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James Vince hit a brutal 84 off only 49 balls to lead holders Hampshire to the top of the Friends Life t20 South Division with a seven-wicket thrashing of previous leaders Middlesex at Richmond.

Vince blows Middlesex away

Unheralded off-spinner Ateeq Javid claimed career-best Twenty20 figures of 4 for 17 as Warwickshire beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in a one-sided encounter at Cheltenham

Unheralded Javid runs through Gloucs

Karl Brown hit a career-best 62 off 42 balls and Kabir Ali claimed 3 for 30 as Lancashire moved top of the North Group with a 25-run win over Durham at Old Trafford. It was their third straight victory in the Friends Life t20.

Brown best sends Lancashire top

Brendan Nash retired ill on 199 as Kent secured their first four-day win of the season after an enthralling final-day at Cheltenham.

Nash battles heat to lead Kent home

13-Jul-2013

Nerveless McKenzie does it again

Neil McKenzie hit the last ball of the match for four to guide champions Hampshire to a four-wicket win over Sussex

Tight bowling by spinners Simon Kerrigan and Arron Lilley aided by some athletic fielding helped Lancashire to defeat Derbyshire by 12 runs at Old Trafford.

Lancs spinners strangle Derbyshire

Jim Allenby produced a fine all-round performance to help unbeaten Glamorgan to their fourth Friends Life t20 win thrashing Somerset by nine wickets at Cardiff.

Glamorgan thrash sorry Somerset

Essex were booed off the field by some members of the crowd after being crushed by Middlesex at Chelmsford. Essex were bowled out for 74, their lowest-ever Flt20 total, and lost by eight wickets.

Essex booed off after paltry 74

Darren Maddy stole the show with a thunderous display to take Warwickshire home in a tough run chase

Maddy shows what he can still do

Phil Mustard hammered Durham's highest individual Twenty20 score of 91 in a 76-run home victory against Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street.

Mustard knock Durham's best in win

Leicestershire captain Josh Cobb hit a career best unbeaten 67 to end Nottinghamshire's 100 per cent record in the Friends Life t20 clash at Grace Road

Cobb ends Nottinghamshire's run

Gloucestershire captain Michael Klinger registered his fourth County Championship century of the summer to set up a potentially thrilling finish on the final day of the Second Division match against Kent at Cheltenham.

Harmison, Klinger tons before declarations

Trent Copeland, the Australia seamer, will return to boost Northamptonshire's hopes of achieving promotion

Copeland to return to Northants

12-Jul-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting ends first-class career with a flourish

Ricky Ponting was committed to the last. He closed the first class chapter of his career with an unbeaten 169 to earn Surrey a draw against a Nottinghamshire side which was powerless to build on an impressive opening two days

11-Jul-2013•Vithushan Ehantharajah

Ambrose grits it out on Uxbridge turner

A gritty 47 from Tim Ambrose on a turning Uxbridge pitch led to a maximum points victory but Warwickshire were made to work hard for their five-wicket win over Middlesex.

Alex Gidman's career-best 211 and Hamish Marshall's 106 guided Gloucestershire to an imposing 562 for 5 declared on the second day at Cheltenham.

Gidman doubles up in run glut

Simon Kerrigan took seven wickets as Lancashire claimed a big victory in the race for promotion with an eight-wicket victory over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Lancashire replace their host at the top of the table.

Lancs go top with Kerrigan's seven

James Tomlinson finished with figures of 5 for 44 to guide Hampshire to their second County Championship win of the season as they beat Glamorgan by 43 runs in a close-fought game in Cardiff.

Tomlinson five helps Hants victory

Chris Rushworth completed a 10-wicket haul in the match as Durham took only 16 balls to wrap up their fifth win of the season on the final day against Derbyshire at Chester-le-Street.

Rushworth's ten sets up crushing win