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id="toc-Hampshire_v_Essex_(17_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Glamorgan_(17_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Glamorgan_(17_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.2</span> <span>Lancashire v Glamorgan (17 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Glamorgan_(17_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Worcestershire_(17_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Worcestershire_(17_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.3</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Worcestershire (17 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Worcestershire_(17_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Middlesex_(17_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Middlesex_(17_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.4</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Middlesex_(17_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_on_17_April" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_on_17_April"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1.5</span> <span>Table on 17 April</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_on_17_April-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Floodlit_week-day_match" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Floodlit_week-day_match"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2</span> <span>Floodlit week-day match</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Floodlit_week-day_match-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Essex_(22_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Essex_(22_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.1</span> <span>Glamorgan v Essex (22 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Essex_(22_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_22_April" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_22_April"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.2.2</span> <span>Table at 22 April</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_22_April-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_two" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_two"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Round two</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_two-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.1</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (24 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Lancashire_(24_April)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Lancashire_(24_April)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.2</span> <span>Middlesex v Lancashire (24 April)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Lancashire_(24_April)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_24_April" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_24_April"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3.3</span> <span>Table at 24 April</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_24_April-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_three" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_three"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Round three</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_three-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Nottinghamshire_(1_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Nottinghamshire_(1_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.1</span> <span>Lancashire v Nottinghamshire (1 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Nottinghamshire_(1_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Worcestershire_(1_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Worcestershire_(1_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.2</span> <span>Middlesex v Worcestershire (1 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Worcestershire_(1_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Hampshire_(1_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Hampshire_(1_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.3</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Hampshire (1 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Hampshire_(1_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_1_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_1_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4.4</span> <span>Table at 1 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_1_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-May_Day_Bank_Holiday_matches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#May_Day_Bank_Holiday_matches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>May Day Bank Holiday matches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-May_Day_Bank_Holiday_matches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hampshire_v_Gloucestershire_(2_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hampshire_v_Gloucestershire_(2_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.1</span> <span>Hampshire v Gloucestershire (2 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hampshire_v_Gloucestershire_(2_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Glamorgan_(2_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Glamorgan_(2_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.2</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (2 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Glamorgan_(2_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_2_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_2_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5.3</span> <span>Table at 2 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_2_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Round_four" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Round_four"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Round four</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Round_four-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Glamorgan_(15_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Glamorgan_(15_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.1</span> <span>Essex v Glamorgan (15 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Glamorgan_(15_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Northamptonshire_(15_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Northamptonshire_(15_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.2</span> <span>Lancashire v Northamptonshire (15 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Northamptonshire_(15_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Hampshire_(15_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Hampshire_(15_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.3</span> <span>Middlesex v Hampshire (15 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Hampshire_(15_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(15_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(15_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.4</span> <span>Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (15 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(15_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_15_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_15_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6.5</span> <span>Table at 15 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_15_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Match_on_22_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Match_on_22_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Match on 22 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Match_on_22_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Middlesex_(22_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Middlesex_(22_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7.1</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Middlesex (22 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Middlesex_(22_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_22_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_22_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7.2</span> <span>Table at 22 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_22_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Match_on_27_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Match_on_27_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Match on 27 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Match_on_27_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Worcestershire_(27_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Worcestershire_(27_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.1</span> <span>Glamorgan v Worcestershire (27 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Worcestershire_(27_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_27_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_27_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8.2</span> <span>Table at 27 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_27_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Spring_Bank_Holiday_matches" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Spring_Bank_Holiday_matches"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Spring Bank Holiday matches</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Spring_Bank_Holiday_matches-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Lancashire_(30_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Lancashire_(30_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.1</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Lancashire (30 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Lancashire_(30_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hampshire_v_Northamptonshire_(30_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hampshire_v_Northamptonshire_(30_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.2</span> <span>Hampshire v Northamptonshire (30 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hampshire_v_Northamptonshire_(30_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Essex_(30_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Essex_(30_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.3</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Essex (30 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Essex_(30_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Middlesex_(30_May)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Middlesex_(30_May)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.4</span> <span>Worcestershire v Middlesex (30 May)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Middlesex_(30_May)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_on_30_May" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_on_30_May"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9.5</span> <span>Table on 30 May</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_on_30_May-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_Sunday_in_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_Sunday_in_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>First Sunday in June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_Sunday_in_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Essex_(5_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Essex_(5_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.1</span> <span>Middlesex v Essex (5 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Essex_(5_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Hampshire_(5_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Hampshire_(5_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.2</span> <span>Lancashire v Hampshire (5 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Hampshire_(5_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Nottinghamshire_(5_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Nottinghamshire_(5_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.3</span> <span>Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire (5 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Nottinghamshire_(5_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_5_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_5_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10.4</span> <span>Table at 5 June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_5_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Second_Sunday_in_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Second_Sunday_in_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11</span> <span>Second Sunday in June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Second_Sunday_in_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Middlesex_(12_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Middlesex_(12_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11.1</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Middlesex (12 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Middlesex_(12_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Lancashire_(12_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Lancashire_(12_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11.2</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Lancashire (12 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Lancashire_(12_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_12_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_12_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.11.3</span> <span>Table at 12 June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_12_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Third_weekend_of_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Third_weekend_of_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12</span> <span>Third weekend of June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Third_weekend_of_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.1</span> <span>Essex v Gloucestershire (17 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Essex_(19_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Essex_(19_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.2</span> <span>Worcestershire v Essex (19 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Essex_(19_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hampshire_v_Glamorgan_(19_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hampshire_v_Glamorgan_(19_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.3</span> <span>Hampshire v Glamorgan (19 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hampshire_v_Glamorgan_(19_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Nottinghamshire_(19_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Nottinghamshire_(19_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.4</span> <span>Middlesex v Nottinghamshire (19 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Nottinghamshire_(19_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Gloucestershire_(19_June)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Gloucestershire_(19_June)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.5</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (19 June)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Gloucestershire_(19_June)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Tables_at_19_June" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Tables_at_19_June"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.12.6</span> <span>Tables at 19 June</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Tables_at_19_June-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Friday_game" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Friday_game"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13</span> <span>Friday game</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Friday_game-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Northamptonshire_(8_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Northamptonshire_(8_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13.1</span> <span>Essex v Northamptonshire (8 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Northamptonshire_(8_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_8_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_8_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.13.2</span> <span>Table at 8 July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_8_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post-Twenty20_resumption" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post-Twenty20_resumption"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Post-Twenty20 resumption</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post-Twenty20_resumption-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14.1</span> <span>Middlesex v Gloucestershire (17 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Hampshire_(17_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Hampshire_(17_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14.2</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (17 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Hampshire_(17_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Glamorgan_(17_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Glamorgan_(17_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14.3</span> <span>Worcestershire v Glamorgan (17 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Glamorgan_(17_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_17_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_17_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14.4</span> <span>Table at 17 July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_17_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Mid-week_games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Mid-week_games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Mid-week games</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Mid-week_games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Essex_(19_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Essex_(19_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.1</span> <span>Lancashire v Essex (19 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Essex_(19_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Middlesex_(20_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Middlesex_(20_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.2</span> <span>Glamorgan v Middlesex (20 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Middlesex_(20_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_20_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_20_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15.3</span> <span>Table at 20 July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_20_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Third_Sunday_in_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Third_Sunday_in_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>Third Sunday in July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Third_Sunday_in_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Worcestershire_(24_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Worcestershire_(24_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16.1</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Worcestershire (24 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Worcestershire_(24_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nottinghamshire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16.2</span> <span>Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (24 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nottinghamshire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_24_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_24_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16.3</span> <span>Table at 24 July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_24_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Midweek_game" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Midweek_game"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17</span> <span>Midweek game</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Midweek_game-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Hampshire_v_Worcestershire_(26_July)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hampshire_v_Worcestershire_(26_July)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17.1</span> <span>Hampshire v Worcestershire (26 July)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hampshire_v_Worcestershire_(26_July)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_26_July" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_26_July"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.17.2</span> <span>Table at 26 July</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_26_July-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_week_of_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_week_of_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18</span> <span>First week of August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_week_of_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(2_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(2_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18.1</span> <span>Worcestershire v Northamptonshire (2 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(2_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_2_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_2_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.18.2</span> <span>Table at 2 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_2_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_Sunday_in_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_Sunday_in_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19</span> <span>First Sunday in August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_Sunday_in_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Middlesex_(7_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Middlesex_(7_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19.1</span> <span>Essex v Middlesex (7 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Middlesex_(7_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Hampshire_(7_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Hampshire_(7_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19.2</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Hampshire (7 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Hampshire_(7_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_7_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_7_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.19.3</span> <span>Table at 7 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_7_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Second_week_of_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Second_week_of_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20</span> <span>Second week of August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Second_week_of_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Lancashire_(8_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Lancashire_(8_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20.1</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Lancashire (8 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Lancashire_(8_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(9_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(9_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20.2</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire (9 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(9_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Hampshire_v_Lancashire_(10_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Hampshire_v_Lancashire_(10_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20.3</span> <span>Hampshire v Lancashire (10 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Hampshire_v_Lancashire_(10_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_10_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_10_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.20.4</span> <span>Table at 10 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_10_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Matches_of_14–15_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Matches_of_14–15_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21</span> <span>Matches of 14–15 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Matches_of_14–15_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Lancashire_(14_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Lancashire_(14_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21.1</span> <span>Glamorgan v Lancashire (14 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Lancashire_(14_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Essex_(14_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Gloucestershire_v_Essex_(14_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21.2</span> <span>Gloucestershire v Essex (14 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Gloucestershire_v_Essex_(14_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Middlesex_v_Northamptonshire_(15_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Middlesex_v_Northamptonshire_(15_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21.3</span> <span>Middlesex v Northamptonshire (15 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Middlesex_v_Northamptonshire_(15_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_15_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_15_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.21.4</span> <span>Table at 15 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_15_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Midweek_game_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Midweek_game_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.22</span> <span>Midweek game</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Midweek_game_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Glamorgan_(17_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Glamorgan_(17_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.22.1</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (17 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Glamorgan_(17_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_17_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_17_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.22.2</span> <span>Table at 17 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_17_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Matches_of_22–24_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Matches_of_22–24_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23</span> <span>Matches of 22–24 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Matches_of_22–24_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Nottinghamshire_(22_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Nottinghamshire_(22_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.1</span> <span>Essex v Nottinghamshire (22 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Nottinghamshire_(22_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Gloucestershire_(22_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Gloucestershire_(22_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.2</span> <span>Lancashire v Gloucestershire (22 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Gloucestershire_(22_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Hampshire_(22_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Hampshire_(22_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.3</span> <span>Worcestershire v Hampshire (22 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Hampshire_(22_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Gloucestershire_(23_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Gloucestershire_(23_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.4</span> <span>Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (23 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Gloucestershire_(23_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Lancashire_v_Worcestershire_(24_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Lancashire_v_Worcestershire_(24_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.5</span> <span>Lancashire v Worcestershire (24 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Lancashire_v_Worcestershire_(24_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_24_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_24_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.23.6</span> <span>Table at 24 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_24_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Last_Sunday_in_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Last_Sunday_in_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.24</span> <span>Last Sunday in August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Last_Sunday_in_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Essex_v_Hampshire_(28_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Essex_v_Hampshire_(28_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.24.1</span> <span>Essex v Hampshire (28 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Essex_v_Hampshire_(28_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Nottinghamshire_(28_August)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Northamptonshire_v_Nottinghamshire_(28_August)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.24.2</span> <span>Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire (28 August)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Northamptonshire_v_Nottinghamshire_(28_August)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Table_at_28_August" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Table_at_28_August"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.24.3</span> <span>Table at 28 August</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Table_at_28_August-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-First_weekend_of_September" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#First_weekend_of_September"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.25</span> <span>First weekend of September</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-First_weekend_of_September-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Northamptonshire_(4_September)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Glamorgan_v_Northamptonshire_(4_September)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.25.1</span> <span>Glamorgan v Northamptonshire (4 September)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Glamorgan_v_Northamptonshire_(4_September)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Worcestershire_v_Gloucestershire_(4_September)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Worcestershire_v_Gloucestershire_(4_September)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.25.2</span> <span>Worcestershire v 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club in 2005">Glamorgan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2005">Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club in 2005">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Kent County Cricket Club in 2005">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club in 2005">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 2005">Nottinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Sussex County Cricket Club in 2005">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2005">Warwickshire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#BFD7FF;;width:1%">Division 2</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2005">Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Durham County Cricket Club in 2005">Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Essex County Cricket Club in 2005">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005">Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club_in_2005" title="Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 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by match round-up</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Match by match round-up"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_one">Round one</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Round one"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Essex_(17_April)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Essex_.2817_April.29"></span>Hampshire v Essex (17 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Essex (17 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 16 runs (D/L method)</b></i> </p><p>At the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl,_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl, Southampton">Rose Bowl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a> batted first, scoring 175 for 9, as Tim Phillips took 3 for 31. It was a good day for spin, with <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a> also taking 2 wickets. In reply, <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles'</a> <a href="/wiki/Will_Jefferson" title="Will Jefferson">Will Jefferson</a> was 44 not out, and Essex 69 for 2 off 16 overs when rain put an end to play, leaving Essex the winners on the <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth–Lewis method</a>. England's star one-day player of the winter, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pietersen" title="Kevin Pietersen">Kevin Pietersen</a>, managed only 5 off 14 balls for Hampshire before being <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11516/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Glamorgan_(17_April)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Glamorgan_.2817_April.29"></span>Lancashire v Glamorgan (17 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Glamorgan (17 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Match abandoned – Lancashire (2pts), Glamorgan (2pts)</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Simon_Jones_(cricketer)" title="Simon Jones (cricketer)">Simon Jones</a> took 3 for 19 for the defending champions <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a> took on <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" title="Old Trafford Cricket Ground">Old Trafford</a>. Afterwards he said, "The older I've got the easier I've found bowling. My control has got better over the last couple of years and that showed today." <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a> also both took 2 wickets as Lancashire moved to 160 for 8 off 41.2 overs, with Hogg top-scoring with 41 not out. Rain then brought proceedings to a close. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11513/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Worcestershire_(17_April)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Worcestershire_.2817_April.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Worcestershire (17 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Worcestershire (17 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Worcestershire (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by 31 runs (D/L method)</b></i> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> captain <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> led from the front, scoring 119 off 137 balls, including 13 fours and 1 six. Support from his colleagues took the visitors up to 211 for 4 off their 45 overs. Worcestershire director of cricket Tom Moody said of Solanki: "I can't see why he won't be in the mix for England section this summer. It depends how the selectors shuffle the deck, but I would imagine he will be in their minds for consideration at the very least. We were very confident he was ready for the challenge of captaincy and he has had a great start." </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northampstonshire Steelbacks</a> batted, Australian <a href="/wiki/Matt_Mason_(cricketer)" title="Matt Mason (cricketer)">Matt Mason</a> took 3 for 20, to leave Northamptonshire on 137 for 7 off 32.5 overs when rain prevented further play. Worcestershire won easily on the <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth–Lewis method</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11514/html/scorecard.stm">/BBC scorecard</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Middlesex_(17_April)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Middlesex_.2817_April.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Middlesex (17 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 35 runs (D/L method)</b></i> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a>, Chad Keegan took career best figures of 6 for 33 as <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> were bowled out for 173. By the time Keegan had finished they were 75 for 6, but the tail wagged. <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> scored 91 for 0 off 21.3 overs, thanks to a half-century from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a>, when rain brought an end to the match. Middlesex were comfortable winners on the <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth–Lewis method</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/4/11515/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_on_17_April">Table on 17 April</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Table on 17 April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 8 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Floodlit_week-day_match">Floodlit week-day match</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Floodlit week-day match"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Essex_(22_April)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Essex_.2822_April.29"></span>Glamorgan v Essex (22 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Essex (22 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Match abandoned – Glamorgan (2pts), Essex (2pts)</b></i> </p><p>This match, which was scheduled to be played at <a href="/wiki/SWALEC_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SWALEC Stadium">Sophia Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a> was abandoned without a ball being bowled. It was the first time for almost eight years a one-day league match at Cardiff has ended as a no-result. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4472279.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_22_April">Table at 22 April</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Table at 22 April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 22 April 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_two">Round two</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Round two"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_April)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Northamptonshire_.2824_April.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (24 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (24 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 9 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> batted first at <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>. Two quick wickets reduced them to 14 for 2. It was a slow pitch that was not conducive to a high score, but they made their way to 202 for 7 off their 45 overs, thanks in part to <a href="/wiki/Damien_Wright" title="Damien Wright">Damien Wright</a> smashing three sixes in four balls in the penultimate over, and thanks to <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> dropping three catches. </p><p>In reply Northamptonshire took wickets regularly leaving the hosts on 111 for 5. There was a recovery of sorts after that, led by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gidman" title="Alex Gidman">Alex Gidman</a>'s 71, but the hosts were always on the back foot from there. Eventually they finished on 193 for 8, a deficit of 9 runs. Four Northamptonshire bowlers got two wickets each, Welshman <a href="/wiki/Steffan_Jones" title="Steffan Jones">Steffan Jones</a> getting them for the fewest runs, as he conceded only 29. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050908042345/http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-24APR2005/GLOUCS_NORTHANTS_NLF_24APR2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Lancashire_(24_April)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Lancashire_.2824_April.29"></span>Middlesex v Lancashire (24 April)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Lancashire (24 April)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by 69 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> won the toss at <a href="/wiki/Lord%27s" title="Lord's">Lord's</a> and put <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> in. This looked the right decision as Lancashire's seam and swing bowling attack saw Middlesex fall to 6 for 3, and then 37 for 6. The Crusaders were then rescued by <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dalrymple" title="Jamie Dalrymple">James Dalrymple</a>, who took 81 off 82 balls to take them to 210 for 9 in their 45 overs. </p><p>Lancashire's reply started to come unstuck when both openers, <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iain_Sutcliffe" title="Iain Sutcliffe">Iain Sutcliffe</a>, fell in successive balls with the score on 23. The game saw the return of <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Flintoff" title="Andrew Flintoff">Andrew Flintoff</a>, back after his operation and playing just as a batsman. But he could not stop the rot and made only 17 before falling <a href="/wiki/Leg_before_wicket" title="Leg before wicket">lbw</a> to <a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a>. The Lightning were finally all out for 141 and Middlesex completed their second win in two matches. All eleven bowlers used in the match got at least one wicket, but the most prolific wicket-taker, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hogg" title="Kyle Hogg">Kyle Hogg</a>, also conceded the most runs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050905213655/http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-24APR2005/MIDDX_LANCS_NLF_24APR2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_24_April">Table at 24 April</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Table at 24 April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 24 April 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_three">Round three</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Round three"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Nottinghamshire_(1_May)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Nottinghamshire_.281_May.29"></span>Lancashire v Nottinghamshire (1 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Nottinghamshire (1 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 1 run (<a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">D/L method</a>)</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> held on to win by 1 run after <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> needed 7 to win off the last over. Earlier new Englishman <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a> made 52 as the Lightning got to 178 for 8 off their 43 overs. England fans would have been pleased to see <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> take 3 for 18 from his 8 overs in reply as the Outlaws went to 170 for 6 with 12 balls to go, needing 9 to win. But <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Mahmood" title="Sajid Mahmood">Sajid Mahmood</a> (who only conceded 2 from the penultimate over) and <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cork" title="Dominic Cork">Dominic Cork</a> saw Lancashire win a nailbiter. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11545/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Worcestershire_(1_May)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Worcestershire_.281_May.29"></span>Middlesex v Worcestershire (1 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Worcestershire (1 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 3 wickets (<a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">D/L method</a>)</b></i> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> put on 201 for 7 in their 44 overs, with <a href="/wiki/David_Leatherdale" title="David Leatherdale">David Leatherdale</a> making 72 from 83 balls in an innings in which <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Hick" title="Graeme Hick">Graeme Hick</a> became the heaviest scorer in the Sunday League's history. <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand national cricket team">New Zealander</a> <a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a> took 3 wickets for <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a>, and kept the visitors from scoring freely. Middlesex made heavy work of overturning this total, even though they had 104 on the board before the first wicket fell. But ultimately they retained their 100% Sunday League record with 3 wickets and 1 over left. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11544/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Hampshire_(1_May)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Hampshire_.281_May.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Hampshire (1 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Hampshire (1 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 98 runs</b></i> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Northampton" title="Northampton">Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks'</a> <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> struck a career-best 74 from 82 balls as Northants stormed to 266 for 9. Shafayat was dropped on 11 and 56, but congratulated by <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire</a> captain, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Warne" title="Shane Warne">Shane Warne</a>, who was taken for 53 in nine <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a>. Hampshire fell to 44 for 4 in reply and, despite 42 from <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> batting number eight, were never in the game as the Hawks were all out for 168. Northamptonshire seamer <a href="/wiki/Ben_Phillips_(cricketer)" title="Ben Phillips (cricketer)">Ben Phillips</a> took his second <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A</a> four-wicket-haul, removing <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pietersen" title="Kevin Pietersen">Kevin Pietersen</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a>, Warne and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a> on his way to four for 48. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11546/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_1_May">Table at 1 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Table at 1 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 1 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May_Day_Bank_Holiday_matches">May Day Bank Holiday matches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: May Day Bank Holiday matches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Gloucestershire_(2_May)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Gloucestershire_.282_May.29"></span>Hampshire v Gloucestershire (2 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Gloucestershire (2 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 60 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a> won the game for <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> with 40 runs off 28 balls with the bat, and then taking out the <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a> top order by taking 5 for 19 with the ball. Lewis had come in as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter_(cricket)" title="Pinch hitter (cricket)">pinch hitter</a> at number four after <a href="/wiki/Matt_Windows" title="Matt Windows">Matt Windows</a> <a href="/wiki/Substitute_(cricket)" title="Substitute (cricket)">retired hurt</a>. It was the Gladiators won the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">toss</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl,_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl, Southampton">Rose Bowl, Southampton</a> and, thanks to Lewis and 63 from <a href="/wiki/Phil_Weston" title="Phil Weston">Phil Weston</a>, they scored 210 for 9. Hampshire's innings was stopped by Lewis, and despite a 55-run partnership between <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nic_Pothas" title="Nic Pothas">Nic Pothas</a>, it was never enough, and they finished on 150 all out. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11552/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Glamorgan_(2_May)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Glamorgan_.282_May.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (2 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (2 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 4 runs (<a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">D/L method</a>)</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan</a> finally managed to record a win at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a> after two "no results". In an innings that turned out to be restricted to 38 overs, they scored 204 for 4, which by the <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth–Lewis method</a> was converted into a target of 222 for the <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a>. In reply the Outlaws were 52 for 4 before rearguard actions by <a href="/wiki/David_Hussey" title="David Hussey">David Hussey</a> (68) and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Read" title="Chris Read">Chris Read</a> (47) lifted them to a challenge. Despite two sixes from <a href="/wiki/Samit_Patel" title="Samit Patel">Samit Patel</a> in his 40, Nottinghamshire fell 4 runs short of par to end on 217 for 8. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2005/5/11551/html/scorecard.stm">(BBC scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_2_May">Table at 2 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Table at 2 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 2 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Round_four">Round four</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Round four"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Glamorgan_(15_May)"><span id="Essex_v_Glamorgan_.2815_May.29"></span>Essex v Glamorgan (15 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Essex v Glamorgan (15 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> continued their unbeaten run in all cricket this season, after getting the 185 runs they needed for the last six wickets against <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> at Chelmsford. Essex won the toss and chose to field first, and Glamorgan made 216 for 7. <a href="/wiki/James_Middlebrook" title="James Middlebrook">James Middlebrook</a> was the main contributor with the ball, taking two for 27 off 9 overs, but South African pace bowler <a href="/wiki/Dale_Steyn" title="Dale Steyn">Dale Steyn</a> also contributed with three for 34 amid <a href="/wiki/No-ball" title="No-ball">no-balls</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a>. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Davies_(cricketer,_born_1976)" title="Andrew Davies (cricketer, born 1976)">Andrew Davies</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(cricketer)" title="David Harrison (cricketer)">David Harrison</a> then reduced Essex to 31 for 4 before <a href="/wiki/Ravinder_Bopara" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravinder Bopara">Ravinder Bopara</a> (96 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a>) and, once again, Middlebrook (46) took centre stage. With a partnership of 122, the two cut nearly two thirds off the target, and <a href="/wiki/Wicket-keeper" title="Wicket-keeper">wicket-keeper</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Foster_(cricketer,_born_1980)" title="James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)">James Foster</a> contributed with 38 off 30 balls to see Essex to the target with five wickets and sixteen balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15MAY2005/ESSEX_GLAM_NLF_15MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Northamptonshire_(15_May)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Northamptonshire_.2815_May.29"></span>Lancashire v Northamptonshire (15 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Northamptonshire (15 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by seven wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> eased to a comfortable win against <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> to go third in the table, two points behind leaders <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a>. Northamptonshire won the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">toss</a> and batted, but 215 for 7 was never going to be enough on a fine <a href="/w/index.php?title=Old_Trafford_(cricketer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Old Trafford (cricketer) (page does not exist)">Old Trafford</a> pitch, where Lancashire's <a href="/wiki/Mal_Loye" title="Mal Loye">Mal Loye</a> smashed 94 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> with ten fours and three sixes. There were good news for <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> fans as well – <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test</a> <a href="/wiki/All-rounder" title="All-rounder">all-rounder</a> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Flintoff" title="Andrew Flintoff">Andrew Flintoff</a> bowled 9 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> for Lancashire without complain from his recently operated ankle, taking the <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wicket</a> of England prospect <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> in the process. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15MAY2005/LANCS_NORTHANTS_NLF_15MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Hampshire_(15_May)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Hampshire_.2815_May.29"></span>Middlesex v Hampshire (15 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Hampshire (15 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Hampshire (4pts) beat Middlesex (0pts) by 105 runs</b></i> </p><p>Seldom has a captain regretted his decision as much as <a href="/wiki/Ben_Hutton_(cricketer)" title="Ben Hutton (cricketer)">Ben Hutton</a> of <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> must have done when he chose to field on a flat <a href="/wiki/Lord%27s" title="Lord's">Lord's</a> against <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a>. Before the match, Middlesex were top of the table, Hampshire rock bottom. It didn't show. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Pietersen" title="Kevin Pietersen">Kevin Pietersen</a> played a typical knock, scoring 80 off 50 balls with six sixes, while <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Mascarenhas" title="Dimitri Mascarenhas">Dimitri Mascarenhas</a> got himself a 26-ball fifty as Hampshire amassed 353 for 8 off 45 overs – a run rate of 7.84. Despite <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a>'s 89, Middlesex were never in it, and crumbled to 248 all out in just 39 overs – Pietersen bowling the last over, conceding a single off the first ball before bowling four dot balls to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hutchison_(English_cricketer)" title="Paul Hutchison (English cricketer)">Paul Hutchison</a> and having him caught by captain <a href="/wiki/Shane_Warne" title="Shane Warne">Shane Warne</a> on the last ball – meaning that Pietersen now had figures of 1–0–1–1 in one-day cricket. It turned out to be his only <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A</a> over all season. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15MAY2005/MIDDX_HANTS_NLF_15MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(15_May)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_.2815_May.29"></span>Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (15 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (15 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Worcestershire (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 16 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> recorded their fourth successive loss, this time at <a href="/wiki/New_Road,_Worcester" title="New Road, Worcester">New Road</a> to <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a>. It was the Africans who made the most impact, as <a href="/wiki/Zander_de_Bruyn" title="Zander de Bruyn">Zander de Bruyn</a>'s 62 laid the foundation for a target of 191 that was to become too large for the visitors, while the exiled Zimbabwean spinner <a href="/wiki/Ray_Price_(cricketer)" title="Ray Price (cricketer)">Ray Price</a> took four wickets for 21. With Nottinghamshire's overseas players, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fleming" title="Stephen Fleming">Stephen Fleming</a> (5) and <a href="/wiki/David_Hussey" title="David Hussey">David Hussey</a> (2) being removed early by Sri Lankan fast bowler <a href="/wiki/Chaminda_Vaas" title="Chaminda Vaas">Chaminda Vaas</a>, the visitors were in trouble, and Price and de Bruyn – who came on first and second change – tied them down effectively, with 4–21 and 0–20 respectively. Even <a href="/wiki/Paul_Franks" title="Paul Franks">Paul Franks</a>' and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Clough" title="Gareth Clough">Gareth Clough</a>'s late attempts at hitting runs backfired, and Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 174. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15MAY2005/WORCS_NOTTS_NLF_15MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_15_May">Table at 15 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Table at 15 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 15 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Match_on_22_May">Match on 22 May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Match on 22 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Middlesex_(22_May)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Middlesex_.2822_May.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Middlesex (22 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Middlesex (22 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Match abandoned – Gloucestershire (2pts), Middlesex (2pts)</b></i> </p><p>Just as at nearby Taunton in Somerset, where Somerset were playing Lancashire in the Championship, rain hit <a href="/wiki/County_Cricket_Ground,_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="County Cricket Ground, Bristol">Bristol</a> heavily, as <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> were hoping to climb out of the bottom of the table. The visitors from <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> were struggling, faltering to 95 for 5 after 21 overs with only <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> hitting more than 20 – he made a half-century. Then rain intervened, and Gloucestershire were set 87 in 13 overs – however, when seven overs of the chase was over and Gloucestershire had made 40 for 2, rain stopped play again and the game was called off completely. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22MAY2005/GLOUCS_MIDDX_NLF_22MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_22_May">Table at 22 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Table at 22 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 22 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Match_on_27_May">Match on 27 May</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Match on 27 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Worcestershire_(27_May)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Worcestershire_.2827_May.29"></span>Glamorgan v Worcestershire (27 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Worcestershire (27 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 53 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/David_Hemp" title="David Hemp">David Hemp</a> gave <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> a much needed win in the National League against <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a>, as his 65 lifted the team to an unchasable 227. Despite three <a href="/wiki/Run_out" title="Run out">run outs</a>, Glamorgan were rather pleased with their innings, but probably more pleased with their bowling – everyone got wickets, and the great batsman of the innings <a href="/wiki/Zander_de_Bruyn" title="Zander de Bruyn">Zander de Bruyn</a>, who made 51, was eventually frustrated enough to get run out. Former England U-19 player <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(cricketer)" title="David Harrison (cricketer)">David Harrison</a> notched up his second <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A</a> career five-wicket-haul, taking five for 33. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/27-29MAY2005/GLAM_WORCS_NLF_27MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_27_May">Table at 27 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Table at 27 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 27 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spring_Bank_Holiday_matches">Spring Bank Holiday matches</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Spring Bank Holiday matches"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Lancashire_(30_May)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Lancashire_.2830_May.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Lancashire (30 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Lancashire (30 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by six wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> were lethal with the ball at <a href="/wiki/County_Cricket_Ground,_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="County Cricket Ground, Bristol">Bristol</a> as they beat <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> by six wickets in a low-scoring encounter. <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cork" title="Dominic Cork">Dominic Cork</a> was the most punishing bowler, taking four for 14 off nine overs (including five <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a>) as Gloucestershire whimpered to 86, as veteran wicketkeeper <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> top-scored with 24 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a>. Alleyne was one of two Gloucestershire batsmen to make it into double figures. <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a>, who had earlier on in the day been called up to the <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">ODI</a> squad to meet Bangladesh and Australia, took three for 40, but it was not enough to stop Lancashire from cruising to the target with nearly 25 overs to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/30MAY2005/GLOUCS_LANCS_NLF_30MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Northamptonshire_(30_May)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Northamptonshire_.2830_May.29"></span>Hampshire v Northamptonshire (30 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Northamptonshire (30 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> batted first at <a href="/wiki/The_Rose_Bowl,_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="The Rose Bowl, Southampton">The Rose Bowl</a>, and despite an unbeaten 100 from <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lamb" title="Greg Lamb">Greg Lamb</a> – the first of his <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A</a> career – Hampshire were tied down to 226 for 7 off their 45 overs, mainly thanks to three for 30 from <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australian</a> <a href="/wiki/Damien_Wright" title="Damien Wright">Damien Wright</a>. Six <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a> from <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a>, who conceded 51 runs off his eight overs then cost Hampshire the game after <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> had taken three wickets to set <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> back to 135 for 5. <a href="/wiki/David_Sales" title="David Sales">David Sales</a> added 49 with Wright before <a href="/wiki/Ben_Phillips_(cricketer)" title="Ben Phillips (cricketer)">Ben Phillips</a> guided Northamptonshire to four points with 26 off 12 balls and secured a win with ten balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/30MAY2005/HANTS_NORTHANTS_NLF_30MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Essex_(30_May)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Essex_.2830_May.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Essex (30 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Essex (30 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by six wickets</b></i> </p><p>Former <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> international <a href="/wiki/Darren_Gough" title="Darren Gough">Darren Gough</a> took four wickets for 16 runs, including both <a href="/wiki/Opening_batsmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Opening batsmen">opening batsmen</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> strolled to a six-wicket win at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a> over <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a>. Nottinghamshire were bowled out for 154 as Essex off-spinner <a href="/wiki/James_Middlebrook" title="James Middlebrook">James Middlebrook</a> chipped in with two for 27 including the wicket of top-scorer <a href="/wiki/David_Hussey" title="David Hussey">David Hussey</a>. Essex' batsmen all got starts in the chase, and <a href="/wiki/Captain_(cricket)" title="Captain (cricket)">captain</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Irani" title="Ronnie Irani">Ronnie Irani</a>, opening the batting, anchored the innings with a fine run-a-ball 53. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/30MAY2005/NOTTS_ESSEX_NLF_30MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Middlesex_(30_May)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Middlesex_.2830_May.29"></span>Worcestershire v Middlesex (30 May)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Middlesex (30 May)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 32 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> were lifted by a massive 160-run partnership between New Zealand all-rounder <a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a> and former England Test player <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> as they assembled 224 for 7 in a rain-shortened match at <a href="/wiki/The_County_Ground,_Worcester" class="mw-redirect" title="The County Ground, Worcester">Worcester</a>, in which Worcestershire's bowlers delivered six <a href="/wiki/Maiden_over" class="mw-redirect" title="Maiden over">maiden overs</a>. However, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals'</a> reply were hampered by wickets falling everywhere, along with lack of responsibility to keep the run-rate up, as <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> made 40 off 66 balls and <a href="/wiki/Zander_de_Bruyn" title="Zander de Bruyn">Zander de Bruyn</a> 55 off 74 – too slow to chase 225 in 44 overs. When <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Batty" title="Gareth Batty">Gareth Batty</a> was run out, a rot set in, as Worcestershire lost five wickets for 15 runs and were forced to crawl to 192 for 9. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/30MAY2005/WORCS_MIDDX_NLF_30MAY2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_on_30_May">Table on 30 May</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Table on 30 May"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 30 May 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Sunday_in_June">First Sunday in June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: First Sunday in June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Essex_(5_June)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Essex_.285_June.29"></span>Middlesex v Essex (5 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Essex (5 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Middlesex (0pts) by one wicket</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> won the top of the table clash in the National League against <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> at <a href="/wiki/Lord%27s" title="Lord's">Lord's</a>, a match which the visitors looked certain to lose many times. Middlesex' innings opened slowly, as <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> paired up for 101 for the first wicket but not scoring many runs in the process. A burst of wickets followed, which reduced Middlesex to 144 for 5, but a massive cameo from <a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a> – who scored 71 from 43 balls, including seven sixes – wrested the target up to 244. In reply, Essex scored quickly enough, but lost many wickets, being 182 for 7 with <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a> and former England all-rounder <a href="/wiki/Alex_Tudor" title="Alex Tudor">Alex Tudor</a> at the crease. Tudor went quickly, as did No. 10 <a href="/wiki/Andre_Adams" title="Andre Adams">Andre Adams</a>, and Essex required 26 for the last wicket. But ten Doeschate, who had earlier been smashed for 25 in his only over, now made up for it with a stunning display of hitting as the South African recorded a career highest score of 51 not out off 41 balls, to take Essex to the target with three balls and a wicket to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/05JUN2005/MIDDX_ESSEX_NLF_05JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Hampshire_(5_June)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Hampshire_.285_June.29"></span>Lancashire v Hampshire (5 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Hampshire (5 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Hampshire (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by 79 runs</b></i> </p><p>Despite an economical bowling performance from England prospect <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> who took two for 18 off 7.5 overs, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> imploded with the bat at home against <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a> who moved out of the relegation zone as they took a 79-run win at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" title="Old Trafford Cricket Ground">Old Trafford</a>. Hampshire batted first, and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Kenway" title="Derek Kenway">Derek Kenway</a> top-scored with 65 as they were bowled out for 200, but Lancashire could only muster 121 against Hampshire's strong bowling attack, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a> taking three for 30 while off-spinner <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> took three tail-enders for 11. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/05JUN2005/LANCS_HANTS_NLF_05JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Nottinghamshire_(5_June)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Nottinghamshire_.285_June.29"></span>Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire (5 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v 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</th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>2 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_Sunday_in_June">Second Sunday in June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: Second Sunday in June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Middlesex_(12_June)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Middlesex_.2812_June.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Middlesex (12 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Middlesex (12 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by 2 wickets</b></i> </p><p>In a close match at <a href="/wiki/The_County_Ground,_Northampton" class="mw-redirect" title="The County Ground, Northampton">The County Ground, Northampton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex</a> stole a victory thanks to intelligent running from <a href="/wiki/Melvyn_Betts" title="Melvyn Betts">Melvyn Betts</a> and big scores from <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dalrymple" title="Jamie Dalrymple">Jamie Dalrymple</a>, who made a run-a-ball 76, and Irishman <a href="/wiki/Ed_Joyce" title="Ed Joyce">Ed Joyce</a> who made 74 off 78 balls. Earlier, Australian overseas player <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> (111 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Usman_Afzaal" title="Usman Afzaal">Usman Afzaal</a> (122 not out) had occupied the crease for <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire</a>, sharing a 227-run partnership as the hosts made 283 for 1. In the end, however, Betts scampered the winning three on the last delivery, and stole victory from the jaws of defeat. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060714150550/http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/12JUN2005/NORTHANTS_MIDDX_NLF_12JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Lancashire_(12_June)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Lancashire_.2812_June.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Lancashire (12 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Lancashire (12 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by 61 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire</a> crumbled in chase of <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire's</a> big target of 250 at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a>. Winning the toss and fielding, Lancashire got wickets at crucial moments, and had Nottinghamshire at 77 for 5 at one point. However, former England wicketkeeper <a href="/wiki/Chris_Read" title="Chris Read">Chris Read</a> contributed with 68 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> – including five fours and four sixes – and with <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a> scoring 35 as well, only <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> managed to stop the rot slightly by removing Ealham. Lancashire's bowling was at times wayward, and 26 <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a> were noted down in the extras column. In reply, Lancashire sold their wickets all too cheaply, as starts were made but not converted and number nine <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cork" title="Dominic Cork">Dominic Cork</a> top-scored with 40. Lancashire crumbled to 188 all out in 41.3 overs, well short of the target. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/12JUN2005/NOTTS_LANCS_NLF_12JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_12_June">Table at 12 June</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: Table at 12 June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 12 June 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>3</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>5</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_weekend_of_June">Third weekend of June</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: Third weekend of June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_June)"><span id="Essex_v_Gloucestershire_.2817_June.29"></span>Essex v Gloucestershire (17 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: Essex v Gloucestershire (17 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 55 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Andy_Flower" title="Andy Flower">Andy Flower</a> smashed the <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators'</a> bowlers all around <a href="/wiki/The_County_Ground,_Chelmsford" class="mw-redirect" title="The County Ground, Chelmsford">The County Ground</a> in Chelmsford as he and <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Irani" title="Ronnie Irani">Ronnie Irani</a> paired up for 139 to send <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> to a final score of 271 for 7. Flower hit 127 not out off 93 balls, as <a href="/wiki/Upul_Chandana" title="Upul Chandana">Upul Chandana</a> especially got to be punished, conceding 64 runs from 9 overs. In reply, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Tudor" title="Alex Tudor">Alex Tudor</a> snared out a couple of early wickets, Gloucestershire lost wickets at regular intervals, and even a quick hit-out from Chandana – who scored 32 off 30 balls – was not enough to take a win from the Eagles, their fifth of the season. Essex thus went top of the National League table along with Middlesex. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17-19JUN2005/ESSEX_GLOUCS_NLF_17JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Essex_(19_June)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Essex_.2819_June.29"></span>Worcestershire v Essex (19 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Essex (19 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 39 runs</b></i> </p><p>In a low-scoring match at <a href="/wiki/New_Road,_Worcester" title="New Road, Worcester">New Road, Worcester</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> prevailed to take a four-point lead into the month-long break in the National League, defending 203 for 9 with relative ease. Having won the toss, skipper <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Irani" title="Ronnie Irani">Ronnie Irani</a> was the first victim of the <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> bowling with a three-ball duck. <a href="/wiki/Chaminda_Vaas" title="Chaminda Vaas">Chaminda Vaas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Price_(cricketer)" title="Ray Price (cricketer)">Ray Price</a> got two wickets each as Essex' batting faltered, but 34 from <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a> saved the visitors. Worcestershire started positively, <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Hick" title="Graeme Hick">Graeme Hick</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> pairing up for 66 for the first wicket, but part-timer <a href="/wiki/Will_Jefferson" title="Will Jefferson">Will Jefferson</a> removed both of them in quick succession to start the Worcestershire rot. With only <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Peters" title="Stephen Peters">Stephen Peters</a> surviving hostile bowling, scoring 41 not out, Worcestershire eventually finished on 164 all out. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17-19JUN2005/WORCS_ESSEX_NLF_19JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Glamorgan_(19_June)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Glamorgan_.2819_June.29"></span>Hampshire v Glamorgan (19 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Glamorgan (19 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Hampshire (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by seven wickets</b></i> </p><p>A toothless bowling effort from <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a> became their downfall as <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> recorded a relatively comfortable seven-wicket win at <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl,_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl, Southampton">The Rose Bowl</a>. Batting first, Glamorgan were in a good position at 117 for 1, but <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Warne" title="Shane Warne">Shane Warne</a> chipped away at the Glamorgan middle-order. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a>, the former England spinner, top-scored with a healthy 88, and an eighth-wicket partnership of 23 rescued Glamorgan to 211 for 7. It was never enough, however, as all Hampshire batsmen – excluding <a href="/w/index.php?title=Darren_Kenway&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Darren Kenway (page does not exist)">Darren Kenway</a>, who was out for 4 – fired and took runs at will off the bowling. With 45 deliveries and seven wickets remaining, Hampshire eased to victory to increase the gap to the relegation zone. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17-19JUN2005/HANTS_GLAM_NLF_19JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Nottinghamshire_(19_June)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Nottinghamshire_.2819_June.29"></span>Middlesex v Nottinghamshire (19 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Nottinghamshire (19 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by 31 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> used their home batting paradise at <a href="/wiki/Southgate,_London" title="Southgate, London">Southgate</a> to good effect, smashing <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> bowlers to all corners as they amassed 314 for 7 in 45 overs – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> top-scoring with a run-a-ball 106, while Irishman <a href="/wiki/Ed_Joyce" title="Ed Joyce">Ed Joyce</a> pushed the accelerator in the final overs with an 18-ball 41 including six boundaries. In reply, Nottinghamshire were always going to be in trouble after crashing to 86 for 4, Weekes ripping out two wickets, but <a href="/wiki/Samit_Patel" title="Samit Patel">Samit Patel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Read" title="Chris Read">Chris Read</a> lifted them to 231 for 5 before <a href="/wiki/Alan_Richardson_(cricketer)" title="Alan Richardson (cricketer)">Alan Richardson</a> removed them both. That ended the Nottinghamshire resistance, as they subsided for 283, 31 runs short with three deliveries remaining. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17-19JUN2005/MIDDX_NOTTS_NLF_19JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Gloucestershire_(19_June)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Gloucestershire_.2819_June.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (19 June)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=57" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (19 June)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> were both forced to win this relegation clash, the last one-day game these sides would play before the Twenty20 Cup began. Winning the toss and batting, Gloucestershire crumbled from 53 for 0 to 55 for 4 in a collapse very reminiscent of what happened at their home ground on that same day in the England vs Australia game, but 63 from <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hardinges" title="Mark Hardinges">Mark Hardinges</a> rescued them to a competitive total of 215 for 9. <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tim_Roberts_(cricketer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tim Roberts (cricketer) (page does not exist)">Tim Roberts</a> looked to secure the victory, pairing up for 166 for the first wicket, but two wickets from <a href="/wiki/Martyn_Ball" title="Martyn Ball">Martyn Ball</a> and two run-outs saw a collapse to 207 for 5. Shafayat, however, kept his cool, seeing the hosts to the target with ten balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17-19JUN2005/NORTHANTS_GLOUCS_NLF_19JUN2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Tables_at_19_June">Tables at 19 June</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=58" title="Edit section: Tables at 19 June"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 19 June 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Friday_game">Friday game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=59" title="Edit section: Friday game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Northamptonshire_(8_July)"><span id="Essex_v_Northamptonshire_.288_July.29"></span>Essex v Northamptonshire (8 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=60" title="Edit section: Essex v Northamptonshire (8 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> recorded their seventh win in eight attempts in the National League, cementing their place at the top. After <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> won the toss and batted at <a href="/wiki/The_County_Ground,_Chelmsford" class="mw-redirect" title="The County Ground, Chelmsford">Chelmsford</a>, three run-outs and <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a>'s bowling, which yielded three for 21, saw them go from 185 for 5 to 200 all out. Essex's reply was secured by a healthy 90 not out from Flower after Essex had struggled initially, being 95 for 4. 29 not out from Dutch-South African <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a> sent them past the target with ten balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/08-13JUL2005/ESSEX_NORTHANTS_NLF_08JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_8_July">Table at 8 July</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=61" title="Edit section: Table at 8 July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 8 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Twenty20_resumption">Post-Twenty20 resumption</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=62" title="Edit section: Post-Twenty20 resumption"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Gloucestershire_(17_July)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Gloucestershire_.2817_July.29"></span>Middlesex v Gloucestershire (17 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=63" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Gloucestershire (17 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Middlesex (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> amassed 333 for 4 in 45 overs – that's nearly seven and a half runs an over, well over the average five in 45-over games – and still lost to <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a>. It didn't look as the score would be as big at first, as <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> with 81, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> with 53, <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> with 55 and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a> with 42 kept the score ticking at roughly a run a ball. However, Kenyan-born <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dalrymple" title="Jamie Dalrymple">Jamie Dalrymple</a> slashed four sixes and seven fours in an unbeaten 24-ball 60 to up the run rate late on, and Gloucestershire's <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a>, who earlier in the summer had played <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">ODIs</a> for England, conceded 86 runs in nine overs. Gloucestershire always kept up with the run rate, however, as <a href="/wiki/Phil_Weston" title="Phil Weston">Phil Weston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Craig_Spearman" title="Craig Spearman">Craig Spearman</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Windows" title="Matt Windows">Matt Windows</a> lifted Gloucestershire to 275 for 2, and despite Paul Weekes' late burst of four wickets, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ian_Fisher_(English_cricketer)" title="Ian Fisher (English cricketer)">Ian Fisher</a> shared a stand of 18 to see Gloucestershire to the target. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17JUL2005/MIDDX_GLOUCS_NLF_17JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Hampshire_(17_July)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Hampshire_.2817_July.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (17 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=64" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (17 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by one wicket</b></i> </p><p>Captain <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fleming" title="Stephen Fleming">Stephen Fleming</a> stood tall for <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> winning them the game as they chased down 241 at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a>. <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> had batted first, and no Hawk batsman converted their starts, and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Clough" title="Gareth Clough">Gareth Clough</a>'s two for 44 threatened to stop their innings prematurely, as they were 152 for 6 when <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Latouf" title="Kevin Latouf">Kevin Latouf</a> gave a return catch to <a href="/wiki/Samit_Patel" title="Samit Patel">Samit Patel</a>. However, a big seventh-wicket partnership between <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Mascarenhas" title="Dimitri Mascarenhas">Dimitri Mascarenhas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Ervine" title="Sean Ervine">Sean Ervine</a> lifted Hampshire to 240 for 8. Mascarenhas and Ervine also grabbed two wickets each in the Nottinghamshire reply, and things looked grim for the hosts when <a href="/wiki/Chris_Read" title="Chris Read">Chris Read</a> departed for 4 with Nottinghamshire still needing 114 runs for the last four wickets. </p><p>However, Fleming and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a> put the chase back on with a partnership of 75, before Hampshire struck again with wickets in successive overs, and then <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> had <a href="/wiki/Greg_Smith_(cricketer,_born_1971)" title="Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971)">Greg Smith</a> lbw for 6. Needing 15 for the last wicket, Fleming shielded <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Harris_(cricketer,_born_1973)" title="Andrew Harris (cricketer, born 1973)">Andrew Harris</a> from strike (Harris faced three balls in a partnership of 19), to end with 102 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> – his sixteenth one-day century – to win the match for Nottinghamshire with an over to spare. Notable also was the 36 <a href="/wiki/Extra_(cricket)" title="Extra (cricket)">extras</a> Hampshire conceded, including six penalty runs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17JUL2005/NOTTS_HANTS_NLF_17JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Glamorgan_(17_July)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Glamorgan_.2817_July.29"></span>Worcestershire v Glamorgan (17 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=65" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Glamorgan (17 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> would be ruing lost opportunities after the game with <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> at <a href="/wiki/New_Road,_Worcester" title="New Road, Worcester">New Road</a>. Winning the toss and batting first, captain <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> paired up for 91 with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a>, who would go on to make 104. <a href="/wiki/Zander_de_Bruyn" title="Zander de Bruyn">Zander de Bruyn</a> also made an unbeaten fifty to lift Worcestershire to 273 for 3. The Indian international <a href="/wiki/Sourav_Ganguly" title="Sourav Ganguly">Sourav Ganguly</a> was the only Glamorga bowler to come out with some credit, as he got one wicket for 19 in his five overs. Worcestershire started creditably, snaring the wicket of <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a> in the second over, but Glamorgan sent out another pinch-hitter in <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> who made 38 before he was <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> bu <a href="/wiki/David_Leatherdale" title="David Leatherdale">David Leatherdale</a> who took two for 35. However, <a href="/wiki/Sourav_Ganguly" title="Sourav Ganguly">Sourav Ganguly</a> with 53, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell_(Glamorgan_cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Powell (Glamorgan cricketer)">Michael Powell</a> with 82, and <a href="/wiki/David_Hemp" title="David Hemp">David Hemp</a> with an unbeaten 51 off 36 balls chased down the target. The Glamorgan batsman took a particular liking to <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> <a href="/wiki/Test_cricket" title="Test cricket">Test</a> <a href="/wiki/Spin_bowling" title="Spin bowling">spinner</a> <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Batty" title="Gareth Batty">Gareth Batty</a> who finished wicketless for 69 runs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/17JUL2005/WORCS_GLAM_NLF_17JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_17_July">Table at 17 July</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=66" title="Edit section: Table at 17 July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 17 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mid-week_games">Mid-week games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=67" title="Edit section: Mid-week games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Essex_(19_July)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Essex_.2819_July.29"></span>Lancashire v Essex (19 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=68" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Essex (19 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by eight wickets (<a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">D/L method</a>)</b></i> </p><p>In cloudy conditions at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" title="Old Trafford Cricket Ground">Old Trafford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> took full advantage after shaking <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Lightning">Lancashire Lightning</a>'s batting order in a match shortened to 40 overs a side. Only <a href="/wiki/Iain_Sutcliffe" title="Iain Sutcliffe">Iain Sutcliffe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Chilton" title="Mark Chilton">Mark Chilton</a> passed 15, while spinners <a href="/wiki/Danish_Kaneria" title="Danish Kaneria">Danish Kaneria</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Middlebrook" title="James Middlebrook">James Middlebrook</a> shared five wickets between them. Lancashire eventually finished on 154 for 8, and Essex were set 156 to win due to a small rain-interruption in Lancashire's innings. Despite two wickets from <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a>, Essex cruised to the target with more than seven overs to spare, <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a> making 66 and <a href="/wiki/Ravinder_Bopara" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravinder Bopara">Ravinder Bopara</a> an unbeaten 45. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/19-20JUL2005/LANCS_ESSEX_NLF_19JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Middlesex_(20_July)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Middlesex_.2820_July.29"></span>Glamorgan v Middlesex (20 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=69" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Middlesex (20 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by 111 runs</b></i> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> had given <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a> a solid platform with his 72, the young batsmen showed application as <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a> sunk to yet another defeat. Both <a href="/wiki/Ed_Joyce" title="Ed Joyce">Ed Joyce</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Alan_Richardson_(cricketer)" title="Alan Richardson (cricketer)">Alan Richardson</a> finished off with a last-ball six off <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a> to bring the total to 284 for 9 after Croft had grabbed three late wickets. Then, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Peploe" title="Chris Peploe">Chris Peploe</a> took four for 38, <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> held four catches despite not being the <a href="/wiki/Wicket-keeper" title="Wicket-keeper">wicket-keeper</a>, and Glamorgan rolled over for 173 in 35.4 overs. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/19-20JUL2005/GLAM_MIDDX_NLF_20JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_20_July">Table at 20 July</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=70" title="Edit section: Table at 20 July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 20 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_Sunday_in_July">Third Sunday in July</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=71" title="Edit section: Third Sunday in July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Worcestershire_(24_July)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Worcestershire_.2824_July.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Worcestershire (24 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=72" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Worcestershire (24 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Worcestershire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 20 runs (D/L method)</b></i> </p><p>Despite being strengthened by their new acquisition from the <a href="/wiki/West_Indies_cricket_team" title="West Indies cricket team">West Indies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan" title="Ramnaresh Sarwan">Ramnaresh Sarwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> still went down at <a href="/wiki/County_Cricket_Ground,_Bristol" class="mw-redirect" title="County Cricket Ground, Bristol">Bristol</a>. Having been put in to bat by <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">Worcestershire Royals</a> after rain delayed the start, <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a> dug out a wicket with his first ball, and despite 51 from <a href="/wiki/Matt_Windows" title="Matt Windows">Matt Windows</a> Gloucestershire still only posted 168 for 9. In reply, <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> batted 12.4 overs without loss before rain intervened, and Worcestershire were then 20 runs ahead of their <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth/Lewis target</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/24JUL2005/GLOUCS_WORCS_NLF_24JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Northamptonshire_(24_July)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Northamptonshire_.2824_July.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (24 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=73" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (24 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>No result; Nottinghamshire (2pts), Northamptonshire (2pts)</b></i> </p><p>Only 26 deliveries were bowled at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a> by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Smith_(cricketer,_born_1971)" title="Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971)">Greg Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a>, who conceded 20 runs to <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> as <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> moved to 25 for 0 before rain stopped the game for good. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/24JUL2005/NOTTS_NORTHANTS_NLF_24JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_24_July">Table at 24 July</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=74" title="Edit section: Table at 24 July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 24 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midweek_game">Midweek game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=75" title="Edit section: Midweek game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Worcestershire_(26_July)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Worcestershire_.2826_July.29"></span>Hampshire v Worcestershire (26 July)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=76" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Worcestershire (26 July)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Match abandoned without a ball bowled; Hampshire (2pts), Worcestershire (2pts)</b></i> </p><p>At <a href="/wiki/Rose_Bowl,_Southampton" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Bowl, Southampton">Rose Bowl, Southampton</a> it was not possible to play cricket due to rain, and the two teams <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">Worcestershire Royals</a> walked away with two points each. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/26-27JUL2005/HANTS_WORCS_NLF_26JUL2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_26_July">Table at 26 July</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=77" title="Edit section: Table at 26 July"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 26 July 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_week_of_August">First week of August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=78" title="Edit section: First week of August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Northamptonshire_(2_August)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Northamptonshire_.282_August.29"></span>Worcestershire v Northamptonshire (2 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=79" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Northamptonshire (2 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 38 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Usman_Afzaal" title="Usman Afzaal">Usman Afzaal</a> scored 117 off just 103 balls as <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> ploughed their way to 275 for 4, Afzaal pairing up with <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> for the second wicket for a partnership that was worth 155 runs. <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">The Royals'</a> innings struggled from the outset, when <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> was dismissed for a duck, and despite 52 from <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Hick" title="Graeme Hick">Graeme Hick</a>, Worcestershire imploded to 185 for 9 at one point, with <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> taking four for 33 with medium-pace bowling. In the final overs, <a href="/wiki/Shoaib_Akhtar" title="Shoaib Akhtar">Shoaib Akhtar</a> had some hitting fun at the end, scoring 36 off 17 balls in vain as Worcestershire ended on 237 for 9. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/01-03AUG2005/WORCS_NORTHANTS_NLF_02AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_2_August">Table at 2 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=80" title="Edit section: Table at 2 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 2 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_Sunday_in_August">First Sunday in August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=81" title="Edit section: First Sunday in August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Middlesex_(7_August)"><span id="Essex_v_Middlesex_.287_August.29"></span>Essex v Middlesex (7 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=82" title="Edit section: Essex v Middlesex (7 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Middlesex (0pts) by four runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> extended their lead in the National League to eight points with a close win over <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a> and quenched nearly all hopes of a close finish for the title in that competition. Batting first, they had been worried by the opponents' captain Ben Hutton, who took three for 42, including top-scorer <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Irani" title="Ronnie Irani">Ronnie Irani</a>, as Essex faltered to 118 for 6. The <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Netherlands cricket team">Dutch</a> international <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a> ran well to make 44 off just 37 balls, as he played a major part in getting the Essex total to 202 for 8. Middlesex' top-order struggled, as only <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> passing 20 from the top seven, while <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Joyce" title="Ed Joyce">Ed Joyce</a> both recorded ducks. At 102 for 6, and with skipper Hutton gone for 2, Middlesex still needed 101 runs with only four wickets in hand, but a patient 71-run partnership between Weekes and <a href="/wiki/Ben_Scott_(cricketer)" title="Ben Scott (cricketer)">Ben Scott</a> left Middlesex to hit 31 runs for the last three wickets. Scott hogged the strike, but could not get the necessary boundaries, and Middlesex finished their 45 overs on 198 for 9, five runs short of a victory that would have put them level on points with Essex. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/07AUG2005/ESSEX_MIDDX_NLF_07AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Hampshire_(7_August)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Hampshire_.287_August.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Hampshire (7 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=83" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Hampshire (7 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hardinges" title="Mark Hardinges">Mark Hardinges</a> took four for 40 to help <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> record a thumping victory over <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a>, after tying down and frustrating the opponents' batsmen. Hardinges was the main culprit as Hampshire lost their last nine wickets for exactly 100 runs to post a total of 178, despite <a href="/wiki/Nic_Pothas" title="Nic Pothas">Nic Pothas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sean_Ervine" title="Sean Ervine">Sean Ervine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Watson" title="Shane Watson">Shane Watson</a> all making at least 40. In reply, <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_Weston_(cricketer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William Weston (cricketer) (page does not exist)">William Weston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Windows" title="Matt Windows">Matt Windows</a> paired up for 106 runs for the second wicket, and not even <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a>, who took three for 34, could stop Gloucestershire from reaching the target with more than ten overs to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/07AUG2005/GLOUCS_HANTS_NLF_07AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_7_August">Table at 7 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=84" title="Edit section: Table at 7 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 7 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_week_of_August">Second week of August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=85" title="Edit section: Second week of August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Lancashire_(8_August)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Lancashire_.288_August.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Lancashire (8 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=86" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Lancashire (8 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by 64 runs</b></i> </p><p>Despite four for 39 from <a href="/wiki/Johann_Louw" title="Johann Louw">Johann Louw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> recovered well from an early position of 52 for 3 against <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a>. 80 from <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a>, a quick 44 from <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cork" title="Dominic Cork">Dominic Cork</a> and a captain's innings of 36 from <a href="/wiki/Mark_Chilton" title="Mark Chilton">Mark Chilton</a>, took the score to 236 for 9. <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a>, the former <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> <a href="/wiki/One_Day_International" title="One Day International">ODI</a> player, took three quick wickets to leave Northamptonshire struggling at 35 for 4, and from then on, it only went downwards for the Steelbacks. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Crook" title="Andrew Crook">Andrew Crook</a> wrapped up the innings with three cheap <a href="/wiki/Batting_order_(cricket)" title="Batting order (cricket)">lower order</a> wickets, and Northamptonshire crumbled to 172 all out. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/08AUG2005/NORTHANTS_LANCS_NLF_08AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_(9_August)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Nottinghamshire_.289_August.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire (9 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=87" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire (9 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by eight wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> were gracious hosts at <a href="/wiki/Cheltenham_College" title="Cheltenham College">Cheltenham College</a>, as they allowed themselves to be beaten by eight wickets and bowled out for 87 by <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a>. Despite the low scores, it took a whole 35.1 overs to get them out, <a href="/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan" title="Ramnaresh Sarwan">Ramnaresh Sarwan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> gluing to the crease for scores of 15 off 46 balls and 11 off 28 balls respectively. All the bowlers got wickets, with the exception of <a href="/wiki/Spin_bowling" title="Spin bowling">spinner</a> <a href="/wiki/Samit_Patel" title="Samit Patel">Samit Patel</a>, who nevertheless got fine <a href="/wiki/Bowling_analysis" title="Bowling analysis">figures</a> of 5–2–7–0. Pakistani batsman and part-time <a href="/wiki/Leg_spin" title="Leg spin">leg-spinner</a> <a href="/wiki/Younis_Khan" title="Younis Khan">Younis Khan</a>, with only ten <a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">List A</a> wickets to his name, got three for 5 – including Sarwan and Alleyne – to wrap up Gloucestershire's resistance. In reply, <a href="/wiki/Anurag_Singh_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Anurag Singh (cricketer, born 1975)">Anurag Singh</a> hit an unbeaten 30 and <a href="/wiki/Younis_Khan" title="Younis Khan">Younis Khan</a> 28 not out as Nottinghamshire eased to the target in half the time allotted. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/09-10AUG2005/GLOUCS_NOTTS_NLF_09AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Lancashire_(10_August)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Lancashire_.2810_August.29"></span>Hampshire v Lancashire (10 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=88" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Lancashire (10 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Hampshire (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by eight runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a> recovered to post a challenging target after early setbacks, caused by two wickets from <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> spinner <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a> and losing <a href="/wiki/Nic_Pothas" title="Nic Pothas">Nic Pothas</a> early through a <a href="/wiki/Run_out" title="Run out">run out</a>. They struggled to 86 for 4 before <a href="/wiki/Shane_Watson" title="Shane Watson">Shane Watson</a> put them back on track with an unbeaten 106, helped by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lamb" title="Greg Lamb">Greg Lamb</a>, who made 42. In a match dominated by foreign or foreign-born players, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_North" title="Marcus North">Marcus North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Symonds</a> put on a 94-run partnership to help Lancashire to 155 for 2. However, Australian all-rounder <a href="/wiki/Andy_Bichel" title="Andy Bichel">Andy Bichel</a> took three for 34, <a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Mascarenhas" title="Dimitri Mascarenhas">Dimitri Mascarenhas</a> rounded off his nine overs by taking two wickets with the two last balls, and Lancashire were left to score 23 from 24 balls with a wicket in hand. <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> tried, hitting two fours, but with nine required off ten balls he was lbw to <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> for nine to give Hampshire an eight-run victory. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/09-10AUG2005/frames/HANTS_LANCS_NLF_10AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_10_August">Table at 10 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=89" title="Edit section: Table at 10 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 10 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>4</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>9</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Matches_of_14–15_August"><span id="Matches_of_14.E2.80.9315_August"></span>Matches of 14–15 August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=90" title="Edit section: Matches of 14–15 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Lancashire_(14_August)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Lancashire_.2814_August.29"></span>Glamorgan v Lancashire (14 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=91" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Lancashire (14 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by eight wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> recorded a relatively easy victory at <a href="/wiki/Colwyn_Bay" title="Colwyn Bay">Colwyn Bay</a>, beating <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> by eight wickets. <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Cork" title="Dominic Cork">Dominic Cork</a> took four for 37 as the Dragons crashed to 173 all out, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> – who had been promoted to three as <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter_(cricket)" title="Pinch hitter (cricket)">pinch hitter</a> – top scoring with 36. <a href="/wiki/Mal_Loye" title="Mal Loye">Mal Loye</a> then carried Lancashire past the target with 79 not out, while <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_North" title="Marcus North">Marcus North</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a> all passed 25. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/14AUG2005/GLAM_LANCS_NLF_14AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Essex_(14_August)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Essex_.2814_August.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Essex (14 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=92" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Essex (14 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Essex (0pts) by 60 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> imploded to 122 all out in chase of a small target to bring a tiny measure of excitement into the National League title race, while <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> recorded a rare victory to take them out of the relegation zone. Batting first, Gloucestershire were bowled out for 182 in only 44.1 overs, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Windows" title="Matt Windows">Matt Windows</a> top-scoring with 57 while <a href="/wiki/Darren_Gough" title="Darren Gough">Darren Gough</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a> took three wickets each. <a href="/wiki/Malinga_Bandara" title="Malinga Bandara">Malinga Bandara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Martyn_Ball" title="Martyn Ball">Martyn Ball</a> shared the highest partnership of the match, adding 59 runs for the ninth wicket to carry Gloucestershire from 118 for 8. Essex then crawled to 49 for 7, <a href="/wiki/James_Averis" title="James Averis">James Averis</a> finishing with amazing <a href="/wiki/Bowling_analysis" title="Bowling analysis">figures</a> of 8–2–9–2, while Ball and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> also grabbed two wickets each. Despite 46 from <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team" title="New Zealand national cricket team">New Zealand</a> all-rounder <a href="/wiki/Andre_Adams" title="Andre Adams">Andre Adams</a>, Essex were all out for 122 when Adams was <a href="/wiki/Caught" title="Caught">caught</a> off the bowling of <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hardinges" title="Mark Hardinges">Mark Hardinges</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/14AUG2005/GLOUCS_ESSEX_NLF_14AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Northamptonshire_(15_August)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Northamptonshire_.2815_August.29"></span>Middlesex v Northamptonshire (15 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=93" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Northamptonshire (15 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Middlesex (0pts) by 14 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a> waved a definite good-bye to their hopes of a National League title, losing their second game in a row and failing to take advantage of <a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a>' loss the preceding day. <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> and <a href="/wiki/Robert_White_(cricketer)" title="Robert White (cricketer)">Robert White</a> slashed fifties for an opening partnership of 117, and after two wickets from <a href="/wiki/Chris_Peploe" title="Chris Peploe">Chris Peploe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> entered. Taking a fancy to young medium-pacer <a href="/wiki/Chris_Wright_(cricketer)" title="Chris Wright (cricketer)">Chris Wright</a>, the 21-year-old slashed five sixes and seven fours to make 85 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> – only his fourth fifty in <a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">List A cricket</a>. Middlesex' reply was led by <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> – the pair started brightly, making 105 for the first wicket, but following Smith's departure only one batsman passed 20, and Middlesex failed to keep up with the required run rate to finish on 247 for 9, despite 111 from Weekes. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20060714150633/http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15-17AUG2005/MIDDX_NORTHANTS_NLF_15AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_15_August">Table at 15 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=94" title="Edit section: Table at 15 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 15 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Midweek_game_2">Midweek game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=95" title="Edit section: Midweek game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Glamorgan_(17_August)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Glamorgan_.2817_August.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (17 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=96" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (17 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a>' bowler <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(cricketer)" title="David Harrison (cricketer)">David Harrison</a> bowled a fierce spell which only conceded 17 runs in nine overs – including five runs to <a href="/wiki/Extra_(cricket)" title="Extra (cricket)">extras</a> – as Glamorgan limited the hosts <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> to 201 all out at <a href="/wiki/SWALEC_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SWALEC Stadium">Sophia Gardens</a>. Northamptonshire's <a href="/wiki/Riki_Wessels" title="Riki Wessels">Riki Wessels</a> hit 80 off 72 balls to take the score past 200 before lofting the ball to <a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Cherry_(cricketer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Cherry (cricketer) (page does not exist)">David Cherry</a> to be last out. However, his 54-run <a href="/wiki/Partnership_(cricket)" title="Partnership (cricket)">partnership</a> with <a href="/wiki/Johann_Louw" title="Johann Louw">Johann Louw</a> gave Northamptonshire some hope of posing a challenge. Wickets fell with reasonable regularity, but captain <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a> refused to be dismissed, and his 81 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> anchored the chase. <a href="/wiki/Richard_Grant_(cricketer)" title="Richard Grant (cricketer)">Richard Grant</a> scored 22 not out as well, as Glamorgan made it to the target with 20 <a href="/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)">deliveries</a> to spare, despite two wickets from <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20070728185503/http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/15-17AUG2005/NORTHANTS_GLAM_NLF_17AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_17_August">Table at 17 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=97" title="Edit section: Table at 17 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 17 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>11</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>14 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Matches_of_22–24_August"><span id="Matches_of_22.E2.80.9324_August"></span>Matches of 22–24 August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=98" title="Edit section: Matches of 22–24 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Nottinghamshire_(22_August)"><span id="Essex_v_Nottinghamshire_.2822_August.29"></span>Essex v Nottinghamshire (22 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=99" title="Edit section: Essex v Nottinghamshire (22 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>No result; Essex (2pts), Nottinghamshire (2pts)</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> edged closer to the National League title with two points at Chelmsford, though rain ravaged the game. Only eight <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> of play were possible before the umpires called off the game, and in that time Essex lost both openers but still made 53 for 2 – a score including six <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a> bowled by the <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> bowlers. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-26AUG2005/ESSEX_NOTTS_NLF_22AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Gloucestershire_(22_August)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Gloucestershire_.2822_August.29"></span>Lancashire v Gloucestershire (22 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=100" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Gloucestershire (22 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by six wickets</b></i> </p><p>Three <a href="/wiki/Century_(cricket)" title="Century (cricket)">centuries</a> were recorded at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" title="Old Trafford Cricket Ground">Old Trafford</a>, as <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> snatched a victory over the hosting <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Lightning">Lancashire Lightning</a> after being regarded with no chance earlier on. The Gladiators won the toss and got immediate success, as <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a> dismissed <a href="/wiki/Mal_Loye" title="Mal Loye">Mal Loye</a> with the second <a href="/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)">ball</a> of the day, but pretty much everything went against Gloucestershire from then on, as <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Chilton" title="Mark Chilton">Mark Chilton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a> flayed the bowling to all corners. Symonds took 88 balls for his century, and went on to make 129 before being <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> by <a href="/wiki/James_Averis" title="James Averis">James Averis</a> – who finished with four for 40. Law and Chilton also made fifties, but Averis' late spell and a slow 39-ball 11 from <a href="/wiki/Marcus_North" title="Marcus North">Marcus North</a> ensured that the total ended on 267 for 7. Then, <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> had three men caught off his bowling, as Gloucestershire crashed to 47 for 4. However, Anderson finished his spell, and <a href="/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan" title="Ramnaresh Sarwan">Ramnaresh Sarwan</a> crafted a century – which was shortly followed by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hardinges" title="Mark Hardinges">Mark Hardinges</a> reaching his first one-day century of his career, and in the process lifting his <a href="/wiki/List_A_cricket" title="List A cricket">List A</a> career <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(cricket)" title="Batting average (cricket)">batting average</a> from 14.23 to 17.50, still below par for a specialist batsman like Hardinges. However, the pair added 221 runs in 116 minutes for the fifth <a href="/wiki/Partnership_(cricket)" title="Partnership (cricket)">wicket</a>, hitting six sixes along the way, as they guided Gloucestershire out of the relegation zone in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-26AUG2005/LANCS_GLOUCS_NLF_22AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Hampshire_(22_August)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Hampshire_.2822_August.29"></span>Worcestershire v Hampshire (22 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=101" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Hampshire (22 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Hampshire (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> got the four points from a closely fought match at <a href="/wiki/New_Road,_Worcester" title="New Road, Worcester">New Road</a>. <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">Worcestershire Royals</a> had won the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">toss</a> and chosen to bat, and their innings was shortened to 34 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> out of a scheduled 45 due to rain. Wickets fell regularly, four batsmen being dismissed with scores in the thirties, and the final score of 185 for 7 did not look too threatening. <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shane_Watson" title="Shane Watson">Shane Watson</a> put Hampshire back on track after two early wickets from <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a> shook them, but an economical spell from <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Price_(cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Raymond Price (cricketer)">Ray Price</a> which yielded two wickets was nearly enough. However, the other spinner <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Batty" title="Gareth Batty">Gareth Batty</a> was not nearly as economical, and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lamb" title="Greg Lamb">Greg Lamb</a> took him for runs to end with 16 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> and win the game for Hampshire.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-26AUG2005/WORCS_HANTS_NLF_22AUG2005.html">[1]</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Gloucestershire_(23_August)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Gloucestershire_.2823_August.29"></span>Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (23 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=102" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (23 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> crashed back into the relegation zone with a defeat against <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> at <a href="/wiki/SWALEC_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SWALEC Stadium">Sophia Gardens</a>, succumbing to medium <a href="/wiki/Fast_bowling" title="Fast bowling">pace</a> bowler <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(cricketer)" title="David Harrison (cricketer)">David Harrison</a>, who bowled four <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">maiden overs</a> to end with <a href="/wiki/Bowling_analysis" title="Bowling analysis">bowling figures</a> of 9–4–16–2. Despite half-centuries from <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gidman" title="Alex Gidman">Alex Gidman</a>, who looked to give the visitors a comfortable target after moving to 103 for 3, <a href="/wiki/Dean_Cosker" title="Dean Cosker">Dean Cosker</a> ripped out three quick <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a>, and Gidman was forced to consolidate. He did top score with 62, but Glamorgan were set a rather modest target of 195 to win. <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a> made inroads with his medium pace early on, taking three wickets as Glamorgan stuttered to 40 for 4, but <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell_(Glamorgan_cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Powell (Glamorgan cricketer)">Michael Powell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Cherry" title="Dan Cherry">Dan Cherry</a> put Glamorgan back in it with a 79-run stand, and Gloucestershire's bowlers were made to rue their 15 <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a>, as they helped Glamorgan to reach their target with two <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> remaining. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-26AUG2005/GLAM_GLOUCS_NLF_23AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Worcestershire_(24_August)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Worcestershire_.2824_August.29"></span>Lancashire v Worcestershire (24 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=103" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Worcestershire (24 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Worcestershire (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gayle" title="Chris Gayle">Chris Gayle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire's</a> new overseas player after <a href="/wiki/Shoaib_Akhtar" title="Shoaib Akhtar">Shoaib Akhtar</a> left to play in the <a href="/wiki/2005_Afro-Asia_Cup" title="2005 Afro-Asia Cup">2005 Afro-Asia Cup</a>, helped Worcestershire Royals to an important victory in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Lightning">Lancashire Lightning</a> suffered their third one-day defeat in five days. Having won the toss and batted, Lancashire regularly lost wickets, and the innings of Australian <a href="/wiki/Marcus_North" title="Marcus North">Marcus North</a> was symptomatic – he made a 19-ball 2. <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a>, however, scored 82, and was along with <a href="/wiki/Glen_Chapple" title="Glen Chapple">Glen Chapple</a> the only batsman to really keep up the scoring rate. Lancashire could only muster a total of 195 for 9, and defending that target quickly became difficult ash <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gayle" title="Chris Gayle">Gayle</a> slashed eight fours and a six on his way to a 41-ball 53. Despite <a href="/wiki/Glen_Chapple" title="Glen Chapple">Chapple</a>'s returns of 9–0–23–4 and <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">Anderson</a> taking two for 47, Worcestershire made it to the target with four wickets and 5.3 overs in hand. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://usa.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/22-26AUG2005/LANCS_WORCS_NLF_24AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_24_August">Table at 24 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=104" title="Edit section: Table at 24 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 24 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>3</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Last_Sunday_in_August">Last Sunday in August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=105" title="Edit section: Last Sunday in August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Hampshire_(28_August)"><span id="Essex_v_Hampshire_.2828_August.29"></span>Essex v Hampshire (28 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=106" title="Edit section: Essex v Hampshire (28 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 12 runs</b></i> </p><p>Economical bowling from <a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Nel" title="André Nel">André Nel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danish_Kaneria" title="Danish Kaneria">Danish Kaneria</a> gave <a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> the victory over <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> at <a href="/wiki/Chelmsford" title="Chelmsford">Chelmsford</a>, and the four points for the win increased their lead in the National League to an unassailable 14 points and secured the National League title. Essex opener <a href="/wiki/Will_Jefferson" title="Will Jefferson">Will Jefferson</a> kept his calm while the rest of the top order deserted him, making 88, but when three <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a> fell for only three runs and the score was 172 for 7 Hampshire would have fancied their chances of bowling Essex out. Only two more wickets fell, though, as contributions from <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graham_Napier" title="Graham Napier">Graham Napier</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danish_Kaneria" title="Danish Kaneria">Kaneria</a> propelled Essex to 222 for 9 at the end of their 45 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a>. Hampshire and England fast bowler <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a> got Napier, ten Doeschate and <a href="/wiki/James_Middlebrook" title="James Middlebrook">James Middlebrook</a> out to end with three wickets for 48. Despite <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nic_Pothas" title="Nic Pothas">Nic Pothas</a> recording a first-wicket partnership of 95, Kaneria kept his calm, only allowing 26 runs off his nine overs, and boundaries were rare after Pothas and Crawley were dismissed. In the end, Hampshire finished on 210 for 8, 13 runs short of victory – they could put some of the blame on their overseas players, as Australians <a href="/wiki/Shane_Watson" title="Shane Watson">Shane Watson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andy_Bichel" title="Andy Bichel">Andy Bichel</a> contributed only four runs off 18 deliveries. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/28AUG2005/ESSEX_HANTS_NLF_28AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Nottinghamshire_(28_August)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Nottinghamshire_.2828_August.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire (28 August)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=107" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire (28 August)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Northamptonshire (4pts) beat Nottinghamshire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p>Despite <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> conceding 28 <a href="/wiki/Extra_(cricket)" title="Extra (cricket)">extras</a>, <a href="/wiki/Johann_Louw" title="Johann Louw">Johann Louw</a> the main culprit by bowling six <a href="/wiki/Wide_(cricket)" title="Wide (cricket)">wides</a>, they still managed to bowl their opponents <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> out for 207 at <a href="/wiki/The_County_Ground,_Northampton" class="mw-redirect" title="The County Ground, Northampton">The County Ground, Northampton</a>. Louw made up for his inaccurate line by taking three <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a>, including top scorer <a href="/wiki/Chris_Read" title="Chris Read">Chris Read</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australian</a> <a href="/wiki/Damien_Wright" title="Damien Wright">Damien Wright</a> grabbed five wickets for 37 runs. That was Wright's first National League five-for of the season, and he brought his seasonal wicket-tally to 23, the most in the division at the time. When Nottinghamshire were in the field, part-time <a href="/wiki/Leg_break" class="mw-redirect" title="Leg break">leg spinner</a> <a href="/wiki/Younis_Khan" title="Younis Khan">Younis Khan</a> took three wickets, but it didn't help, as <a href="/wiki/Ben_Phillips_(cricketer)" title="Ben Phillips (cricketer)">Ben Phillips</a> and <a href="/wiki/Riki_Wessels" title="Riki Wessels">Riki Wessels</a> took Northamptonshire home with four wickets and five balls to spare, building on the efforts of Australian <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> who had made 59 from number one. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/28AUG2005/NORTHANTS_NOTTS_NLF_28AUG2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_28_August">Table at 28 August</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=108" title="Edit section: Table at 28 August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 28 August 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>3</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_weekend_of_September">First weekend of September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=109" title="Edit section: First weekend of September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Northamptonshire_(4_September)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Northamptonshire_.284_September.29"></span>Glamorgan v Northamptonshire (4 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=110" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire (4 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>No result; Glamorgan (2pts), Northamptonshire (2pts)</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> had set an above-average target of 283 when rain intervened at <a href="/wiki/SWALEC_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SWALEC Stadium">Sophia Gardens</a>. Having been put in to bat by <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a>' captain <a href="/wiki/Robert_Croft" title="Robert Croft">Robert Croft</a>, they got themselves to 155 for 2 thanks to fifties from <a href="/wiki/Usman_Afzaal" title="Usman Afzaal">Usman Afzaal</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Sales" title="David Sales">David Sales</a>, and to finish the innings off <a href="/wiki/Bilal_Shafayat" title="Bilal Shafayat">Bilal Shafayat</a> and <a href="/wiki/Riki_Wessels" title="Riki Wessels">Riki Wessels</a> unleashed themselves with quick knocks. Wessels only spent 20 <a href="/wiki/Delivery_(cricket)" title="Delivery (cricket)">deliveries</a> for his <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">unbeaten</a> 43, while Shafayat got a run-a-ball 31. For Glamorgan, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> got three wickets, but conceded 71 runs from nine overs, while <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Davies_(cricketer,_born_1976)" title="Andrew Davies (cricketer, born 1976)">Andrew Davies</a> was almost as expensive with 53 in eight, but took four wickets. Glamorgan saw off 33 balls from Northamptonshire in chase of 283 to win, losing Croft for 1 as they made their way to 22 for 1, but rain then put an end to play and Glamorgan escaped with two points. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/04SEP2005/GLAM_NORTHANTS_NLF_04SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Gloucestershire_(4_September)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Gloucestershire_.284_September.29"></span>Worcestershire v Gloucestershire (4 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=111" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Gloucestershire (4 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Worcestershire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by eight wickets</b></i> </p><p>A menacing spell from <a href="/wiki/Shoaib_Akhtar" title="Shoaib Akhtar">Shoaib Akhtar</a>, who got six <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a> for 16 runs, including the first five as Gloucestershire crashed to 22 for 5, left <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> without any hope in the bottom-fight at <a href="/wiki/New_Road,_Worcester" title="New Road, Worcester">New Road, Worcester</a>. Akhtar's <a href="/wiki/Bowling_analysis" title="Bowling analysis">bowling analysis</a> was the best in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a> all season. After Akhtar was taken off, <a href="/wiki/Malinga_Bandara" title="Malinga Bandara">Malinga Bandara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> set about trying to bat out fifty overs, but Alleyne was caught by <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">Worcestershire Royals</a>' <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a> cleaned up the tail with two wickets as Gloucestershire were all out for 105. Bandara then got the wickets of <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> with successive deliveries, but <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gayle" title="Chris Gayle">Chris Gayle</a> guided the hosts home with an unbeaten 53 off 70 balls, as Worcestershire won with more than 20 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/04SEP2005/WORCS_GLOUCS_NLF_04SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_4_September">Table at 4 September</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=112" title="Edit section: Table at 4 September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 4 September 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>7</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Matches_of_5–9_September"><span id="Matches_of_5.E2.80.939_September"></span>Matches of 5–9 September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=113" title="Edit section: Matches of 5–9 September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Middlesex_(5_September)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Middlesex_.285_September.29"></span>Hampshire v Middlesex (5 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=114" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Middlesex (5 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by two wickets</b></i> </p><p>Two days after their win in the <a href="/wiki/C%26G_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="C&G Trophy">C&G Trophy</a> Final, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> were defeated by <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a>, to move closer to relegation in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a>. They were put in to bat, and lost wicket-keeper <a href="/wiki/Nic_Pothas" title="Nic Pothas">Nic Pothas</a> for 5 early on, but <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sean_Ervine" title="Sean Ervine">Sean Ervine</a> fought back with a 101-run <a href="/wiki/Partnership_(cricket)" title="Partnership (cricket)">partnership</a> for the second wicket. The Middlesex bowlers frequently interrupted with wickets, though, and Crawley failed to hit the ball hard enough to end with only six fours in his 122-ball 92. Hampshire closed on 227 for 6, with five Middlesex bowler. Middlesex lost <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> in the first over, but a blistering 139-run stand between <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dalrymple" title="Jamie Dalrymple">Jamie Dalrymple</a> turned the match around. Despite three <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a> each from Hampshire's <a href="/wiki/Chris_Tremlett" title="Chris Tremlett">Chris Tremlett</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lamb" title="Greg Lamb">Greg Lamb</a>, Middlesex' <a href="/wiki/Chris_Peploe" title="Chris Peploe">Chris Peploe</a> held his head calm, and with 14 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> he guided Middlesex to a two-wicket victory with 11 balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/05-09SEP2005/HANTS_MIDDX_NLF_05SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Lancashire_(7_September)"><span id="Essex_v_Lancashire_.287_September.29"></span>Essex v Lancashire (7 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=115" title="Edit section: Essex v Lancashire (7 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by 55 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Dutch_cricket_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch cricket team">Dutch</a>–<a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_cricket_team" title="South Africa national cricket team">South African</a> <a href="/wiki/Ryan_ten_Doeschate" title="Ryan ten Doeschate">Ryan ten Doeschate</a> hammered a career-best 89 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> as <a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a> powered their way to 273 for 6 at <a href="/wiki/County_Cricket_Ground,_Chelmsford" title="County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford">Chelmsford</a>. His innings included five sixes and four fours, as <a href="/wiki/Sajid_Mahmood" title="Sajid Mahmood">Sajid Mahmood</a> was the main recipient of his boundary-hitting – ending with figures of two for 67 in nine overs. England Under-19 player <a href="/wiki/Tom_Smith_(cricketer_born_1985)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Smith (cricketer born 1985)">Tom Smith</a>, who had taken 15 Test wickets in three <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sri_Lanka_Under-19_cricket_team_in_England_in_2005&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sri Lanka Under-19 cricket team in England in 2005 (page does not exist)">U-19 matches with Sri Lanka</a>, proved that the gap between Under-19 cricket and <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A cricket</a> is huge, as he finished with 42 off his five overs. When <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Lightning">Lancashire Lightning</a> batted, <a href="/wiki/Darren_Gough" title="Darren Gough">Darren Gough</a> got an early wicket of <a href="/wiki/Iain_Sutcliffe" title="Iain Sutcliffe">Iain Sutcliffe</a>, and despite scores in the 30s from <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Crook" title="Andrew Crook">Andrew Crook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mal_Loye" title="Mal Loye">Mal Loye</a>, Lancashire lost their first four wickets for 91 runs. <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a> rebuilt with <a href="/wiki/Mark_Chilton" title="Mark Chilton">Mark Chilton</a>, but once Symonds was <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> by Gough – who ended with four for 31 – there was nowhere to hide for Lancashire. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hogg" title="Kyle Hogg">Kyle Hogg</a> blitzed his way to 36, lifting Lancashire to 218, but they still suffered a comprehensive loss. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/05-09SEP2005/ESSEX_LANCS_NLF_07SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Gloucestershire_(9_September)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Gloucestershire_.289_September.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire (9 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=116" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire (9 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by one wicket</b></i> </p><p>The relegation battle in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a> tightened further, as the match at <a href="/wiki/Trent_Bridge" title="Trent Bridge">Trent Bridge</a> became a low-scoring thriller, where <a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_Gladiators" class="mw-redirect" title="Gloucestershire Gladiators">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> failed to put away two good positions – first they collapsed from 75 for 2 to make 116, then they allowed Nottinghamshire to hit 19 for the last wicket. They were put in to bat by <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> and after losing <a href="/wiki/Kadeer_Ali" title="Kadeer Ali">Kadeer Ali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ramnaresh_Sarwan" title="Ramnaresh Sarwan">Ramnaresh Sarwan</a> for <a href="/wiki/Duck_(cricket)" title="Duck (cricket)">ducks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Adshead" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Adshead">Steve Adshead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Craig_Spearman" title="Craig Spearman">Craig Spearman</a> rebuilt with a 60-run third-wicket stand. <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Clough" title="Gareth Clough">Gareth Clough</a> shared the last seven wickets, however, after <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sidebottom" title="Ryan Sidebottom">Ryan Sidebottom</a> had <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> Spearman for 18, and Gloucestershire were all out for 116. <a href="/wiki/James_Averis" title="James Averis">James Averis</a> then took four wickets for the Gladiators, as Nottinghamshire lost their first five wickets for 32 runs, but <a href="/wiki/Anurag_Singh_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Anurag Singh (cricketer, born 1975)">Anurag Singh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a> put them back on track by adding 30 for the sixth wicket. <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a> broke through their defences, however, shattering Ealham's <a href="/wiki/Stump_(cricket)" title="Stump (cricket)">stumps</a> as he was <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a>, and when <a href="/wiki/Anurag_Singh_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Anurag Singh (cricketer, born 1975)">Anurag Singh</a> departed for 41, Nottinghamshire's task looked steep. They needed 19 for the last wicket with <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sidebottom" title="Ryan Sidebottom">Ryan Sidebottom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Smith_(cricketer,_born_1971)" title="Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971)">Greg Smith</a> batting – but Smith hit two fours as he ended with 16 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> to take Nottinghamshire to the victory. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/05-09SEP2005/NOTTS_GLOUCS_NLF_09SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_9_September">Table at 9 September</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=117" title="Edit section: Table at 9 September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 9 September 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>8</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>34 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_week_of_September">Second week of September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=118" title="Edit section: Second week of September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Middlesex_v_Glamorgan_(11_September)"><span id="Middlesex_v_Glamorgan_.2811_September.29"></span>Middlesex v Glamorgan (11 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=119" title="Edit section: Middlesex v Glamorgan (11 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by five runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Scott_Styris" title="Scott Styris">Scott Styris</a> redeemed some early expensive <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> to come back and win the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a> game for <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a> with his <a href="/wiki/Bowling_(cricket)" title="Bowling (cricket)">bowling</a>. It was the Crusaders who batted first, though, against a <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_Dragons" class="mw-redirect" title="Glamorgan Dragons">Glamorgan Dragons</a> side whose National League season had been their only light point after thirteen Championship defeats thus far. After <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> departed for 6, fifties from <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> sent Middlesex to 133 for 1. <a href="/wiki/Dean_Cosker" title="Dean Cosker">Dean Cosker</a> took two quick <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a>, but a late cameo from left-hander <a href="/wiki/Ed_Joyce" title="Ed Joyce">Ed Joyce</a> saw Middlesex to a total of 239 for 5. <a href="/wiki/Peter_Trego" title="Peter Trego">Peter Trego</a> then removed both openers, before <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> took him apart, and Trego ended with the strange <a href="/wiki/Bowling_analysis" title="Bowling analysis">bowling analysis</a> of 4–1–31–2. Wharf was eventually caught by Smith, but <a href="/wiki/David_Hemp" title="David Hemp">David Hemp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Cherry" title="Dan Cherry">Dan Cherry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Grant_(cricketer)" title="Richard Grant (cricketer)">Richard Grant</a> forged good <a href="/wiki/Partnership_(cricket)" title="Partnership (cricket)">partnerships</a> with <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell_(Glamorgan_cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Powell (Glamorgan cricketer)">Michael Powell</a>, and Glamorgan looked good at 219 for 5. Styris had the last laugh, however, taking three wickets in the late overs as Glamorgan lost the last five men for 15 runs – bowling Glamorgan out with eight balls remaining in their quota and leaving Powell stranded on 83 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/11SEP2005/MIDDX_GLAM_NLF_11SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Nottinghamshire_v_Worcestershire_(11_September)"><span id="Nottinghamshire_v_Worcestershire_.2811_September.29"></span>Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire (11 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=120" title="Edit section: Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire (11 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by five wickets</b></i> </p><p>Despite little help from the rest of the batting line-up, <a href="/wiki/Ben_Smith_(English_cricketer)" title="Ben Smith (English cricketer)">Ben Smith</a> with 58 and <a href="/wiki/Steven_Davies" title="Steven Davies">Steven Davies</a> and 43 gave <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> a total of 200, after <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a>' <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sidebottom" title="Ryan Sidebottom">Ryan Sidebottom</a> had bowled four <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">maiden overs</a> and limited the scoring. Worcestershire made it to 200 for 9, however, but with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fleming" title="Stephen Fleming">Stephen Fleming</a> making 73 in his first match for Nottinghamshire following the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealanders_in_Zimbabwe_in_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealanders in Zimbabwe in 2005">tour of Zimbabwe with the New Zealand team</a>, Nottinghamshire made it to the target with five wickets in hand, despite <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ray_Price_(cricketer)" title="Ray Price (cricketer)">Ray Price</a> taking two wickets each. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/11SEP2005/NOTTS_WORCS_NLF_11SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged August 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Glamorgan_v_Hampshire_(13_September)"><span id="Glamorgan_v_Hampshire_.2813_September.29"></span>Glamorgan v Hampshire (13 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=121" title="Edit section: Glamorgan v Hampshire (13 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Glamorgan (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 151 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> recorded a victory at their home ground <a href="/wiki/SWALEC_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="SWALEC Stadium">Sophia Gardens</a>, despite being tied down in mid-match by <a href="/wiki/Sean_Ervine" title="Sean Ervine">Sean Ervine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> who took two <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a> each and both conceded less than 40 runs. <a href="/wiki/Wicket-keeper" title="Wicket-keeper">Wicket-keeper</a> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wallace_(cricketer)" title="Mark Wallace (cricketer)">Mark Wallace</a> hit one six and one four in a valuable hit-out late on, while <a href="/wiki/Michael_Powell_(Glamorgan_cricketer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Powell (Glamorgan cricketer)">Michael Powell</a> had set the pace with 52. Then, <a href="/wiki/Hampshire_Hawks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hampshire Hawks">Hampshire Hawks</a> were shot down in the chase. <a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(cricketer)" title="David Harrison (cricketer)">David Harrison</a> had <a href="/wiki/John_Crawley" title="John Crawley">John Crawley</a> caught with the second ball of the match, and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Davies_(cricketer,_born_1976)" title="Andrew Davies (cricketer, born 1976)">Andrew Davies</a> followed up, getting <a href="/wiki/Greg_Lamb" title="Greg Lamb">Greg Lamb</a> and Ervine caught behind. With <a href="/wiki/James_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1980)" title="James Adams (cricketer, born 1980)">James Adams</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> by Harrison, Hampshire had scored seven runs for four wickets, and their lower order never recovered. <a href="/wiki/Jono_McLean" title="Jono McLean">Jono McLean</a> was the first to hit into double figures, before he too was caught behind off Davies, and Harrison then took two as Hampshire were 33 for 7. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Latouf" title="Kevin Latouf">Kevin Latouf</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shaun_Udal" title="Shaun Udal">Shaun Udal</a> adjusted somewhat, adding 19 for the eighth wicket, but first change bowler <a href="/wiki/Alex_Wharf" title="Alex Wharf">Alex Wharf</a> cleaned up them as well, leaving Hampshire all out for 69 – the lowest score of the National League Division One all season, and giving Glamorgan the highest victory by runs in the division all season. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://live.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/13-14SEP2005/GLAM_HANTS_NLF_13SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_13_September">Table at 13 September</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=122" title="Edit section: Table at 13 September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 13 September 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>11</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>9</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>38 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>14</td> <td>5</td> <td>8</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_Sunday_of_September">Third Sunday of September</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=123" title="Edit section: Third Sunday of September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Essex_v_Worcestershire_(18_September)"><span id="Essex_v_Worcestershire_.2818_September.29"></span>Essex v Worcestershire (18 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=124" title="Edit section: Essex v Worcestershire (18 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by four wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> continued on their winning ways with their twelfth <a href="/wiki/National_League_(cricket)" class="mw-redirect" title="National League (cricket)">National League</a> victory of the season, taking a win in the last over thanks to a 78-run <a href="/wiki/Partnership_(cricket)" title="Partnership (cricket)">stand</a> between <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ravinder_Bopara" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravinder Bopara">Ravinder Bopara</a>. However, it was <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Worcestershire Royals">Worcestershire Royals</a> who won the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">toss</a> and batted first, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Moore_(cricketer)" title="Stephen Moore (cricketer)">Stephen Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a> (coming in for <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gayle" title="Chris Gayle">Chris Gayle</a> who retired hurt) adding 103 for the first wicket. Gayle returned when Solanki was dismissed, hitting 44, and 25 from <a href="/wiki/Ben_Smith_(English_cricketer)" title="Ben Smith (English cricketer)">Ben Smith</a> helped Worcestershire to 227 for 5. <a href="/wiki/Andre_Adams" title="Andre Adams">Andre Adams</a> took three wickets as Worcestershire lost four for one solitary run, but Smith hung in there with number 11 <a href="/wiki/Nadeem_Malik_(cricketer)" title="Nadeem Malik (cricketer)">Nadeem Malik</a> and ensured a total of 240 for 9. Essex lost <a href="/wiki/Captain_(cricket)" title="Captain (cricket)">captain</a> <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_Irani" title="Ronnie Irani">Ronnie Irani</a> for nine early on, but a stroke-filled half-century from <a href="/wiki/Alastair_Cook" title="Alastair Cook">Alastair Cook</a> sent Essex to 135 for 3, and <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a> then hit four sixes to complete a run-a-ball 81. Despite two late <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wickets</a> from <a href="/wiki/Kabir_Ali" title="Kabir Ali">Kabir Ali</a>, Bopara saw Essex home with five deliveries to spare to finish on 46 not out. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/18SEP2005/ESSEX_WORCS_NLF_18SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Lancashire_v_Middlesex_(18_September)"><span id="Lancashire_v_Middlesex_.2818_September.29"></span>Lancashire v Middlesex (18 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=125" title="Edit section: Lancashire v Middlesex (18 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Middlesex (4pts) beat Lancashire (0pts) by 44 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_Crusaders" class="mw-redirect" title="Middlesex Crusaders">Middlesex Crusaders</a>' middle-order batsman <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Dalrymple" title="Jamie Dalrymple">Jamie Dalrymple</a> took the <a href="/wiki/Lancashire_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="Lancashire Lightning">Lancashire Lightning</a> bowlers on to hit 63 from 33 balls in the late overs of the match at <a href="/wiki/Old_Trafford_Cricket_Ground" title="Old Trafford Cricket Ground">Old Trafford</a>, as the Lightning were sent into the relegation zone in Division One. Middlesex batted first, with <a href="/wiki/Paul_Weekes" title="Paul Weekes">Paul Weekes</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(cricketer)" title="Ed Smith (cricketer)">Ed Smith</a> adding 90 for the first wicket, before <a href="/wiki/Murali_Kartik" title="Murali Kartik">Murali Kartik</a> broke through thrice – ending with three for 43. <a href="/wiki/Owais_Shah" title="Owais Shah">Owais Shah</a> and Dalrymple added 76 for the fourth wicket, however, hitting 21 boundaries on their way to half-centuries, and Middlesex posted a total of 263 for 4. <a href="/wiki/Mal_Loye" title="Mal Loye">Mal Loye</a> swatted two sixes and a four before being caught by Dalrymple for 19, who took four catches in the Lancashire innings – including one off his own bowling. The Lightning fell to 94 for 5, with four Middlesex bowlers getting one wicket each, and despite <a href="/wiki/All-rounder" title="All-rounder">all-rounder</a> <a href="/wiki/Glen_Chapple" title="Glen Chapple">Glen Chapple</a> recording his first one-day half-century of the season with 71, and they were bowled out for 219 an over before the end. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/18SEP2005/LANCS_MIDDX_NLF_18SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Table_at_18_September">Table at 18 September</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=126" title="Edit section: Table at 18 September"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>totesport League – Division One at 18 September 2005 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>52 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>6</td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>5</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_round">Final round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=127" title="Edit section: Final round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Gloucestershire_v_Glamorgan_(25_September)"><span id="Gloucestershire_v_Glamorgan_.2825_September.29"></span>Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (25 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=128" title="Edit section: Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (25 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Glamorgan (0pts) by three wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a> made it past <a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a> to take a victory in their final game of the season, but they were still relegated into Division Two, thus suffering relegation in both forms of cricket. Winning the <a href="/wiki/Toss_(cricket)" title="Toss (cricket)">toss</a> and bowling first, Gloucestershire's spinners <a href="/wiki/Malinga_Bandara" title="Malinga Bandara">Malinga Bandara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Hardinges" title="Mark Hardinges">Mark Hardinges</a> shared four for 87 in their 18 overs after the opening bowlers <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lewis_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Jon Lewis (cricketer, born 1975)">Jon Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Averis" title="James Averis">James Averis</a> went wicketless. Gloucestershire did concede 32 <a href="/wiki/Extra_(cricket)" title="Extra (cricket)">extras</a>, however, as Glamorgan assembled 262 for 8. <a href="/wiki/Steve_Adshead" class="mw-redirect" title="Steve Adshead">Steve Adshead</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kadeer_Ali" title="Kadeer Ali">Kadeer Ali</a> added 86 for Gloucestershire's first wicket, before <a href="/wiki/Craig_Spearman" title="Craig Spearman">Craig Spearman</a> took on the Gloucestershire bowlers to hit 80 off 71 balls. Despite his dismissal to send the score to 228 for 6, Bandara, Lewis and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Alleyne" title="Mark Alleyne">Mark Alleyne</a> added the required runs, as Gloucestershire won with 14 balls to spare. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/25SEP2005/GLOUCS_GLAM_NLF_25SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hampshire_v_Nottinghamshire_(25_September)"><span id="Hampshire_v_Nottinghamshire_.2825_September.29"></span>Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (25 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=129" title="Edit section: Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (25 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Nottinghamshire (4pts) beat Hampshire (0pts) by 37 runs on the <a href="/wiki/Duckworth%E2%80%93Lewis_method" class="mw-redirect" title="Duckworth–Lewis method">Duckworth–Lewis method</a></b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a> were defeated by Nottinghamshire, in particular <a href="/wiki/David_Hussey" title="David Hussey">David Hussey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sidebottom" title="Ryan Sidebottom">Ryan Sidebottom</a>, to go down into Division Two in front of their home crowd. The visiting <a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_Outlaws" class="mw-redirect" title="Nottinghamshire Outlaws">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a> batted first, and after a slow start where <a href="/wiki/Anurag_Singh_(cricketer,_born_1975)" title="Anurag Singh (cricketer, born 1975)">Anurag Singh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Fleming" title="Stephen Fleming">Stephen Fleming</a> had accumulated forties to see them to 101 for 3, Hussey hit loose. He hit five sixes in a 53-ball 75 which, together with 26 off 13 balls from <a href="/wiki/Mark_Ealham" title="Mark Ealham">Mark Ealham</a>, took Nottinghamshire to 248 for 5. Then rain intervened, cutting 25 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a> off the Hampshire effort. When they came back to bat, Hampshire were set 165 to win – and duly lost six wickets for 58 runs, <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Clough" title="Gareth Clough">Gareth Clough</a> having two men <a href="/wiki/Bowled" title="Bowled">bowled</a> and captain <a href="/wiki/Shane_Warne" title="Shane Warne">Shane Warne</a> lbw. <a href="/wiki/Jono_McLean" title="Jono McLean">Jono McLean</a> hit 36 from number eight, but Hampshire were still taken out for 127 a ball before the end – <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Sidebottom" title="Ryan Sidebottom">Ryan Sidebottom</a> finishing them off by having <a href="/wiki/Billy_Taylor_(cricketer,_born_1977)" title="Billy Taylor (cricketer, born 1977)">Billy Taylor</a> caught for 0. Sidebottom thus finished with three for 13 from 23 balls. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/25SEP2005/HANTS_NOTTS_NLF_25SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Northamptonshire_v_Essex_(25_September)"><span id="Northamptonshire_v_Essex_.2825_September.29"></span>Northamptonshire v Essex (25 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=130" title="Edit section: Northamptonshire v Essex (25 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Essex (4pts) beat Northamptonshire (0pts) by seven wickets</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Essex_Eagles" class="mw-redirect" title="Essex Eagles">Essex Eagles</a> took their thirteenth win in sixteen matches to round off their one-day season and end with a 16-point victory overall. Their bowlers built the foundation for this victory, as all seven bowlers to be used got at least one <a href="/wiki/Wicket" title="Wicket">wicket</a>, and despite half-centuries from <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_cricket_team" title="Australia national cricket team">Australians</a> <a href="/wiki/Martin_Love" title="Martin Love">Martin Love</a> and <a href="/wiki/Damien_Wright" title="Damien Wright">Damien Wright</a> <a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_Steelbacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Northamptonshire Steelbacks">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a> were bowled out for 208. Wright then took two wickets to set Essex back to 22 for 2, but <a href="/wiki/Alastair_Cook" title="Alastair Cook">Alastair Cook</a> then followed his 117 <a href="/wiki/Not_out" title="Not out">not out</a> against <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire</a> in the County Championship earlier on in the week. His 110-ball 94 – a career best <a href="/wiki/List_A_Limited_Overs" class="mw-redirect" title="List A Limited Overs">List A</a> score, improving his previous best by 32 runs – was part of a 168-run stand with <a href="/wiki/Grant_Flower" title="Grant Flower">Grant Flower</a>, which took Essex to the brink, with 190 for 3. Flower then hit the remaining 19 runs with <a href="/wiki/Ravinder_Bopara" class="mw-redirect" title="Ravinder Bopara">Ravinder Bopara</a>, and Essex won with seven wickets and 25 balls in hand. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/25SEP2005/NORTHANTS_ESSEX_NLF_25SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Worcestershire_v_Lancashire_(25_September)"><span id="Worcestershire_v_Lancashire_.2825_September.29"></span>Worcestershire v Lancashire (25 September)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=131" title="Edit section: Worcestershire v Lancashire (25 September)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><b>Lancashire (4pts) beat Worcestershire (0pts) by 75 runs</b></i> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a> ensured continued survival in Division One of the National League with a victory over <a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a> in a rain-shortened match that was cut down from 45 to 33 <a href="/wiki/Over_(cricket)" title="Over (cricket)">overs</a>. <a href="/wiki/David_Leatherdale" title="David Leatherdale">David Leatherdale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gareth_Batty" title="Gareth Batty">Gareth Batty</a> took early wickets, as Lancashire lost their first four wickets for 65 runs, but <a href="/wiki/Glen_Chapple" title="Glen Chapple">Glen Chapple</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Law" title="Stuart Law">Stuart Law</a> added 84 for the fifth wicket, and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hogg" title="Kyle Hogg">Kyle Hogg</a> also provided quick runs as Lancashire ended on 186 for 8. The six Lancashire bowlers then shared out wickets, as <a href="/wiki/James_Anderson_(cricketer)" title="James Anderson (cricketer)">James Anderson</a> ended with three for 12 including <a href="/wiki/England_cricket_team" title="England cricket team">England</a> batsman <a href="/wiki/Vikram_Solanki" title="Vikram Solanki">Vikram Solanki</a>, while spinners <a href="/wiki/Murali_Kartik" title="Murali Kartik">Murali Kartik</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Symonds" title="Andrew Symonds">Andrew Symonds</a> took two each as Worcestershire were bowled out for 111. No Worcestershire batsman passed 25, and thus Worcestershire fell down into Division Two. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/ENG_LOCAL/NLF/SCORECARDS/25SEP2005/WORCS_LANCS_NLF_25SEP2005.html">(Cricinfo scorecard)</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_table">Final table</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=National_League_Division_One_in_2005&action=edit&section=132" title="Edit section: Final table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>2005 totesport League – Division One </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Pos </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Pld </th> <th>W </th> <th>L </th> <th>NR </th> <th>Pts </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Essex County Cricket Club">Essex Eagles</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>13</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>56 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club" title="Middlesex County Cricket Club">Middlesex Crusaders</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>10</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Northamptonshire County Cricket Club">Northamptonshire Steelbacks</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td>2</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club" title="Glamorgan County Cricket Club">Glamorgan Dragons</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club">Nottinghamshire Outlaws</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Lancashire County Cricket Club">Lancashire Lightning</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Gloucestershire County Cricket Club">Gloucestershire Gladiators</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>6</td> <td>9</td> <td>1</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Worcestershire County Cricket Club">Worcestershire Royals</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club" title="Hampshire County Cricket Club">Hampshire Hawks</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>5</td> <td>10</td> <td>1</td> <td>22 </td></tr></tbody></table>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; 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