Ten Doeschate stars in Essex tie

Ryan ten Doeschate’s sensational 99 off just 66 balls earned Essex a tie with Leicestershire in a NatWest Pro40 thriller at Grace Road.

The Holland international hit 12 runs off the last three balls to see the Eagles equal Leicestershire's 255 for six for the loss of eight wickets.

Both sides scored 93 runs off the final 10 overs of their innings but Essex seemed doomed as they went into the last over still needing 16.

But after the run-out of David Masters, ten Doeschate struck Dillon du Preez for six, four and two off the final three deliveries.

Jason Gallian (63) had got Essex off to a solid start in reply after Matthew Boyce (59), Paul Nixon (55) and Boeta Dippenaar (50) struck half-centuries for the Foxes.

Paul Collingwood belied his poor form with the bat to help Durham to a seven-wicket win over Middlesex at Uxbridge.

Matt Prior works the ball through midwicket en route to a stunning match-winning century for Sussex

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The all-rounder, dropped by England this week, top-scored with a rapid 78 for the Dynamos as his side overhauled a target of 201 with 22 balls to spare.

Collingwood hit three fours and six sixes in his 66-ball knock and won the game with a maximum having put on 132 for the fourth wicket with West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul (58).

Another England discard, Steve Harmison, had earlier shone by taking 4-31 while Owais Shah hit 73 for the Crusaders.

Matt Prior reminded the England selectors of his worth with a classy 137 off 123 balls as Sussex saw off Somerset by six wickets at Arundel.

The 26-year-old opener hammered a dozen fours and two sixes to see his side to target of 243 with two balls to spare.

Former England batsman Marcus Trescothick was the mainstay of the Sabres' 242 for seven with his 91 but Prior responded with his first one-day century of the season.

Kent followed up their Twenty20 Cup quarter-final win over Warwickshire with a 22-run victory over the same side at Edgbaston.

Captain Rob Key hit 80 as the Friends Provident Trophy finalists posted 228 for eight.

Bears opener Jonathan Trott struck an unbeaten 91 in reply but the hosts fell short as Azhar Mahmood took 4-29.

Chris Schofield reverse-sweeps in his valiant half-century as Surrey went down to Yorkshire

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Dan Birch smashed four sixes in a one-day best 76 as Derbyshire secured a comfortable four-wicket win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road.

David Sales made 96 and Nicky Boje 59 but the Steelbacks were otherwise frustrated as they were restricted to 222 for seven from their 40 overs, Ian Hunter taking 3-18.

Birch, who compiled eight fours and four sixes, led his team home with more than four overs to spare.

Yorkshire held on to beat Surrey by 11 runs at Guildford despite a battling 58 from Chris Schofield.

Andrew Gale top-scored with 44 in Yorkshire's 230 for seven before Rana Naved-ul-Hasan and Tim Bresnan frustrated Surrey with two wickets apiece.

Schofield and Usman Afzaal (41) gave Surrey hope but Yorkshire were rewarded for a solid all-round team effort.

Adam Voges' 85 helped Nottinghamshire to a 31-run win over Hampshire at Trent Bridge.

The Western Australian hit two sixes and seven fours in his run-a-ball innings, which capitalised on the brisk start of Graeme Swann (31), while receiving able support from Bilal Shafayat (45).

Michael Lumb (63) and Dimitri Mascarenhas (53no) hit half-centuries in reply to the Outlaws 231 for nine but it was not enough with Swann 3-27.