Matches played 23 April 2006

• Essex v Glamorgan at Chelmsford, 23 Apr 2006
• Gloucestershire v Middlesex at Bristol, 23 Apr 2006
• Ireland v Hampshire at Dublin, 23 Apr 2006
• Kent v Somerset at Canterbury, 23 Apr 2006
• Lancashire v Leicestershire at Manchester, 23 Apr 2006
• Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire at Nottingham, 23 Apr 2006
• Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, 23 Apr 2006