Warwickshire squeeze past Gloucestershire

All but Sussex, Durham and Northants were still in the hunt for a spot in the quarter-finals before today's matches, the last in the group stage. There were wins for Glamorgan, Surrey, Hampshire, Durham, Lancashire, Somerset, Glamorgan and Warwickshire. The match between Derbyshire and Leicestershire was called off without a ball being bowled, with both teams awarded one point, meaning that Leicestershire are assured of a place in the quarter-finals.

Middlesex, who had virtually no chance of progressing anyway, slumped to a 37-run defeat in front of a full house at Lord's, despite a typically aggressive half-century from Lance Klusener. Earlier, Adam Hollioake smashed five fours and two sixes on his way to 65 not out off 41 balls as Surrey, the defending Twenty20 champions, set an imposing 183 for 5.

Shane Watson powered Hampshire to 177 for 3 at the Rose Bowl, smashing an unbeaten 97. Kent were never really in the hunt, and fell 64 runs short in reply. Dimitri Mascarenhas was once again among the wickets for Hampshire, picking up 3 for 20.

Durham, who also had no chance of going through, beat Yorkshire by seven wickets at the Riverside, with Gareth Breese (24 not out) and Gary Pratt (35 not out) guiding them home with ten balls to spare. Vic Craven's 44 not out was the only highlight of Yorkshire's innings, as they closed on a disappointing 126 for 7.

In a match reduced by rain to just eight overs a side at Old Trafford, Andrew Flintoff smashed 31 from only 11 balls as Lancashire successfully chased Nottinghamshire's 79, reaching the target with seven wickets and more than an over in hand. Earlier, Dominic Cork's hat-trick kept Notts in check after David Hussey and Chris Read put on 52 for the first wicket.

The match at Bristol ended in dramatic fashion after a half-century from Nick Knight had put Warwickshire in a good position in pursuit of Gloucestershire's 135. He was run out for 63 with 32 still needed, and the remaining batsmen managed to secure the win on the basis of fewer wickets lost.

Northants went into this round with no chance of going through to the next round, but no-one remembered to tell David Sales, who batted as if he was in the final to take his side agonisingly close to what would have been only their second win. After Marcus Trescothick's 56 and Keith Dutch's 47 lifted Somerset to 211 for 5, Sales fought back with 60 not out off just 33 balls - but Northants fell four runs short.

Worcestershire collapsed to 45 for 8 chasing 141 against Glamorgan, before a late charge by Kabir Ali, who hit 49 off 28 balls took them to 120 for 9 with two overs left. Glamorgan held their nerve, though, as Kabir sliced a catch to Dean Cosker at third man. Matthew Maynard (44) lead the way for Glamorgan early on, before Mark Wallace raised the tempo in the final overs with an unbeaten 32 off 16 balls.

Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Match abandoned without a ball bowled

Warwickshire 135 for 5 (Knight 63) beat Gloucestershire 135 for 7 (Richardson 3-13) by losing fewer wickets at Bristol
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