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Worcestershire captain Daryl Mitchell became the second player to reach 1,000 runs in the current County Championship season before Leicestershire's bowlers pegged the Division Two leaders back to 317 for 9.

Andrew Flintoff faced four balls and managed only one run as he wielded a bat in competitive cricket for the first time in five years but took three wickets to help Lancashire secure their place in the quarter-finals

Sam Northeast hit his first century of the season as Kent cruised to a six-wicket win against Leicestershire at Grace Road

Josh Cobb struck his first Championship century for two years to make Kent pay for dropping him early in the day at Grace Road

Mitchell Claydon continued to be a thorn in Leicestershire's side as he clubbed a career-best 77 to put Kent into a strong position at the end of the second day at Grace Road.

Mitchell Claydon claimed his best figures for Kent as Leicestershire were bowled out for 217 on a day when 15 wickets fell at Grace Road.

Anthony Ireland took three wickets in a final over that also included a banned bowler and a run out as Leicestershire kept Derbyshire rooted to the bottom of North Group

The double act produced by Adam Lyth and Aaron Finch in the Roses match at Old Trafford was re-enacted for local consumption at Headingley as Yorkshire kept their quarter-final fires burning with a 14-run win against Leicestershire

Angus Robson, the younger brother of England's new opening batsman Sam, and Greg Smith hit run-a-ball centuries as their 221-run second-wicket stand ensured a chastening time in the field for the Indians

Showers that began the previous night and persisted through Friday morning and afternoon ended any chance of play on the second day of the Indians' warm-up match against Leicestershire

Fifties from Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara lifted Indians to 333 on the first day of their tour match against Leicestershire

Zafar Ansari and Gareth Batty spun Surrey to a convincing 10-wicket victory against Leicestershire at The Oval

Leicestershire's torment has been so acute that the gloom over Grace Road shows no sign of lifting but in Angus Robson there is a flicker of light amidst the despondency.

The supplementary responsibilities captaincy brings can often deflect away from a foremost discipline but for Gary Wilson, the recently appointed Surrey skipper, his term in office may just be the making of him.

When all variables pointed towards another day of toil for Leicestershire they gave as good as they got and landed a couple of body blows themselves but Jason Roy turned the day Surrey's way

Leicestershire pulled off only their second NatWest T20 Blast success after Tom Wells hit Paul Collingwood for three sixes in the 19th over to set up a four-wicket victory at Chester-le-Street

Nottinghamshire clinched their third win in the NatWest T20 Blast after beating Leicestershire by 24 runs in a thrilling, run-laden clash at Grace Road

Saeed Ajmal took six wickets for 13 runs in a magical 36-ball spell to give Worcestershire a 234-run victory over Leicestershire on the final day of their LV= County Championship Division Two game at Grace Road