 Instead, the festival began with the NatWest Pro 40 game against Durham Dynamos on 4 September and saw Durham win convincingly by seven wickets.The festival continued with the Liverpool Victoria County Championship game against Nottinghamshire from 6 to 9 September, where Nottinghamshire won by an innings and six runs inside three days.Nottinghamshire skipper Stephen Fleming helped the visitors to the win, scoring 243 runs, including 40 fours.