Summary

  • Chris Gayle hits 92 as Somerset beat Essex off the final ball

  • Dawid Malan scores an unbeaten 115 as Middlesex defeat Sussex

  • Holders Birmingham Bears snatch last-ball win at Northants

  1. Postpublished at 20:13 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Former Sussex captain Chris Adams
    BBC Sussex & BBC London 94.9 at Hove

    "Hats off to Paul Stirling - that was a brilliant innings.

    "He was helped by some pretty average bowling from Sussex but give credit where it is due. That was marvellous."

  2. WICKET (Stirling b Robinson 88, Morgan c Jordan b Robinson 0)published at 20:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Paul Stirling drives through the covers against SussexImage source, Getty Images

    Middlesex openers Paul Stirling and Dawid Malan are five runs short of a new highest partnership record in English domestic T20 cricket when Stirling is finally bowled by Ollie Robinson for 88.

    He hit four sixes and 10 fours in his 47-ball knock, with their stand worth 187, but Sussex are celebrating again moments later as Robinson has Eoin Morgan caught by Chris Jordan for a golden duck to leave him on a hat-trick at the start of his next over.

  3. Postpublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Adil Rashid comes back from a difficult first over to have Calum MacLeod caught on the long-off boundary for eight.

    In the next over Glenn Maxwell claims his first T20 wicket for Yorkshire as Phil Mustard falls for 39, caught at long-on by Adil Rashid.

    Gordon Muchall has been joined at the crease by Paul Collingwood, veteran of 106 T20 games. He's off the mark straight away, running hard to take five runs from his first three balls.

  4. Postpublished at 20:10 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Kalika Mehta
    BBC Hereford & Worcester at New Road

    "The New Road faithful cheered loudly as Ross Whiteley launched the ball in the hoardings to give Worcestershire their first T20 victory for the season in the evening sun.

    "Darly Mitchell's measured half-century and superb bowling spell which saw him take 1-13 from his four overs was the difference between the two sides."

  5. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Tom Westley's half-century has given Essex a good chance of setting a sizeable total at Chelmsford - and they may need it with Chris Gayle waiting in the wings.

    The hosts have just lost James Foster but Graham Napier will be looking to finish the innings with some maximums.

    Well, just as I write that, Napier is out for 8 and Essex are 166-6.

  6. Postpublished at 20:07 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Glamorgan have made a shaky start to their chase as Ben Wright is bowled by off-spinner Will Smith's second ball of the innings.

    Chris Cooke follows him back to the pavilion the following over as Chris Wood sneaks an inswinger through the batsman's defence.

    Just what Hampshire needed!

  7. Postpublished at 20:04 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Some good yorkers from Calum Haggett has slowed Surrey down. Moises Henriques and Gary Wilson can take just four runs from his third over, in almost a mirror image of the Kent innings when Henriques and James Burke tightened things for Surrey.

    Fabian Cowdrey strays slightly and Henriques whips him to the boundary, and three consecutive wides add more easy runs to the Surrey score.

  8. WORCESTERSHIRE BEAT LEICESTERSHIRE BY SIX WICKETSpublished at 20:03 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Worcestershire's players celebrateImage source, PA

    Ross Whiteley has ends this game in a hurry for Worcestershire as he blasts 26 not out off just 11 balls to see his side home.

    The all-rounder smashes Ben Raine for a four and two maximums in the final over as the Rapids race the victory with 14 balls to spare.

    That's a fine way for Daryl Mitchell's men to bounce back after the loss at Birmingham Bears.

  9. Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    The wheels have completely come off in this Lancashire innings as they find themselves six wickets down.

    Alex Davies is still at the crease on 17 not out, but he will do well to get them to anything over 120.

    You have to feel that will not be enough, but maybe this will be a low scoring classic?

  10. Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Leg-spinner Adil Rashid has been brought into the Yorkshire attack and Phil Mustard greets him by hitting his second ball for six.

    Mustard and Calum MacLeod steal singles from the rest of Rashid's over before Richard Pyrah receives the same treatment. Mustard drives his final ball through the covers to keep Durham ticking along.

  11. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Surrey's Moises HenriquesImage source, Getty Images

    Moises Henriques is playing his shots - he flays spinner Fabian Cowdrey for six before Gary Wilson crashes Darren Stevens through the covers for four.

    Stevens tightens up his line and Surrey can only eke out another single from the over. Surrey are about par with Kent's innings - Henriques will have to play the Northeast role to push Surrey towards victory.

  12. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Opener Richard Levi anchored the innings for the Steelbacks as the Bears' bowling attack found control in the middle overs. The South African opener made 58, with no other batsman passing 20.

    There were two wickets each for Oliver Hannon-Dolby and Recordo Gordon - with Gordon picking up the important scalps of David Willey and Shahid Afridi.

    The visitors will be happy with their efforts, especially in curtailing the power of Northants' batting line-up.

  13. Postpublished at 19:54 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Northants player Steven Peters
    BBC Radio Northampton at Wantage Road

    "We're going to have to get off to a good start with the ball. We have a good fighting chance.

    "A couple of early wickets will be key, but it's going to be difficult."

  14. WICKET Mitchell (c N O'Brien b Taylor 58)published at 19:53 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    That is just what Leicestershire needed to give themselves a chance in this game.

    Daryl Mitchell nicks Rob Taylor behind just as he was looking to see his side over the winning line.

    The Rapids only need 35 off the final five overs, but this could get interesting.

  15. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Glamorgan took regular wickets to restrict Hampshire to 148-8. Sean Ervine top scored with 49 after the top three batsman fell for single figures.

    Wayne Parnell has begun his Glamorgan T20 career with figures of 2-23, while Graham Wagg took 4-27 from his four overs.

    Hampshire reached a respectable score thanks to lower order contributions from Will Smith (30) and Chris Wood (18 not out), but the bowlers will now have a task on their hands.

  16. Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Mark Stoneman has fallen at Durham, caught at slip off the bowling of former team-mate Liam Plunkett for 20.

    Phil Mustard however has taken a liking to the Yorkshire bowlers, with Plunkett and Matt Fisher both driven to the boundary.

    Despite a no-ball, Plunkett finds his line again as just three runs come off his second over. Mustard and Calum MacLeod will have to target Will Rhodes and Adil Rashid in the middle overs.

  17. Mitchell (43 balls, 5 fours)published at 19:49 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    What a captain's innings this is from Daryl Mitchell.

    The opener may not be a classic T20 player with an array of huge shots but his half-century has given Worcestershire a great chance of winning the game.

    The Rapids need 35 off 30 balls.

  18. That's a recordpublished at 19:49 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Dawid Malan hits out for MiddlesexImage source, Getty Images

    Three successive fours by Dawid Malan off Sussex and England's Chris Jordan as he and Paul Stirling establish a new first-wicket partnership record for Middlesex in T20 cricket.

    It takes Malan to a 30-ball fifty and he adds a fourth boundary later in the over as the stand exceeds the 127 shared by Stirling and Joe Denly against Kent at Canterbury in 2012.

  19. Postpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Northants player Steven Peters
    BBC Radio Northampton at Wantage Road

    "There's a huge expectancy on Afridi with the bat, but actually he can be deadly with the ball.

    "Warwickshire have been impressive so far. I think they've bowled really, really well in the last few overs."

  20. WICKET Sangakkara (c Haggett b Stevens 34)published at 19:43 British Summer Time 29 May 2015

    Kumar Sangakkara has fallen at Beckenham after some exquisite hitting.

    Darren Stevens' first ball was driven back over his head for four, while Calum Haggett has been cut and pulled to the boundary as Sangakkara and Moises Henriques raced to a fifty partnership.

    The Sri Lankan however was caught by Haggett on the boundary as he went for one shot too many, with Gary Wilson joining Henriques at the crease.