7:07pm - That wraps up another day of county action. All three games in Division Two of the championship were drawn. Here's a reminder of how things stand in the two top-flight games that continue tomorrow:
Surrey are 362 for four and trail Derbyshire by 90 after three days at Derby.
After two days at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Sussex are 62 behind Nottinghamshire on 290 for six.
6:58pm - RESULT! Worcestershire Royals (210/9) beat Warwickshire Bears (201) by nine runs at New Road: A monstrous straight six from Javid keeps things interesting. Moeen’s next ball is then slog-swept over deep midwicket and suddenly the equation is down to 11 from 10! The game is then brought to an end, however, as a mix-up between the wickets sees Wright run out without facing. Worcestershire claim the derby spoils!
6:55pm - The vastly experienced Richardson gains his revenge, bowling Piolet with the final ball of the 38th over. Warwickshire still need 23 as Chris Wright joins Javid.
6:52pm - The Bears are not giving in. After striking a maximum in Moeen's seventh over, Piolet takes Richardson for successive fours, reducing the target to 27 off 16.
6:43pm - Warwickshire require 52 from 30 balls. Ateeq Javid and Steffan Piolet are the batsmen facing a somewhat daunting task.
6:25pm - An intriguing second day at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground comes to an end. Sussex close 66 behind on 290 for six, with each of their top eight having made it into double figures. Luke Wells and Ed Joyce each made 59, while Ajmal Shahzad picked up three wickets for Nottinghamshire.
That leaves New Road as the only venue where play is continuing...and it may not be for much longer. D'Oliveira has just pinned Darren Maddy lbw for his third wicket. Warwickshire need 70 from 59 balls, but are now eight down.
6:14pm - Not the best debut for Hain. He falls leg-before to D'Oliveira and the Bears now have a mountain to climb.
Sussex are 274 for six, with Ben Brown and Chris Jordan settling in together.
6:07pm - RESULT! Lancashire (310 & 270) draw with Gloucestershire (222 & 173/9) at Aigburth: Norwell does survive and Gloucestershire claim a draw in thrilling circumstances. What is it with Lancashire and late drama?
Mitchell now has three wickets to go with his half-century on the slow, low surface at New Road. Worcestershire's skipper has trapped Clarke lbw to leave Warwickshire 123 for six. The new batsman is 17-year-old debutant Sam Hain.
6:05pm - Andrea Agathangelou picks up a wicket with the penultimate delivery at Aigburth. Gloucestershire are nine down and last man Liam Norwell has one ball to survive!!
6:03pm - Patel's cameo proves a brief one as he dances down the track to Brett D'Oliveira and misses with a wild heave across the line to be bowled for 11.
Stumps have been drawn at Derby, Ponting having contributed 120 not out to a healthy Surrey total of 362 for four.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: McCarter has received a blow on the side of his helmet from a short delivery from White, and we will have a delay while the physio comes on
@SussexCCC on Twitter: WICKET..Joyce looks to turn Gurney to leg but loops up a catch to James Taylor in the covers. He's gone for 59 and Sussex are 249/6
5:54pm - Worcestershire have been excellent in the field and gain further reward as Ambrose clips Mitchell to square-leg. Warwickshire have sent out Jeetan Patel at six, presumably in a bid to up the run-rate.
Zander de Bruyn falls to Wainwright at Derby, where Surrey are 352 for four and 100 behind.
Gloucestershire have two more overs to survive...
5:43pm - This is a huge wicket for Lancashire! Wayne White accounts for the defiant Hamish Marshall - Gloucestershire's last remaining specialist batsman. Marshall faced 206 balls for his 44, but will it be enough?
5:40pm - Samit Patel, a centurion for Nottinghamshire yesterday, has Luke Wright caught behind for 14 at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground.
Gloucestershire's eighth-wicket pair are resisting for the time being. There are six overs left at Aigburth.
@SussexCCC on Twitter: That's 50 for Ed Joyce. The skipper has hit four fours and faced 62 balls. 219/4
5:33pm - Warwickshire skipper Jim Troughton is run out for 30 attempting a risky second to deep midwicket. That leaves his team 75 for three after 15 overs in pursuit of 211. Rikki Clarke joins Tim Ambrose, who survives a return chance to Mitchell in the next over.
5:20pm - Having seemingly recovered well from the early loss of Porterfield, Warwickshire suffer another setback as Varun Chopra falls victim to a stunning catch by Moeen Ali, leaping high into the air at mid-on. Daryl Mitchell is the wicket-taker and the Bears are 62 for two in the 12th over.
Lancashire strike again as Glen Chapple has Craig Miles held at slip.
Sussex are now past 200, for the loss of four wickets.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: 13 overs to go, Glos 163-6 Marshall 37* Miles 12*
@surreycricket on Twitter: And Ricky Ponting moves to a hundred on his debut..batted Mr Ponting
5:09pm - A flurry of wickets to report: Ajmal Shahzad snares Michael Yardy for 46 and Rory Hamilton-Brown for 10 to leave Sussex 188 for four, Harinath is bowled for 154 by David Wainwright while Benny Howell and Gareth Roderick depart to keep Lancashire’s victory hopes alive. Gloucestershire, batting for a draw, are 151 for six.
5:01pm - RESULT! Leicestershire (186 & 139/1) draw with Kent (353/3d) at Tunbridge Wells. Smith and Eckersley each finish unbeaten 65 as Division Two’s bottom two share a stalemate.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: Glen Chapple coming back on at Pavilion End immediately the new ball is available. Glos 146-4 with 5 mins + 16 overs left
4:54pm - RESULT! Hampshire (206) draw with Northamptonshire (425/9) at Wantage Road. The first predictable result of the day arrives with Division Two leaders Northants consolidating their position. Hall was unbeaten on 130.
@SussexCCC on Twitter: WICKET..Shahzad bowls Yardy for 46 and Sussex are now 176/3. The new man is Rory Hamilton-Brown #GOSBTS
4:48pm - Alan Richardson, playing his first List A game since 2010, has Porterfield lbw to make the Bears 19 for one in the fourth over.
4:43pm - Hampshire captain Jimmy Adams’ part-time bowling accounts for David Murphy on 81, leaving Northants 429 for nine and ending a stand of 132 with Andrew Hall who has 130.
Will Porterfield launches Jack Shantry for an enormous straight six in the YB40 fixture.
@NorthantsCCC on Twitter: David Murphy is now on 81* - his highest first class score! Well Done Murphs!!
4:40pm - Arun Harinath goes to 150 from 291 balls with 21 fours and a six. Surrey are 298 for two from 90 overs with Ponting on 82.
@derbyshireccc on Twitter: Three Fours! Ponting creams Turner 3 times to the fence on the off-side; Surrey 293-2 after 89 overs (Harinath 149*). Derbyshire 452.
4:35pm - Warwickshire Bears begin their pursuit of 211 to beat Worcestershire Royals in the Yorkshire Bank 40 Group A game.
@derbyshireccc on Twitter: LET OFF! A Footitt delivery climbs viciously and Ponting (67*) lobs it between keeper and fine-leg; Surrey 281-2 (Harinath 149*).
4:18pm - Greg Smith and Ned Eckersley reach fifties in the same Adam Riley over, at the end of which Leicestershire are 110 for one, as a draw approaches at Tunbridge Wells.
4:10pm - Patel strikes twice in two balls, having Brett D'Oliveira lbw and bowling Jack Shantry. Worcestershire have slumped from 95 for none in the 15th over to 210 for nine from their 40 overs.
All the LV= County Championship matches are under way after tea.
4:03pm - Maddy extends his excellent performance with the ball by bowling Ben Cox for seven.
3:55pm - Warwickshire’s fightback continues as Darren Maddy traps Aneesh Kapil in front for 42.
3:52pm - It’s tea at the championship contests. Here are the scores:
Division One
Surrey are 255 for two in reply to Derbyshire’s 452 at the County Ground.
At the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Sussex are 142 for two wicket in response to Nottinghamshire’s 356.
Division Two
Gloucestershire are 122 for four, needing 237 more to beat Lancashire at Aigburth.
At Wantage Road Northamptonshire are 390 for eight, 184 ahead of Hampshire on first innings.
Leicestershire are 91 for one in their second innings, 76 behind, after Kent declared on 353 for three at Tunbridge Wells.
3:48pm - Jeetan Patel clips the top of Gareth Andrew’s off stump, making the Royals 194 for five.
3:41pm - Chris Wright cleans up Mitchell for 71 with a yorker. Worcestershire are 182 for four in the 34th over.
3:31pm - Andrea Agathangelou, an occasional spinner, has Alex Gidman lbw for 46 to reignite Lancashire’s victory hopes. Gloucestershire are 114 for four, notionally needing 245 to win.
Ponting has a fifty in his first innings for Surrey.
3:24pm - Wells falls to Samit Patel, held at long-off for 59 to leave Sussex 118 for two.
David Murphy is the latest member of Northants’ lower order to make a fifty as the game at Wantage Road meanders towards a draw.
3:14pm - Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell brings up a half-century from 61 deliveries.
Umpire Cowley is back on at the County Ground.
3:08pm - Thilan Samaraweera is run out, making Worcestershire 122 for three in the 23rd over.
Luke Wells has a fifty for Sussex, who are going well.
With umpire Nigel Cowley off the field at Derby due to illness, Surrey first team coach Ian Salisbury is acting as square-leg umpire at both ends.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: Drop! So close, Gidman on 34 edges Chapple and Croft diving low to his left just can't get the ball to stick in his left hand.
2:57pm - Alexei Kervezee does not last long for Worcestershire, bowled by Ateeq Javid for eight, as the Royals slip to 110 for two.
2:50pm - Arun Harinath moves to three figures by launching Wes Durston over long-on for six. Ponting is alongside him on 29 and Surrey are 195 for two.
2:40pm - Andrew Hall goes to a ton with four off Liam Dawson. The all-rounder, who came in at 108 for four, has lifted Northants to 330 for eight - 124 ahead of Hampshire on first innings.
@derbyshireccc on Twitter:50 Partnership! Loose drive from Harinath (95*) but the ball flies to the third-man boundary; Surrey 188-2 after 65 overs (Ponting 28*).
Steffan Piolet traps Moeen lbw for 56, making Worcestershire 95 for one in the 15th over.
2:33pm - Moeen Ali raises a 44-ball fifty as Worcestershire’s impressive start versus Warwickshire continues.
@CricketingBears on Twitter: 7 overs gone at New Rd and Worcs 50-0 Moeen had a life early on when dropped at extra cover but he and Mitchell going well
2:12pm - Ajmal Shahzad, a half-centurion earlier today, bowls Chris Nash for 22 as Sussex lose their first wicket. They are 72 for one in reply to Nottinghamshire’s 356.
2pm - Darren Stevens, whose rapid 97 aided Kent’s 353 for three declared, ousts Niall O’Brien for six. Leicestershire, trailing by 156, are 11 for one.
1:45pm - Ricky Ponting is into bat for Surrey as play resumes after lunch in all five LV= County Championship games and starts in the Yorkshire Bank 40 match between Worcestershire Royals and Warwickshire Bears.
Kyle Hogg has Dan Housego caught behind for 18, leaving Gloucestershire 60 for three as they theoretically chase 359 to win.
Danny Briggs snares Trent Copeland lbw for 63, ending a 117-run eighth-wicket stand with Andrew Hall.
@CricketingBears on Twitter: Worcester win toss and bat at New Rd. Sam Hain makes his debut
1:05pm - The second hour of the morning session has been dominated by batsmen, which is understandable given the sunny conditions, although Solanki and Michael Klinger fall on the brink of lunch - the latter to Kerrigan.
@derbyshireccc on Twitter:WICKET! Durston gets one to bounce, Solanki (35) edges, Johnson parries behind the stumps and Godleman catches at short-leg. Surrey 137-2
Here are the lunchtime scores:
Division One
Surrey are 137 for two in reply to Derbyshire’s 452 at the County Ground.
At the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Sussex are 57 for no wicket in response to Nottinghamshire’s 356.
Division Two
Gloucestershire are 50 for two, needing 309 more to beat Lancashire at Aigburth.
At Wantage Road Northamptonshire are 288 for seven, 82 ahead of Hampshire on first innings.
Leicestershire are six for none in their second innings, 161 behind, after Kent declared on 353 for three at Tunbridge Wells.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: Klinger survives a huge lbw shout from Hogg, but Gloucs skipper now needing treatment from physio, struggling with his right leg/knee
12:44pm - Stevens falls three shy of what would have been a stunning hundred and Kent immediately declare on 353 for three, 167 ahead of Leicestershire on first innings. Stevens, who hit seven fours and eight sixes in his 58 balls, was bowled by Naik.
Hall and Trent Copeland, who has a fifty, share a century alliance for Northants.
@NorthantsCCC on Twitter: 2nd batting bonus point secured. Northants 252-7. Hall 68*, Copeland 45*
12:32pm - Worcestershire, via Twitter, have named their team to host Warwickshire in the YB40 game due to begin at 1:45pm. @WorcsCCC on Twitter:Team for today Mitchell, Ali, Kervezee, Tilan, Kapil, Andrew, Johnson, Cox, D'Oliveira, Shantry and Richardson.
12:16pm - Stevens races to a 39-ball fifty soon after Kent’s first-innings advantage over Leicestershire enters three figures.
12:09pm - Surrey’s Harinath and Northants’ Andrew Hall herald half-centuries.
12pm - Ajmal Shahzad, having brought up a fifty in the previous over, is caught behind off James Anyon for 56 as Notts are dismissed for 356. Jordan, now the leading wicket-taker in county cricket this year, returns 6-97.
@LancsCCC on Twitter: Breakthrough! Hogg has beaten the bat consistently against Dent, this time a faint edge to Cross does for the opener. Gloucs 13-1
11:55am - Nash reaches three figures with a single off Naik. Meanwhile Darren Stevens has sped to 26 from 22 balls.
@derbyshireccc on Twitter: OUCH! Turner deals Solanki (17*) a painful blow to the arm. Treatment required. Surrey 71-1 in the 28th over (Harinath 37*). Derbyshire 452#
11:45am - Northants gain a first batting bonus point during a wicketless period of play round the country following a hectic opening half hour.
11:30am - Key goes for 106 to Jigar Naik. Kent are 205 for two, 19 ahead of Leicestershire.
Arun Harinath and Vikram Solanki have shared a fifty partnership for Surrey, who are 54 for one in reply to Derbyshire’s 452.
11:20am - Rob Key has his second straight hundred, this one coming during a burgeoning century stand with Brendon Nash as Kent build a first-innings lead over Leicestershire.
Lancashire are all out for 270 as Glen Chapple and Simon Kerrigan fall cheaply, the latter to McCarter who therefore earns 4-95, and Gloucestershire are set 359 to win. More realistically they will need to bat for a draw.
Sussex’s Chris Jordan gets his sixth wicket, that of Luke Fletcher, as Nottinghamshire slip to 331 for nine.
Tomlinson makes it two wickets in two overs as David Willey is caught at slip for nought.
11:15am - James Tomlinson bowls James Middlebrook for 10, making Northants 186 for six in their second innings - still 38 behind Hampshire on first innings.
11:10am - Lancashire, going for quick runs this morning against Gloucestershire, lose Wayne White for nine more than his overnight 52. He holed out off Graeme McCarter, leaving the Red Rose 342 ahead with two wickets left.
11am - Play has begun at all five championship fixtures. Keep here for updates throughout the day. New overseas signing Ricky Ponting is next in for Surrey versus Derbyshire.
10:45am - In the championship the three ongoing Division Two games will finish today with draws looking likely at Tunbridge Wells and Wantage Road but Lancashire in with a chance of beating Gloucestershire at Aigburth. The Division One matches have some way to run. Here’s how the championship contests stand:
Division One
Surrey ended day two at Derby on 35 for one in reply to Derbyshire’s 452.
At the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground, Nottinghamshire, who lost the toss, ended the opening day against Sussex on 321 for eight.
Division Two
Lancashire reached stumps on day three at Aigburth on 239 for seven in their second innings, leading Gloucestershire by 327.
At the end of day three at Wantage Road, Northamptonshire were 159 for five, 47 shy of Hampshire on first innings.
The third day at Tunbridge Wells finished with Kent 27 runs behind Leicestershire on 159 for one in their first innings.
10:30am - Good morning and welcome to ecb.co.uk’s live blog coverage of today’s domestic action as five LV= County Championship games continue and Worcestershire Royals face Warwickshire Bears in the Yorkshire Bank 40 this afternoon.