Scotland shock Durham on NUL debut

Steve Selwood's 88 not out from 130 balls led the way for Derbyshire's first win of the season. Selwood and Chris Bassano were the mainstays of the Derbyshire innings with a 88-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Andy Caddick gave Somerset the perfect start when he got one over his former England team-mate Dominic Cork, caught by Ian Blackwell for 0 off the second ball of the match. But Cork later went one better, removing another former international colleague, Marcus Trescothick, lbw first ball of Somerset's reply. Despite a blistering 42 from Blackwell, and a quickfire 53 from Richard Johnson, they never recovered from their early loss of wickets, and ended up going down by 15 runs.

Division One champions Glamorgan convincingly beat Leicestershire by 44 runs at Grace Road. David Hemp (83 not out), Matthew Maynard (43) and Michael Powell (40) were all in the runs for Glamorgan as they reached 249 for 5. Phil DeFreitas, the Leicestershire captain, opted to bowl first as he thought the wicket would be easier to chase on, but even with all his experience, he got it wrong. Losing early wickets was Leicestershire's undoing - Darren Maddy's impressive 80 from 82 balls wasn't enough to help them recover from a treacherous 75 for 5.

Nick Knight - newly retired from one-day international cricket - reminded his former England colleagues what they will be missing by bludgeoning 105 from 98 balls against Surrey, the team where most of them hang out. Even so, it wasn't enough for Warwickshire to pass Surrey's imposing total of 281 for 8. Mark Ramprakash (63) and Graham Thorpe (58), in a timely nudge to the selectors, top-scored for Surrey, and despite Knight's heroics, Alex Tudor blew the Warwickshire middle order away with 4 for 54.

A packed house at Chester-le-Street witnessed a nail-biting win for Scotland on their National League debut, showing they can match the county professionals. Disciplined bowling was the key to their success, as all five bowlers - in typically Scottish fashion - were incredibly stingy. Majid Haq stood out from the pack with 4 for 36 from his nine overs of offspin, as none of the Durham bastmen passed fifty. With only 168 needed to record a famous win, Scotland made a bright start as Douglas Lockhart and Ryan Watson put on 75 for the first wicket. But as they neared the target, a few Scottish hearts, however brave, would have jumped when Durham's Dewald Pretorious struck twice in one over leaving Scotland on 132 for 5. But Colin Smith and Neil McRae kept their nerves to record a famous win with four balls remaining. Who needs Rahul Dravid?

In a low-scoring affair at The Rose Bowl, Hampshire overcame their south-coast neighbours Sussex. He's the highest in the age column in the Hampshire side, and today he was the highest in the runs column. Robin Smith gutsed out a stodgy but crucial 44 from 79 balls, as Hampshire stumbled to 144 for 9. Another Hampshire old boy Shaun Udal, along with the much-younger Chris Tremlett, then bowled them to victory taking three wickets each in Sussex's dismal 101 all out.

In a game of heroic performances, David Sales eclipsed them all when he smashed a scintillating unbeaten century in a cracking match at Wantage Road. Chris Read - who is in exceptional early-season form with the bat - must have thought he had done enough to secure the points for Notts, with 119 not out from 108 balls in their massive total of 294 for 8. But Sales had other ideas. With the help of Phil Jaques, who kept him company for most of the run-chase with 68, Sales bulldozed Northants to a memorable win with an astonishing 133 not out from 122 balls.