-arm spin makes the difference for Durham!

    The first ball of his second over is all it takes for Parkinson to prise open this opening partnership.

    Coming over the wicket to left-hander Ben Charlesworth, the batter tries to turn it to leg, but inside-edges it to Graham Clark at short leg.

  6. Postpublished at 14:14 BST 12 April

    Yorks 177 v Hants 251 & 151-4

    Ben Coad has Harry Duke standing up to the stumps in order to keep Jake Lehmann pinned.

    So this is poor, loose, short and wide and the Hants batsman cracks it through point to the rope.

    The lead is up to 225 and Hants are plotting their way to a commanding position in this contest if they are not there already.

  7. Postpublished at 14:13 BST 12 April

    Essex v Somerset 0-0 (target 47)

    Here we go, then - can Essex's bowlers at least make Somerset work for the 47 runs they need for a first victory of the season?

    Sam Cook starts off with a maiden and Simon Harmer will have a bowl from the other end, with Josh Thomas on strike.

  8. Landmark for Sam Robsonpublished at 14:10 BST 12 April

    Middx 47-1 - Target 262 v Worcestershire

    Sam Robson has now passed 14,000 runs in first class cricket.

    It's his 17th summer in the game and just over 300 of those runs came in seven test matches for England.

  9. 100 runs

    100 partnershippublished at 14:09 BST 12 April

    Glos 175 & 100-0 v Durham 605-5 dec

    Ben Charlesworth picks up a single off Callum Parkinson and that run ticks Gloucestershire into three figures for this second innings.

    All without losing a wicket for him and Cameron Bancroft.

    It's come in 27 overs, which is neither here nor there given the match status, but it is good resistance nonetheless.

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    WICKETpublished at 14:09 BST 12 April

    Prest run out (van Beek) 53 (Yorks 177 v Hants 251 & 142-4)

    Tom Prest is unfortunate to lose his wicket here as Jake Lehmann hammers a drive back at Logan van Beek, the bowler gets fingertips on it before it splatters the stumps.

    Prest is out of his ground by a foot and is on his way.

    Good athleticism from van Beek and a good decision from the umpire whose eyes were sharp enough to spot his bat hanging in the air.

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    WICKETpublished at 14:06 BST 12 April

    Guest lbw b Stanley 83 (Lancs 351 v Derbys 290-5)

    Beauty from Mitch Stanley, straightening slighty and catching the back pad of Brooke Guest.

    It was 84mph and has just done the Derbys man for pace and line.

  12. Postpublished at 14:06 BST 12 April

    Middlesex 45-1 - Target 262 v Worcestershire

    Loanee Olly Hannon-Dalby balls his second maiden as Middlesex look to rebuild following the loss of De Caires soon after lunch.

    This one looks too close to call.

  13. 50 runs

    50 for Tom Prestpublished at 14:01 BST 12 April

    Yorks 177 v Hants 251 & 137-3

    Tom Prest takes two runs off the final delivery from Logan van Beek and he has reached his fifth first-class half century.

    It has taken him 60 balls and contained seven fours and has served Hampshire well, given he saw off a tricky spell last night.

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    WARWICKSHIRE ALL OUT FOR 264published at 14:00 BST 12 April

    Thompson c Robinson b Hudson-Prentice 18 (Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 & 264 all out)

    That's it for the Warwickshire innings as Jordan Thompson is caught in the deep to give Fynn Hudson-Prentice his fourth wicket of the innings.

    Sussex will have to make the highest score of the match to win as they're set a target of 328.

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    WICKETpublished at 13:59 BST 12 April

    Snater c Vaughan v Pretorius 27 (Essex 149 & 245 v Somerset 348)

    And that's the end of the Essex innings...

    Shane Snater takes on a short ball from Migael Pretorius and spears it high to long on, where Archie Vaughan runs in and dives to pluck the ball out of the air.

    A brave effort from Snater, but the reality is that he, Simon Harmer and Sam Cook could only extend Essex's lead to 46. It'll take some doing to defend that.

    Pretorius finishes with 3-64, with Jake Ball taking 3-67.

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    Get Involved - famous cricketing glasses-wearerspublished at 13:59 BST 12 April

    #bbccricket

    Asif Din batting for Warwickshire in 1989 Natwest Cup final at Lord'sImage source, Getty Images

    Asif Din, who played for Warwickshire from 1981 until 1994, was a cricketer who regularly wore glasses. He had a knack of performing well for Warwickshire in One-Day Cup finals. Was part of the 1994 squad when they famously won the treble. He’ll always be loved at Edgbaston.

    Lee Stanley, Madeira

    Fantastic stuff from the middle of the Atlantic there, Lee!

    I think the legendary Jim Foat wore glasses while working his magic in the covers.

    David Hood, Worcestershire

  17. Leics take maximum batting bonus pointspublished at 13:58 BST 12 April

    Surrey 520 v Leics 452-5

    A misfield at deep midwicket brings Stephen Eskinazi the boundary that takes Leicestershire to a fifth and final batting bonus point.

    He's moved on to 39, with Ben Cox on 26 at the other end.

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    WICKETpublished at 13:54 BST 12 April

    Cook c Rew b Ball 17 (Essex 149 & 241-9 v Somerset 348)

    Craig Overton (left) and Jake Ball high-five after Ball takes a wicketImage source, Shutterstock

    Nine down as Jake Ball strikes for Somerset!

    The visitors have been testing Sam Cook with a few short deliveries and this one is just the right height that he can only nudge it through to the wicketkeeper.

    That ends Cook's ninth-wicket partnership of 42 with Shane Snater - and, unless last man Jamie Porter can help Snater to add something similar, this target shouldn't pose many problems for the Cidermen.

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    WICKETpublished at 13:54 BST 12 April

    Booth c Hughes b Robinson 48 (Sussex 204 v Warwickshire 267 & 264-9)

    Michael Booth tries to bring up his half-century with another big shot but skies it to mid-on to give Ollie Robinson his third wicket.

    It's been a valuable cameo scored at better than a run-a-ball and including a six which has taken Warwickshire's lead to 327.

  20. Under way at Headingleypublished at 13:51 BST 12 April

    Yorks 177 v Hants 251 & 127-3

    Jake Lehmann kicked off the afternoon session in fine style with a straight driven four off George Hill.

    But Ben Coad finds an inside edge in the third over off the Australian's bat which suggests there is a little bit in this wicket.

    And now he has beaten him outside off stump with the batsman fishing.