What better way of celebrating Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee than by staging a round of Norwich Union League matches? The Norwich Union League is all about bringing the fun of the fair into cricket, and that is what is going to happen on Tuesday June 4th. Even the fixtures have a certain regal ring to them. Worcestershire Royals have a game and there is a match at Lord's where the nearest underground station is St. John's Wood. It's on the Jubilee Line.

Worcestershire Royals are in action at Headingley against joint leaders, Yorkshire Phoenix. A win for the Royals would take them up to eight points, the same as Phoenix, while eight-point Warwickshire Bears move back into Edgbaston once the Test is over to play Durham Dynamos.

There are two other Division One matches taking place. Two sides with four points each meet at Grace Road when Leicestershire Foxes take on Glamorgan Dragons, while Kent Spitfires play Nottinghamshire Outlaws. Neither of those two has registered a point yet, so the locals at Tunbridge Wells will be disgusted if they can't provide the reigning champions with their first win of this season.

In Division Two, there is one floodlit match taking place, with leaders Lancashire Lightening meeting Gloucestershire Gladiators at Old Trafford. The Gladiators are just two points behind in a clutch of teams on four, so will be looking to take over top spot.

The game at Lord's sees Middlesex Crusaders battling with unbeaten Hampshire Hawks, with the home side wanting their first win of the new campaign. Northamptonshire Steelbacks, with a record of one win from one match, play Surrey Lions, and another one-from-one oufit, Essex Eagles, travel to Horsham where Sussex Sharks might more accurately be named the Sussex Flounders. They have the unimpressive record of two defeats in two outings. No wonder they are in last place. Or should that be plaice?

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