ROUND 18 MATCHES - 3-6 SEPTEMBER 1996

 Hampshire v Glamorgan at Southampton, 3-6 Sep 1996
 Hampshire v Glamorgan, Report
 Lancashire v Middlesex at Manchester, 3-5 Sep 1996
 Lancashire v Middlesex, Report
 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire at Nottingham, 3-6 Sep 1996
 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Report
 Somerset v Derbyshire at Taunton, 3-6 Sep 1996
 Somerset v Derbyshire, Report
 Surrey v Northamptonshire at The Oval, 3-6 Sep 1996
 Surrey v Northamptonshire, Report
 Warwickshire v Essex at Birmingham, 3-6 Sep 1996
 Warwickshire v Essex, Report
 Worcestershire v Sussex at Worcester, 3-5 Sep 1996
 Worcestershire v Sussex, Report