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Summary

  • Eight fixtures in round seven of the season

  • All fixtures on day one, except Hants v Leics (day two)

  • Group One: Derbys v Durham; Essex v Warwickshire; Notts v Worcs

  • Group Two: Gloucs v Somerset; Surrey v Middlesex; Hants v Leics (day two)

  • Group Three: Kent v Glamorgan; Northants v Lancashire

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  1. 'Wonderful to have crowd back'published at 13:30 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lunch: Surrey 95-0 v Middlesex

    Mark Church
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    Rory Burns and Mark Stoneman played exceptionally well to guide Surrey through the morning session unscathed.

    In bowler friendly conditions and against a good Middlesex attack, both openers showed skill and experience in front of an appreciative crowd.

    And that was the best thing about this morning. Having a crowd and a proper applause. Just wonderful.

  2. 'Somerset probably the happpier'published at 13:19 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lunch: Gloucs v Somerset 45-1

    Anthony Gibson
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    How typically cricket!

    Spectators allowed back in for the first time in 20 months, to be greeted by steel-grey clouds and a cold wind sweeping intermittent drizzle across the Bristol County Ground from the west.

    Among those spectators, it will be the sizable contingent from Somerset who were probably the happier as the players took a rain-dictated early lunch.

    Tom Lammonby was culpably run out early on, but thereafter Eddie Byrom and Tom Abell have batted with skill and circumspection to keep the Gloucestershire bowlers at bay in seam-friendly conditions.

  3. 'Tough for Warwickshire'published at 13:13 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Lunch: Essex v Warwickshire 55-3

    Glenn Speller
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    A good morning for the County Champions with some disciplined bowling making things tough for Warwickshire despite the visitors winning the toss at Chelmsford.

    The wicket has offered some good bounce and carry with Peter Siddle getting things going with wickets in each of his opening two overs, notably removing Rob Yates’ middle stump.

    Dom Sibley has grafted himself to 28 and looks to be the man around which Warwickshire will look to build a decent first innings.

  4. Lunch scorespublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Group One

    • Derbyshire 26-0 v Durham
    • Essex v Warwickshire 55-3
    • Notts 38-1 v Worcs

    Group Two

    • Hants 144-4 v Leics (day two)
    • Gloucs v Somerset 45-1
    • Surrey 95-0 v Middlesex

    Group Three

    • Kent v Glamorgan - no play before lunch, wet outfield
    • Northants v Lancashire 59-0
  5. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Hants 144-4 v Leics

    10 minutes before the scheduled 13:10 BST lunch break, the rain returns at The Ageas Bowl and off they go.

    We'll have a look at the lunchtime scores in a mo...

  6. Lunch at Wantage Roadpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Northants v Lancs 59-0

    It's now officially lunch in Northampton with rain falling by the River Nene.

    A very solid morning for the Red Rose having been asked to bat.

  7. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Holland lbw b Barnes 82 (Hants 141-4 v Leics)

    This is turning into a fine morning session for Leicestershire now.

    Ed Barnes traps Ian Holland lbw for 82, and Hampshire's in-form opener is gone.

  8. Postpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Kent v Glamorgan

    That 12:30 BST inspection at Canterbury hasn't revealed too much.

    They're having an early lunch with the wet outfield still a concern.

  9. Postpublished at 12:47 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Surrey 83-0 v Middlesex

    This is a superb morning for Surrey.

    Stuck in but apart from two very tight lbw shouts against Rory Burns, it's been largely plain sailing.

    Middlesex will be pretty concerned.

    Can they pick up something before lunch? Tim Murtagh is back for a second spell.

  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Malan c Westley b Porter 7 (Essex v Warwickshire 37-3)

    The Bears are in all sorts of trouble now.

    South Africa batsman Pieter Malan edges Jamie Porter to slip and is on his way cheaply.

    Dom Sibley remains on 20 off 80 balls.

  11. Lunch at Bristolpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Glos v Somerset 45-1

    Rain has brought an early lunch at Nevil Road.

    20 overs at Bristol so far this morning and a steady start for Somerset having been sent in.

  12. Postpublished at 12:30 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Essex v Warwickshire 37-2

    Dom Sibley has certainly found his feet again after that four-week layoff with a broken finger.

    The England opener has 20 off 77 balls on an attritional morning at Chelmsford.

  13. Hampshire lose two quicklypublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Hants 105-3 v Leics

    Leicestershire have picked up two wickets in nine balls at The Ageas Bowl.

    First Tom Alsop edged Alex Evans to slip for 25 and Sam Northeast followed in the next over, bowled by Chris Wright with an absolute beauty.

    Captain James Vince has come in at five.

  14. Raining at Wantage Roadpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Northants v Lancs 59-0

    Northampton is generally one of the drier grounds in the country but not so today.

    A really good hour and a bit for Lancashire having been sent in.

  15. Back on at Bristolpublished at 12:12 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Glos v Somerset 25-1

    Wasn't a long delay at Nevil Road and Tom Abell and Eddie Byrom are back out there for the visitors.

  16. 50 runs

    up for Surreypublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Surrey 54-0 v Middlesex

    Rory Burns gets a thick outside edge to third man and brings up Surrey's fifty.

    And how absolutely splendid to hear it greeted with a warm round of applause from a really good crowd given the restrictions.

    Looks a good deck and Surrey have made a nice start.

  17. Bears two downpublished at 12:03 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Essex v Warwickshire 26-2

    Peter Siddle has just picked up his second wicket of the morning at Chelmsford.

    The Essex paceman bowled Rob Yates without scoring.

    Warwickshire and England opener Dom Sibley is sticking in. He's on 16 off 53 balls.

    Rob Yates bowledImage source, Rex Features
  18. 50 runs

    for Hollandpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Hants 98-1 v Leics

    Hampshire opener Ian Holland's fine season continues.

    The right-hander goes to his fourth fifty of the campaign, two of which he's converted into hundreds.

    The hosts are in a good position on day two at The Ageas Bowl.

  19. Bad light at Bristolpublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Glos v Somerset 23-1

    A typically tight start from Gloucestershire's seamers but they're off for the moment.

  20. Essex make the breakthroughpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 20 May 2021

    Essex v Warwickshire 22-1

    Bears captain Will Rhodes has just fallen at Chelmsford to Essex paceman Peter Siddle, caught at fourth slip.

    Rob Yates joins Dom Sibley in the middle.

    Peter SiddleImage source, Rex Features