England's fast bowler Josh Tongue made a significant impact on the first day of Nottinghamshire's County Championship match against Warwickshire, claiming 5-91 from 22 overs. Warwickshire struggled initially, reduced to 140-5, but their lower order rallied to reach 375-8 by the end of the day.
Ed Barnard played a crucial role with an unbeaten 134, including a century stand for the seventh wicket with Chris Woakes. Elsewhere, John Simpson scored an unbeaten century for Sussex against Yorkshire, helping his team reach 373-6. Jack White was the standout bowler for Yorkshire with 3-42, while England's Joe Root took a catch and bowled five overs. Paul Walter batted patiently for almost five hours to score 101 for Essex against Surrey, who fought back with six wickets in the second half of the day.
Dean Elgar also batted skillfully, scoring 92 in a first-wicket stand of 183 with Walter. Glamorgan had a positive start against Leicestershire, finishing 334-7 thanks to a 126-run partnership between Kiran Carlson and Sean Dickson. Zak Crawley's struggles continued as he was dismissed for 27 in Kent's Division Two clash with Worcestershire, while Marcus Harris scored his second century of the season for Lancashire against Durham. Harris remained unbeaten on 135, helping Lancashire reach 356-7 by the end of the day.
England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir took wickets for Derbyshire, but Miles Hammond's unbeaten 140 helped Gloucestershire recover to 287-6.