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<title>Gibson delights in title triumph</title>
<description>Ottis Gibson was named man-of-the-match as Durham wrapped up victory over Hampshire in the Friends Provident Trophy final on Sunday leaving Shane Warne's dreams of a domestic title shattered</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:24:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Durham secure first silverware</title>
<description>In their sixteenth year of first-class status, Durham claimed their first domestic trophy as they won the rain-interrupted Friends Provident final by 125 runs at Lord's</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:26:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Captains against referrals</title>
<description>Although Dale Benkenstein and Shane Warne were captains with very different emotions when play was abandoned in the Friends Provident final they agreed that third umpire referrals haven't worked in this year's tournament</description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:36:19 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Durham face Warne battle</title>
<description>Durham, in their first Lord's final, and Hampshire, led by Shane Warne, go head-to-head for the Friends Provident final on Saturday</description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:23:47 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Warne excited by first Lord's final</title>
<description>Shane Warne will captain Hampshire at Lord's on Saturday when they face Durham in the Friends Provident Trophy final</description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:19:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Harmison pulls out of Lord's final</title>
<description>Steve Harmison will not play for Durham against Hampshire in the Friends Provident final at Lord's on Saturday, after suffering from discomfort in his back </description>

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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 11:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hampshire hold their nerve to book Lord's date</title>
<description>Hampshire overcame a sluggish start to book their place in the Friends Provident Trophy final with a battling 40-run victory over Warwickshire at Southampton</description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:06:57 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Plunkett stays cool while all around fall </title>
<description>Low-scoring matches are often not short of drama, and that was certainly the case at Riverside where Durham scrambled into the Friends Provident Trophy final</description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Warwickshire drop Bell for semi-final</title>
<description>Ian Bell will not feature in Warwickshire's Friends Provident Trophy semis even though England made him available</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:49:43 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hampshire, Essex and Warwickshire win through to semi-finals</title>
<description>The final group-stage matches in the Friends Provident resulted in Durham, already confirmed as semi-finalists after winning on Sunday, finishing top of the North Conference to be at home to Essex while Hampshire secured home advantage against Warwickshir</description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:47:09 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Durham on course for home semi</title>
<description>A round-up from the latest Friends Provident matches as semi-final places are chased</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:14:07 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Excellent Essex consign Surrey to first defeat</title>
<description>A round-up of the latest Friends Provident matches</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2007 06:13:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Smith and Benkenstein lead rout</title>
<description>Will Smith's first limited overs century powered Durham to the top of the North Conference as they completed a 143-run demolition of Worcestershire</description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Sun sets on Derbyshire's challenge</title>
<description>Derbyshire's problems with the setting sun again caused a delay as they lost their floodlit Friends Provident Trophy match against Yorkshire at Derby by 39 runs</description>

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<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:18:39 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scotland risk expulsion from domestic competition</title>
<description>There is increasing concern that Scotland might be thrown out of England's domestic one-day competition due to their staging &quot;off-shore&quot; tournaments which, the ECB say, &quot;could dilute moneys coming into the game&quot;</description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 14:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Butcher calms Surrey's nerves</title>
<description>A round-up of the latest Friends Provident matches where Surrey and Nottinghamshire are among the sides to beat the weather</description>

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<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2007 10:00:54 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ryder no-show for Ireland</title>
<description>Jesse Ryder, Ireland's overseas player from New Zealand, is unlikely to play for them again after failing to turn up for the washed out Friends Provident match against Surrey at The Oval</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 11:02:34 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Scotland win at Old Trafford</title>
<description>A round-up of the latest Friends Provident matches as Scotland pull off a shock against Lancashire in the only game to escape the rain</description>

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<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 12:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Ramprakash thumps Sussex into submission</title>
<description>Mark Ramprakash's unbeaten 142 paved the way for Surrey's 16-run Friends Provident Trophy victory over Sussex at Hove</description>

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<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 10:09:42 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Hodge ton takes Lancashire home</title>
<description>A round-up from the matches in the latest Friends Provident Trophy</description>

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<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 21:10:41 GMT</pubDate>
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