Twenty wickets fell on day one of the Vitality County Championship match at Taunton with Essex rolling Somerset for 128 after they had been bundled out for 156.
Champions Surrey needed only 30.2 overs to wrap up victory by an innings and 11 runs against Hampshire in their Vitality County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.
Ben Duckett scored an unbeaten 197 to hold Nottinghamshire's batting together on day one against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Surrey secured their first win season after beating Kent by an innings and 37 runs at Canterbury, as rain denied Nottinghamshire a possible 400-run stand at Somerset.
Joe Root, Harry Brook and Zak Crawley were all out cheaply as the County Championship returned for round three with the Dukes ball instead of the Kookaburra.
An unbeaten 41 from 18-year-old Jaydn Denly alongside his uncle Joe helped guide Kent to a draw in their County Championship match at Essex.
Essex clinched a thumping 254-run win over Nottinghamshire in the County Championship, skittling their hosts for 80 at Trent Bridge.
Dane Paterson starred for Nottinghamshire with a five-for on the opening day of the 2024 County Championship season.
Jack Leach is set to be out of action until early May, giving Somerset team-mate Shoaib Bashir the chance to establish himself as England's No 1 spinner.
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Somerset are open to the idea of emerging England spinner Shoaib Bashir leaving on loan this summer in pursuit of regular cricket, according to head coach Jason Kerr.
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Check out the fixtures for the Vitality Blast competition in 2024, which starts on Thursday May 30 and concludes on September 14.
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Surrey will go into the final week of the County Championship title race in pole position after Essex fell to defeat against Hampshire.
Jofra Archer, who could be included as a travelling reserve with the England World Cup squad, has signed a contract extension at Sussex.
Somerset edged out Essex by 14 runs to win the 2023 Vitality Blast, their first triumph in the competition for 18 years following their Finals Day win in 2005.
Over-by-over commentary and in-play video clips from Edgbaston as Essex, Hampshire, Surrey and Somerset vie for Vitality Blast glory.