Leics and Warwicks make it three out of three

Leicestershire 178 for 7 beat Lancashire 156 for 8 by 22 runs at Leicester
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Leicestershire won their third Twenty20 Cup match out of three, beating Lancashire by 22 runs at Grace Road. Realistically it was all over when Lancs slumped to 97 for 8, although Glen Chapple (55*) and Peter Martin (10*) then added 59 without being separated to make the margin look closer. Virender Sehwag gave Leicester a quick start, with 26 out of the first 31, then the in-form Darren Maddy hit 46 to set up a winning total of 178 for 7.

Northamptonshire 166 for 6 beat Somerset 151 by 15 runs at Northampton
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Another fine innings from Mike Hussey, who cracked 88, set up Northants for a winning total at Wantage Road. Keith Dutch, Somerset's offspinner, applied the brakes with 2 for 14 in his three overs, but a score of 166 for 6 proved just beyond Somerset, for whom Carl Gazzard top-scored with a rapid 39. Jason Brown, another offspinner, took 5 for 27 as Somerset collapsed in the search for quick runs.

Warwickshire 181 for 9 beat Glamorgan 113 by 68 runs at Edgbaston
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In front of a big crowd of more than 10,000, Warwickshire maintained their 100% record with their third win out of three - and consigned Glamorgan to their fourth straight defeat. Neil Carter (47) and Nick Knight (54) set Warwickshire rolling with an opening stand of 85. Then Collins Obuya, the Kenyan World Cup legspinner, had Glamorgan rolling with 5 for 24. Only Matthew Maynard, whose 50 included a six off the first ball of the innings, from Waqar Younis, held Warwickshire up for long.

Yorkshire 198 for 4 beat Durham 143 for 8 by 55 runs at Headingley
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Yorkshire's total of 198 for 4, of which Stephen Fleming clattered 58 and Michael Lumb 50, always looked too much for neighbours Durham - and so it proved. Durham managed only 143, with Martin Love top-scoring with 51. Yuvraj Singh, Yorkshire's Indian import, returned to form with 22 and 3 for 20, identical figures to Ryan Sidebottom.

Kent 120 for 7 beat Essex 116 by 3 wickets at Chelmsford
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Kent made heavy weather of overhauling Essex's modest total of 116, but made it in the end with three wickets and 3.5 overs to spare. Andrew Symonds (32) and James Tredwell (31) put on 58 for Kent's second wicket, and looked to be taking them home in style - but then Graham Napier nipped in with three wickets. Earlier Andy Flower top-scored for Essex with 33, but then Kent's new South African-born medium-pacer Matthew Dennington collected 4 for 28 in his four overs.