Summary

  • Essex beat Surrey after posting 226-4 in 15 overs - Cameron Delport hit 38-ball hundred for hosts

  • Durham defend 148-4 to beat Northants by seven runs

  • Washouts at Worcestershire, Yorkshire, Hampshire and Leicestershire without a ball bowled

  • Gloucestershire v Glamorgan abandoned because of rain with Welsh side 96-8

  1. Postpublished at 19:46 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 142-4 (19.4 overs) V Northants

    Four runs from Stuart Poynter, that's a much needed boundary.

    Two balls to come.

  2. MATCH ABANDONEDpublished at 19:45 British Summer Time 19 July 2019
    Breaking

    Yorkshire v Notts Outlaws - no result

    The announcement we'd been expecting from Headingley has now arrived - no play tonight and the game's off.

  3. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 137-4 (19 overs) v Northants

    Faheem Ashraf bowls a superb yorker off the last ball of his over.

    Neil Diamond now rings around the ground, this needs to be a big final over for Durham.

  4. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 132-4 (18.2 overs) v Northants

    Ooh this isn't a great start to the 19th over as Faheem Ashraf bowls a no ball. The free hit.....

    ...goes for one run. Northants have got away with that one.

  5. Listen livepublished at 19:37 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    BBC local radio

    You can listen to ball-by-ball commentary of every T20 Blast match this summer, courtesy of our BBC local radio stations.

    BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra is broadcasting live from Chelmsford and will have commentary of Essex v Surrey if the weather picks up, while we'll also have in-play video clips of Hampshire v Sussex once that match gets under way.

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    WICKET: Clark c Thurston b Sanderson 17published at 19:36 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 121-4 (17.1 overs) v Northants

    Graham Clark had to go for it really, pulling the ball to Charlie Thurston at deep square leg.

    This is really good death bowling from Northants.

  7. wicket

    WICKET: Raine b Ashraf 13published at 19:32 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 119-3 (16.4 overs) v Northants

    Ben RaineImage source, PA Media

    Ben Raine hits consecutive fours before Pakistan international Faheem Ashraf responds perfectly by sending off stump cartwheeling behind the batsman.

    First wicket in English county cricket for the all-rounder.

  8. Delayed start at Southamptonpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Hampshire v Sussex Sharks

    News from The Ageas Bowl.

    The match is due to start at 20:15 BST, with 14 overs a side from there.

    That is 75 minutes after the scheduled start, assuming there is no further rain on the south coast.

    The toss will be conducted at 19:55 BST.

  9. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 110-2 (16 overs) v Northants

    Four overs to go, get your score predictions in now.

    I'm going for 138-5.

  10. wicket

    WICKET: Steel c Coles b White 37published at 19:25 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 102-2 (14.4 overs) v Northants

    A second wicket for Northants and it's almost a replay of the first!

    Graeme White bowls it and Scott Steel chips the ball straight to Matt Coles at long on.

    White now has figures of 2-34 from 3.4 overs, not bad at all.

  11. Postpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Umbrellas at ChelmsfordImage source, Rex Features

    Still just the one game ongoing. So frustrating!

  12. Postpublished at 19:19 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 92-1 (13.3 overs) v Northants

    Just less than seven overs to go in the first innings of our only match on at the moment.

    Scott Steel has just launched the ball over bowler Josh Cobb for the game's first six. Durham have really got to be targeting 140 as a minimum I think.

  13. wicket

    WICKET: Short c Coles b White 46published at 19:13 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 69-1 (10.5 overs) v Northants

    Graeme White is mobbed by his team-mates, D'Arcy Short looked in good nick but he's out now, caught at long on.

    That could be a very big wicket.

  14. Weather watchpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Rain at Grace RoadImage source, Getty Images

    Not much to report in terms of updates at our rain-affected matches.

    They're about to have an inspection at the Ageas Bowl, where Hampshire are playing Sussex.

    But still no play at Chelmsford, Grace Road nor Headingley.

  15. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 67-0 (10.2 overs) v Northants

    Just the 11 fours and no sixes so far for Durham.

    Surely with no wickets gone, they'll start to seriously up the run rate now.

  16. 50 up for Durhampublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 50-0 (7.4 overs) v Northants

    Two fours from D'Arcy Short in as many balls help bring up the Jets' 50.

    And Australian Short looks set now, he's got 36 off 30 balls.

  17. Off for rain at Chelmsfordpublished at 19:01 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Essex Eagles v Surrey (19:00 BST)

    Surrey captain Jade Dernbach is at the top of his mark and ready to bowl the first ball of the innings.

    But the rain has got heavier, and umpires Jeffrey Evans and Jeremy Lloyds have a quick confab and decide to take the players off.

    The covers are coming back on as well.

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  18. Postpublished at 18:58 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 40-0 (7 overs) v Northants

    I think Durham know they've got to accelerate now, they've hit 11 runs off the last over.

    In other news, there seems to be a lot in at Chester-le-Street tonight which can only be good news.

  19. Finch to fill Roy void?published at 18:55 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Essex Eagles v Surrey (19:00 BST)

    Aaron Finch in action for AustraliaImage source, Getty Images

    In the South Group, Essex Eagles already have a bit of pressure on them after losing their opening fixture at Middlesex last night.

    The Eagles made 164-6 from their 20 overs, with Ryan ten Doeschate top-scoring with an unbeaten 74 from 46 balls.

    However, they were then on the end of an AB de Villiers masterclass, as the South African plundered 88 not out from 43 balls and Middlesex won by seven wickets.

    Surrey, visitors to Chelmsford tonight, won the inaugural Twenty20 Cup in 2003, but since then have finished runners-up twice.

    The south Londoners are without talisman Jason Roy after his World Cup heroics with England, but do have squad member Tom Curran, Australia batsman Aaron Finch and South Africa spinner Imran Tahir.

    Both these sides failed to qualify for the quarter-finals last season.

  20. Postpublished at 18:50 British Summer Time 19 July 2019

    Durham 27-0 (5.3 overs) v Northants

    Last few balls of the powerplay as South African Dwaine Pretorius comes into the bowling attack for Northants.

    An even start so far - slow going, but no wickets.