Leicestershire through after controversy at Grace Road

Leicestershire v Derbyshire at Leicester
Leicestershire progressed to finals day with a fifth successive win, but controversy marred their achievement as Derbyshire protested - in vain - about a disputed boundary catch in the closing stages of a gripping run-chase. Nineteen runs were needed from 11 balls when Steve Selwood hoisted the ball to Brad Hodge at long-on, who took a fine catch, but appeared to stumble across the rope in doing so. The umpires, however, were unmoved, and with six runs needed from the final delivery, Neil Gunter could only manage a four. Hodge had been in the thick of the action all day - his 37 from 20 balls had been the impetus for Leicestershire's total of 171. At least the argument dispelled all doubts about the counties' desire to do battle in this competition.
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Gloucestershire v Glamorgan at Bristol
Gloucestershire rampaged into the finals of the Twenty20 Cup with a 100% record, and underpinned their favourites tag, thanks to a ferocious assault from Craig Spearman, who cracked 88 from 37 balls in a display of clean hitting that if anything was more anarchic than his opening partner Ian Harvey's 100 from 50 balls against Warwickshire on Monday. Spearman was on course to break Harvey's record by a distance, when he was stumped while aiming for his 15th boundary. But Gloucestershire's 221 for 7, the first 200-plus score in the competition, was beyond Glamorgan's reach, despite Matthew Maynard's 69 from 36 balls.
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Hampshire v Surrey at Southampton
Surrey had the luxury of resting several of their most potent players, but were still able to protect their unbeaten record against a meek Hampshire side with nothing to play for but pride. Scott Newman's run-a-ball 59 was the highlight of an insubstantial Surrey innings, but it was more than enough to see off Hampshire, as Adam Hollioake picked up 5 for 21 in his three overs, including Simon Katich for 45.
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Northamptonshire v Warwickshire at Northampton
Warwickshire had been on the receiving end of quite a pummelling in Monday's fixture against Gloucestershire, but they re-established their credentials with a magnificent display that secured their tickets to the Atomic Kitten concert on July 19. Nick Knight, once again, was at the vanguard of the onslaught, with 69 from 47 balls, as Warwickshire hurried to 202 for 5, the second-highest total in the competition so far. Northants over-reached themselves in trying to keep up, and could not recover after slumping to 67 for 5.
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Lancashire v Durham at Old Trafford
Shoaib Akhtar's Durham debut turned into a pocket version of his Oval annihilation at the hands of Marcus Trescothick, as he was slapped over backward point for six by Stuart Law, and drilled for a second six off his final ball. His attempt to redeem himself as a pinch-hitting No. 3 also backfired - he fell to John Wood for a first-ball duck. But Lancashire's total of 144 was eminently gettable, and while Phil Mustard remained, Durham were on course. Carl Hooper, however, picked up 4 for 18 with his offspin, and Durham were unable to conjure eight runs from the final over.
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Worcestershire v Somerset at Worcester
Gareth Batty smacked 87 from 48 balls, including six sixes and five fours, as Worcestershire finished with a flourish against Somerset. Batty, who had been dropped on 7 by Keith Dutch, powered Worcestershire to 161 for 5, before Nantie Hayward bounded in with three swift wickets to wreck Somerset's reply.
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Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Headingley
A frenzied assault on the midwicket boundary by Michael Lumb and Matthew Wood carried Yorkshire to an unassailable 196 for 5 at Headingley, although Nottinghamshire did their best to scale the heights, falling 18 runs short as Tim Bresnan bowled three batsmen in the 17th over, including Jason Gallian, around whom the run-chase had been built. Kevin Pietersen muscled in with 44, but Lumb and Wood, who added 101 in nine overs, including 28 from Samit Patel's solitary over, were worthy victors.
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Essex v Middlesex at Chelmsford
Umpire Allan Jones, standing at square leg, had to be led from the field with a suspected broken wrist after incepting a savage pull from Andy Flower, as Essex thumped their way to a two-run victory in a pulsating floodlit encounter at Chelmsford. Flower finished with 83 from 53 balls in a total of 175 for 5, a total that proved just out of Middlesex's reach, despite a spirited bout of biffing from Abdul Razzaq, Ed Joyce and Simon Cook.
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Sussex v Kent at Hove
There wasn't an awful lot to play for at Hove, with Sussex and Kent both trailing in Surrey's wake, and other teams better placed for that runners-up spot. And when Kent collapsed to 114 all out, with three wickets to Jason Lewry, the rest was a formality. Bas Zuiderent's partnership of 80 in nine overs with Chris Adams was the highlight of a simple run-chase.
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