Division One:
Warwickshire 205-2 v Yorkshire 379
Ex-Warwickshire skipper Varun Chopra made his first century since giving up the captaincy to all but ensure the rain-hit County Championship meeting with Yorkshire will end as a draw.
The Bears have lost three straight home Championship games to the Tykes by an innings but the champions could make no impact on a weather-affected day three.
Yorkshire added just 11 runs to their overnight score to total 379 all out.
The Bears reached 205-2, Ian Bell's 59 being followed by Chopra's 101 not out.
Bell's predecessor as Warwickshire captain was still there with Jonathan Trott for company on 38 when, on a decidedly fresh day in the second city, rain ended play for the day at tea.
Having lost 88 overs to the weather on the first two days, they had to break early for lunch after a late-morning sleet shower before the loss of the whole evening session.
The match now appears doomed to a draw, with the Bears 174 runs behind and only one day left.
Earlier, Bell put on 132 with Chopra for the second wicket before edging to slip, following the early loss of the Bears' other former skipper Ian Westwood, who was bowled by Jack Brooks.
That was after Steven Patterson had added just one run to his overnight score to finish unbeaten on a new career-best 63.
Ryan Sidebottom was the last Yorkshireman to fall, edging to second slip to give England's Chris Woakes a fourth wicket.
But the 38-year-old former England left-armer then limped off the field with a sore ankle after bowling the third ball of his sixth over - and did not return.
Somerset 353 v Surrey 463
Marcus Trescothick hit a century as Somerset avoided the follow-on on a weather-affected third day at Surrey.
The 40-year-old made 127 before being bowled by Gareth Batty, while Craig Overton (44) and Lewis Gregory (47 not out) added 78 for the eighth wicket.
Ravi Rampaul (5-85) took five wickets to keep the hosts on top, as Somerset were all out for 353, trailing by 110.
Bad light and rain then brought about an early close of play to prevent Surrey from adding to their lead.
Trescothick's innings, which included 20 fours and one six, was his third century in his last six first-class innings.
The former England opener lost partners regularly during his 296-minute knock, with no other Somerset batsman able to surpass 50 runs.
West Indies seamer Rampaul was the pick of the bowlers, taking the key wickets of Chris Rogers and James Hildreth on his way to his second five-wicket haul since joining Surrey in March.
But Trescothick's resistance, coupled with further delays for snow during the second session, means a draw appears the most likely result on day four.
Durham 295-4 v Middlesex 389
Snow, rain and sleet meant there was no play on day three between Durham and Middlesex at Chester-Le-Street.
After a morning flurry, a midday inspection was called off as more sleet began to fall.
Umpires Ian Gould and Graham Lloyd conducted two inspections at 15:00 BST and 16:00 BST, with play abandoned after a second look at the outfield.
Durham will be hoping to claim all five batting points when they resume batting on Wednesday.
Division Two:
Leicestershire 174-2 v Kent 264
Mark Cosgrove hit an unbeaten 99 to put Leicestershire in control against Kent on day three at Grace Road.
Seamer Zak Chappell (2-44) dismissed Mitchell Claydon (24) and Calum Haggett (13) as the visitors were 264 all out.
The hosts fell to 17-2 as openers Angus Robson and Paul Horton were both caught behind by Adam Rouse.
But an unbeaten 159-run third-wicket stand between Cosgrove and Neil Dexter (57 not out) helped Leicestershire recover to close on 174-2.
Rain and snow meant play did not resume after, with only 45 overs bowled on the third day,
Gloucestershire 380 & 217-6 v Worcestershire 411
A late burst from Matt Henry gave Worcestershire the edge over Gloucestershire at Bristol, despite an unbeaten 81 from Chris Dent.
Resuming on 297-5, Liam Norwell claimed the crucial wickets of Oliver Cox (69) and Joe Clarke (135) as Worcestershire were bowled out for 411, a lead of 31.
Dent hit 10 fours to help the hosts reach 204-4 with six overs remaining.
But Henry bowled George Hawkins and Kieran Noema-Barnett as Gloucestershire closed on 217-6, a lead of 186 runs.
The Kiwi bowler enjoyed a fruitful day with the bat and ball as his 3-60 followed an entertaining 42 off 40 balls which gave Worcestershire their slender first-innings lead,
Northants 119 & 148-4 v Essex 441-8d
Jamie Porter's second five-wicket haul of the season has put Essex in charge over Northants.
Ravi Bopara was dismissed for 76 and James Foster made a 28-ball 36 as Essex added 90 to their overnight score, before declaring on 441-8.
Porter (5-46) and David Masters (3-27) tore through Northants as they slipped to 6-4 and 14-5, but Adam Rossington's 67 not out helped them to 119 all out.
Following on, Northants closed 174 behind on 148-4 as Ben Duckett made 58.
Derbyshire 331-9 v Glamorgan 377
Snow took out nearly a third of the day's play in Derby after Glamorgan's bowlers induced a mini-collapse.
Derbyshire's Wayne Madsen top-scored with 97 while Wes Durston hit 43 before the slump.
Spinner Andrew Salter was the day's most successful bowler (3-56) while Michael Hogan also claimed a third wicket of the innings.
Both teams managed to claim an extra bonus point in a short evening session as Derbyshire's tailenders hit out.
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