Unbeaten Lancashire march on

Francois Du Plessis took the plaudits for Lancashire, who romped to a seven-wicket in at Grace Road

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North Division leaders Lancashire registered a fourth straight win in the Twenty20 Cup, beating Leicestershire by seven wickets at Grace Road.

James Allenby hit 71 as the hosts made 147 for three and the visitors appeared to be struggling when Steven Croft was dismissed to leave them 47 for three in reply.

But Francois Du Plessis smashed 13 fours as part of an unbeaten 78 as Lancashire reached their target in 16.3 overs.

Durham moved off the bottom of the North Division and above Nottinghamshire by defeating them by eight runs at the Riverside.

Durham racked up a decent-looking 177 for four in the first innings, with Michael Di Venuto hitting a half-century and Dale Benkenstein 48 not out off just 18 balls.

But after floundering on 43 for four in reply, Notts staged a comeback and needed 10 from the final over to win before Mitch Claydon bowled Luke Fletcher and Mark Ealham.

Andrew Gale was the star for Yorkshire as his unbeaten 79 secured them an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire at Chesterfield.

Gale added 78 with former England captain Michael Vaughan as the visitors surpassed Derbyshire's 131 for six with 23 balls to spare.

In the South Division, it was a bad day for Sussex, who suffered another Twenty20 defeat at the hands of Kent and lost opening batsman Chris Nash to a freak injury.

With his side defending an unconvincing 132 for seven - having been 70 for six at one stage - Nash suffered a suspected broken leg after colliding with team-mate Dwayne Smith trying to catch Geraint Jones at long-leg.

Nash was taken to hospital and Jones hit 56 as the home side completed a five-wicket triumph.

Sussex's Chris Nash received treatment for a suspected broken leg after colliding with Dwayne Smith at Canterbury

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Hampshire ran up their biggest total of the tournament, 191 for six, en route to an 18-run victory over Surrey at the Rose Bowl.

Michael Lumb (54) and Jimmy Adams (44) set them on their way to the total and, although Mark Ramprakash hit 73 in response, it was not enough to prevent defeat.