Lancashire v Gloucestershire, Surrey v Somerset: county cricket – live!

LIVE – Updated at 17:08

Join Tanya Aldred for County Championship updates from day one around the grounds.

I’ve not written that for a while. A long while. His 12th in first-class cricket - huzzah! Kent 174-3.

Division Two activities:

At Chester-le-Street, Liam Trevaskis has retired hurt on 15 after being hit twice on the helmet by James Pattinson. Debutant George Drissell is the concussion sub. Durham 219-7 v Notts

Middlesex have lost 3-18 as their top order collapses. Stoneman still there on fifty. Middx 90-4, trail Glamorgan by 32.

Leicestershire on the brink - 185-9, four wickets for Sam Conners; while at New Road D’Oliveira (84) and Ed Barnard have put. on 140 for the fifth wicket, Worcs 273-4.

Right, time for me to write up, sithee later.

Al Davies has been in and out in his first innings for Warwicks - a five-boundaried 22 before being caught off Sam Cook. Warwicks 34-1 trail Essex by 134. Abell is nearing (this is NOT a jinx) three figures, as Somerset hit the unimaginable heights of 207-3 on what is presumably a batting paradise at The Oval. Yorkshire 254-7, Harry Brook out for 84.And at Canterbury

Bad news for Kenickie fans, but we still love you Em Jackson. “Good Afternoon Tanya, alas I’m not but I’m certainly aware of said North-East band (more of a Dubstar fan myself - Not So Manic now and all that).”

I must stretch my legs, back shortly.

Essex have been bowled out for 168 in 64.2 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Three wickets apiece for Oliver Hannon-Dalby and Danny Briggs, the latter getting the last to fall when Tom Westley decided he had little choice but to have a crack and picked out Matt Lamb on the mid-wicket boundary. The Essex skipper departed for 80 from 176 balls and will be a