Summary

  • Day two of nine matches in the County Championship

  • Centurion Clarke becomes first to reach 1,000 runs as Notts rally at Bears

  • Century for Elgar as Essex overhaul Surrey total

  • Div One: Essex v Surrey, Glamorgan v Hants, Sussex v Somerset, Warwickshire v Notts, Yorks v Leics

  • Notts, Somerset & Bears separated by five points at top of table

  • Div One live scores

  • Century for Bedingham as D2 leaders Durham overhaul Glos

  • Kent collapse in promotion showdown at Northants

  • Div Two: Derbys v Middlesex, Durham v Gloucs, Northants v Kent, Worcs v Lancs

  • Div Two live scores

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  1. Postpublished at 19:05 BST

    Warks v Notts 297-7

    Short and wide from Jordan Thompson and Joe Clarke cuts imperiously for four. You can't bowl there.

    Was that a drop? Clarke looks to hook but it deflects off either glove or arm behind to Alex Davies. The wicketkeeper can't readjust in time to take the catch.

    A single takes Clarke to 144.

    Fraser Sheat continues on his merry way with a fourth boundary. And two more takes hm to 27 and Notts within three of a second batting point.

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    Get Involvedpublished at 19:02 BST

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    Anybody know what the forecast is for Birmingham tomorrow? I expected Notts 220 max - we could easily lose this

    John, Edgbaston

    Ah, nothing like a sports team to put you through the ringer, eh John?

    The forecast for tomorrow is... indifferent, shall we say.

  3. Postpublished at 19:00 BST

    Warks v Notts 286-7

    Ethan Bamber is back for a fourth spell today perhaps warming up for the new ball which is available in just two overs' time.

    A little wide from the Bears seamer and Fraser Sheat drives off the back foot to pick up his third boundary and go to 21.

    This is becoming a nice cameo here late on day two, and a good day for the leaders who were put in this morning.

  4. Close of play at Hovepublished at 18:58 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 167-2

    Somerset win day two, having batted much better in sunnier conditions second time round.

    Craig Overton dropped two slip catches this morning, but also finished with four wickets as John Simpson made 64* with the lower order. Sussex just reaching the sole batting point of the match thanks to two sixes from number 11 Jaydev Unadkat. He fell lbw to Jack Leach missing a sweep with his side on 250.

    Tom Lammonby and Josh Thomas had a brilliant opening partnership which saw the latter just miss out on 50, getting a leaper from Sean Hunt.

    But Lammonby continued his great form from the One Day Cup, reaching 74* alongside overseas Henry Nicholls (12*), professionally knocking it around with ease.

    Somerset lead by 119.

  5. Postpublished at 18:56 BST

    Warks v Notts 281-7

    A confident stroke from Fraser Sheat as he finds the cover point boundary before nudging a single off Olly Hannon-Dalby.

    The debutant is up to 17 off 22 balls.

    Joe Clarke joins the party as he cuts for four more and collects his first boundary since the umpteenth resumption of the day.

  6. Postpublished at 18:56 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 165-2

    The penultimate over comes from James Coles.

    Nothing threatening, the two left-handers comfortable enough and Sussex look ready for a post-day wind-down and to come in hard again tomorrow morning with the seamers.

  7. Postpublished at 18:53 BST

    Warks v Notts 271-7

    Can Joe Clarke survive to the close?

    He's been out in the middle since the seventh over of the day and picks up his 133rd run with a streaky outside edge off Jordan Thompson who's into his 10th over.

    A single takes Fraser Sheat to 12. Three overs to the new ball and five to the close.

  8. Postpublished at 18:52 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 164-2

    There are singles available both sides of the wicket, and both batters are content to take them.

    Sensible batting here, at relative ease without much turn or any real threat from either spinner yet.

  9. Postpublished at 18:49 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 162-2

    Double spin as James Coles comes on to help Jack Carson bring today's close about sooner.

    Three singles and three dots off his first over of this latest spell.

    Three overs remain today.

  10. Postpublished at 18:48 BST

    Warks v Notts 269-7

    The Notts batters run hard as Fraser Sheat picks up three off Olly Hannon-Dalby.

    Joe Clarke is up on his toes to take a single before more aggression from Sheat who plays a lovely backfoot punch for four.

    Eight from the over. Six more to stumps.

  11. Postpublished at 18:46 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 159-2

    Jack Carson returns for an 11th over and probably a three over spell to close out the day.

    Good fielding by new signing Joey Evison saves three on the boundary as Tom Lammonby sweeps him.

    Henry Nicholls is of course well known for that stroke too, but he is content to play off the back foot to Carson so far.

  12. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 18:44 BST

    Warks v Notts 261-7

    Can Notts get up to that second batting point?

    You feel this pair may have to do the bulk of the heavy lifting if that's the case, with only former Bears paceman Olly Stone and Dillon Pennington to come.

    And Sheat survives a drop on three.

    Swing from Jordan Thompson draws the outside edge and it flies at a comfortable height for Rob Yates at second slip.

    He's taken a couple of crackers today, but shells the easier one despite a couple of grabs in vain.

  13. Postpublished at 18:44 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 154-2

    Tom Lammonby takes Jaydev Unadkat through midwicket for four.

    Five overs still to be bowled today, weather permitting, but it looks pretty nice with blue sky over Hove.

    However, with a poor weather forecast over the next two days there may not be enough time for either side to secure a positive result, Somerset not rushing yet, but wouldn't say batting for close either, Tom Lammonby just oozing class with his bat now.

  14. Postpublished at 18:40 BST

    Warks v Notts 260-7

    Olly Hannon-Dalby strays on to the pads and Fraser Sheat clips a couple into the legside to get off the mark.

    The New Zealander is squared up a little but a leading edge brings him a single to keep the strike.

    Eight overs to go.

  15. Postpublished at 18:38 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 150-2

    Henry Crocombe goes for three singles off his tenth over, he has bowled a fair spell, but I guess with him moving to Surrey at the end of next month, Sussex should make the most of him and bowl him as much as possible, especially with their depleted seam stocks.

  16. Postpublished at 18:37 BST

    Warks v Notts 257-7

    Fraser Sheat is in for his debut knock for Nottinghamshire.

    The New Zealander was drafted straight into the side following his signing this week.

    It's his second taste of Championship cricket after a spell with Glamorgan a few years back.

  17. wicket

    WICKET & CLOSEpublished at 18:36 BST

    Fisher c Walter b Snater 4 (Essex 279 v Surrey 183 & 51-4)

    Wicket and the end of day two!

    Matt Fisher pokes at one outside off stump from Shane Snater and gets a nick to Paul Walter, low at first slip.

    Surrey close on 51-4 and still 45 behind

  18. Postpublished at 18:35 BST

    Sussex 250 v Somerset 202 & 147-2

    Henry Nicholls edges four past the cordon, beautifully fielded one-handed by Chris Rew, dad of James and Thomas, in a chair just behind the advertising hoardings as it kicks up off the rope, you can see where the boys get there quality hand-eye coordination from!

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    Get Involvedpublished at 18:34 BST

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    I am very sorry Surrey fans, but you’re going down! Another lukewarm performance, so much so I don’t even think the magic money tree can save them!

    Sam, Cardiff

    Are you really sorry though, Sam?

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    WICKETpublished at 18:33 BST

    Patterson-White c Young b Thompson 9 (Warks v Notts 256-7)

    Jordan Thompson tries a yorker first up but Liam Patterson-White jams his bat down.

    The spinner picks up a couple to move to nine. And then he's gone!

    LPW goes to drive at a fullish delivery and sends a thick outside edge to Will Young at backward point.

    Bonus for the Bears.