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Aaron Finch fires up Surrey's Blast (1:35)
Billings seals it for Kent - but it's Claydon who is soaking up the last-ball nerves
Sam Billings is back in form, but spare a though for Mitch Claydon as he faces last-ball pressure in 48 hours with bat and ball
Ed Pollock's world-record exploits delight Birmingham
Our snippets from the Vitality Blast include Carlos Brathwaite's laundry, a sound start by Afghanistan's spinners and why Jack Taylor's Viv Richards impression came off
Ryan Higgins holds his nerve as Kent fail to hit last-ball six
An afternoon start because of the World Cup meant a sparse crowd at Bristol but they watched Gloucestershire sneak a thrilling encounter
T20 Blast round-up: Christian's blazing ton and Denly's solo show (1:20)
Bravo has a shirt for every over
Our snippets from the Vitality Blast includes relief at Trent Bridge, Joe Denly's treasured England wicket and why Yorkshire will no longer go head-to-head against England's World Cup semi-final
Kuhn's prolific season adds to Somerset unease
Kent's overseas signings made the difference at Taunton and that is a concern for Somerset who failed to sell out a T20 match for the first time in 21 home games
Joe Denly demolishes Surrey with century and hat-trick
Joe Denly had a night to remember as he scored a hundred and then took a hat-trick as Kent Spitfires beat Surrey by six runs
English T20 finally gets legspin fever
As many as 16 of the 18 counties are expected to turn to a legspin option when the Vitality T20 Blast begins this week
T20 Blast South Group: Afghanistan's spinners the talk of the town
ESPNcricinfo previews the teams in the South Group for the Vitality T20 Blast
Rossouw hundred sets up Hampshire's route to the title
Sam Northeast was booed by Kent supporters but also played a key role as Hampshire made a record total for a domestic one-day final
Sam Billings critical of Sam Northeast booing: "I don't think that's fair at all"
James Vince, the Hampshire captain, praised Northeast's calmness in the situation and believed it probably served to spur him on to produce a significant innings
Reece fears a return of the curse of the Topleys
Reece Topley has hopes of a Lord's final, but his father never trod the turf as he was made 12th man on four occasions and the jinx could strike again
Durham resist role as rubbing rags of county cricket
County cricket's latest snippets include whether Tom Haines blow-dries his eyebrows, the year they threw bananas at Scarborough and whether Shiv Thakor has a cricketing future
'I came here to win trophies' - Heino Kuhn targets Lord's triumph for Kent
With four hundreds in his last five List A innings, Heino Kuhn is in the form and frame of mind to deliver victory for Kent in the Royal London Cup final
Surrey hit with five-run penalty (1:34)
Kent complete Lord's pick-me-up as Podmore hounds former county
Harry Podmore hounded his former county to leave Kent in tip-top frame of mind for the Royal London Cup final on Saturday and Middlesex's Championship season in ruins
Career-best bowling, a maiden century, but will Grant Stewart play at Lord's?
Grant Stewart has had the best 48 hours of his cricketing career, but he retreats from suggestions he might win a place in Kent's cup final side on Saturday
Grant Stewart five-for gives Middlesex pink-ball nightmares
Kent seamer claims maiden five-for under the Canterbury lights as Middlesex sufer dramatic collapse to 54 for 9
Kent squash Warwickshire's hopes of record chase (2:01)
Harry Podmore and Joe Denly deny Warwickshire's bid to break 93-year-old record
That the visitors failed in their quest can be explained by the team-spirit and collective will of a Kent team who are enjoying a lovely season
Record run chase is on as Bell and Sibley shine
Warwickshire need 519 to beat Kent - a figure never achieved - but at 229 for 1, and Ian Bell again in sumptious form, anything is possible at Tunbridge Wells
Surrey's Patel reignites the title race (1:44)
Denly and Dickson sparkle in top-two clash
Joe Denly and Sean Dickson both it hundreds and to make matters worse for Warwickshire Keith Barker ran foul of the umpires
Podmore's four in five overs shocks Warwickshire
Not only the rhododendrons were out at Tunbridge Wells as 20 wickets fell in the day in the top-two clash
2018 Twenty20 Cup (England)
| North Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| Worcs | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.561 |
| Lancs | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.204 |
| Notts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.558 |
| Yorks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.381 |
| Durhm | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.310 |
| Leics | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.652 |
| Warks | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -0.557 |
| Derbs | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.457 |
| Nthnt | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2.108 |
| South Group | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | T | P | NRR |
| Kent | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.515 |
| Sssx | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.208 |
| Glouc | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -0.051 |
| Surr | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.921 |
| Glam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.880 |
| Middx | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.141 |
| Somst | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.244 |
| Essex | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -0.945 |
| Hants | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.407 |
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