and Ravinder Bopara an unbeaten 45. (Cricinfo scorecard) Glamorgan v Middlesex (20 July) Middlesex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by 111 runs After Paul Weekes had given Middlesex Crusaders a solid platform with his 72, the young batsmen showed application as Glamorgan Dragons sunk to yet another defeat. Both Ed Joyce and Ben Hutton made 61 at rates well-over a run-a-ball, as the pair added 110 for the sixth wicket, before number 11 Alan Richardson finished off with a last-ball six off Robert Croft to bring the total to 284 for 9 after Croft had grabbed three late wickets. Then, Chris Peploe took four for 38, Owais Shah held four catches despite not being the wicket-keeper, and Glamorgan rolled over for 173 in 35.4 overs. (Cricinfo scorecard) Table at 20 July Third Sunday in July Gloucestershire v Worcestershire (24 July) Worcestershire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 20 runs (D/L method) Despite being strengthened by their new acquisition from the West Indies, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Gloucestershire Gladiators still went down at Bristol. Having been put in to bat by Worcestershire Royals after rain delayed the start, Kabir Ali dug out a wicket with his first ball, and despite 51 from Matt Windows Gloucestershire still only posted 168 for 9. In reply, Vikram Solanki and Stephen Moore batted 12.4 overs without loss before rain intervened, and Worcestershire were then 20 runs ahead of their Duckworth/Lewis target. (Cricinfo scorecard) Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (24 July) No result; Nottinghamshire (2pts), Northamptonshire (2pts) Only 26 deliveries were bowled at Trent Bridge by Greg Smith and Mark Ealham of the Nottinghamshire Outlaws, who conceded 20 runs to Martin Love as Northamptonshire Steelbacks moved to 25 for 0 before rain stopped the game for good. (Cricinfo scorecard) Table at 24 July Midweek game Hampshire v Worcestershire (26 July) Match abandoned without a ball bowled; Hampshire (2pts), Worcestershire (2pts) At Rose Bowl, Southampton it was not possible to play cricket due to rain, and the two teams Hampshire Hawks and Worcestershire Royals walked away with two points each. (Cricinfo scorecard) Table at 26 July First week of August Worcestershire v Northamptonshire (2 August) Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 38 runs Usman Afzaal scored 117 off just 103 balls as Northamptonshire Steelbacks ploughed their way to 275 for 4, Afzaal pairing up with Martin Love for the second wicket for a partnership that was worth 155 runs. The Royals' innings struggled