Lancashire 311-8 v Nottinghamshire 242
Lancashire youngster Liam Livingstone marked his first-class debut with an unbeaten half century to build a useful 69-run lead over Nottinghamshire.
Resuming on 25-1 on day two, Lancashire batted throughout all three sessions to reach 311-8 at the close of play.
England's Stuart Broad took 3-57, as did fellow paceman Jake Ball.
But 55 from wicket-keeper Alex Davies, 48 from Alviro Petersen and Livingstone's 63 not out helped the home side end the day on top.
Earlier, Warrington-born Steven Mullaney claimed the 50th first-class victim of his career on his old home ground when he had former Lancashire team-mate Steven Croft caught behind for 15.
Warwickshire 146-4 v Middlesex 452
Sam Robson completed a career-best double century at Lord's to maintain Middlesex's superiority in their opening County Championship game of the season against Warwickshire.
Robson added a further 56 to his overnight score to reach 231, as Middlesex moved from 317-4 to 452 all out, backed John Simpson's 52.
Warwickshire captain Ian Bell was one of two early visiting wickets to fall.
But Jonathan Trott and Varun Chopra saw the Bears to 146-4 by the early close.
Chopra made 57, while former England batsman Trott was still there on 62 when play was called off for the day following a break for bad light late in the final session.
England's Steven Finn got two wickets on his first competitive appearance since England's third Test against South Africa in January after the calf injury which kept him out of the World T20.
He struck with his first ball when he got one to rear and take the shoulder of opener Ian Westwood's bat before removing Sam Hain cheaply.
Bell was one of two victims for Tim Murtagh, bowled after only getting half forward to a delivery that may have stayed a touch low.
In the morning session, Robson's highest first-class score surpassed his previous best, an unbeaten 215, also against Warwickshire, at Edgbaston in 2013.
It was also the highest-ever individual score by a Middlesex batsman against Warwickshire, overtaking a mark set by Bill Edrich, who scored 225 at Edgbaston in 1947.
Hampshire 141-5 v Yorkshire 593-9 dec
England batsman Jonny Bairstow hit a career-best 248 as Division One champions Yorkshire dominated day two against Hampshire at Headingley.
Bairstow and Liam Plunkett, who made his first ton for Yorkshire, put on 227 runs for the seventh wicket.
Tom Alsop eventually had Bairstow caught at long-on, while Plunkett made 126 before being bowled by Will Smith as Yorkshire declared on 593-9.
An unbeaten 76 from James Vince helped the visitors reach 141-5 in reply.
Hampshire used nine bowlers in total, with only opener Michael Carberry and wicketkeeper Adam Wheater not being thrown the ball, as the hosts scored freely during the first two sessions.
Despite four of the hosts' top six making just 20 runs between them, Yorkshire racked up their highest total against Hampshire.
The away side's response got off to the worst possible start as opener Alsop was trapped lbw by Ryan Sidebottom before Plunkett had Carberry caught as slip by Alex Lees.
Vince's faultless innings, which included 11 fours, was in complete contrast to that of his batting partners, with Hampshire losing wickets at regular intervals and leaving them requiring another 302 runs to avoid the follow-on with only five first-innings wickets remaining.
Milestones for Bairstow and Plunkett
- Bairstow passed 8,000 first-class runs
- Their 100-run partnership came off just 65 balls
- Bairstow reached his double century off 233 balls, with 26 fours and two sixes
- Plunkett smashed 15 fours and a six to reach his century off just 82 balls
- Their 227-run seventh-wicket partnership came off 28.1 overs, at a run-rate of 8.05
Division Two:
Leicestershire 297-6 v Glamorgan 348
Wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien played the outstanding innings with a hard-hit 93 as Leicestershire moved to 297 for 6, just 52 runs behind Glamorgan at the SSE Swalec Stadium.
O'Brien fell to Graham Wagg with the new ball, before bad light ended play.
Opener Paul Horton made a measured 67 in his first Championship knock for the Foxes.
David Lloyd claimed two victims while Timm van der Gugten took his first wicket for Glamorgan.
Glamorgan batsman Chris Cooke was presented with his county cap in the tea interval, in his fourth season with the club.
Gloucestershire 110-1 v Derbyshire 444
Derbyshire batsman Wayne Madsen hit 150 before Gloucestershire's batsmen rallied on day two at Bristol.
Resuming on 58, Madsen's knock lasted 329 balls before he was stumped off Jack Taylor (4-61), as the visitors moved from 242-3 to 444 all out.
Tom Poynton also made 53 in a seventh-wicket stand of 128 with Madsen.
However, Gloucestershire openers Chris Dent (61 not out) and Cameron Bancroft (41) shared a century stand as they reached 110-1 at stumps.
Essex 252-7 v Sussex 360
Tom Westley starred for Essex after England Test captain Alastair Cook made just one as the visitors struggled on day two against Sussex at Hove.
Sussex resumed on 355-8 but Jamie Porter bowled Ajmal Shahzad and Steve Magoffin in the first over of the day to wrap up their innings for 360.
The hosts reached 77-3 at lunch as Cook edged Magoffin to second slip and Nick Browne and Ravi Bopara fell cheaply.
Westley (86) and Jesse Ryder (51) boosted Essex as they closed on 252-7.
Cook complied with new helmet regulations while batting during the match, after being spoken to by the England and Wales Cricket Board following Essex's victory Gloucestershire last week.
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