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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Two-time player-of-match winner in T20 Blast finals moves into age-group coaching at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/250500/250519.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1477326.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1477326.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/josh-cobb-retires-from-professional-cricket-to-take-up-warwickshire-academy-role-1477326 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 19:01:55 GMT Leicestershire's Friends Life t20 win on Saturday and subsequent path to the Champions League Twenty20 will provide a huge boost - especially financially - to the county https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136443.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire veteran Paul Nixon was granted a dream finale as he ended his time in English county cricket with a T20 win that was "written in the stars" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136444.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stunning one-handed grab by Paul Nixon - in his final match in England - dismissed Keiron Pollard and inspired Leicestershire to the Twenty20 title in a stirring contest at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136440.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530066.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530066.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530066 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire captain Matthew Hoggard's celebrations were muted despite his side, ultimately, prevailing over Lancashire in a Super Over Eliminator to book their place in the Friends Life t20 Final https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136415.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A Dominic Cork-inspired Hampshire very nearly hustled their way to their second successive Twenty20 final, but Somerset held their nerve in the second Super Over of what has already been a remarkable day to secure their passage to a showdown with Leiceste https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136432.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530050.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530050.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530050 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Twenty20 Finals Day was introduced to its first One-over Eliminator as a mad-cap semi-final swung one way and the other before settling in Leicestershire's favour as Will Jefferson clubbed 15 runs of four balls in a dramatic finish https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136424.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530042.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/530042.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530042 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo preview Friends Life t20 finals day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/120600/120627.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Nixon is aiming for a career finale in India after confirming that he will be available for the Champions League should Leicestershire qualify https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135735.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/529271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-529271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire recorded their fourth Clydesdale Bank 40 victory of the season after defeating fellow Group B strugglers Scotland by four runs on D/L https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527487.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/527487.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-527487 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A bruising innings of 44 from 31 balls from Karl Brown proved the difference between the teams as Lancashire overpowered Sussex to progress to the Friends Life t20 finals day at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135787.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526586.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526586.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526586 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A five-wicket haul by left-arm spinner Danny Briggs set up a crushing 55-run win for Hampshire over Durham at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135748.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526420.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526420.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526420 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A barnstorming 66-run partnership between Kieron Pollard and Jos Buttler helped Somerset book their place for Finals Day for the third year running with a five-wicket win at Trent Bridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135745.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire snatched a sensational three-wicket win against Kent to reach finals day in the Friends Life t20 for the fifth time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135700/135717.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526196.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526196.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-526196 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Nixon, the Leicestershire and former England wicketkeeper, will quit all professional cricket this weekend https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/108300/108390.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/525545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/525545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The dates for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals have been announced with Somerset's trip to Nottinghamshire on August 7 the pick of the games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134700/134767.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523719.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523719.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523719 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire took the runners-up spot in the Friends Life t20 North Group when their five-wicket victory put a dampener on the opening of Warwickshire's £32million pavilion at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523406.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523406.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523406 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Murray Goodwin made the second Twenty20 hundred of his Sussex career to help his side reach the quarter-finals for the third successive year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523405.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523405.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523405 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire secured top spot in the North Group of the Friends Life t20 with a 25-run victory over Worcestershire, denying the visitors a place in the quarter-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523404.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523404.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523404 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire heaped more misery on bottom club Northamptonshire with a 64-run victory in their final North Group fixture at Old Trafford. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523402.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523402.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523402 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rain thwarted Hampshire's bid to complete a clean sweep of their Friends Life t20 South Group home fixtures as Friday's clash with Middlesex was washed out. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan finished their disappointing Friends Life t20 campaign with an eight-wicket Duckworth-Lewis victory over Gloucestershire in Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523400.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523400.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523400 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with a 15-run win over Essex in front of a packed house at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523397.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523397.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523397 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire gained a measure of revenge for two one-day defeats at the hands of Derbyshire this season with an eight-wicket victory in the Friends Life t20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523396.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523396.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523396 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Azhar Mahmood broke the hearts of a 15,000 crowd at The Oval with a stunning all-round performance that helped steer Kent to a crucial 15-run Friends Life t20 South Group win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135000/135005.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523309.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523309.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523309 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood claimed a hat-trick in taking 5 for 6 to dismiss Northamptonshire for 47, the lowest score in English Twenty20 cricket, at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523303.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523303.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523303 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Big-hitting Kevin O'Brien underlined his value to Gloucestershire by terrorising the Middlesex attack for the second time in a fortnight https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 as another superb bowling display handed them a thrilling 12-run win against Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523095.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/523095.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-523095 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire Lightning took a huge step towards reaching the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals as they beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks by three runs at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522875 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham's hopes of booking a Friends Life t20 quarter-final place took a major knock with a four-wicket defeat to Warwickshire off the last ball at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbroken 97-run partnership between Steven Croft and Tom Smith helped impressive Lancashire crush Nottinghamshire by nine wickets in their Friends Life t20 match at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522572.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522572.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522572 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset have secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 even after Middlesex, bottom of the South Division, snatched a tie in a dramatic finish at Southgate https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134900/134952.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522570.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522570.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522570 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richard Pyrah claimed Yorkshire's best-ever t20 figures at Scarborough as his side beat Durham by three wickets to keep alive their slender hopes of going through to the Friends Life quarter-finals https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Vince hit an unbeaten 85 as Hampshire crushed Sussex by 112 runs at Hove to clinch first place in the South Group of the Friends Life t20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522566.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522566.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522566 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Robert Croft produced the most economical figures by a Glamorgan bowler in t20 cricket as the Dragons thumped Gloucestershire by 10 wickets in a meaningless Friends Life South Group match at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Johan Botha showed his international pedigree at Derby to give Northamptonshire a rare Friends Life t20 victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire moved into third place in the Friends Life t20 North Group after squeezing home by six runs in a tense, low-scoring battle with Midlands rivals Warwickshire at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522380.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522380.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522380 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey kept up their charge for a place in the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals by making short work of South Division leaders Hampshire at The Oval https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522379.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522379.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522379 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Persistent rain ensured not a single ball was bowled in the Friends Life t20 clash between Northamptonshire Steelbacks and the Nottinghamshire Outlaws at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522378.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522378.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522378 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jos Buttler smashed an unbeaten 72 from 45 balls as Somerset strengthened their chances of reaching the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals with a 15-run win over Gloucestershire at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee returned the best figures by an Essex bowler in the Friends Life t20 as Glamorgan suffered a five-wicket defeat at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522376.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522376.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522376 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire Foxes snatched a dramatic victory against Derbyshire Falcons at Grace Road to clinch a home tie in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522375.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522375.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522375 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No play was possible in the Friends Life t20 game between Durham and Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522374.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522374.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522374 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England's deposed Twenty20 wicket-keeper Matt Prior blasted a match-winning 89 off 59 balls to steer Sussex to a 15-run Friends Life t20 win over South Group rivals Kent in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey moved to fourth in the Friends Life t20 South Group and inflicted an 11th defeat on basement side Middlesex after clinching a nine-run success at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522261.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522261.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522261 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex moved back into contention for a place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with a four-wicket win over Glamorgan at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522260.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522260.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522260 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dimitri Mascarenhas took three early wickets as Hampshire strengthened their grip at the top of the Friends Life t20 South Group, with their tenth win in 13 matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522182.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522182 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's Friends Life t20 woes continued at Headingley, as they lost by 18 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis system to Leicestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire kept their hopes of reaching the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals alive by completing a double over fast-fading Warwickshire in Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522180.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522180.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522180 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent strengthened their chances of a earning a Friends Life t20 quarter-final place with a seven-wicket victory over Gloucestershire under the Duckworth-Lewis system in Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522178.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522178.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522178 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster, the Essex captain, has been banned for two matches after a spate of disciplinary problems at the county who have also been fined £5000 by the ECB https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/132000/132013.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522068.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522068.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522068 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset spinner Arul Suppiah took world-record Twenty20 figures of 6 for 5 in his side's five-wicket Friends Life t20 victory over Glamorgan at Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522058.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522058.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522058 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire became the first team to qualify for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals by clinching a 10-run victory over Worcestershire at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522054.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/522054.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-522054 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521938.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521938.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521938 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Pettini and Ravi Bopara blasted Essex to a 65-run victory over Somerset in a Friends Life t20 South Group match at Bath https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent maintained their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages of the Friends Life t20 by securing a deserved five-wicket win over Glamorgan in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521844.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521844.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521844 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex boosted their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 and virtually ended Gloucestershire's at the same time with a six-wicket win at Arundel https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521843.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521843.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521843 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Yorkshire's chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals were virtually extinguished at Headingley as they went down by six wickets to North Group leaders Nottinghamshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire Foxes remain on course for a quarter-final place in the Friends Life t20 thanks to a comfortable six-wicket win over struggling Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Junaid Khan starred as Lancashire continued their climb up the North Division with a thumping 10-wicket Friends Life t20 win over Derbyshire at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Collingwood shrugged off his Twenty20 struggles with the bat to prove a match-winner with the ball as Durham beat Worcestershire by 28 runs at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex remained rooted to the foot of the Friends Life t20 South table after suffering an eight-run defeat against Essex in Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521702.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521702.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521702 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Zander de Bruyn and Jason Roy scored half-centuries as Surrey overcame Glamorgan by 18 runs in their Friends Life t20 South Group clash at Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521565.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521565.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521565 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A superb innings from Robert Key took Kent to a convincing eight-wicket win over Essex in Friday`s Friends Life t20 encounter at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521564.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521564.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521564 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Samit Patel was released from England duty to carry Nottinghamshire to another Friends Life Twenty20 victory in a high-scoring match against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521563.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521563.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521563 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew Hall's four wickets were in vain as Northamptonshire slumped to a 12-run defeat to Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521562.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521562.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521562 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire tightened their grip on second place in the Friends Life t20 North Group by beating closest challengers Worcestershire by six wickets at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shahid Afridi took 3 for 16 as Hampshire, the leaders of the Friends Life t20 South Division, thrashed bottom side Middlesex by seven wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521560.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521560.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521560 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire revived their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with a convincing 26-run win against Durham at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521559.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521559.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521559 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jack Taylor marked his Friends Life t20 debut with 4 for 16 as Gloucestershire upset the form book with a two-wicket win over Somerset at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521558.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521558.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521558 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire's Dimitri Mascarenhas took three wickets as Kent slumped to the fourth lowest total in domestic Twenty20 history en route to a 69-run defeat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521390.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521390.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521390 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey slumped to the fourth defeat of their Twenty20 campaign against a rampant Somerset at The Oval, limping to 131 for 8 in pursuit of the visitors' 169 for 7 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134600/134626.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andrew McDonald produced a Man-of-the-Match display to steer Leicestershire to an eight-wicket win over Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal took four wickets as Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by six wickets in the Friends Life t20 at Campbell Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521245.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521245.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521245 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi was on song again as Hampshire surged to the top of the Friends Life t20 South Group with a 35-run win over Sussex at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Azhar Mahmood and Martin van Jaarsveld played starring roles as Kent won their Friends Life t20 clash with Surrey by six wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520835.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520835.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520835 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire retained their top-four place in the Friends Life t20 North Group and dealt a blow to Yorkshire's hopes of reaching the knockout stages with a 41-run victory at New Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520834.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520834.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520834 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Openers Alex Hales and Riki Wessels both hit half-centuries as Nottinghamshire Outlaws took another step towards the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 by thrashing Lancashire Lightning by 53 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520833.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520833.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520833 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus Trescothick produced another T20 master class as Somerset moved to the top of the Friends Life South Group with a seven-wicket victory over Glamorgan at Taunton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520832.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520832.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520832 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stunning 44-ball century from Kevin O'Brien helped Gloucestershire post the highest total in domestic T20 cricket and move off the foot of the Friends Life South Group after overcoming fellow-strugglers Middlesex by 105 runs at Uxbridge https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134400/134425.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520831.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520831.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520831 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A disciplined bowling performance enabled Durham Dynamos to claim their second Friends Life t20 victory in the space of three days and move a giant step closer to a quarter-final place. Despite appearing all but beaten at the halfway stage of their oppone https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520830.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520830.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520830 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand opener Martin Guptill mauled Warwickshire to give Derbyshire a six-wicket win in the Friends Life t20 North Group game at Leek https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520828.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520828.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520828 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire boosted their hopes of a place in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 with their first home win in the competition for two years, beating Worcestershire by 19 runs at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan star Shahid Afridi celebrated his home debut for Hampshire by taking five wickets in a 16-run Friends Life t20 defeat of Gloucestershire at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520723.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520723.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520723 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England batsman Jonathan Trott disappointed on his return to county action as he was run out for one in Warwickshire's rain-wrecked Friends Life t20 match against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520686.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520686.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520686 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ireland batsman Paul Stirling led Middlesex to only their second win in nine Friends Life t20 matches this season as they beat southern section rivals Kent by 28 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520684.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520684.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520684 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Durham leapfrogged Lancashire in the northern section of the Friends Life t20 after a comprehensive 83-run victory at Chester-le-Street https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Group leaders Sussex Sharks slumped to a last-ball Friends Life t20 defeat against Glamorgan Dragons at Cardiff https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Scott Newman top scored with 61 from 57 balls on his return to his old ground, but still finished on the losing side as Surrey beat Middlesex by 21 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/520546.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/520546.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520546 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee proved the hero as Essex condemned Hampshire to their first Friend's Life t20 defeat of the season at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520545.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520545.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520545 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Derbyshire brought an abrupt end to Yorkshire's recent run of good form in the Friends Life t20 North Group with a 12-run victory at Headingley Carnegie as the visitors successfully defended their modest 152 for 4 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520397.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520397.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520397 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stephen Parry revived Lancashire's hopes of a Friends Life t20 quarter-final place by claiming a competition-best 4 for 23 to set up a crushing 10-wicket win over Warwickshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519596.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519596.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519596 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan pace bowler Wahab Riaz held his nerve in the final over of the night as Kent beat Middlesex by nine runs in an edgy affair in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519535.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519535.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519535 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire Outlaws continued their relentless run towards the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals with their fifth win in five home matches as Northamptonshire Steelbacks were beaten by 23 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Lion James Taylor put his name in the frame for the forthcoming one-day series against Sri Lanka with a match-winning cameo for Leicestershire against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519528.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519528.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519528 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan Dragons' Friends Life t20 floodlit clash against Hampshire Royals was washed out by the rain at Cardiff. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sussex Sharks' hopes of extending their lead at the top of the South Group were dashed after the Friends Life t20 game against Kent Spitfires was abandoned at Hove https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519450.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519450.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519450 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Derbyshire Falcons' hopes of kick-starting their Friends Life T20 campaigns were thwarted as persistent rain washed out their match at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519449.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519449.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519449 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spin twins Adil Rashid and Azeem Rafiq bowled Yorkshire to a breathtaking victory by 11 runs with five balls remaining in a tight Roses clash https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519448.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/519448.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-519448 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT