Yorkshire miss out on last eight as Northants prosper

The result for Northamptonshire means Andrew Gale's side are unable to progress to the last eight.

Northamptonshire jumped above Derbyshire and into fourth place in the North Group with a 43-run win at Derby.

Zimbabwe all-rounder Elton Chigumbura took 4-14 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 116 in pursuit of 159-4.

Somerset and Warwickshire booked home T20 quarter-final ties with wins in their penultimate games of the group stage last night.

The Sabres coasted to a six-wicket win against rock-bottom Gloucestershire after Peter Trego struck 46 from 17 balls to reel in the hosts' 152-9 with 3.1 over to go. Kieron Pollard completed the task with a couple of towering sixes to finish unbeaten on 30, from 12 balls, and follow his match-best figures of 3-36.

Warwickshire were made to sweat a little more for their win as they beat local rivals Worcestershire by nine runs in a match reduced to 15 overs a side because of rain.

England batsman Jonathan Trott batted through the Bears innings to post an unbeaten 53 out of 112-4 – a target the visitors never truly threatened after opening duo Vikram Solanki and Sanath Jayasuriya both made first-ball ducks.

Essex took an important step towards booking a home last-eight tie as they beat reigning champions Sussex by five wickets with four balls to spare.

An unbeaten Michael Yardy helped the Sharks post a competitive 185-4 batting first, but Alastair Cook hit his second half-century in as many games.

Middlesex moved level with Hampshire in the race for the last remaining quarter-final place in the South Group after they thrashed the Royals by eight wickets at the Rose Bowl.

Glamorgan's slim last-eight hopes were almost certainly ended with a 14-run defeat to Kent under the Duckworth-Lewis method.

Leicestershire and Durham also saw their hopes of reaching the knockout stages washed away as they shared the points when their Grace Road encounter was rained off without a ball being bowled.

North Division table

P W L T NR Pts

Warwickshire 15 10 4 0 1 21

Nottinghamshire 15 9 4 2 0 20

Lancashire 15 8 6 0 1 17

Northamptonshire 15 6 6 3 0 15

Derbyshire 15 6 7 0 2 14

Leicestershire 15 6 8 0 1 13

Durham 15 4 7 0 4 12

Yorkshire 14 5 8 1 0 11

Worcestershire 15 5 9 0 1 11