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Willey the inspiration as Northants reach final

David Willey inspired Northamptonshire with an opening burst of three wickets as they swept past the defending champions and into the final

29-Aug-2015•George Dobell at Edgbaston

Umpires consider protective head visors

England's first-class umpires, concerned for their own safety in an era of ever-powerful hitting, are examining forms of protection including to the head, the heart and the back of the neck

29-Aug-2015•Ivo Tennant

Worcestershire open to Moeen as opener

Worcestershire have indicated their willingness to help should England decide they want to turn Moeen Ali into a Test opener in the UAE

28-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Taylor borrows car to sleep off cup triumph

Brendan Taylor, the former Zimbabwe captain, caused consternation by falling asleep in an unlocked car after his celebrations of Nottinghamshire's progress to the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup went haywire

28-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Coles gives Surrey fright after Roy's hundred

Surrey survived an extraordinary maiden hundred from Matt Coles and a last-wicket stand of 64 - to which Coles' partner Matt Hunn contributed a single run - to progress to the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup

27-Aug-2015•Alan Gardner

Yorkshire hold nerve to inflict Essex's latest near miss

A fourth quarter-final defeat in two seasons helped further the narrative of an Essex side that never quite delivers

27-Aug-2015•David Hopps

Glamorgan groundsman leaves after dangerous pitch

Keith Exton, the Glamorgan groundsman, has left his role with immediate effect just days before the international T20 double-header in Cardiff

27-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Worcestershire gamble on Gabriel

Worcestershire have brought in West Indies pace bowler Shannon Gabriel for two Championship matches in a late toss of the dice intended to save their Division One status

27-Aug-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Prolific Klinger sends Gloucestershire into semis

Michael Klinger led from the front as Gloucestershire reached their first one-day semi-final for 11 years with a four-wicket Royal London Cup win over Hampshire at Bristol.

26-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

England's professionals clamour for T20 change

England's professional cricketers have overwhelmingly called for a reshaped Twenty20 competition capable of rivalling tournaments such as the Big Bash, played in one block to raise standards, and involving England players on a regular basis

26-Aug-2015•David Hopps

Patel takes four to oust holders Durham

Samit Patel picked up four wickets to help Nottinghamshire into the semi-finals of the Royal London Cup after defeating Durham by 49 runs on DLS

25-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Patel continues Notts advance

Nottinghamshire's resurgence continued as a fourth win in five lifted them to third in the Division One table, climbing above Durham and Warwickshire and with ambitions still fixed on overtaking Middlesex to finish the season as runners-up

24-Aug-2015•Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

Billings news boosts Kent as rain wrecks close finish

Kent expect Sam Billings to be fit for the Royal London quarter-finals but rain won the day at Derby with a thrilling finish in prospect

24-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

'Perfectionist' Harris secures Middlesex win

Middlesex consolidated second place in LV= County Championship Division One after surviving a nervy start at Chester-le-Street to beat Durham by 71 runs

24-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Northants injury worries amid rain pain

Heavy rain on the final day at Wantage Road ruined Leicestershire's pursuit of back-to-back LV= County Championship victories for the first time since 2010

24-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Whiteley, Cox battle for scraps

Ross Whiteley and Ben Cox battled for every point relegation-threatened Worcestershire can glean from a hopeless position at Taunton

23-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

Nottinghamshire transformation has homegrown appeal

Nottinghamshire's season has been transformed since Peter Moores joined the coaching staff and trust in homegrown pace bowlers has played a large part in that

23-Aug-2015•Jon Culley at Trent Bridge

Sussex grateful for Yardy's sterling service

Michael Yardy's hundred helped marshal a strong Sussex response against the champions and was warmly recognised by the home crowd as he prepares to retire

23-Aug-2015•Tim Wigmore at Hove

White's debut five wickets plugs the gap

Wayne White responded to the challenge presented by an injury-hit Leicestershire attack by taking five wickets on his debut to give bottom-of-the-table Foxes poised for victory if the rain holds off at Wantage Road

23-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

It's three in a row for Godleman

Billy Godleman became only the fifth Derbyshire batsmen to score centuries in three consecutive innings and the first for 25 years to put Kent under pressure in Derby

23-Aug-2015•ECB/PA

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