Day three of nine County Championship matches
Div 1: Lawrence hits century for Surrey as Notts' Tongue takes four wickets
Glamorgan set target of 283 to beat Somerset; Essex need 177 to beat Hampshire
Warwickshire building big lead over Yorkshire; Leics lose four wickets in reply to Sussex's 430
Div 2: Middlesex beat Lancashire; Bancroft runs boost Glos against Kent
Worcs building lead over Durham; Northants struggling against Derbyshire
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Notts 415 & 8-0 v Surrey 449
First task for Haseeb Hameed and Ben Slater is to wipe out that 34-run deficit and they've trimmed it by eight already in the first couple of overs.
All eight of those have been scored by Hameed and we have another 22 overs due to be bowled tonight.
Sussex 430 v Leics 328 & 145-4
Bit of movement in the middle after the umpires inspect with the groundstaff taking off the cover sheet
It looks like they could be under way at Hove again shortly.
Glamorgan 100-2 v Somerset (target 283)
Three figures in the final innings for Glamorgan, Asa Tribe leading the way on 39 not out.
Craig Overton has thrown everything at the Glamorgan opener in the past couple of overs, but he's come out unscathed and is creeping towards a half-century.
Lyth lbw Bamber 4 (Warwicks 147 & 553-6 dec v Yorkshire 152 & 14-3)
Wow.
Ethan Bamber is steaming in like a runaway train and arrows one in to Adam Lyth's pads and it hits him plumb in front.
Lyth tries to act like it wasn't but I think he knew, Bamber has all three Yorkshire wickets to fall so far.
He is 3-7 from his opening five overs.
Worcs v Durham 40-1 (target 143)
A brief heart in mouth moment for Emilio Gay as he almost chips a return catch to Harry Darley, but there's enough power on the leading edge to guide the ball over the bowler's head.
Gay has looked in good touch otherwise, clipping a couple of leg-side fours off his pads as Durham make swift progress towards their 143 target - they're currently going at five an over.
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A smoother start to Northamptonshire's second innings than their first as they follow on against Derbyshire. 35-0 currently the score, but the visitors still trail by 341 runs.
In Bristol, the Gloucestershire second innings continues to hinge on opener Cameron Bancroft, 66 not out so far and his side's lead is 158 with six wickets remaining over Kent.
Essex 273 ao & 44-3 v Hants 235 ao & 240 ao, Essex require 133
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The Blaze and Manchester Super Giants seamer
Sean Abbott is on fire at Chelmsford! He has 3-8 off his nine overs.
As we mentioned earlier, Essex have been struggling for runs this season. Once again, the top order have been dismissed cheaply, the top three all departing for less than 20 runs apiece.
James Fuller is keeping it tight bowling in tandem with Abbott, after Codi Yusuf went for 18 off his three overs.
All to play for in Essex then!
Topley c Stone b Patterson-White 12 (Notts 415 v Surrey 449)
Well-taken diving catch by Olly Stone in the deep - and that brings Reece Topley's stay at the wicket to an end and closes the Surrey innings.
Ollie Pope finishes unbeaten on 19, having helped the visitors to claim s lead of 34, while Liam Patterson-White ends with 4-135 and Josh Tongue 4-89.
Now, can Surrey's bowlers make inroads when Nottinghamshire go out to begin their second innings?
Wharton b Bamber 0 (Warwicks 147 & 553-6 dec v Yorkshire 152 & 7-2)
A curious dismissal as James Wharton looks like he goes to block, then takes his bat away to leave it, only for it to crash into the stumps.
Wharton goes without scoring and Ethan Bamber has two wickets.
The Bears have their tails up.
Westley c Prest b Abbott 9 (Essex 40-3 Target: 177)
Clipped firmly off his legs but it has gone straight to midwicket where Tom Prest takes a smart catch.
Kyle Abbott has 3-5 and is hauling this game back in Hants direction.
Just a question of how long they can keep the South African going given he is into his ninth over.
Carlson c Rew b Ball 4 (Glamorgan 91-2 v Somerset, target 283)
Big slash. Thin edge. Caught behind. The Glamorgan captain is walking!
It was a tempting delivery and Kiran Carlson takes the bait. Jake Ball gets his third wicket of the match and, to be honest, we're still no nearer to finding out who is going to win this one.
Ben Kellaway joins Asa Tribe in the middle.
Warwickshire 147 & 553-6 dec v Yorkshire 152 & 7-1
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Yorkshire 7-2 as Bamber bowls James Wharton. He now has 2-2 off two overs.
Another early top-order wicket by Bamber, only strengthening the claim for him to be considered for England selection...
Worcs v Durham 21-1 (target 143)
A sweet straight drive by Ben McKinney brings him four runs off Tom Taylor and helps to ease Durham nerves as they chase this target of 143.
McKinney is on 12, with Emilio Gay on five at the other end.
Worrall lbw b Patterson-White 20 (Notts 415 v Surrey 433-9)
Dan Worrall's brief assault on the Nottinghamshire bowling comes to an end as he tries to slog sweep Liam Patterson-White and is out leg before.
Reece Topley - yes, that's right - is the last man in for Surrey, who lead by 18.
Essex 35-2 Target: 177
Charlie Allison gets a wicked delivery from Kyle Abbott which rears of a good length and hits him in the ribcage.
That levelled him with the batsman falling to the turf and clearly hurt as he points accusingly to the spot on the wicket that produced it.
Hants put in a short leg in response.
Surrey 433-8 v Notts 415, Surrey lead by 16
Dan Worrall has decided to get the long handle out to begin the evening session. He is 20 not out off 16 deliveries
He hauls Liam Patterson-White over mid-wicket for six, before attempting to reverse sweep, connecting but hitting straight to the short-third fielder.
He might as well give it a go here, as Ollie Pope looks to be in considerable pain in his thumb as he bats.
Notts 415 v Surrey 431-8
Ollie Pope's been in the wars since he belatedly came out to bat - he was struck on the hand by a rising ball from Olly Stone before tea and now he's received the same treatment from Lyndon James.
Pope winces as he takes his glove off and hopefully a bit of the medical man's magic spray will do the trick.
Sussex 430 v Leics 328 & 145-4 (lead by 43 runs)
Extra cuppa anyone?
Rain is keeping the players from returning after tea with a light sheet over the wicket.
Elgar b Abbott 8 (Essex 31-2 Target: 177)
What on earth was Dean Elgar thinking here?
That it would miss off stump is the easy answer and that it wouldn't jag back so violently the slightly more nuanced verdict.
Whatever, he has lost his off stump and a bit of middle as well.
Horrible misjudgement and he stands, stares, then plays the shot he should have done before departing.
Warwickshire 147 & 553-6 dec v Yorkshire 152 & 3-1
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As we have seen so often this season, Ethan Bamber strikes early. Bean is struck on the pad off a full and straight delivery and is given LBW.
The dream start for the Bears, who will want to take a few wickets before the close of play.
Bamber has a knack of taking top-order wickets so consistently. I think that this season, he has done everything he can to be at least in and around conversations for England selection.
