Australians make hay in the sunshine

Australian tornado: Andrew Symonds launches another six on his way to a 37-ball 96 not out at Beckenham

Australia's Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds came close to becoming the first Twenty20 centurians, but both had to be content with guiding their sides to victory.

Hodge cracked 97 off 61 balls and Paul Nixon chipped in with four sixes in a 26-ball 43 as Leicestershire scored 174 for 6, a total which was too good for Yorkshire despite a spirited 71 from 34 balls by Yuvraj Singh.Scorecard

Symonds smashed three sixes and 14 fours on his way to a 37-ball 96 not out as Kent overwhelmed Hampshire at Beckenham, racing to a six-wicket win with a remarkable eight overs to spare. Scorecard

Another Australian, Mike Hussey, made 79 not out off 58 balls to steer Northamptonshire to a 23-run win over Glamorgan. Chasing 160 to win, only Robert Croft (53) offered any significant resistance as Glamorgan were always off the pace. Scorecard

At Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire's Richard Logan took 5 for 26 from his four overs to help bowl out Lancashire for 120, and then Kevin Pietersen hit a quickfire 58 as Nottinghamshire eased to a seven-wicket victory with five balls in hand. Scorecard

Another large crowd basked in the sunshine at Imber Court as Surrey made it three wins out of three with a four-wicket success over Sussex. Adam Hollioake's 4 for 31 helped restrict Sussex to 143 for 8, and Surrey reached their target with almost two overs to spare. Scorecard