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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Dominic Cork returned to a happy hunting ground with 4 for 41 to help Hampshire secure the silverware with a six-wicket victory against Sussex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106400/106427.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416334.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416334.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416334 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Local rivals Hampshire and Sussex prepare to battle for the Friends Provident Trophy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104200/104222.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416231.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416231.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416231 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Saturday, Wright returns to Lord's and this time he will have a far more pivotal role to play as one of the key members in the Sussex team for the Friends Provident Trophy final against Hampshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/106300/106390.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/416153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-416153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a match of two fine centuries, Ed Joyce's career-best 146 outshone Alex Gidman's fine response to guide Sussex into the Friends Provident final with a 34-run victory against Gloucestershire at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105500/105552.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/412862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/412862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-412862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire booked their place in the Friends Provident Trophy final with a 64-run victory against Lancashire at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/105500/105553.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/412861.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/412861.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-412861 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire's new-ball pair of Jon Lewis and Steve Kirby sealed their side's place in the semi-finals of the Friends Provident Trophy with seven wickets between them, as Nottinghamshire's campaign hit the buffers at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-409412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB is facing a serious backlash from professional players over radical plans to reform domestic cricket. Such is the level of concern that strike action has been mooted, with the ECB coming under increasing pressure to abandon the scheme https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/89500/89563.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/408281.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/408281.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-408281 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Francois du Plessis played one of the most important innings of his Lancashire career, an unbeaten 113 from 75 balls that led them into a Friends Provident semi-final at the expense of defending champions Essex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103800/103833.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A powerful batting display from Hampshire, led by Michael Lumb's 100, propelled them into the Friends Provident Trophy semi-finals as they proved too good for a Middlesex team missing key players https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103800/103823.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405754.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405754.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405754 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murray Goodwin lived up his reputation as one of the best limited-overs batsman in the country and Michael Yardy played a captain's innings to steer Sussex into the Friends Provident semi-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405751.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405751.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405751 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire have been given permission to delay this Saturday's Friends Provident Trophy quarter-final against Nottinghamshire until June 16 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/405500.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/405500.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405500 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland dismissed Worcestershire for just 58 - their lowest-ever one-day total - to end their disappointing campaign on a high https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405299.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405299.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405299 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Matches to decide the quarter-final places https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405232 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/countycricket2009/content/story/405034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The ECB have rejected Middlesex's call to have Sunday's Friends Provident Trophy match against Somerset at Lord's replayed, despite the on-field umpires admitting they made a mistake in in allowing Somerset, who won the game by five wickets, too many Powe https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405030.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405030.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405030 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cardiff's pitch has come under scrutiny with just over seven weeks to go until the first Test of the 2009 Ashes, after Glamorgan were docked two points for next season's Friends Provident Trophy for preparing a substandard surface in their recent contest https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93800/93880.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/404895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/content/story/404895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches, as Sussex booked their place in the quarter-finals with a win over Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103600/103639.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404893.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404893.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404893 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire's home quarter-final tie in the Friends Provident Trophy will have to be pushed back from its original date because the County Ground at Bristol won't be available https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404845.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404845.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404845 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/countycricket2009/content/story/404774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103500/103548.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404598.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404598.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404598 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103500/103539.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches on a wet day around the country, but there were wins for Middlesex and Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103500/103511.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103400/103450.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103400/103432.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Eoin Morgan demonstrated the confidence, versatility and skill that last month earned his maiden England call-up, as he and Nick Compton combined in a massive third-wicket stand of 277 in a comprehensive 80-run trouncing of Kent at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403930.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403930.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403930 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches as Murray Goodwin and Scott Newman trade hundreds at Hove and Gloucestershire maintain their 100% record https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/403824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gavin Hamilton is only three weeks into his tenure as Scotland captain but, according to Glenn Rogers, the allrounder, his impact has been immediate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102300/102380.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/403682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/403682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-403682 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/countycricket2009/content/story/402933.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402933.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402933 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT This was not your typical one-day match. In awkward batting conditions, Yorkshire appeared to have done most of their job in restricting Surrey to 184, but then, after a good start, they totally lost their way in mid-innings https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Trophy clashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103100/103132.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jeremy Bray, the Ireland opener, has been recalled after a two-year exile from the side following a public outburst over the state of Irish cricket and now has the chance to earn a place in the ICC World Twenty20 squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/401888.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/401888.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401888 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland's captain William Porterfield was forced to withdraw from their squad for this weekend's Friends Provident Trophy match against Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102500/102528.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/401328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/401328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening day of Friends Provident Trophy action as a number of England players try to nudge the selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102500/102533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT