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Tanya Aldred at Edgbaston

County Championship day one: Surrey make solid start – as it happened

Warwickshire Surrey Warwicks Mark Robinson Shan Masood Yorkshire
Ryan Patel of Surrey hits the ball towards the boundary at Edgbaston.
Ryan Patel of Surrey hits the ball towards the boundary at Edgbaston. Photograph: Matthew Lewis/Getty Images

I don’t know if the CC-Live bar is now empty, but huge congratulations to Essex pair Alastair Cook and Nick Browne, and commiserations to Kent for the spectator sport. An entertaining first day all round, despite the weather, with a particular hey-ho in the wind and the rain to young Sussex. I’m off to wriggle my cramped fingers - see you back here tomorrow. Thanks for all the messages. Good night!

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Old hands, light work: Alastair Cook. Photograph: Nick Wood/TGS Photo/REX/Shutterstock
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