Chris Nash and Joe Gatting have Sussex riding high in Friends Life T20 South Group Sussex's former Essex player, Scott Styris, was man of the match after making a quickfire 36 and claiming two for 28. Luke Wright and Nash set the tone by smashing 21 runs off the second over from Graham Napier as Sussex raced to 74 without loss after the six-over powerplay. Wright carried on where he left off against Middlesex on Friday night when he made 91, hitting sixes off David Masters and Napier before slapping a full toss from Ryan ten Doeschate straight to long off for 40 off 21 balls. The Eagles were well behind the run-rate at halfway on 74 for two. but some powerful hitting from Greg Smith and Foster gave them hope of pulling off a sensational win. Smith hit three sixes in his 26-ball 39 before being bowled by Will Beer, while Foster hit four sixes in a row to reduce the deficit to 25 off the final over. Essex's hopes disappeared when Foster was caught on the boundary with three balls left. Glenn Maxwell's spectacular unbeaten 66 off 32 balls fired Hampshire Royals to a six-wicket victory against Kent Spitfires at Canterbury. Kent were seeking back-to-back wins over Hampshire and they thought they had a good chance when Darren Stevens" 60 off 44 balls took them to 135 for six from their 20 overs on a tricky, seaming pitch. Hampshire were struggling at 59 for four when James Tredwell bowled opener Jimmy Adams for 31 at the start of the 12th over. They need not have worried. By the end of that same over Maxwell was on his way, hitting Tredwell over long-on for six and then driving him high over extra cover for four. Maxwell, a Victorian who has played Twenty20 cricket for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash, has been signed by Hampshire as overseas player cover for Shahid Afridi, whose arrival in England has been delayed by visa regulations. Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire, joint leaders of the Friends Life T20 North Group, were forced to share the points when bad weather had the final say on a damp afternoon at Scarborough.