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Nottinghamshire avoided an embarrassing defeat by part-timers Unicorns in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a six-wicket victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method.

Holland were denied the opportunity to push for a second win in as many days in the Clydesdale Bank 40 when their clash with Worcestershire in Rotterdam was washed out

England Under-19s scrapped hard to level the series against South Africa Under-19s with a four-wicket win in a low-scoring encounter at Northampton

A furious 57-ball 82 from David Warner helped Australia A to a seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe XI on the final afternoon of the first four-day game at the Country Club in Harare

Graeme Smith, the South Africa Test team captain, will require six to eight weeks of recovery after undergoing surgery on his right knee

England and Sussex allrounder Luke Wright will play for the Melbourne Stars in this year’s Big Bash League

The dates for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals have been announced with Somerset’s trip to Nottinghamshire on August 7 the pick of the games

Ian Bell believes Duncan Fletcher will be a “massive plus” for India in the upcoming Test series as he makes use of his time as England coach

Andrew Strauss and Peter Trego ensured that India were left with precious little to take from Taunton other than Suresh Raina’s 103 earlier on the final day

Somerset believe they have played an important part in giving England a head start to the Test series against India after being able to “bully” India for three days in Taunton