Birmingham remain clear in Group North after playing Nottinghamshire for 57

Nottinghamshire were bowled out for their lowest ever Vitality Blast total as North group leaders Birmingham Bears flexed their bowling muscle to claim a nine-wicket win at Trent Bridge.

The hosts were bowled out for just 57 – the fourth-lowest score by any county since the 20-over format entered the calendar in 2003 – as all seven Birmingham bowlers took a wicket, George Garton, Jake Lintott and Moeen Ali claiming two each. .

The Bears’ batsmen needed just 32 balls to complete the demolition, Rob Yates top-scoring with an unbeaten 35, as Birmingham claimed a sixth straight win in a game that lasted just 100 minutes.

Birmingham are now three points clear of Lancashire, who saw Luke Wood smash the penultimate ball of the match for six to earn a two-wicket win over Worcestershire at Emirates Old Trafford.

Josh Cobb’s 53-ball 74 helped Worcestershire to 181 for four, but despite taking Lancashire wickets at regular intervals, they could not finish off the home side, for whom Tom Bruce’s unbeaten 50 took brought within touching distance before Wood’s late strike.

Surrey held their nerve in an equally tense finish to beat Kent by five points in a rain-shortened Vitality Blast clash at Kia Oval to cement their grip on the South Group.

Surrey, sent into bat and without the likes of Dan Lawrence, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope and Jason Roy, did well to reach 103 for five in their allotted 10 overs after play was delayed by rain for almost two hours and a half. .

Another spell of rain saw Kent’s target revised to 87 from eight overs, but despite late bursts from Feroze Khushi (35) and Sam Billings (14 not out), the visitors were held just short on 81 for three.

A seventh win in 10 games leaves Surrey four points clear of Sussex – who have a game in hand – with Somerset and Essex a point further back after both suffered defeat on Sunday.

Holders Somerset suffered a rare home defeat as they suffered a five-wicket defeat at the hands of arch-rivals Gloucestershire in an entertaining derby at Taunton.

Ben Charlesworth hit the fifth ball of the final over for six to give Gloucestershire victory as they chased down Somerset’s 194 for six at the death, joining their neighbors by 11 runs in the process.

Essex were also beaten after Glamorgan claimed a 26-point win in Cardiff to record back-to-back Blast wins.

Glamorgan scored 182 for eight before bowling out Essex for 156, with the visitors unable to provide enough support for Paul Walker (53) and Adam Rossington (41).

Also on Sunday, Northamptonshire claimed a home win over Durham after Ben Sanderson’s superb four for 15 saw the visitors skittled out for 140 at Northampton.

The hosts were made to work for the win but secured it in the final to leapfrog their opponents into third place in Group North.

Alex Thomson, meanwhile, took three wickets in an over to give Derbyshire a convincing seven-wicket win over Yorkshire in Chesterfield.

Donovan Ferreira’s 44 off 32 balls led Yorkshire’s recovery after they slumped to 21 for five, Thomson sent back Dawid Malan, Adam Lyth and Shan Masood but it proved little trouble for Derbyshire , with David Lloyd (50) guiding them home.