County cricket: Somerset v Surrey, Hampshire v Essex, and more – live

Updates from seven County Championship matchesEmail James, tweet him here or drop a post down BTL

As I head into the kitchen to fire up the toaster and brew something strong why not let Gary Naylor bring you up to speed:

Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s County Cricket Blog. After the weekend washout resulted in soggy handshakes for some and just snuck in results for others we are heading gently towards the business end of the season with everything to play for. There’s seven games to get stuck into over the next few days and the forecast, in the main, is far less volatile.

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