Leicestershire do the double over Derbyshire

Somerset's hopes of defending their title are now slimmer than a catwalk model following a five-wicket defeat at the hands of Northamptonshire at Taunton. David Sales struck 62 not out from 42 balls to take his side home with three balls remaining. Justin Langer made 97 off 60 balls to lift Somerset to 188 for 6 and set Northants a stiff ask. But, despite Charl Willoughby's restrictive 3 for 30, the visitors responded in style.

Glamorgan and Warwickshire had to make do with a point each when rain washed out their match at Cardiff after just three overs. Preparations were made to have a six-over-a-side thrash but another deluge put paid to those ambitions. The match was finally abandoned at 9pm.

No change at the top as Nottinghamshire maintained their winning ways, beating Yorkshire by seven wickets in the final over at Headingley. In truth, the result was hardly in doubt with Stephen Fleming and Graeme Swann at the helm, giving them a decent start. Yorkshire were then in trouble at 22 for 3 - and had reached only 50 for 3 by the ten-over mark - but some powerful hitting lifted them to 160. Yet it wasn't enough.

Leicestershire dispatched Derbyshire for the second time in a fortnight to give themselves a chance of making the quarter-finals. HD Ackerman's 41-ball fifty boosted Leicestershire to a par 161 for 6, and then some tight bowling at the death helped them to an 18-run victory at Leicester. Steve Stubbings gave Derbyshire their best chance with a fifty but when he holed out to long-on the momentum seeped away from the innings and Leicestershire grabbed the points.