ROUND 1 MATCHES - 5 MAY 1996

 Derbyshire v Leicestershire at Derby, 5 May 1996
 Derbyshire v Leicestershire, Report
 Durham v Northamptonshire at Chester-le-Street, 5 May 1996
 Durham v Northamptonshire, Report
 Glamorgan v Yorkshire at Cardiff, 5 May 1996
 Glamorgan v Yorkshire, Report
 Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury, 5 May 1996
 Kent v Lancashire, Report
 Middlesex v Gloucestershire at London, 5 May 1996
 Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Report
 Nottinghamshire v Sussex at Nottingham, 5 May 1996
 Nottinghamshire v Sussex, Report
 Somerset v Surrey at Tauton, 5 May 1996
 Somerset v Surrey, Report
 Worcestershire v Essex at Worcester, 5 May 1996
 Worcestershire v Essex, Report