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New Zealand opening batsman Martin Guptill fired Derbyshire into a strong position at the end of the third day against Northamptonshire.

Somerset’s Nick Compton scored 99 against his former county but Middlesex fought hard to stay in the game on day three

Graham Napier claimed 5 for 58 as Gloucestershire’s second innings subsided quickly on the third morning

Ravindra Jadeja grabbed a five-wicket haul after an innings of 48 off 29 deliveries as Super Kings recovered in style from a patchy display in their opening game against Mumbai Indians

Stout resistance from Namibia’s lower order, followed by a five-for from Christi Viljoen, put them firmly in control at the end of day three against Canada in Windhoek

Andrew Strauss said the most important aspect of England’s win was that they emerged from a difficult period with important lessons learned

Five new faces have been named in the 26-man England Performance squad for 2012.

Royal Challengers Bangalore were without their talisman Chris Gayle, who had an injured groin, but four other overseas players performed roles expected of them to give the campaign a successful start

ESPNcricinfo previews the seventh match of IPL 2012 between Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders in Jaipur