2 https://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espncinew.png https://www.cricinfo.com/ https://www.cricinfo.com/ Visit Cricinfo.com for up-to-the-minute cricket news, breaking cricket news, live cricket commentary, ball-by-ball commentary, cricket video, cricket audio and features. (c)Cricinfo en-gb For two sides possessing such hulking heavyweights as Graham Napier and Justin Kemp, the final of the Friends Provident Trophy appeared destined to offer big runs and lavish hundreds. And yet for all the power contained Essex's lineup, it was left to Gran https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365103.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/365103.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-365103 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There won't be a Lord's final send-off for Darren Gough. His former club Essex dumped Yorkshire out of the Friends Provident Trophy with an 87-run victory in the second semi-final at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359827.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359827.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359827 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent secured a place in their first Lord's final since 1997 when they knocked out defending Friends Provident champions Durham, by 83 runs, in the semi-final at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359721.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/359721.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-359721 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent booked themselves a trip to Durham in the FP Trophy semi-finals with a 37-run victory over Somerset at Beckenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Young English talent overcame imported South Africans as Ravi Bopara etched his name in the record books at Grace Road, with a breathtaking 201 off 138 balls, to guide Essex into the Friends Provident semi-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353625.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353625.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353625 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Gough's dream of finishing his career with a Lord's final appearance lives on after Yorkshire overcame Gloucestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353624.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353624.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353624 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Samit Patel scored a brilliant 114 and took three wickets, but Durham squeaked home by one wicket against Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Friends Provident Trophy has reached the quarter-final stage with all four matches being played on Wednesday. Cricinfo takes a look at the four games and how the sides match up https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/353473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-353473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the last round of group matches in the Friends Provident Trophy https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain robbed Yorkshire of a likely victory over Lancashire in their FP Trophy match, and consequently top place in the group https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352580.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352580.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352580 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It is 130 years since Scotland first played in Yorkshire and, finding the White Rose distinctly less hospitable than the Red, have yet to win a match there https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352576.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352576.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352576 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352418.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352418.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352418 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Steve Stubbings and Chris Rogers shared an emphatic opening stand of 150 which gave Derbyshire the advantage and a momentum which did not let up throughout their 100-run defeat of Lancashire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351988.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351988.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351988 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anthony Ireland, the former Zimbabwe quick bowler who is now at Gloucestershire, has been handed three penalty points under the ECB's discipline code https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham scraped home by six runs against Lancashire in an exciting match in the FP Trophy at the Riverside Ground https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351523.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351523.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351523 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351490.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351490.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351490 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scotland's leading batsmen haven't exactly covered themselves in glory this season, but at least Navdeep Poonia - who lines up against Yorkshire at Edinburgh on Sunday - can consider himself in prime nick https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phil Simmons was thrilled with Ireland's victory over Warwickshire in the Friends Provident Trophy, one of the most impressive results since Simmons took over as coach following last year's World Cup https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/351317.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/351317.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351317 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT William Porterfield played a captain's innings to lead Ireland to a notable victory against Warwickshire. He made a well-paced 69 off 110 balls as they reached the target of 212 with 20 balls to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351199.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/351199.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-351199 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the second successive Sunday, Lancashire hosted and won a one-day thriller, though this time they did not leave it to the final ball, as Francois du Plessis, their Kolpak South African, hit 77 off 80 balls https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350740.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350740.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350740 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches as Simon Jones takes a five-wicket haul, and Essex amass 391 against Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire continued their excellent start to the Friends Provident Trophy with their third win in four matches, seeing off Northamptonshire by the slender margin of seven runs at Northampton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350651.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350651.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350651 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman and Chris Taylor led Gloucestershire to a six-wicket win against Glamorgan in the first match at the new-look Sophia Gardens https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Neil Drysdale looks at the problems facing Scotland by the failure of their batsmen to score runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/350482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/350482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent unbeaten 126 from Usman Afzaal powered Surrey to a convincing 67-run win over Sussex at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A good all-round bowling performance, spearheaded by a vintage spell from Darren Gough, and a dashing innings by Andrew Gale were the main features of Yorkshire's comfortable win over Durham at Headingley https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350064.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350064.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350064 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent's middle-order went from mild-mannered to supermen at The Oval, where a late assault from Geraint Jones and Azhar Mahmood turned a shaky start into a match-winning 282 against Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even in one-day cricket, a six off the final delivery to win the match is not a common occurrence. Steven Croft of Lancashire, and the Lancashire supporters, will long remember his superb stroke that did just that for his team against Durham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the day when James Benning turned 25 years old he gave himself the ultimate birthday present for a cricketer - a century at Lord's that set up an easy win for his side https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches, where Derbyshire hold for a one-run win against Durham and James Hildreth smashes a century for Somerset https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349832.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/349832.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-349832 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest round of Friends Provident matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland have announced a squad of 13 for their opening fixture in the Friends Provident Trophy against Nottinghamshire at Clontarf https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/347203.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/347203.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347203 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening matches in the Friends Provident Trophy. Durham, the defending champions, start against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Lewis made a surprise early return to the Surrey team for their opening Friends Provident Trophy match against Middlesex at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT