Four out of six teams from Group 3 were in action on Day 1 of the seventh round of the County Championship. Let us have a look at how it went for them.
Northamptonshire vs Lancashire, Northampton
Lancashire 59/0 (Davies 34*) vs Northamptonshire
Only 16.5 overs were being bowled on Day 1 of the match between Northamptonshire and Lancashire in their County Championship encounter.
Lancashire openers Keaton Jennings (23*) and Alex Davies (34*) batted through this brief period and posted 59 runs after Northamptonshire skipper Adam Rossington won the toss and asked them to bat first. After the early stages of the morning session, no play was possible due to heavy rainfall in regular intervals.
Kent vs Glamorgan, Canterbury
Kent 70/2 (Robinson 43; van der Gugten 2-0) vs Glamorgan
Crowds returned to the historic St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury after 603 days. Unfortunately, they left frustrated after rain-interrupted Day 1 between Kent and Glamorgan. Only 22 overs were being bowled in the 90 minutes of play. Kent reached 70/2 at stumps.
Openers Ollie Robinson (43) and Jordan Cox (26*) gave Kent a formidable start after Sam Billings won the toss and opted to bat first. However, two quick wickets from Timm van der Gugten at the late stage gave Glamorgan something to cheer about.