T20 Blast: Yorkshire in quarter-finals as Hampshire secure home tie

in surrey A place against was not too bad Essex They are 42-1 in the sixth over.

But the hosts were bowled out for 123, with Matt Critchley the pick of the Essex bowlers, taking 3-16 from four overs and only Josh Phillip (33) making more than 30.

Michael Pepper scored a superb unbeaten 71 for Essex, who made light work of the run chase, knocking it out in 17 overs.

Defeat to Surrey meant they moved past Hampshire into second place and surrendered the chance of a home quarter-final.

Hilton Cartwright and Ben Mayes put on a superb partnership of 112 runs in 10 overs to rescue the already qualified. Hampshire Run the chase and beat Sussex For four wickets.

Chasing 187, Cartwright scored 70 off just 31 balls and Mayes remained unbeaten on 55 as the Hawks recovered from 61-5 to secure a last-ball win.

Dan Hughes scored 55 and Charlie Tear scored 40 for Sussex unbeaten but it was not enough as the Hove side finished bottom of the group with just three wins from their 12 games.

A win for Hampshire confirmed the home quarter-finals.

Middlesex They ended another disappointing campaign with a consolation 14-run win over a dead rubber Kent Spitfires At Canterbury

Zafar Gohar took 3-38, including the wicket of Zak Crowley (10), as the Spitfires fell short of their victory target after Ben Geddes top-scored with 32 in a Middlesex effort of 172-6.