Durham v Surrey, Yorkshire v Sussex, and more: county cricket day one - live

now 07.36 EDT Rehan Ahmed is on the prowl already at Canterbury, five fours in his 26 not out – Leicestershire 85-1. At Wantage Road, George Scrimshaw has pinned Caleb Jewell for 16, Derbyshire 80-1 while Zain ul-Hassan and Asa Tribe settle in at Old Trafford, Glamorgan 72-0. They’ve just started at Cheltenham, where Middlesex are already a Sam Robson down, 15-1. Share

7m ago 07.29 EDT More woe for Kent Kent have received an eight-point penalty after the club passed the threshold of four fixed penalties in one season. The fourth was handed out to Daniel Bell-Drummond, who was reported for showing dissent at an umpire’s decision by word or action on 24 July in the game against Glamorgan. The previous three fixed penalties were for: Matt Parkinson’s conduct during Kent’s game against Glamorgan on 9 May.

Kashif Ali’s conduct during Kent’s match against Gloucestershire on 19 May.

Tawanda Muyeye’s conduct during Kent’s game against Derbyshire on 26 May. Share

15m ago 07.21 EDT Arrive at Scarborough railway station, the salt already thick in the air. Around the grounds, Surrey have dismissed Ben McKinney – an early season England talking point, whose season hasn’t caught fire – caught off Worrall, and Emilio Gay caught off Sam Curran. Durham 53-2. Essex have lost Elgar, 68-1, while Sussex a couple, just down the road, 50-2. Share

40m ago 06.57 EDT A very welcome message from CCLive!’s occasional roving correspondent, David Hopps, who embarrassingly has beaten me to his press box, at Trent Bridge. “The identity of Somerset’s opening batters have been so unpredictable in this season’s Championship that it would have been no surprise to see the Trent Bridge dressing room attendant all padded up for action at five to eleven. They have tried seven different combinations and today, against Notts, have reverted to the strangest of the lot - the captain and allrounder, Lewis Gregory, teaming up with Josh Davey, seam bowler by trade although he did have batting pretensions as a youngster. Dickson, Vaughan, Lammonby, Umeed, Kohler-Cadmore are others to have given it a go. Matt Henry, too, although he was nightwatchman. At least I think he was nightwatchman. It’s hard to tell. Anyway, it hasn’t worked: Gregory and Lammonby have departed to Mohammad Abbas for ducks, leaving Davey to revisit his youth a little longer.” Share Updated at 07.22 EDT

1h ago 06.38 EDT Glamorgan are so far defying Jimmy. This feels like a Sam Northeast double century kind of match. Incidentally, lovely to read the story about the Bread of Heaven Chapel being saved. Share

1h ago 06.31 EDT No Jamie Overton for Surrey, who has been called up for the Test squad. Imam ul-Haq makes his Yorkshire debut, no Jonny Bairstow, on paternity leave. And Somerset lost a second wicket very soon after the first – Lammonby, also via Abbas, also for a duck. Share

1h ago 06.11 EDT Rain and a wicket Delays at New Road, Cheltenham and Canterbury. Play elsewhere, and in a hurry at Trent Bridge where Lewis Gregory lasted two balls against Mohammad Abbas. And an unfamiliar figure in the Notts line-up – Calvin Harris, who has had a season to remember (for Northants). Share

1h ago 06.07 EDT York is looking very handsome from the train, but the wifi/phone connection is iffy in the extreme, so apologies for the hiccups in posting. Share

2h ago 06.01 EDT Good news for Cheltenham Gloucestershire reported that the festival has already done enough to live another day – so congratulations to all involved. And more good news - Miles Hammond has signed a three year contract to stay at Bristol. Share

2h ago 05.25 EDT Fixtures DIVISION ONE Chester-le-Street: Durham v Surrey Chelmsford: Essex v Warwickshire Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Somerset New Road: Worcestershire v Hampshire Scarborough: Yorkshire v Sussex DIVISION TWO Cheltenham: Gloucestershire v Middlesex Canterbury: Kent v Leicestershire Old Trafford: Lancashire v Glamorgan Northamptonshire: Northants v Derbyshire Share

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