Division One
Hampshire 290 & 163-8 v Worcestershire 211
Worcestershire are facing a tricky chase in their County Championship match at Southampton after Hampshire built a sizeable second-innings lead.
Having bowled out the visitors for 211 in their first innings, Hampshire closed on 163-8, a lead of 242.
Worcestershire had slumped from 40-2 to 127-7, before Ben Cox (65) and Ed Barnard (40) earned a batting point.
Hashim Amla made 36 for the second time in the match before he was run out late on to still give Worcestershire hope.
The South Africa batsman was at the crease for more than two hours, but was dismissed by Tom Fell's direct hit while attempting a quick single shortly before stumps.
Hampshire seemed certain for a much bigger first-innings advantage than 79 before wicketkeeper Cox and all-rounder Barnard put on 76 for the eighth wicket.
Brad Wheal eventually removed Cox, caught at square leg, and captain Joe Leach in consecutive overs to wrap up the innings quickly.
The batsmen, including England number three Vince who was out for 12, continued to struggle in Hampshire's second innings as Worcestershire's pacemen shared the wickets around.
With only three half-centuries in the match so far, Hampshire may already have enough runs to defend.
Lancashire 158 v Nottinghamshire 127-6
England paceman Jake Ball took 5-43 as promoted Nottinghamshire bowled out last summer's Championship Division One runners-up Lancashire for just 158.
Following a washed-out first day at Old Trafford, Notts made up for lost time, doing the job inside two sessions, thwarted only by 49 from Dane Vilas.
But Tom Bailey hit back for the hosts before the close, taking three wickets.
Joe Mennie then took his first two wickets for Lancashire as Notts closed on 127-6, still 31 behind.
Lancashire's other winter pace bowling addition Graham Onions also took a first Championship wicket for his new county.
The best period of the day for Lancashire's batsmen came just after lunch when Vilas and Shivnarine Chanderpaul extended their fifth-wicket partnership to 64.
However, Chanderpaul was caught by Jake Libby at square leg for 11 attempting a pull off Luke Fletcher.
Vilas was then bowled through the gate by Harry Gurney and Ball removed Steven Croft and Bailey with successive deliveries as he claimed four wickets in 14 balls.
But, from 62-1, Notts then collapsed themselves, including the key wicket of last season's player of the year Samit Patel, who made 28 before playing on to Mennie, who then snared nightwatchman Fletcher down the leg side.
Yorkshire v Essex - no play possible on day two
No play was possible at Headingley for a second day running between Yorkshire and 2017 county champions Essex.
The outfield remains saturated following the heavy rain in Leeds.
The Rugby Stand End was a particular problem area, with a significant amount of standing water remaining.
Umpires Richard Illingworth and Ian Gould had no option but to call off play at 14:00 BST, just after the scheduled lunch. The two sides will now hope to get under way on Sunday.
Division Two
Middlesex 214 & 159 v Northamptonshire 71 & 9-0
Middlesex skittled Northamptonshire for just 71 on an extraordinary second day at Lord's which saw 26 wickets fall.
The hosts were bowled out for 214 in their first innings after resuming on 136-4 - Brett Hutton starring with 5-54 and James Harris making 46 not out.
Seamer Harris then ripped through Northants with the ball, claiming 5-9, while Tim Murtagh took four wickets.
Middlesex collapsed to 159 all out second time around, setting a target of 303, before Northants closed on 9-0.
It led to the unusual feat of all four innings being played on the same day, with no batsman making a half-century.
Middlesex could have been bowled out for even fewer in their second innings had it not been for Murtagh's 31 off 20 balls, although they should have more than enough runs to defend.
Kent 64 v Gloucestershire 110-8
Kent were bowled out for just 64 before their bowlers fought back against Gloucestershire, as 18 wickets fell on the day two at Canterbury.
No play had been possible on the first day, and Saturday's start was delayed until 13:10 while the outfield dried.
But Gloucestershire wasted no time with the ball, Matt Taylor taking 4-20.
The visitors found life equally tough with the bat, but Gareth Roderick's 51 helped his side to 110-8 when bad light stopped play, a lead of 46 runs.
Kent's total was their second lowest of the 21st century, only one run more than the 63 they posted against Warwickshire in 2013.
But Roderick's late dismissal, pinned in front by Harry Podmore, will have given the hosts some hope of fighting back on day three.
Warwickshire 284-9 v Sussex
Tim Ambrose and Ian Bell led the Warwickshire fightback with half-centuries as the relegated Bears got their County Championship Division Two season off and running at Edgbaston.
After a washed-out first day, play did not get started until after lunch against Sussex, who then dominated.
Bell's 70 was then followed by two key stands involving Ambrose (76 not out).
Coming in at seven, he put on 52 with Keith Barker (25) and so far shared 62 for the last wicket with Chris Wright.
Despite South African David Wiese's best efforts with 4-50, Ambrose ended the day just 24 short of a century.
When the match finally got under way, the first four sessions having been lost to the weather, Sussex quickly removed both openers.
Will Rhodes lasted just 22 balls on his debut, before being caught in the slips off Sussex debutant Ishant Sharma, while Dom Sibley edged Ollie Robinson behind.
But Bell, fresh from a century in the Bears' first-class warm-up match against Durham MCCU, was in good touch - and Ambrose then took over to lead a rearguard act, helped by the ever reliable Barker and last man Wright (17 not out).
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