Derbyshire set up an East Midland’s derby in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Cup. Their victory over Gloucestershire saw them sneak into the top four of Group A
ESPNcricinfo staff21-Aug-2014Derbyshire set up an East Midland’s derby in the quarter-finals of the Royal London Cup.Their victory over Gloucestershire saw them sneak into the top four of Group A and they will now face their nearest rivals at Trent Bridge on Tuesday.Derbyshire faced a must-win final group match and comfortably saw off Gloucestershire to qualify for the knockout stages and bring some much-needed goodwill to an otherwise difficult season.Gloucestershire’s defeat saw them sacrifice the chance of a home tie but they had already qualified for the quarter-finals and will now play Kent at Canterbury.Yorkshire were also easy winners on the final night of qualifying. Their comfortable victory over Hampshire saw them top Group A and earned them a home quarter-final against Durham on Thursday.The final tie sees Essex play Warwickshire at Chelsmford in a repeat of the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-final, where Essex will be out for revenge.Royal London Cup Quarter-finals
Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, Tuesday August 26, 14.00
Yorkshire v Durham, Thursday August 28 10.30
Essex v Warwickshire, Thursday August 28, 14.00
Kent v Gloucestershire, Friday August 29, 14.00*All quarter-finals have a reserve day