Sussex vs Essex, Semi Final - 1st leg at Brighton, Aug 22 2006 - Match Result

Essex powered to the Twenty20 Floodlit Cup after trashing Derbyshire by 92 runs at Derby

One of the perils of trying to play cricket as autumn looms was highlighted when the first legs of the final and the third-place play-off matches in the inaugural Twenty20 Floodlit Cup fell victim to the weather

Derbyshire and Essex have progressed through to the final of the Twenty20 Floodlit competition.

Essex and Derbyshire claimed away victories in Tuesday night's Twenty20 Floodlit Cup semi-final first legs