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Ben Stokes hits 95 for Durham, Surrey are skittled at Glamorgan, Simon Harmer takes five wickets for Essex but Notts are well on top at Chelmsford.

Just three headlines from today.

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We are back tomorrow from 10:45 BST for day three.

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Division One

Chelmsford:Essex 184 & 13-2 v Nottinghamshire 457 - Essex trail by 260 runs

Cardiff: Glamorgan 358 v Surrey 105 & 82-2 - Surrey trail by 171 runs

Leicester: Leicestershire 453 v Yorkshire 185 & 32-2 - Yorkshire trail by 236 runs

Taunton: Somerset 208 & 23-1 v Warwickshire 330 - Somerset trail by 99 runs

Hove: Sussex 159 v Hampshire 191 & 206-9 - Hampshire lead by 238 runs

Division Two

Chesterfield: Derbyshire 364 v Lancashire 161 & 140-6 - Lancashire trail by 63 runs

Chester-le-Street: Durham 302-7 v Northamptonshire 450 - Durham trail by 148 runs

Canterbury: Kent 416 v Middlesex 319-6 - Middlesex trail by 97 runs

Worcester: Worcestershire 210-5 v Gloucestershire 289 - Worcestershire trail by 79 runs

It's been an absolute marathon day at Sophia Gardens - and it entirely belongs to Glamorgan.

What a day in particular it has been for Mason Crane and Tom Norton.

Earlier, Crane fired the maiden first-class century of his career to help push Glamorgan to their three batting points.

Then, the real fun began.

18-year-old Norton took 5-50 as Surrey were skittled out for 105 - a dismal Surrey first-innings which also included the most bizarre of run outs for former England opener Rory Burns.

After enforcing the follow-on, Glamorgan found two further wickets and lead by 171 with victory firmly in their sights on the close of day two.

Sam Whiteman survives a big appeal for lbw and gets through the final over unscathed from Ben Green.

Leicestershire have bossed all six sessions thus far and start day three in a commanding position after brilliant centuries from Rehan Ahmed and Nick Kelly.

Josh Davey then put the cherry on the proverbial cake by nipping out both Yorkshire openers in the space of four balls.

The visitors will resume needing 236 runs just to make the home side bat a second time.

A first home win over the Tykes in 40 years is in their grasp.

Alex Green comes on to bowl the final over of the day from the Bennett End to give the Yorkshire batters something new to contemplate.

The 19-year-old picked up his maiden first-class wicket in the first innings.

James Wharton pushes at the fourth ball and it pops up to wicketkeeper Ben Cox and the Foxes slip cordon goes up.

Nothing doing from the umpire, however. Off the pad not bat. The final ball keeps very low once again but it's wide of the off stump so harmless.

Ben Green to bowl the final six balls.

Unbelievable!

Another beautiful delivery by Tom Norton and second night-watchman Rahul Chahar feathers behind to Chris Cooke for a simple catch behind the stumps.

But oh dear - Norton has overstepped his mark and it is a front foot no-ball.

At the end of the over, Norton covers his face with his cap - he knows how close he was for yet another wicket today. That would have been his seventh!

That's a trifle straight from Ben Green and Sam Whiteman helps it through midwicket for his first boundary.

A watchful start from the number three who moves to six from 23 balls.

Two overs to go before the final spectators nip off to catch their buses.

Not the shot you would expect of a night-watchman but I suppose that is one way to play the role.

Rahul Chahar smashes the ball down the ground, the ball ricochets off the stumps at the non-striker's end, and bounces away for four.

That sums up a crazy day at Sophia Gardens rather well I would suggest.

Four overs remain - can Leicestershire prise out a third before the close?

Josh Davey switches to over the wicket for James Wharton who flirts with a ball outside off-stump - it's not a million miles from the edge.

The next moves in and runs past the off-stump, but Wharton gets to the pitch of the final ball and drives square through the onside for his first boundary.

Essex night-watchman Jamie Porter - OUT.

Lancashire night-watchman Mitch Stanley - OUT.

Surrey night-watchman Sean Abbott - OUT.

Is there a lesson that maybe quality batters are more likely to survive?

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Max Holden's century prevented Middlesex from likely following-on at Canterbury.

The visitors were in serious strife at 47-4 but Holden (143*), Joe Cracknell (40) and Zafar Gohar (62*) kept third-placed Kent at bay.

Manav Suthar to bowl the final over of day two.

Jordan Hermann cuts for four and sees out the remaining five balls to close unbeaten on 16.

Somerset have just about hung in there, but the visitors are firmly in the box seat going into day three.

Half-centuries from Beau Webster, Dan Mousley and Sam Hain helped the Bears to a 122-run lead on a pitch which has proved tricky for all concerned.

Nathan Gilchrist then struck before the close to leave Somerset 99 behind at stumps and needing to bat very well to set up any kind of meaningful fourth-innings chase.

A magnificent second day ends there for Derbyshire. They began it in control, they end it in complete and utter control.

From 197-5 they got to 364, led by Ben Aitchison's bludgeoning 75.

Then he and Rory Haydon combined to take three wickets each to reduce Lancashire's second innings to a quivering mess as they finish 63 runs short of making their hosts bat a second time.

Marcus Harris' unbeaten 57 is the only bright spot in a bleak performance for the visitors, whose season is seriously unravelling.

Jordan Hermann picks up a boundary off Nathan Gilchrist's final over of day two and then scampers up the non-striker's end with a single.

But Josh Shaw is unable to get upo the other end so the opener will be on strike for the final over of the day.

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Northants added a further 62 runs for their remaining four wickets with Ricardo Vasconcelos out for a career-best 187.

At 30-3 Durham were wobbling but Ben Stokes showed England what they are missing with a fine, attacking knock of 95 before being undone by one which kept a touch low from Harry Conway.

Durham went on to avoid the follow-on where Will Rhodes batted well for his 62 but four wickets from Ben Sanderson have kept the visitors on top.

That should have been two down.

Josh Shaw runs a single to keep the strike and protect Jordan Hermann but is almost undone by a direct hit.

The night-watch is guilty of not running his bat in as the ball crashes into the timbers. Shaw is a fraction short but survives.

Had we a third umpire he would be walking.