Division 1
Hampshire 290 & 244 v Worcestershire 211 & 59-3 Worcs need another 265 for victory
Worcestershire require another 265 runs to beat Hampshire on the final day with seven wickets left, after a rain-affected third day at the Ageas Bowl.
Hampshire added another 81 to their overnight score of 163-8 thanks to Kyle Abbott's fine 51, as they were bowled out for 244 to leave a target of 324.
Worcestershire lost Brett D'Oliveira to Abbott before a five-hour rain delay.
Play resumed at 17:45 BST and Abbott removed Tom Fell and Joe Clarke, with the visitors closing on 59-3.
Clarke was pinned lbw by the former South Africa seamer shortly before stumps to dent Worcestershire's chances of pulling off an unlikely victory.
Despite losing so much time on day three, there should be a full three sessions of play on Monday with the weather forecast in Southampton looking dry and sunny.
Worcestershire's remaining batsmen can take some heart from how easy Abbott and number 10 Brad Wheal made batting look under clearer skies in the morning session.
Wheal surpassed his first-class best of 18 before he was dismissed by Ed Barnard for 19, and Barnard finished the innings when Abbott nicked him to slip.
Pears opener Daryl Mitchell (34 not out) dug in during a challenging final hour, but the loss of Fell and Clarke leaves Hampshire strong favourites.
Lancashire 158 & 58-2 v Nottinghamshire 222 Nottinghamshire lead by six runs
Lancashire ended a rain-shortened third day six runs behind Nottinghamshire at Old Trafford, after the visitors built a handy first-innings lead.
After resuming on 127-6, Notts' seventh-wicket partners Riki Wessels (44) and Tom Moores (38) were the key men for the visitors in a stand of 82.
Lancashire then lost both England opener Haseeb Hameed and Alex Davies in the 20 minutes before the tea interval.
But, with Keaton Jennings on 27 out of Lancs' 58-2, there was no further play.
Going into the final day, after the loss of the entire first day's play on day one, the draw now looks the most likely result.
But the hosts' other discarded England opener Jennings has a chance to make a decent score on his Red Rose debut.
The value of Wessels' knock and the defiant 143-minute 38 from Moores, son of Notts' former Lancashire coach Peter Moores, may only become apparent come this game's conclusion.
In a match in which he took over from retired gloveman Chris Read for the first time, Moores' effort helped Notts claim a useful lead of 64 runs.
But home captain Liam Livingstone took three wickets to match the hauls of Tom Bailey and Australian pace bowler Joe Mennie.
Yorkshire v Essex - No play on day three
Yorkshire chief executive Mark Arthur has insisted there are no problems with Headingley's drainage after a third-straight day of their match against champions Essex was called off.
Arthur said unprecedented wet weather in Leeds and low temperatures meant the ground could not recover in time.
"The prime concern for the umpires has to be the health and wellbeing of the players," Arthur added.
Play on day three of the Division One game was abandoned at 14:00 BST.
The club has not yet said if there will be any play on Monday.
Middlesex 214 & 159 v Northants 71 & 142 - MIDDLESEX BT NORTHANTS BY 160 RUNS
Middlesex laid down a marker in Division Two with a 160-run win over Northamptonshire at Lord's.
The 2016 county champions were relegated last season, but sealed a convincing victory thanks to their seamers bowling out Northants cheaply for the second time in the match.
Chasing 303 to win, Northants collapsed from 9-0 at the start of day three to 142 all out, with James Harris and Tim Murtagh both taking four wickets.
Harris claimed match figures of 9-48.
The 27-year-old also made the highest score of the game with his unbeaten 46 in Middlesex's first innings.
After 26 wickets fell on Saturday, batting conditions continued to prove tricky as only three Northants batsmen reached double figures and Middlesex wrapped up victory just after lunch.
Kent 64 & 153 v Gloucestershire 110 & 61-1 Glos need another 47 runs for victory
Gloucestershire need just 47 runs to beat Kent on the final day of their Division Two match at Canterbury.
Resuming on 110-8, the visitors lost their final two wickets without scoring to secure a first-innings lead of 56.
Ryan Higgins (5-22) then helped dismiss Kent for 153, despite 61 from the hosts' opener Daniel Bell-Drummond.
Needing 108 to win, Gloucestershire lost Chris Dent early on, before reaching the close on 61-1 with Benny Howell unbeaten on 34.
Warwickshire 299 v Sussex 194-6 Warwickshire lead by 105 runs
Warwickshire fast bowler Olly Stone claimed a career-best 6-52 as the Bears got the better of a third successive rain-affected day against Sussex.
Ishant Sharma got the final Bears wicket in the morning, Tim Ambrose for 81, as the hosts, on 284-9 overnight, were bowled out for 299 and missed out on a third batting bonus point.
But Stone then ripped into the visitors with a pacy five wickets before lunch.
From being 88-5, Ben Brown and Michael Burgess helped Sussex close on 194-6.
Burgess made 48, becoming Stone's sixth victim just before a long break for rain at Edgbaston.
In eight more overs before the close of play, when they resumed at 18:10 BST, Brown, in his first championship innings as Sussex skipper, took his score on to 43, most of which came in his 78-run stand with Burgess.
The loss of 150 overs' play over the first three days indicates a likely draw.
But when they resume on the final day, Stone has a chance to become the first Warwickshire player to take all 10 wickets in an innings after Harry Howell, Eric Hollies and Jack Bannister.
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