Cricket News

Northamptonshire Steelbacks lost six wickets for 15 runs in 26 balls as they suffered a 69-run defeat against Lancashire Lightning at Old Trafford

Title holders Sussex chalked up their third successive win of the Friends Provident t20 South Group by edging a tense local derby against Kent by four wickets

Kieron Pollard singlehandedly took Somerset to a five-wicket win over Middlesex at Lord's with the sort of power-hitting that has made him one of the most prized freelancers in Twenty20 cricket

Leicestershire fast bowler Nadeem Malik took four wickets as the Foxes claimed a 12-run win over the Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the Friends Provident t20 at Wantage Road.

James Allenby produced another fine all-round performance as Glamorgan Dragons celebrated their second consecutive Friends Provident t20 win with a seven-wicket success over Hampshire Royals under floodlights in Cardiff

Gloucestershire Gladiators made light work of slaying the Surrey Lions to win a one-sided Friends Provident t20 South Group clash by 10 wickets

Australia are to be denied the chance to have a look at Steven Finn ahead of the Ashes this winter

Durham's Twenty20 Cup match against Worcestershire at Chester-le-Street was washed out on Sunday without a ball bowled

Kieron Pollard has turned down a place on the one-day leg of the West Indies A tour to England in favour of his deal with Somerset

Stephen Moore's unbeaten 83 off 52 balls set up a 23-run win for Lancashire against Durham in their opening Friends Provident t20 match

Yorkshire have lost their opening two Friends Provident t20 matches after going down by 21 runs against Worcestershire at New Road

Jim Allenby produced a match-winning performance as Glamorgan opened their Friends Provident t20 campaign with a six-wicket victory

Darren Maddy scored 88 from 42 balls as Warwickshire crushed Northants by eight wickets at Edgbaston

Nic Pothas and Neil McKenzie guided Hampshire to victory in the last over in a low-scoring Friends Provident t20 match at the Rose Bowl

Holders Sussex continued their impressive defence of the Friends Provident t20 with a comfortable 28-run win over Middlesex in front of more than 15,000 at Lord's

Yorkshire suffered a crushing 65-run defeat in their opening Friends Provident t20 clash with Derbyshire at Headingley

Paul Collingwood is set to make his first appearance since captaining England to victory in the World Twenty20 in the Caribbean, when he lines up for Durham in consecutive FP t20 matches against Derbyshire on June 13 and Leicestershire one day later

Ian Butler, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed up with Gloucestershire as their second overseas player for the Friends Provident t20 tournament

A 69-run partnership between Darren Stevens and Geraint Jones powered Kent to a six-wicket victory over Essex at Chelmsford

Steffan Jones earned career-best bowling figures as Derbyshire launched their Twenty2 cup bid with an 11-run win over Leicestershire