Essex v Surrey, Glamorgan v Hampshire and more: county cricket day one – live

Key events54m agoPreamble54m agoFixtures54m agoDivision Two table54m agoDivision One table54m agoGary Naylor's 99.94 cricket blog54m agoWeatherwatch - Thunderstorm warningAn early wicket at Scarborough on the mottled outfield grass, Adam Lyth obligingly nudging behind. Yorks 5-1.Rain at Edgbaston, New Road, Derby and Northampton at Chelmsford. And no news on the Grace Road possible points deduction yet.Arrive at Scarborough, to find that Colin Graves has held a “robust” member’s meeting to discuss demutualisation. In it, he suggested that six other counties were also looking at demutualisation.Weatherwatch - Thunderstorm warningHo hum. The Met office says “ a band of thundery rain will move slowly northwards across England and Wales.” Sunny spells and scattered showers to follow.Gary Naylor's 99.94 cricket blogDivision One table1 Notts 1352 Somerset 1333 Warwickshire 1304 Glamorgan 1105 Sussex 1086 Yorkshire 1087 Essex 1078 Surrey 949 Leicestershire 9110 Hampshire 75Division Two table1 Durham 1692 Kent 1393 Northants 1354 Worcestershire 1155 Middlesex 1026 Derbyshire 1027 Lancashire 848 Gloucestershire 41FixturesDivision OneChelmsford: Essex v SurreySophia Gardens: Glamorgan v HampshireHove: Sussex v SomersetEdgbaston: Warwickshire v NottinghamshireScarborough: Yorkshire v LeicestershireDivision TwoDerby: Derbyshire v MiddlesexChester-le-Street: Durham v GloucestershireNorthampton: Northamptonshire v KentNew Road: Worcestershire v LancashireSharePreambleGood morning and welcome to the last August round of this year’s County Championship. It was misty at Huddersfield, bone yellow after Leeds, brisk at Seamer. Scarborough, for now, is dry and full of open-top buses.There are just five rounds to go and every match swells in importance. Kent’s trip to Northants looks a particularly big one, with the two teams still locked battle for the second promotion place. Leaders Notts travel to Edgbaston to take on third-placed Warwickshire, while Sussex, after last round’s disappointment, will be hoping for better against a Somerset side already dreaming that this could be the year. Naughty boys Durham are rewarded with wooden spoonishts Gloucestershire.Play starts at 11am, put the kettle on and join us. The sofa is endless.