Division One:
Hampshire 315-7 v Middlesex
Michael Carberry's century gave Hampshire the edge against Middlesex, whose skipper Adam Voges was taken to hospital with suspected concussion.
The Australian left the field after being struck on the head by a throw from the boundary.
Carberry (107) and Liam Dawson (87*) put on exactly 100 before Carberry was caught off the bowling of James Harris.
Harris, Toby Roland-Jones (3-87) and Tim Murtagh all struck in the final 10 overs as Hampshire closed on 315-7.
Adam Voges needed on-field treatment after being struck on the back of the head by the ball and was subsequently taken to hospital
Hampshire lost opener Jimmy Adams early and captain James Vince, an England Test hopeful, followed for 25 when he was caught by Voges off Roland-Jones.
But Carberry was dropped at second slip shortly after passing his half century, with Murtagh the unlucky bowler, and this time made the most of his good fortune, having failed to convert a fifty into a three-figure score on 10 occasions in 2015.
Following his dismissal, Middlesex dismissed Adam Wheater, Ryan McLaren and Chris Wood to give themselves hope of containing Hampshire's total.
Nottinghamshire 261 v Yorkshire
Jack Brooks led Yorkshire's fightback with four wickets as Nottinghamshire's middle order struggled at Trent Bridge.
Steven Mullaney (78) hit 12 boundaries and two sixes in an aggressive start before England's Alex Hales went for 36 on his return to county cricket.
However Brooks (4-74) and England's Adil Rashid (3-29) stifled the middle order as Notts lost wickets regularly.
A late cameo from Stuart Broad (36) helped the home side reach 261 all out before bad light halted play early.
Yorkshire struggled to make early inroads after Mullaney raced to 78 from just 80 balls but, having edged Steve Patterson to slip, Notts struggled to build on his start.
Hales, rested from Nottinghamshire's opening two games, needed to impress in the wake of England rivals Sam Robson, Adam Lyth and Moeen Ali all making hundreds.
He started in lively fashion, hitting eight boundaries from 53 deliveries before chipping Brooks to Joe Root at extra cover.
Michael Lumb (49) was the only member of the middle-order to get to grips with the Yorkshire bowlers before being trapped lbw by Brooks.
It was left to the tail, with Broad hitting seven boundaries before being run out by Brooks, to help Notts rescue their innings.
Surrey 371-7 v Durham
A good all-round batting performance gave Surrey the edge against Durham on day one at The Oval.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes rattled the hosts early on as he bowled Rory Burns (15), after Surrey chose to bat.
Arun Harinath (96) and Steve Davies (87) shared a 135-run third-wicket partnership before both fell in consecutive overs to Chris Rushworth.
Despite the setback, Jason Roy (64) and Zafar Ansari's century stand saw Surrey reach 371-7 at the close.
Surrey's decision to bat first on a sunny day in London paid dividends, despite the early loss of Burns and Kumar Sangakkara playing on cheaply by Brydon Carse.
Davies passed 10,000 first-class runs and hit 11 fours before slicing Rushworth to Keaton Jennings at gully, and Harinath hit the Durham seamer straight to Mark Stoneman at mid-off 10 balls later.
The 112-run fifth-wicket partnership between Roy (64) and Ansari (41) helped the home side pile on the runs against the toiling Durham fielders.
However, the new ball brought three late wickets, as Graham Onions dismissed Roy before Ansari and Tom Curran were both caught behind off Stokes and Carse respectively.
Lancashire 295-4 v Somerset
Former Somerset batsman Alviro Petersen made 83 on his return to Somerset as Lancashire made the most of a typical batsman-friendly Taunton track.
Sharing a fourth-wicket partnership stand of 125 with Lancashire skipper Steven Croft (71*), Petersen top scored on 83 to his their side finish the first day on 295-4.
After losing the toss, there was little morning movement for the seamers.
But Somerset left-arm spinner Jack Leach came on to claim 2-67.
His first scalp was Haseeb Hameed, who drove at a full ball to be well caught by Tom Abell, one of the two short extra cover fielders positioned for that very shot.
He then struck again just after lunch to trap Lancashire opener Karl Brown for 47, beating his forward defensive push.
Luke Procter enjoyed a life when dropped at second slip on 16 by Marcus Trescothick off Jamie Overton, but was unable to profit, falling leg before for 26 to a good-length ball from Tim Groenewald.
Overton then ended Petersen's innings with the second new ball, when he too was given out lbw, aiming an aggressive shot across the line.
But Alex Davies came in to make an unbeaten 32 in a stand with Croft, which has so far put on 45.
Division Two:
Glamorgan 260 v Kent 124-0
Kent finished day one in control on 124-0 at Canterbury after bowling out Glamorgan for a below-par total of 260.
Matt Coles claimed three cheap wickets but had to leave the attack with a minor foot injury, while Mitch Claydon finished with 4-59.
Craig Meschede (63) and Graham Wagg (40) rode their luck to help Glamorgan achieve some respectability.
Daniel Bell-Drummond then made 62 and new Kiwi opener Tom Latham 48 as Kent's openers off to a flying start in reply.
Kent's England under-19 paceman Hugh Bernard claimed two wickets on his debut, while Glamorgan gave a first start to seamer Harry Podmore, who is on loan from Middlesex.
Derbyshire 275-8 v Northamptonshire
Rory Kleinveldt took three wickets in nine balls as Derbyshire's middle order struggled at Northamptonshire.
After opting to bat Derbyshire collapsed from 101-2 to 133-6 when Kleinveldt (3-57) struck after lunch.
The visitors lost four wickets in 26 balls, including Wes Durston for a duck, before Shiv Thakor (59 not out) steadied the innings.
Thakor put on 105 runs with Tony Palladino (49) and ground Derbyshire to 275-8 before bad light ended play.
Sussex 163 v Leicestershire 140-2
Ben Raine took four wickets to help Leicestershire dominate after Sussex collapsed on day one at Hove.
The hosts opted to bat but were reduced to 23-2 as Raine dismissed Chris Nash and Matt Machan, both for four.
Ross Taylor and Ed Joyce (56) steadied the ship but having reached 130-3 Sussex were bowled out for 163, with Wayne White also claiming 3-25.
An unbeaten half-century from Paul Horton saw the visitors reach 140-2 at the close, training by just 23 runs.
Essex 144-1 v Worcestershire
England captain Alastair Cook continued his fine start to the season with an unbeaten 53 not out on another rain-hit day at New Road against Worcestershire.
But after losing their opening home fixture, 40 overs of play were possible before the weather closed in.
It was dominated by Tom Westley and Cook following the loss of Nick Browne.
Their unbroken stand of 128 in 37 overs, with the stylish Westley making an unbeaten 70, fully justified Essex's decision to bat first, reaching 144-1.
He was the more aggressive batsmen, reaching his half century off 64 balls to brighten a gloomy, drizzly day.
It was the sixth successive first-class match in which he has passed 50, starting with his appearance for the MCC in Abu Dhabi against county champions Yorkshire in March.
England Test captain Cook, who has already scored two centuries this season against Gloucestershire and Sussex, hit seven fours and a six off England team-mate Moeen Ali as he completed a more sedate fifty off 112 balls.
Rain and bad light meant the loss of the entire afternoon session following a morning session in which Worcestershire's New Zealand international fast bowler Matt Henry went for 11 off his first over before quickly claiming the only wicket to fall when he had Browne caught behind.
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