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Three defeats for Lancashire in the opening four matches of their title defence will have alarm bells sounding at Old Trafford, at least those that are wired up on this construction site of a ground.

Glamorgan have signed Shaun Marsh, the Australian top order batsman, as their second overseas player for this year’s Friend’s Life T20.

Prasanth Parameswaran, the Kerala left-arm seamer, has been included in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, after S Aravind was ruled out of the IPL with an injury

Rory Hamilton-Brown’s 101 lead Surrey to a huge victory over Somerset as Surrey began the defence of their title

Rory Hamilton-Brown’s 101 lead Surrey to a huge victory over Somerset as Surrey began the defence of their title

Durham allrounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of England Lions’ match against West Indies, with Ian Bell taking his place in the squad

Durham allrounder Ben Stokes has been ruled out of England Lions’ match against West Indies, with Ian Bell taking his place in the squad

Yorkshire’s announcement that their chairman, Colin Graves, would take on an executive role to try to drag the county into a more successful era overshadowed Leicestershire’s game resistance

Tymal Mills’ best first-class figures of 4 for 25 helped Essex to a first-innings lead of 72 over Glamorgan

Benny Howell, a rarity in county cricket history – a cricketer born in France – joined century-maker Kane Williamson to make Derbyshire struggle after enforcing the follow-on