The Hampshire captain Dimitri Mascarenhas battled the pain of twice tearing tendons in his shoulder to lead the county to the Friends Life t20

Jonny Bairstow played another ebullient innings swept Yorkshire to a 36-run victory against Sussex in the first Friends Lift t20 semi-final

An fifth-wicket stand of 54 between Simon Katich and Sean Ervine saw Hampshire into the final after Somerset struggled to 125

Hampshire survived a terrific late assault by David Miller, Yorkshire's South African overseas player, to clinch the Friends Life t20 title by 10 runs

English cricket's uneasy relationship with the growing influence of domestic Twenty20 will again come to the fore on Saturday when the Friends Life t20 finals day is held in Cardiff

Tim Bresnan will be available for Yorkshire on Twenty20 Finals Day after the England management reversed their decision to make him unavailable

Yorkshire remain hopeful they will have Tim Bresnan available for the Friends Life t20 Finals Day

After more than a year out of the England set up Luke Wright has been recalled for the World Twenty20, but first there are domestic matters to deal with as Sussex prepare for finals day at Cardiff