T20 Blast: Michael Pepper hits ton in Essex win over Middlesex

At Emirates Old Trafford, a fine all-round performance from Green helped Lancashire claim their second win of the competition with a comfortable 57-run victory over Derbyshire.

Asked to bat first, Lancashire posted 179-7 in their 20 overs thanks to the platform laid by Josh Bohannon (39 off 24 balls) and Tom Bruce (35).

That allowed Steven Croft (17 off 10 balls) and Green to accelerate late on, with the Australian all-rounder hitting two sixes in a final over that cost 22 to finish with 22 not out off 11 balls.

Green then claimed 4-12 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 122 in reply, with only Brooke Guest (42) offering any real resistance.

There was also an impressive all-round display from Jordan Thompson as Yorkshire claimed a comprehensive win over previously unbeaten Northants Steelbacks at Northampton.

Chasing 187 to win, Northants were restricted to 157-8 as Thompson took 3-18, while Dom Bess and Matt Revis took two wickets each.

Ravi Bopara had kept the hosts in the hunt with 35 off 21 balls to follow bowling figures of 4-34 and Ricardo Vasconcelos made 37, but with wickets falling regularly, Yorkshire were never really under threat.

Joe Root (35) and Dawid Malan (41) got Yorkshire off to an explosive start, putting on 67 in 8.1 overs before they faltered to 100-4 in the 13th over.

But a record fifth-wicket partnership for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire of 64 between Shan Masood and Dom Bess and some final over hitting from Thompson, who finished 20 not out off seven balls, helped them reach 186-6.