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Stevie Eskinazi (32 not out) scored a maiden T20 century for Middlesex against Essex last night with an unbeaten 102.

But that was in a losing cause sadly. However, he has made a strong start to this evening's contest at The Oval to try and rebuild this innings after the early loss of two wickets.

Daryl Mitchell (22 not out) is there alongside him to help bring up a 50 partnership for the third wicket.

Postpublished at 18:59 British Summer Time 25 June 2021

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Leics 79-1 v Yorkshire

Arron Lilley hooks a slow bouncer from Matthew Waite for six and brings up a half-century partnership with Scott Steel for Leicestershire. It's Lilley's second maximum in his 30 off 16 balls and Steel is on 27.

It's a huge six as Ben Raine clobbers Ben Dwarshuis over mid-wicket for six, but having made 19 off seven balls, the Durham all-rounder is caught at long-off from the next delivery.

A bye and a single to Matty Potts follow and that's the end of the innings.

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Essex v Kent is always a lively rivalry as the two counties on opposite sides of the Thames estuary go head-to-head.

It's "Fortress Chelmsford" the venue this evening with Essex coming off the back of wins in London against Surrey and Middlesex.

Kent got the better of their old foes at Canterbury on Sunday thanks to a commanding total of 236-3 but seam bowler Matt Quinn (pictured above) makes a return to Chelmsford having recently agreed another loan move from Essex to Kent before joining the Spitfires permanently from next year.

Will he come back to haunt his former team-mates?

Finn Allen is outfoxed by Ben Sanderson after hitting a six earlier in the over and Northants have their second wicket. The Lancashire opener backed away from his stumps to try and play through the off-side, but the ball arrives much slower than he expected and flattens his middle stump.

Allen made 16, with Keation Jennings departing in the previous over, caught at mid-wicket off Wayne Parnell for six.

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It's a big night for Ollie Robinson, who returns to cricket following a short break from the game after he was suspended from international cricket for racist and sexist tweets he posted in 2012 and 2013 which were shared online.

His only game since the Lord's Test against New Zealand was a second XI T20 match against Hampshire 10 days ago when he took 0-30.

Sussex are the only unbeaten side in the competition, with three wins and three no-results so far, while South group leaders Gloucestershire are looking for their fifth victory.

Brydon Carse is caught at square leg off Ish Sodhi to end the 17th over at New Road. The Durham player made 15 off seven balls. Sean Dickson has also gone, lbw to Charlie Morris for 21 in the previous over.

Colin de Grandhomme makes the perfect start to his Hampshire career by picking up the wickets of James Hildreth and his fellow countryman Devon Conway in the same over.

I imagine they'll be a few words about that between them in years to come.

Not the start Somerset were after but the dangerous Tom Banton is still there.

Two wickets fall in three balls for Middlesex as Will Jacks and his occassional off-spin accounts for Joe Cracknell and Nick Gubbins.

Couple of early set-backs for the visitors.

Derbyshire v Notts - Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bowl

Essex v Kent - Essex won the toss and elected to bowl

Sussex v Gloucestershire - Sussex won the toss and elected to bowl

An excellent opening over by Mohammad Nabi at Wantage Road restricts Lancashire to three singles. Finn Allen and Keaton Jennings are a high-quality pair, so the Steelbacks will want to see the back of them as soon as possible.

Joe Root opens up with the ball for Yorkshire at Grace Road and his first delivery is edged past the keeper for four by Josh Inglis. Does that count as a moral victory for the England Test skipper? Four singles follow to end the opening over.

Two members of New Zealand's World Test Championship-winning side are straight into the action for Hampshire and Surrey.

Colin de Grandhomme and his flowing locks open up proceedings for Hampshire at Taunton against Somerset while the human tower that is Kyle Jamieson makes his Surrey debut by opening the bowling at The Oval against Middlesex.

Cameron Bancroft finally finds a way to the boundary with a perfectly executed reverse sweep off Ish Sodhi. He moves on to 26 not out and there are five overs left in the Durham innings.

There are 14 overs gone at New Road and Durham need to start picking up the scoring rate. Sean Dickson has hit a couple of boundaries but Australian Cameron Bancroft is 19 not out from 20 balls faced.

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Devon arrives in Somerset!

A headline-writer's dream that one as Devon Conway prepares to make his debut for Somerset against Hampshire this evening.

The New Zealand opening batsman is fresh from helping his country win the inaugural World Test Championship against India this week.

He'll be in action fairly early on in the piece too as Hampshire have won the toss and put Somerset into bat.

Added to that, he'll also be lining up against his countryman Colin de Grandhomme who also makes his Hampshire debut.

Leicestershire v Yorkshire - Leicestershire won toss and elected to bat

Northants v Lancashire - Lancashire won toss and elected to bat

Somerset v Hampshire - Hampshire won toss and elected to bowl

Surrey v Middlesex - Surrey won toss and elected to bowl