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A brutal half-century from opener Richard Levi, made off just 20 balls, helped last year's beaten finalists Northants Steelbacks make a winning start to their 2016 T20 Blast campaign against local rivals Leicestershire Foxes

Sam Hain powered Birmingham Bears to an impressive six wicket victory over Notts Outlaws on the opening evening of this season's NatWest T20 Blast competition

Glamorgan have confirmed the signing of the South Africa fast bowler Dale Steyn for a seven-match stint in the Natwest T20 Blast

Chris Wood, the Hampshire left-arm seamer, has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a more significant knee injury than first thought.

Just 11 overs were possible on the final day at Wantage Road as Northamptonshire and Kent took 11 points each for the draw

Samit Patel produced one of the innings of the season, but Keith Barker's four wickets sealed a thrilling victory for Warwickshire

Somerset failed in their concerted bid to beat Yorkshire on the final day of their Specsavers' County Championship game at the County Ground, Taunton

To clinch their third win in four Division One matches this season, Lancashire would need to score 325 runs in 96 overs or fewer, an asking rate of only 3.385 runs per over. They failed.

Hamish Rutherford batted himself back into form with 68 as Derbyshire ground out a draw on a severely rain-affected day at Chelmsford

Sussex spread their resources in a disciplined retreat to hold on for a draw with Worcestershire at New Road

Graeme van Buuren turned the game as Gloucestershire claimed an unlikely 125-run victory over Glamorgan on a bizarre final day of the Specsavers County Championship match

Sean Ervine has been named as Hampshire captain in T20 and 50-over cricket after James Vince's England call

As if in playful reproof to those who thought the second half of this game might limp into high-scoring tedium, Tuesday's cricket galloped along like a Grand National winner crossing the Melling Road and brought riches beyond our imagining

Luke Fletcher was determined that no one would steal his storyline a second time as Nottinghamshire pushed for a second win of the season

A dramatic Yorkshire collapse gave Somerset hope of pushing for victory on the final day if the weather stays clear

Surrey's dour resistance gave thousands of schoolchildren at Kia Oval a tough lesson in life that nothing comes easily - entertainment included perhaps

Worcestershire's push for a first victory of the season was held up by Ed Joyce after Sussex were forced to follow on 213 runs behind

Michael Hogan claimed four wickets to give Glamorgan a victory opportunity on the third day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Gloucestershire in Bristol