County Championship opening day: Warwickshire v Surrey and more – live!

LIVE – Updated at 19:03

Rolling report: Another season of county cricket gets underway – join Tanya Aldred for the latest from around the grounds.

I don’t know if the CC-Live bar is now empty, but huge congratulations to Essex pair Alastair Cook and Nick Browne, and commiserations to Kent for the spectator sport. An entertaining first day all round, despite the weather, with a particular hey-ho in the wind and the rain to young Sussex. I’m off to wriggle my cramped fingers - see you back here tomorrow. Thanks for all the messages. Good night!

Ollie Pope in fine fettle, 27 not out at a run a ball. Four fours off one Brookes over. Surrey 148-3

I’d better write up for the paper, so leave you with the Chelmsford race to 100 (Cook 93, Browne 96); Hampshire rattling along (34-0) after bowling Somerset out for 180 and Gloucstershire struggling (103-6). In Division Two, Sussex stride onwards (240-5, Clark 57 not out); while White and Holden rebuild for revitalised Middlesex (247-3).

Glamorgan 164-4 (Ingram 71; Cooke 30) v Durham.

It was the hail wot did it.

“Hi Tanya, You put Lord’s in NW6 in your comments on Eskinazi” writes Michael Billington. The Michael Billington. “It’s actually in NW8.Enjoy a great summer!” Gah! Always getting my NWs in a muddle, thank you!

There are shadows, real shadows, encroaching on the Edgbaston pitch. An elongated lighting pylon throws shade across the slips. Amla, bat semi-aloft, is bowled! Whatever that ball from Hannon-Dalby did took him completely by surprise. Surrey 126-3.

Here we go again: sun out, Amla and Pope both on O.

Play will restart at 4.50 here at Edgbaston, with 29.5 overs remaining.The sun is out, the tractors circle, and the spectators have either given up or are hiding inside.