County Championship Division One
Somerset 30-3 v Durham 256
Keaton Jennings' century and three quick wickets from opening pair Chris Rushworth and Graham Onions gave Durham the edge against Somerset on day one.
The 23-year-old made 116 as Tim Groenewald and Lewis Gregory rattled through the rest of the hosts line-up.
Jennings, who hit 15 fours, finally fell top-edging Josh Davey to gully before Durham were bowled out for 256.
Tom Abell and Davey fell lbw to Rushworth, then Onions bowled Marcus Trescothick as Somerset closed on 30-3.
Durham batsmen Mark Stoneman and Scott Borthwick both fell cheaply as Somerset started brightly before Jack Burnham (33) helped repair the innings in a 79-run third-wicket partnership with Jennings.
Burnham eventually fell when he was bowled by Davey.
Gregory then claimed two wicket in two balls, including uprooting Paul Collingwood's middle stump first ball, as Somerset looked to gain some momentum.
Rushworth became Gregory's fourth victim of the day, departing to an exceptional slip catch from Jim Allenby it left the visitors with 12 overs to face.
And last year's Division One leading wicket-taker struck in his fourth when Abell was trapped playing across the line before nightwatchman Davey was caught out in the next over when the ball nipped back.
Onions' inswinging yorker then dismissed the Somerset captain as the away side limped to the close, trailing by 226 runs.
Hampshire 189-8 v Warwickshire
Keith Barker took five wickets before lunch on the opening day of the County Championship to put Warwickshire on top against Hampshire at Southampton.
But South African Ryan McLaren then limited the damage by the end of the day as he hit an unbeaten 84 to help Hampshire recover from 87-7 to 189-8.
Bad light interrupted an impressive fightback, forcing an early close.
But left-armer Barker's 5-44 - this season's first five-wicket haul - has given the Bears the upper hand.
After new Warwickshire county captain Ian Bell elect to bowl without a toss under the new regulations on a green-tinged pitch, they were rewarded when Barker struck with his 13th delivery, to find Michael Carberry's edge.
He also removed Carberry's young opening partner Tom Alsop five balls later, also caught behind before claiming a third victim of a ferocious opening spell from the Hotel End when Will Smith gave a catch to short leg, then bagging both Liam Dawson and Sean Ervine lbw.
But McLaren scored his fifth Championship half century - his second in succession after ending last season with 52 against Nottinghamshire.
Reece Topley's 15, in a 51-run stand with McLaren, beat his previous best first-class score of 12 before being comprehensively bowled by England rival Chris Woakes. And McLaren has put on a further 51 runs in a so far unbroken stand with James Tomlinson, who is still there on 15.
The only other Hampshire player to reach double figures were James Vince, who made 25 before mistiming a leading edge off England and Ireland international Boyd Rankin, and Dawson (20).
Northants 296-2 v Sussex
Northants opener Ben Duckett made a career-best 178 not out as Sussex toiled on their return to Division Two.
Openers Jake Libby (42) and Duckett saw Northants reach 130 without loss, and Alex Wakeley (51) added a half century.
Australian Steve Magoffin (1-31) offered Sussex's best bowling threat and had Libby lbw, while spinner Danny Briggs took the wicket of Wakely.
The hosts were 296-2 when bad light stopped play after 82 overs, with Jack Cobb set to resume with Duckett.
Division Two
Essex 39-1 v Gloucestershire 262
Gareth Roderick hit an unbeaten 88 as Gloucestershire and Essex shared an even first day at the County Ground.
The 24-year-old hit 11 fours as he shared a 73-run fourth-wicket partnership with Hamish Marshall (51).
Marshall departed after being caught well by Jesse Ryder attempting to drive Jamie Porter, whose four wickets restricted the away side to just 262.
In reply, Liam Nowell trapped Nick Browne for one but England captain Alistair Cook helped Essex reach 39-1.
Surrey 7-0 v Nottinghamshire 446
Nottinghamshire piled up 446 on the opening day of the 2016 season as Steven Mullaney punished newly-promoted Surrey with an impressive hundred.
Mullaney (113) plus Riki Wessels (81) and Samit Patel's (85) century partnership saw Notts beyond 300, and Chris Read added an unbeaten 63.
Surrey's Tom Curran took three wickets and West Indies paceman Ravi Rampaul (5-93) saw off Notts' lower order.
At the close, Surrey were 7-0 having survived two overs unscathed.
Surrey, who took the option to bowl first without a toss, removed Greg Smith and Michael Lumb before lunch, but could not halt Mullaney until he had guided Notts beyond 200.
The hosts, who picked up maximum batting bonus points, looked like posting a huge total until Wessels was caught behind by Ben Foakes off Rampaul to leave Notts 308-5.
Surrey will resume on Monday with openers Rory Burns and Arun Harinath looking to give them a foothold in the match.
Worcestershire v Kent - No play Sunday (wet outfield)
Worcestershire and Kent spent a frustrating first day of the new season before play was called off in mid-afternoon.
Umpires Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth, the former Worcestershire and England slow left-armer, made several inspections.
But the previous day's incessant rain had left an already wet outfield totally sodden at New Road.
And an overnight frost had caused melting ice to drip onto the pitch.
The two sides still hope to get underway promptly on Monday morning (11:00 BST).
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