Division One leaders Surrey hit back after an early stumble against Nottinghamshire.
Jordan Clark smashed 107 as Surrey recovered from 70 for four to reach 339 for eight at the close of play on day one.
Clark helped dig them out of trouble with Sean Abbott (48), while Ben Foakes also hit 46.
Notts lost Jake Ball and Brett Hutton to injury, while Lyndon James claimed four for 74.
Kent struggled with the bat on the opening day against Warwickshire.
They were 95 for eight but Grant Stewart’s knock of 50 helped guide them to 171 all out. Only three others – Tawanda Muyeye, Jordan Cox and Matt Quinn – managed to make double figures for the hosts.
Oliver Hannon-Dalby took four for 56 and Henry Brookes claimed three for 55 in a dominant display with the ball for Warwickshire, who were 155 for two with Robert Yates 53 not out.
Their reply started strongly before Alex Davies was dismissed lbw by Joey Evison, with the score 69 for one.
Middlesex restricted Northamptonshire to 219 all out after a tight bowling display.
Saif Zaib top scored with 49 with no other batsman managed to score more than 31 for Northamptonshire. Ryan Higgins’ 33 for two was the pick of the bowling for Middlesex, who were 23 without loss at the start of their reply.
James Rew’s unbeaten 77 saved Somerset after they slipped to 80 for five against Hampshire.
The wicketkeeper and Kasey Aldridge (55 not out) put on an unbeaten stand of 116 for the sixth wicket before rain ended the day early with Somerset on 196 for five. Kyle Abbott’s four for 20 did the early damage for Hampshire.
A rain-delayed game at Lancashire saw Essex reach 12-1 with just under five overs in the day’s play.
In Division Two, Gloucestershire reached 280 for six on their opening day against Durham before rain cut it short.
Chris Dent plundered 85 and Miles Hammond struck 52 as Matt Parkinson claimed three for 45.
Tom Clark missed out on his first century of the season when he was caught for 96 in Sussex’s knock of 376 for seven against Derbyshire.
Tom Haines made 86 with Oli Carter hitting 56 at the close of play, with Alex Thomson claiming a three-wicket haul.
Adam Lyth’s unbeaten 75 and Finlay Bean’s 59 helped Yorkshire to 154 without loss during their rain-affected opener at Worcestershire.
Glamorgan and Leicestershire were not able to get going with rain ending any hopes of starting.
West Indies targeting 400 mark after strong start against Bangladesh
West Indies are targeting a big score as they look to put Bangladesh firmly on the back foot after an impressive showing on day one.
Mikyle Louis plundered 97 and Alick Athanaze scored 90 as West Indies reached stumps on Friday at 250-5.
Justin Greaves (11 not out) and Joshua Da Silva (14 not out) will return to the crease on Saturday and Louis is confident the Windies can push on and stamp their authority on the opening Test.
As reported by the ICC, Louis said: "I think we are in a strong position, and we have Justin and Joshua at the crease now.
"I hope they will have a good partnership, I am hoping for a 400-plus score on this pitch."
Taskin Ahmed (2-46) was Bangladesh's standout bowler on day one, though Mehidy Hasan Miraz (1-47) clinched the vital wicket of Louis.
Reflecting on his innings, after falling just three runs short of his maiden Test century, Louis said: "It was an innings of phases. Initially, there was a little moisture, it was slow and nipping.
"The partnership between myself and Alick was one of substance. He guided me, he is more experienced and he fed me information."
West Indies have won six of their last seven Test series against Bangladesh (L1) including each of their last two.
However, the Windies are winless in their last four Tests at home (D2 L2) after winning three consecutive matches prior to that span, including two wins against Bangladesh; they are looking to avoid losing back-to-back home games for the first time since June 2021.
Inglis hails 'hard to stop' Stoinis after ruthless knock
Josh Inglis lauded "hard to stop" Marcus Stoinis as Australia signed off their T20I series against Pakistan in style, claiming a whitewash.
The hosts raced to a seven-wicket victory with almost nine overs remaining in Monday's third match.
After Australia's bowlers had limited Pakistan to just 117 runs, Stoinis ensured they signed off their final white-ball assignment in style, with his unbeaten 61 doing the damage.
Only twice has he bettered that knock in T20Is – versus New Zealand in 2021 (78) and against Oman at the World Cup earlier this year (67*).
"It's been a great week. We've had a lot of fun as a group," Inglis said. "It's been really nice.
"When Stoinis is going like that, he is really hard to stop. One of those sixes was probably the biggest I've ever seen!"
Stoinis, who was named player of the match, added: "Nice to score some runs on a beautiful wicket but credit to the bowlers who kept the total down.
"Yeah, I actually told [Haris] Rauf that this is the first time any of us got the better of him! No, he's a brilliant bowler, bowled well this series."
During their white-ball tour, Pakistan won the ODI series, their first time doing so in Australia in 22 years, but got whitewashed in the T20Is.
Despite the heavy loss, captain Agha Salman chose to focus on the positive effect the experience will have on their young players.
"I think in the middle overs, we didn't capitalise on the start," he said. "But lots of positives.
"The way Usman [Khan] batted, the way Jahandad [Khan] bowled. These youngsters will come good.
"It's obviously a big achievement winning the ODI series, but we could have done much better in the T20Is."
Salt century gives England winning start to West Indies T20 series
Phil Salt hit a superb century as England drew first blood in their T20 series against West Indies, with a commanding eight-wicket victory at the Kensington Oval.
Salt's unbeaten 103 off 54 balls was the highlight for the tourists, who successfully chased down their target of 183 with 19 balls to spare.
The West Indies endured a difficult start and were reduced to 18-3 and later 117-8, with Saqib Mahmood (4-34) and Adil Rashid (3-32) doing the damage.
However, the hosts managed 65 runs in the last 5.2 overs to finish at 182-8, with Gukadesh Motie knocking 33 off 14 balls along the way.
Salt kick-started England's chase with 50 off just 25 deliveries taking them to 73-1 after six overs, with Will Jacks (17) dismissed with the final ball of the powerplay.
Jos Buttler's first match after four months out lasted just three minutes, as the skipper was caught by Motie for a golden duck.
However, it proved a false dawn for West Indies, with Salt and Jacob Bethall (58 from 36 balls) safely steering England to victory.
Data Debrief: Salt completes hat-trick of hundreds as Bethell makes historic half-century
England put their disappointing ODI series behind them, making history with the highest T20 chase at the Kensington Oval.
Salt was the hero with his third T20I century, all of which have come against West Indies in the past 12 months.
Bethell also made history on Saturday. Aged 21 years and 17 days, he become the youngest England player to score a 50 in a T20I.
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