Eight teams remain unbeaten in the Vitality T20 Blast competition after wins for Surrey, Northants, Durham, Somerset and Yorkshire.
Sam Curran stars with the bat as Surrey ease to a six-wicket win over Middlesex to go top of the T20 Blast table.
All the details of the first round of T20 Blast matches, as Somerset start their title defence by repeating their 2025 final win over Hampshire.
Middlesex sign New Zealand batter Matt Boyle for the duration of their T20 Blast campaign.
The 2026 T20 Blast campaign gets under way on Friday with a new-look format and defending champions Somerset aiming to make history.
Derbyshire secure their second Championship win in a row, beating Middlesex by seven wickets at Lord's.
Derbyshire remain in control on day three against Middlesex at Lord's as the hosts close on 278-8, just 79 runs ahead.
Ben Aitchison becomes the first player to take five wickets and score a century for Derbyshire in the same match at Lord's as the visitors dominate Middlesex.
Ben Aitchison's first five-wicket haul of the summer puts Derbyshire in command before Middlesex's own seamers hit back on day one at Lord's.
