Just a few days ago, Graham Clark was celebrating only his second red-ball century and now he has his first in the T20 games.

He belts a ball from Saif Zaib back down the ground for four to reach 102 not out off only 49 balls and complete an emphatic victory for Durham with 40 balls to spare.

A great way to start their T20 campaign for Durham, with spinner Nathan Sowter taking 5-15 in Northamptonshire's below-par innings.

The home side have been struggling in the Championship and now have plenty of thinking to do in the shortest county format following defeats in their first two matches.

Five fours in nine balls have got Hampshire back on track against Middlesex, Ben McDermott has 19 from 12 deliveries and the hosts need 145 from 100 balls.

Sussex have slowed the flow of runs and made a breakthrough against Somerset, George Garton got WIll Smeed for 10 and the visitors need 155 from 100 balls, with Tom Banton looking dangerous in the middle.

Colin Ingram has 41 and Glamorgan are 108-3 at Gloucestershire needing 54 runs from 52 deliveries.

Joe Denly is out at three and runs Tom Lawes wide of third an for a couple.

Then gives himself some room and carves past the same fielder for four.

Two more keeps Kent chugging along nicely.

The wicket has just taken the gloss off a fine first half from Kent.

They're right in this huge chase.

Graham Clark was dropped on 79 by Tom Taylor, as if the evening couldn't get any worse for Northants.

The Durham opener now has 85 off 41 balls and they are 118-0 after 11 overs, needing another 28 to win at Wantage Road.

Back to back fours for Sam Hain off Rehan Ahmed and Birmingham Bears are 105-2 after 10 after Leicestershire posted a score of 166-7.

Mark Watt's figures are 0-40 from two overs for Derbyshire after a six from Colin Munro and Notts Outlaws are 110-2 after nine, chasing a target of 179.

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Surrey 223-5 v Kent 103-0 (9 overs)

DBD reaches fifty in 25 balls.

Can he play the huge innings to get Kent up here?

Tawanda Muyeye then back-cuts past short-third man's right for four more.

Then a superb yorker is dug out the other side of the same fielder for another boundary.

Half-century to Muyeye as well, in 28 deliveries.

Zafar Gohar has taken a blinding catch to oust Kiran Carlson for 35 and Glamorgan are 88-3 from nine, chasing 162 to beat Gloucestershire. Colin Ingram is on 36 from 20.

Somerset are 10-0 after a wayward opening few balls from George Garton, in pursuit of 184 at Sussex.

Hampshire have only scored three runs from the opening nine balls against Middlesex as they chase 172.

Dot, dot, two to open up the eighth over.

But then Daniel Bell-Drummond pulls Gus Atkinson for four.

Two more twos and it's another steady set to keep Kent moving.

Derbyshire can breathe a collective sigh of relief as Joe Clarke falls lbw to Zak Chappell at Trent Bridge.

The Notts batter made 68 off 29 balls, with four sixes and nine fours, and his side are 88-2 after seven overs, chasing a target of 179.

No getting Sunil Narine away here.

And with every over that isn't a big one, the asking rate soars.

But no drama for Kent after this rampant start.

They are right in this game and things are totally different from the first 10 of the Surrey innings.

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Joe Clarke is continuing his one-man assault on the Derbyshire attack, with two sixes and two fours in the latest George Scrimshaw over to see Notts to 78-1 after six, chasing a target of 179. Clarke now has 61 from 26 balls faced.

Birmingham Bears are 62-2 in the seventh over, chasing 167 to beat Leicestershire at Grace Road. Matt Parkinson removed both Bears openers and Sam Hain and Glenn Maxwell are now together.

Durham's Graham Clark pulls James Sales for six and then carves down to third man for four to reach 72 not out off 32 - the visitors are 96-0 after eight and need another 42 from 12 overs to win. Surely a cakewalk.

Sean Abbott with the last of the powerplay.

Straight away flicked for four by Tawanda Muyeye past square leg.

A slower ball is skied just over point.

But Daniel Bell-Drummond then nails him over deep square for six.

What a powerplay from Kent.

But the asking rate remains over 10.

Can Sunil Narine restore order?

Not really.

He gets cut backward of point and away for four by Tawanda Muyeye and then flicked for four wide of deep square.

Ravi Bopara finished unbeaten on 88 from 49 balls, seven of them despatched over the rope, as Sussex post 183-8 at home to Somerset. Ali Orr (33) was the only other player out of the teens. Matt Henry finished with 3-50.

Somerset require 184 to make it back-to-back wins.

Hampshire will need 171 to beat Middlesex and get off the mark after bowling their visitors out from the penultimate ball. The last six wickets fell for the addition of just 10 runs. Three wickets fell in that final over from Chris Wood, with Tom Helm taking a tidy juggling catch on the rope to oust last-man Martin Andersson for five.

Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson have hauled Glamorgan to 61-2 from six overs. 101 needed from 14 overs.

Brilliant by Worcestershire's Adam Finch at New Road.

Needing 19 from the final over to reach their target of 176, he hits Matthew Fisher's opening delivery back over his head for six.

Only two runs from the next two, but he then smashes two maximums in a row to see the Rapids home with one ball to spare.

Finch finishes with 30 not out from 10 balls, while David Wiese is the pick of the Vikings attack with 3-18.

Back to Sam Curran.

Short and wide and slapped for four past extra-cover by Daniel Bell-Drummond.

But an excellent rest of the over and some respite for Surrey.

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A recent Championship hundred against Gloucestershire has clearly done wonders for Graham Clark's confidence.

Two runs off AJ Tye takes Durham batter Clark to 50 from 21 balls, and he has already hit two sixes and seven fours.

They are 65-0 after five, chasing a modest 138 to beat Northants Steelbacks.

Adam Finch hits back to back boundaries off Jordan Thompson but the Yorkshire all-rounder has Kashif Ali caught from his final delivery and Worcestershire - who are 157-8 - will need 19 off the final over at New Road.

Incredible stuff at Trent Bridge where Joe Clarke goes 4-4-4-4-4-6 off spinner Mark Watt and Notts Outlaws are 56-0 after four overs, chasing 179 to beat Derbyshire. Clarke has 40 not out off 18 balls.

Now what can Sean Abbott do with the ball?

Not much. He gets flicked for back-to-back fours by DBD and then chopped away past short-third man fo another boundary.

Early hope here for Kent but a long, long way to go.