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Sussex boosted their hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 and virtually ended Gloucestershire’s at the same time with a six-wicket win at Arundel

Yorkshire’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals were virtually extinguished at Headingley as they went down by six wickets to North Group leaders Nottinghamshire

Paul Collingwood shrugged off his Twenty20 struggles with the bat to prove a match-winner with the ball as Durham beat Worcestershire by 28 runs at Chester-le-Street

England’s impressive summer continued with a 58-run victory in their second ODI of the Natwest quadrangular series, against New Zealand in Derby

Leicestershire Foxes remain on course for a quarter-final place in the Friends Life t20 thanks to a comfortable six-wicket win over struggling Northamptonshire Steelbacks at Grace Road

Junaid Khan starred as Lancashire continued their climb up the North Division with a thumping 10-wicket Friends Life t20 win over Derbyshire at Old Trafford

Delhi opener Shikhar Dhawan will lead India in the Emerging Players tournament to be held in Australia from August 1 to 13

India made a bold declaration to bring the rain-hit Test to life, and Daren Bravo sucked the life right out of it with an innings of application and resolve

Batting has been West Indies’ major worry in the recent past but an improved performance in Barbados that helped them save the second Test earned praise from their captain Darren Sammy

Batting has been West Indies’ major worry in the recent past but an improved performance in Barbados that helped them save the second Test earned praise from their captain Darren Sammy