Summary

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  • Div One: Somerset tail ekes out 50-run first innings lead against Hants

  • Hampshire wipe out deficit and reach 149-1 at close

  • Essex close on 110-3 replying to Warwicks 190 after Sam Hain's 88

  • Div Two: Glos close on 58-3 in their second innings, needing 47 more to avoid innings defeat

  • Nathan McSweeney and James Sales pass 50 before bad light stops play as Northants close on 229-4 against Middlesex

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  1. 200 runs

    200 up for Lancashire

    Gloucs v Lancs 201-8 (lead by 65 runs)

    Ollie Sutton flashes a short, wide one down to third man to get off the mark and Lancashire have 200 on the board after 65.1 overs.

  2. Northants 229-4 v Middlesex 341

    A sudden burst of noise and encouragement in the Middlesex field for Naavya Sharma.

    They sense the game is drifting a little here as Nathan McSweeney and James Sales are chipping big dents in their lead.

    Sales plunders a 16th boundary of his innings to move to 78 and the partnership moves to an ominous 131, with McSweeney 13 shy of his ton.

  3. Hants 84-0 v Somerset (lead by 34 runs)

    Change of bowling, we're going to see Archie Vaughan's off spin in the 26th over of Hampshire's second-innings.

    Vaughan picked up two wickets for Somerset in the first-innings just yesterday.

  4. 'Big season for Prest'

    Hants 238 & 82-0 v Somerset 288

    Simon Hughes
    The Analyst on The Cricket Social

    This is a big season for Tom Prest.

    He's got the chance here to bat at three and he's obviously very talented but he's never quite delivered on his talent I don't think.

    He's often flattered to deceive, just when he's looking good, he gets out.

  5. Hants 81-0 v Somerset (lead by 31)

    Too short, too wide by Somerset's Lewis Gregory and Tom Prest cuts the ball away comfortably to the third man boundary for four.

  6. Gloucs v Lancs 190-8 (lead by 54 runs)

    Matty Hurst comes down the track to meet Matt Taylor and swats him away near cow corner for four runs.

    Hurts then pulls the final delivery away for a single to keep the strike as Lancashire's lead goes up to 54 runs.

    A statement from intent by the wicketkeeper-batsman (18 not out) who I think has decided enough is enough and he won't be hanging around playing for time - he believes Lancashire need the runs now despite there being almost 32 overs left still in the day.

  7. Hants 75-0 v Somerset (lead by 25 runs)

    Hampshire continue to look comfortable.

    Nick Gubbins (33 not out) is looking assured, running well in between the wicket with Tom Prest (25 not out).

    Somerset need a spark right now.

  8. wicket

    'Taylor beating heart for Gloucs'

    Gloucs 136 v Lancs 180-8

    Scott Read
    BBC Radio Lancashire

    Well done Matt Taylor.

    He's been the beating heart of this Gloucestershire performance with the ball through the course of the second day.

    He's enjoyed that and rightly so, very nice ball.

  9. 100 runs

    100 partnership

    Northants 198-4 v Middlesex 341

    Nathan McSweeney punches Naavya Sharma down the ground for a lovely boundary to bring up the 100 partnership with James Sales for the fifth wicket.

    They've really picked up the pace after tea as the landmark comes off 149 balls.

  10. wicket

    WICKET

    Coughlin lbw M Taylor 8 (Gloucs v Lancs 180-8 - lead by 44)

    And with the very next ball - that is the end of Paul Coughlin.

    Matt Taylor has five-for!

    After going for six, Taylor straightens up, and Coughlin misses a full one - this is plumb.

    5-36 for Taylor in his 16th over, he has bowled beautifully today. Gloucestershire have enjoyed themselves since lunch in the Bristol sunshine.

  11. 6 runs

    Gloucs v Lancs 180-7 (lead by 44)

    Well, what's one way to do it.

    Paul Coughlin goes for a huge mow over cow corner and the ball flies over the slip corner and goes for six - extraordinary.

  12. Warks 190 v Essex 79-2

    Big patches of blue sky are beginning to appear over Edgbaston, but there's been a fair dousing of rain so we may be a little while yet before play.

  13. Hants 63-0 v Somerset (lead by 13 runs)

    Back-to-back boundaries by Tom Prest off Craig Overton.

    The second is a really nicely timed stroke through mid-wicket off his pads to move Prest onto 18 not out off 30 deliveries.

  14. 50 runs

    50 for James Sales

    Northants 179-4 v Middlesex 341

    James Sales continues to motor with a punch into the offside for four off Ryan Higgins. It's also a no-ball.

    The next ball is driven through the covers for a stylish boundary to go to his half-century.

    That's a seventh first-class fifty for the 23-year-old. and it's come off 75 balls, with 11 fours.

    The partnership is now up to 81.

  15. Hants 55-0 v Somerset (lead by 5)

    Tom Prest races through for a slightly dicey single and Hampshire now lead.

    Two balls later, Nick Gubbins' reserve sweep perfectly dissects the Somerset field and goes for four.

    Hampshire's batsmen are on top at the moment.

  16. Northants 169-4 v Middlesex 341

    Naavya Sharma strays a little and James Sales tucks him off his hip down to the fine leg boundary for his fourth boundary since tea.

    He's racing along.

    A nice-looking shot off the front foot then brings him three more - he needs another six for his fifty.

  17. 50 runs

    50 up for Hampshire

    Hants 50-0 v Somerset (scores level)

    A lovely shot down the ground by Nick Gubbins goes for a boundary at long on and the scores are exactly tied!

    Hampshire will be happy with how they have played the first 15.3 overs of their second-innings.

  18. Northants 161-4 v Middlesex 341

    Sharma opens up after tea with his third maiden of the day.

    The 20-year-old pacer has been impressive this afternoon and has 1-12 from his seven overs.

    In the next over, James Sales flashes hard at a wide one from Ryan Higgins and just clears second slip. Four more and he goes to 37.

  19. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Hants 45-0 v Somerset (trail by 5)

    Chance goes down for Somerset.

    Nick Gubbins edges one to first slip and Lewis Gregory gets a hand to it but can't cling on.

    Jack Leach with the bowling.

  20. 'Two substantial innings left'

    Hants 238 & 45-0 v Somerset 288

    Kevan James
    BBC Radio Solent commentator

    I would expect that at this stage of the game - and looking at the way the pitch is playing - that I think there's potentially two substantial innings in the last two of the game.

    I would expect one from Hampshire and I would expect one from Somerset so going on that logic Hampshire will need to score a decent total here second time round.

    I think Somerset would be fairly confident of batting long in the fourth innings as well.

    The pitch is as usual losing a bit of pace, losing a bit of bounce and batting, certainly as the ball gets a little softer, does get a bit easier.