Benson and Hedges Cup semi-finals & tourist fixture confirmation

The confirmed draw for the semi-finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup is as follows:

Thursday 6 June: Essex v Worcestershire, Chelmsford (reserve days, 7 & 8 June) Umpires: Holder J, Kitchen, Constant (3rd umpire)

Friday 7 June: Lancashire v Warwickshire, Old Trafford (reserve day, 8 June) Umpires: Sharp, Palmer K, Palmer R (3rd umpire)

Both matches will be televised live by Sky Sports.

Following the quarter-finals of the Benson and Hedges Cup, the following three tourist fixtures are now confirmed:

* Gloucestershire v Sri Lanka at Bristol is confirmed for Sunday 23 June.
* Sussex v India at Hove (floodlit) is confirmed for Saturday 22 June.
* Sussex v West Indies 'A' at Hove is confirmed for Friday 21 June.

Two other tourist fixtures, Somerset v Sri Lanka on Friday 21 June and Kent v West Indies A on Sunday 23 June, were confirmed after the Benson and Hedges Cup group stages.