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Summary

  • Eight fixtures in round seven of the season

  • Four games washed out on day two

  • Rain and bad light affects other four matches

  • Kent's Darren Stevens hits 15 sixes in superb innings of 190

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

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

  • Group Three: Kent v Glamorgan; Northants v Lancashire

  1. Postpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Kent 124-7 v Glamorgan

    Useful little stand for Kent.

    Darren Stevens has top-edged a pull off Michael Hogan for six over fine leg and then flicked a boundary to the same region.

    Nathan Gilchrist getting in on the act too, driving Michael Neser through point for four more.

  2. 'High winds and rain end fascinating session'published at 12:46 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Lunch: Surrey 185-8 v Middlesex

    Mark Church
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    High winds and rain brought another fascinating session to a frustratingly early conclusion.

    Hashim Amla and Rikki Clarke batted through the first hour adding valuable runs in the context of this game.

    Amla was bowled by a beauty from Tom Helm for 23 and in the next over Blake Cullen had Clarke caught behind for 19.

    Then the rain arrived and we keep our fingers crossed that we can get get out there again today.

  3. 100 runs

    up for Kentpublished at 12:32 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Kent 100-7 v Glamorgan

    It's another sorry scorecard for Kent who do at least limp into three figures.

    They began so brightly when play got under way at 4.30pm yesterday but having been 60-0 have gone tumbling away.

    Darren Stevens' third boundary brings the 100 up.

  4. Postpublished at 12:23 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Seven of our eight games are now delayed by rain. But they're still going at Canterbury. For now.

  5. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 12:19 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Hants 233 v Leics 28-5

    Relief for Leicestershire as rain takes them off the field at The Ageas Bowl.

    Three wickets for Kyle Abbott and two for Mohammad Abbas in that damaging half-hour spell.

  6. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Surrey 185-8 v Middlesex

    The umpires had a decent chat and decided the light had deteriorated too much.

    Steady drizzle then starts to fall on SE11.

    The wind is so strong today that they cannot extend the retractable floodlights, which obviously leaves us more vulnerable to bad light.

  7. rain stops play

    Rain stops playpublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Essex 16-1 v Warwickshire 166

    It's been drizzling for most of Essex's innings, but now the rain has got heavier and they're going off.

    Looking at the forecast, we might be lucky to get any more cricket in today at Chelmsford.

  8. Postpublished at 12:15 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Kent 93-7 v Glamorgan

    Another wicket for Glamorgan.

    Marcus O'Riordan is squared up by Timm van der Gugten and nicks one behind that leaves him a fraction up the slope.

    Kent very much in danger of being blown away yet again in this terrible season for their batsmen.

  9. rain stops play

    Raining again at Trent Bridgepublished at 12:10 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Notts 51-3 v Worcs - start delayed, rain

    This isn't hugely surprising...

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  10. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 12:09 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Clarke c Simpson b Cullen 19 (Surrey 185-8 v Middlesex)

    Middlesex have two in four balls!

    Full length from Blake Cullen, Rikki Clarke drives at it and nicks it behind.

    Clarke's played nicely this morning but Surrey will struggle to add many more now.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Hill c McManus b Abbott 3 (Hants 233 v Leics 17-5)

    Five down!

    Moments after Lewis Hill goes past 500 County Championship runs for the season he's gone.

    The wicketkeeper edges Kyle Abbott behind.

    Leicestershire's first innings is in tatters at 17-5.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Amla b Helm 24 (Surrey 185-7 v Middlesex)

    But this is a beauty!

    Tom Helm with the breakthrough.

    He squares Hashim Amla up and flicks the top of his off stump with one that holds its line just enough.

    A perfect length .

    The tail is quite lengthy for Surrey and Middlesex will now hope to wrap this up quickly.

  13. Postpublished at 12:04 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Surrey 185-6 v Middlesex

    A really good opening hour for Surrey with Hashim Amla and Rikki Clarke making steady progress and moving towards a first batting point.

    Middlesex are probing away but this is a decent wicket on what we saw for most of yesterday.

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    WICKETpublished at 12:00 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Browne c Burgess b Norwell 4 (Essex 9-1 v Warwickshire 166)

    Just what Warwickshire needed.

    Nick Browne feathers a delivery from Liam Norwell to the keeper and the left-hander is on his way cheaply.

    Liam NorwellImage source, Rex Features
  15. Leics slump to 10-4published at 11:57 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Hants 233 v Leics 10-4

    Hampshire are running through Leicestershire's top order rapidly!

    Kyle Abbott has just bowled Colin Ackermann to leave the Foxes 10-4. Bonkers.

  16. Postpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Kent 84-6 v Glamorgan

    Sam Billings has now gone for Kent and they're in huge trouble yet again this season.

    Timm van der Gugten rolls one in down the slope, Billings is possibly struck on the back pad in his crease and he's gone for only 11.

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    WICKETpublished at 11:51 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Harris b Abbas 2 (Hants 233 v Leics 8-3)

    You just don't leave those!

    Australia batsman Marcus Harris looks to shoulder arms to an inswinging delivery from Mohammad Abbas and the ball clips the top of off stump.

    Leicestershire are in all sorts of bother now.

  18. Postpublished at 11:50 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Gloucs v Somerset 45-1 - start delayed, rain

    Sums up the last few weeks rather nicely...

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  19. Poor start for Foxespublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Hants 233 v Leics 6-2

    Both of Leicestershire's openers are now gone.

    Mohammad Abbas has just removed Sam Evans lbw a few balls after Hassan Azad went to Kyle Abbott the same way.

    Early trouble for the visitors at The Ageas Bowl.

  20. Postpublished at 11:45 British Summer Time 21 May 2021

    Essex 1-0 v Warwickshire 166

    Essex's first innings is under way at Chelmsford.

    Alastair Cook and Nick Browne, who seem to have been an opening partnership for yonks, are in the middle.