ROUND 12 MATCHES - 21 JULY 1996

 Essex v Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford, 21 Jul 1996
 Essex v Nottinghamshire, Report
 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire at Cheltenham, 21 Jul 1996
 Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Report
 Lancashire v Derbyshire at Old Trafford, 21 Jul 1996
 Lancashire v Derbyshire, Report
 Northamptonshire v Middlesex at Northampton, 21 Jul 1996
 Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Report
 Surrey v Sussex at Guildford, 21 Jul 1996
 Surrey v Sussex, Report
 Worcestershire v Durham at Worcester, 21 Jul 1996
 Worcestershire v Durham, Report
 Yorkshire v Hampshire at Headingley, 21 Jul 1996
 Yorkshire v Hampshire, Report