NCL: Collingwood accounts for Worcs

Chester-le-Street: Durham v Worcs
Moore's best not good enough

A run-a-ball 63* from England's Paul Collingwood was enough to anchor his Durham side home against in-form Worcestershire at the Riverside.

Stephen Moore accumulated a career-best 93* in the Worcester innings, but the visitors' run-rate was too slow as they could only muster 205-7, Graham Onions dismissing both Ben Smith and Graeme Hick cheaply.

Nadeem Malik took three quick wickets midway through the hosts' reply, but Collingwood remained solid and was supported by Andy Pratt's brisk unbeaten 35 at the end.

Worcestershire 205-7
SC Moore 93*, DA Leatherdale 41
G Onions 2-27
Durham 209-5
PD Collingwood 63*, JJB Lewis 40
MN Malik 3-42, AJ Hall 2-27

Durham won by five wickets

Northampton: Northants v Gloucs
Spin trap accounts for hosts

The turning pitch at the County Ground in Northampton backfired on the hosts as Gloucestershire's attack proved more effective. Craig Spearman, Mike Hussey and Chris Taylor all contributed for the visitors as they made 200 all out despite Johann Louw's four wickets and Graeme Swann's miserly 2-22.

Swann opened the hosts' reply with 10 off 5 balls before being bowled by Jon Lewis - but only four others passed him with Martin Love's 27 the highest, Ian Fisher taking 3-18 off his nine overs, all three smartly stumped by Steve Adshead as Northamptonshire capitulated to 109 all out.

Gloucestershire 200
MEK Hussey 44, CM Spearman 40
J Louw 4-41, GP Swann 2-22
Northamptonshire 109
ML Love 27, BJ Phillips 21
ID Fisher 3-18, CG Taylor 2-5

Gloucestershire won by 91 runs

Canterbury: Kent v Glamorgan
Wharf double seals Dragons win

Matthew Elliott racked up 112 before being dismissed by the last ball of the Glamorgan innings. Matthew Maynard also contributed 66 at over a run a ball, whilst Matt Dennington took three wickets, including Elliott's.

In reply, England hopeful Alex Wharf dismissed Ed Smith and Alex Loudon to leave Kent 93-2 after 20 overs when the rains came - 10 runs short of the Duckworth/Lewis par score at the stage, leaving Glamorgan victors.

Glamorgan 250-6
MTG Elliott 112, MP Maynard 66
MJ Dennington 3-53, RH Joseph 2-46
Kent 93-2
ET Smith 40, JC Tredwell 30*
AG Wharf 2-17

Glamorgan won by 10 runs (D/L)

Southampton: Hampshire v Surrey
Match abandoned due to rain

Hove: Sussex v Derbyshire
Derby fall to RMJ blitz

Ian Ward and Matthew Prior added a century for the fist wicket at Hove before Michael Yardy contributed a career-best 88* off just 74 balls as Sussex cantered to 271-7 off their allotted overs.

Derbyshire, in reply, lost their first wicket with just one run on the board, Jonathan Moss falling to James Kirtley without scoring. Kirtley then collected Steve Selwood and Chris Bassano, before Hassan Adnan, Ben Spendlove and Luke Sutton fell in quick succession to leave the visitors on 65-6.

Graeme Welch was on hand to save the Scorpions' blushes, however, with a career-best 82 off just 47 balls, including eight fours and five sixes, adding 106 for the seventh wicket with Jamie Bryant (42) before both fell to Robin Martin-Jenkins on the same score, and with them Derby's faint hopes of a miracle.

Sussex 271-7
MH Yardy 88*, MJ Prior 59
Mohammad Ali 1-35
Derbyshire 187
G Welch 82, JDC Bryant 42
RSC Martin-Jenkins 4-39, RJ Kirtley 3-11

Sussex won by 84 runs

Lord's: Middlesex v Leicestershire
Agarkar blast sees hosts triumph

Jamie Dalrymple hit 40 off 44 balls in the middle of Middlesex's innings to guide them to 215-9, Claude Henderson taking four wickets, following thirties from Paul Weekes, Ben Hutton and Jamie Dalrymple before rain intervened.

Set 135 from 20 overs under Duckworth/Lewis, Leicester, despite Sunday's Twenty20 glory, after Ajit Agarkar (3-22) blew the heart out of the Foxes' middle order with the wickets of Darren Stevens, Jeremy Snape and John Sadler, after which the visitors had litle chance of reaching the target.

Middlesex 215-9
JWM Dalrymple 40, PN Weekes 38
CW Henderson 4-45, OD Gibson 2-30
Leicestershire 117
BJ Hodge 24, DI Stevens 19
AB Agarkar 3-22, BL Hutton 2-17

Middlesex won by 17 runs (D/L)

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