England pace bowler Josh Tongue made a significant impact on the first day of Nottinghamshire's County Championship match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston, claiming 5-91 from 22 overs. Tongue's impressive spell helped reduce Warwickshire to 140-5, before the hosts' lower order staged a late rally to finish the day on 375-8. Ed Barnard played a crucial role in the recovery, scoring an unbeaten 134 and sharing a century stand for the seventh wicket with Chris Woakes. Meanwhile, John Simpson's unbeaten century propelled Sussex to a strong start against Yorkshire at Headingley, with the visitors finishing the day on 373-6.
Jack White was the standout bowler for Yorkshire, taking 3-42, while England's Joe Root made his first appearance of the summer, claiming a catch and bowling five overs of off-spin for 18 runs. In another match, Paul Walter's patient 101 helped Essex reach 325-6 against Surrey at the Kia Oval, despite the hosts' five-pronged pace attack. Dean Elgar also batted with great skill, scoring 92 in a first-wicket stand of 183 with Walter. However, Surrey fought back with six wickets in the second half of the day.
Kiran Carlson and Sean Dickson's knocks in the nervous nineties gave Glamorgan a positive start against Leicestershire, with the hosts finishing on 334-7. Zak Crawley's struggles continued as he was dismissed for 27 in Kent's Division Two clash with Worcestershire, further jeopardizing his chances of retaining his place as England's Test opener. Kent were eventually bowled out for 196, with Worcestershire responding with 94-1 by stumps on day one.
Marcus Harris' second century of the season for Lancashire helped his team reach 356-7 against Durham, despite the hosts' persistent pursuit of wickets. England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took wickets for Derbyshire, but Miles Hammond's unbeaten 140 led a Gloucestershire fightback on day one of their Division Two meeting.