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Flintoff hit a six and four fours as, with 19 from Gareth Cross and 14 not out from Stuart Law, his side knocked off a target of 74 in just 11.5 overs.

The Scots were dismissed for just 73 in 37 painful overs at Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh.

Tom Smith led the bowling with three for 14, with England seamer James Anderson taking a couple as Majod Haq topscored with 23.

Yorkshire enjoyed a 25-run victory over Derbyshire after a long rain delay.

Adil Rashid cracked 41 off 36 balls as the hosts made 119 for seven off 24 overs and Derbyshire never recovered from being 27 for four and were bowled out with eight balls remaining.

Northamptonshire won by four wickets with just seven balls to spare after successfully chasing down Warwickshire's 293 for five in their Midlands Division clash.

Robert White was the hero with 111 off 113 balls, including three sixes and nine fours, with David Sales chipping in with 60 and Lance Klusener 23no.

Darren Maddy (77), Ian Westwood (65) and Jonathan Trott (60) all made substantial scores for the visitors as former South Africa spinner Nicky Boje's three for 54 failed to stem the scoring.

Australian Adam Voges topscored with 60 as Nottinghamshire recovered from 19 for three to post 217 for nine against Ireland and eventually win in Dublin by 56 runs.

Chris Read chipped in with 45 and Graeme Swann and Mark Ealham 21 apiece as Kevin O'Brien finished with four for 31.

Mark Ealham picked up four for 39 as Ireland were dismissed for 161.

A rain-reduced match cost Matthew Wood the chance of a century against Gloucestershire as he finished 91 not out in Glamorgan's 174 for four off 42 overs in the South West Division before the weather prevented any further play.

Wood carried his bat for 136 balls, hitting nine fours, and was assisted by David Hemp (50) in an opening stand of 119.

Worcestershire were 154 for eight in the 39th over of their match against Somerset when thunder and lightning brought an early finish with Daryl Mitchell 41no.

In another rain-interrupted match Kent came up an agonising six runs short of their revised target of 173 from 33 overs against Middlesex after they were bowled out off the final ball in their South East Division game.

Martin van Jaarsveld got their chase off to a good start but despite the best efforts of Darren Stevens (25), Azhar Mahmood (21) and Ryan McLaren (14no) the visitors came up short.

Middlesex's Billy Godleman made 43, Andrew Strauss 33 and Eoin Morgan 29no had all contributed in their total of 177 for eight off 36.5 overs.

Grant Flower (75), Ryan ten Doeschate (61), Ravi Bopara (59) and James Foster (35no) helped Essex post 291 for eight on the way to victory over Sussex at Chelmsford.

The visitors, set a revised target of 156 from 24 overs, saw former England wicketkeeper Matt Prior hit 50 at the top of the order and despite Murray Goodwin's 29 they lost by 14 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Sporting Life / Eurosport