Harry Swindells was left 99 not out at the close as Leicestershire have made a good start to their reply to Sussex’s 550 for 3 dec at Horsham. He has so far added 175 for the Foxes second wicket with Sheridon Gumbs, who is 80 not out.

George Bell made an unbeaten 284, the second highest score by a Lancashire batsman in the competition, as the hosts made 507 all out at Southport. In reply Worcestershire closed on 148 for 3, 17 year old Isaac Mohammed making 85.

Anuj Dal will resume tomorrow on 106 as Derbyshire try to build on their lead of 146 with five wickets in hand against Yorkshire at Weetwood Sports Ground. Earlier the hosts had taken a first innings lead of 59 with Jawad Akhtar top scoring with 68.

Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach shared five wickets to make Somerset likely winners tomorrow against Northants at Taunton Vale. The hosts took a first innings lead of 129 partly due to Alfie Ogbourne’s SEC best 71 not out. Northants now lead by 56 with only two wickets in hand.

Oliver Butterfill and Matt Quinn took three wickets each at Lady Bay to give Kent a first innings lead over Notts of 100 despite Sam Seecharan’s 90. Notts hit back to reduce the visitors to 170 for 8 in their second knock.

Middlesex lead Glamorgan by 292 runs with eight second innings wickets standing at Radlett CC. Joe Cracknell is 51 not out. The visitors conceded a first innings lead of 189 runs despite half centuries by Ed Byrom, Zain ul Hassan and Billy Root, Toby Roland-Jones taking 3 for 50.

Spinners Tazeem Ali and Rob Yates each took four wickets to earn Warwickshire a first innings lead of 6 runs over Durham for whom George Drissell made 88 and Haydon Mustard 61. The Bears were 16 for 0 in their second innings at the close.

Somerset have beaten Northamptonshire by 9 wickets at Taunton Vale. The visitors last two wickets could only add nine runs to their overnight total leaving the hosts needing 66 to win. After losing Bertie Michael to a run out, Archie Vaughan and Josh Thomas guided Somerset home

Ahmed Syed followed up his century in Gloucestershire’s first innings with 6 for 104 with his left arm spin to set his side up for a 7 wicket win over Essex at Rockhampton CC. Omar Akram top scored with 79 in the visitors second knock while Berkshire’s Johnny Connell made 78

Four wickets from Rory Haydon and three from Jack Morley bowled Derbyshire to a 37 run win over Yorkshire at Weetwood Sports Ground. The hosts seemed to be on top after their left arm spinner Joe Pocklington took 6 for 99 but the target of 215 set by Derbyshire proved too much

James Hayes hit a six to clinch a two wicket win for Notts over Kent at Lady Bay. Hayes had earlier taken the last two wickets in the visitors innings to leave Notts needing 288 to win. Sam Seecharan once again top scored with 82 while Ben Slater and Sam King each passed fifty

The SEC game between Warwickshire and Durham will resume at the Edgbaston Sports Ground this morning with the visitors last wicket pair of Bas de Leede and Sam Conners needing 24 more runs to win.15 year old Academy spinner Eddie Miller has so far taken five wickets for the Bears

Henry Nicholls was unbeaten on 70 overnight but Worcestershire face a challenge if they are to avoid defeat against Lancashire at Southport. Following on they are still 72 behind the home side with seven wickets remaining.

After Sheridon Gumbs had made an SEC best 155 to bat Leicestershire back in the game against Sussex at Horsham yesterday, the hosts made a run a ball 230 for 6 and declared to leave the Foxes 380 to make off the minimum 96 overs on the final day today.

Joe Cracknell added a second innings 177 to his first innings 167 yesterday for Middlesex at Radlett CC. Middlesex then declared at tea setting Glamorgan an unlikely 585 to win in four sessions. They will resume this morning on 113 for 3 with Billy Root 66 not out.

Last wicket pair of Bas de Leede and Sam Conners added the required 24 runs to Durham’s overnight score to see them through to a win over Warwickshire by the narrowest of margins. The Dutchman ended on 77 with his batting partner on 20.

The Sussex pairing of Bertie Foreman (5-120) and Troy Henry (4-39) spun out Leicestershire for 289 to give their side a win by 90 runs. The Foxes battled hard with Harry Swindells adding 63 to his first innings 99 and Jersey international Julius Sumarauer making an SEC best 76

Middlesex won a hard fought game at Radlett CC, beating Glamorgan by 179 runs. Nathan Fernandes fourth wicket finally ended the visitors resistance but only after Billy Root had made 114 and 18 year old Zac Williams had made 77 on competition debut.

A double century by Henry Nicholls and a ton by Ben Allison secured a draw for Worcestershire against Lancashire. The pair put on 199 for the Pears sixth wicket before the New Zealander fell just before the close to George Bell, the tenth bowler used by Lancashire.

Today’s SEC fixtures - Essex v Leicestershire at Billericay CC, Hampshire v Somerset at Utilita Bowl Nursery, Kent v Durham at Polo Farm, Nottinghamshire v Middlesex at Lady Bay, Sussex v Lancashire at Horsham CC and Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Edgbaston CSG, Portland Road.