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Steven Davies cracked a century before Gareth Andrew and Gareth Batty ripped through Lancashire in a convincing 105-run win for Worcestershire in the NatWest Pro40.

Davies hit three sixes and 12 fours in an 83-ball 103 not out that lifted the Royals to 189 for five in a Division One match reduced to 25 overs at Old Trafford.

It was a target that proved well beyond the hosts, who crashed to 84 all out, with Andrew taking three for 12 and Batty a brilliant three for two from three overs.

Ollie Rayner scrambled a single off the final ball as Sussex beat Durham by three wickets at the Riverside.

Wicketkeeper Phil Mustard hit 82 as Durham ran up 221 for six from 38 overs, with Sussex's pursuit of a revised target of 224 aided by Matt Prior's 79.

Somerset ended Nottinghamshire's 100% record with a thrilling three-wicket victory, clinching the win off the penultimate ball at Taunton.

Omari Banks made the winning hit after Craig Kieswetter (57), Zander de Bruyn (44), James Hildreth (38) and Wes Durston (36) had chipped away at a target of 241. Adam Voges (68no) and Will Jefferson (53) top-scored in Notts' 240 for seven, but it was a savage last over assault from Paul Franks (34no) which ensured a challenging total.

Mark Hardinges, who is to be released at the end of the season, was the Gloucestershire hero with an unbeaten 27 that saw his side to a thrilling two-wicket win over Hampshire at Cheltenham.

The Hawks posted an imposing 236 for four in a 35-over contest but Hamish Marshall (47) and Marcus North (56) kept the Gladiators in it. Hardinges then crashed 27 from 20 balls, including two sixes and a four, to see them over the finish line with one ball to spare.

In Division Two, Jacques du Toit's superb 144 from 119 balls with 14 fours and five sixes was surprisingly not enough to earn victory for Glamorgan, who lost by four wickets to Leicestershire at Colwyn Bay.