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Champions Notts will be in search of batting points and a healthy first-innings lead on day three at Taunton.

Dillon Pennington's third first-class 'five-fer' helped the visitors dismiss Somerset for 347, having been 245-4 at one stage, with Tom Abell's fine 108 and half-centuries for James Rew and Craig Overton the highlights.

Haseeb Hameed, Ben Slater and Freddie McCann all perished in the 30s to Migael Pretorius (3-33) in the reply but a stand of 90 between Joe Clarke (70*) and Jack Haynes (53*) put the visitors in the driving seat before bad light halted day two.

Pennington said: "We just wanted the wickets as quick as we could so we could get batting sooner.

"I have done a lot of work this winter so wanted to put that into practice as soon as possible.

"Somerset put a lot of pressure on us at different stages, but (Haynes and Clarke) have put us in a winning position.

"We have got ourselves in a position where we can apply pressure and push to win the game. We come here as a confident side after last season.”

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To win this game, Yorkshire are surely going to need a big first-innings total and then look to bowl Glamorgan out cheaply, but they will have to do it without skipper Jonny Bairstow.

Bairstow sat out the second day's play after taking a bang on the thumb while keeping wicket in Friday's final session, and the Tykes have now nominated Will Luxton as an official substitute.

Having been 28-4, Glamorgan will be content with a score of over 300, built around Colin Ingram's 103 off 226 balls.

There was some turn for Yorkshire spinner Dom Bess, so it will be interesting to see what impact Mason Crane - who scored 51 - can have for the Welsh club in their first top-flight home game for 20 years.

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Derbyshire all-rounder Luis Reece admitted it had been an "emotional week" after hitting a century against Worcestershire following news that his son has a heart defect.

Reece made 114 in support of Martin Andersson's colossal, career-best 228 as Derbyshire piled up a huge total before declaring.

"I got the news playing in a friendly here on Monday afternoon and I had to go out and bat 15 minutes after that which is tough," he said.

"There will be a time when unfortunately he has to have an operation this year, when that is I don't know but as all parents do they carry their little ones around with them at all times.

"I absolutely adore him and it's going to be a tough few months but at the same time I've got every faith that he's going to get through this."

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Henry Crocombe was grateful for the calming influence of captain Ollie Robinson as both claimed five-fors to put Sussex on top against Leicestershire at Grace Road.

Crocombe's was the first of his first-class career and England paceman Robinson allowed him the honour of carrying the ball off the pitch at the end of the home side's first innings.

“I’ve had eight or nine four-fors, so it has been a while coming. I’ve been working hard in the gym and I’m a bit stronger and heavier, so that’s helped my pace," he said.

“I’ve also been working on my consistency, cutting out those loose deliveries. I’ve been trying to cut those out of my game. I’ve been working on my timing and rhythm a lot more.

“It helps, of course, to be bowling alongside someone like Ollie. I can get a bit loose-headed at times, so it is good to have him there to keep me calm.”

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If you're planning on a trip to the Riverside for day three of Durham v Kent, I'm afraid you'll need to make other plans...

Storm Dave battered Chester-le-Street in the early hours of this morning causing damage within the ground to the extent that no spectators will be permitted entry until further notice.

"The safety of all in attendance is our number one priority in any decisions we make," a club statement said.

It's been confirmed there will be a delayed start to the action today and no play before lunch, at least, with more bad weather still lurking in the north east. We'll keep you posted when we know more.

Durham put themselves in a strong position on day two, bowling Kent out for 197, despite Sam Northeast's defiant 94 on his return to his home county, but by stumps the hosts had built a lead of 221 with eight wickets in hand, with Ben McKinney and David Bedingham showing glimpses of their high class in the final session as they moved Durham to 83-2 before bad light ended play.

Fingers crossed we are able to get under way at some point, when it is safe to do so, of course...

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Division One

Glamorgan 302 v Yorkshire 1-0

Yorkshire trail by 301 with 10 wickets standing

Hampshire 48-3 v Essex 461-7 dec

Hampshire trail by 413 with 7 wickets standing

Leicestershire 245 v Sussex 361 & 149-3

Sussex lead by 265 with 7 wickets standing

Somerset 347 v Nottinghamshire 218-3

Notts trail by 129 with 7 wickets standing

Warwickshire 330-2 v Surrey 328

Warwickshire lead by two with eight wickets standing

Division Two

Derbyshire 625-8 dec v Worcestershire 113-2

Worcestershire trail by 512 with 8 wickets standing

Durham 335 & 83-2 v Kent 197

Durham lead by 221 with 8 wickets standing

Middlesex 445-9 dec v Gloucestershire 116-4

Gloucestershire trail by 329 with 6 wickets standing

Northamptonshire 215-9 v Lancashire 384

Northants trail by 169 with one wicket standing

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Eggsciting, eggshilarating, eggshausting, occasionally eggsasperating - all words that can be applied to County Championship cricket.

We have reached day three in the opening round of matches in this season's competition, and whether or not you have plans to indulge yourself with ovoid or elliptical shaped confectionary, we will be eschewing the chocolate to bring you full coverage as always.

Sussex are well on top against Leicestershire, while reigning champions Nottinghamshire will be hoping to push on to a first-innings lead against Somerset in Taunton.

Whether you're at a ground or following us online, there are nine games in all and play starts at 11:00 BST.