Last season Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire in July. After that Worcestershire did not lose another John Player League match. Worcestershire finished runners-up in the League. That defeat by Nottinghamshire could have cost them £1,000 in prize money. To win a one-day competition, every match is for the major prize.

With news of today's other fixtures: Derbyshire v Sussex, Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, Hampshire v Yorkshire, Kent v Essex, Somerset v Middlesex, Surrey v Gloucestershire. Warwickshire v Leicestershire

Commentators at Trent Bridge, John Arlott and Jim Laker