ROUND 2 MATCHES - 9-13 MAY 1996

 Hampshire v Essex at Southampton, 9-13 May 1996
 Hampshire v Essex, Report
 Lancashire v Leicestershire at Old Trafford, 9-13 May 1996
 Lancashire v Leicestershire, Report
 Middlesex v Durham at Lord's, 9-13 May 1996
 Middlesex v Durham, Report
 Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, 9-13 May 1996
 Northamptonshire v Glamorgan, Report
 Somerset v Nottinghamshire at Taunton, 9-11 May 1996
 Somerset v Nottinghamshire, Report
 Surrey v Kent at The Oval, 9-13 May 1996
 Surrey v Kent, Report
 Sussex v Warwickshire at Hove, 9-13 May 1996
 Sussex v Warwickshire, Report
 Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Sheffield, 9-13 May 1996
 Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Report