Warwickshire Bears will be aiming to consolidate their grip on the First Division of the Norwich Union League when they meet Somerset Sabres at Edgbaston this Sunday. The Bears made short work of Durham Dynamos on Jubilee Day, their third win out of three in the competition, and one that put them four points clear at the head of the table. The Sabres have hardly been rattling this season - they're one of three Division One teams yet to get points on the board.

Worcestershire Royals will also be aiming to build on Jubilee success. Full of confidence after their Headingley win on Tuesday, they have much travelling to do - first to Chelmsford for Thursday's B & H semi-final, then to Oakham School for Sunday's NUL game against Leicestershire Foxes, who were snared by Glamorgan Dragons at Grace Road earlier this week in their first defeat of the season.

The Dragons themselves, like the Royals unbeaten in two matches, have home advantage on Sunday as they take on Kent Spitfires at Cardiff. The Spitfires' own season took off on Jubilee Day as they secured their first NUL victory over Notts Outlaws at Tunbridge Wells.

The Outlaws are in danger of becoming the outcasts, after three defeats off the reel in Division One. They have home advantage on Sunday, but Yorkshire Phoenix, with two wins out of three despite Tuesday's defeat, aren't likely to make it easy for them.

In Division Two, the pick of the games looks to be at Northampton, between Northants Steelbacks and Gloucestershire Gladiators, both fresh from Jubilee Day victories. The Steelbacks (two wins out of two) top the table by virtue of their superior run rate, but the Gladiators (two out of three) are never to be under-estimated despite their quarter-final exit from the Benson & Hedges Cup.

Second-placed Hampshire Hawks (also two out of two) will be hoping to take the sting out of Derbyshire Scorpions at The Rose Bowl. The Scorpions have lacked bite so far, although they have a win under their belts. An inferior run rate has left them second from bottom in the table.

The bottom-placed club, Middlesex Crusaders, are still searching for their first success. They have just two points from an abandoned game as they meet Sussex Sharks (one win out of three) at Lord's.

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