Nottinghamshire v Somerset, Durham v Surrey, and more: county cricket day three – live

Day three updates from around the groundsSign up to get The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya Yorkshire’s Adam Lyth zinged to his fifth first-class century, nimble as the weasel that darted about Anne Brontë’s grave in the morning sun. The Scarborough faithful delighted in his innings and his passage past a thousand runs for the summer, as they did in James Wharton’s seventh fifty – though he once more missed out on a hundred, shuffling away after being bowled for 85. With a lead of 70 over Sussex, Yorkshire are well placed in what feels like a must-win game to avoid relegation.Emilio Gay’s sparkling 99 gave Durham an outside chance of causing the leaders, Surrey, a few headaches, though two late wickets stacked the equation southwards. The morning session at Chester-le-Street was taken up by Surrey hot-trotting another 140 runs, spearheaded by Jordan Clark’s 82; Ben Raine finished with five for 72. Continue reading...

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