T20 Blast round-up: Lynn stars in Northants victory

T20 Blast round-up: Lynn stars in Northants victoryImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Chris Lynn played a match-winning hand as Northants beat WarwickshireByJoseph ChapmanBBC Sport EnglandPublished31 May 2026, 19:11 BST26 CommentsUpdated 45 minutes agoChris Lynn scored an unbeaten century as Northamptonshire defeated Warwickshire to maintain their 100% record in the T20 Blast with a fourth straight win.The Australian opener hammered 115 from 59 balls, including five sixes and 13 fours, as the Steelbacks won by six wickets at Edgbaston. D'Arcy Short scored 82 runs and claimed four wickets as Gloucestershire defeated Yorkshire by 56 runs in their cross-pool match at Headingley.In the South Group, leaders Hampshire defeated Middlesex and Kent beat Surrey, both by eight wickets, while there were also wins for Nottinghamshire over Durham and Essex against Derbyshire.Men's T20 Blast fixtures and resultsMen's T20 Blast tablesShort helps Glos topple Yorks, Essex edge out DerbyshireImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, D'Arcy Short took four wickets for Gloucestershire after scoring 82 with the batYorkshire fell to a 56-run defeat by the South Group's second-placed side Gloucestershire at Headingley despite Adam Lyth's knock of 97.D'Arcy Short's 82 from 50 balls led the way with the bat for Gloucestershire and he was supported by T20 debutant Joe Phillips, who contributed 42 as the visitors finished on 217-6. Hasan Ali was the pick of the Yorkshire bowlers with figures of 3-29.Short then did damage with the ball, dismissing Moeen Ali and Matthew Revis in successive deliveries to finish with figures of 4-31 as Yorkshire finished on 161 all out, although they remain at the top of the North Group.Derbyshire suffered a third loss of the competition as they left Chelmsford on the receiving end of a five-wicket defeat by Essex.Having won the toss, the Falcons' decision to bat first looked as though it had backfired when Simon H...