ROUND 18 MATCHES - 1 SEPTEMBER 1996

 Derbyshire v Worcestershire at Chesterfield, 1 Sep 1996
 Durham v Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street, 1 Sep 1996
 Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire at Bristol, 1 Sep 1996
 Hampshire v Middlesex at Portsmouth, 1 Sep 1996
 Kent v Nottinghamshire at Tunbridge Wells, 1 Sep 1996
 Kent v Nottinghamshire, Report
 Leicestershire v Somerset at Leicester, 1 Sep 1996
 Surrey v Warwickshire at The Oval, 1 Sep 1996
 Sussex v Lancashire at Hove, 1 Sep 1996
 Yorkshire v Essex at Leeds, 1 Sep 1996