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Rain denied a crowd of 8,000 the chance to see Kevin Pietersen in
batting action as Surrey’s Friends Life t20 clash with Glamorgan was abandoned
at the midway stage

Hampshire Royals made it five wins from five in the Friends Life t20 with a nine-run victory over winless Gloucestershire Gladiators at Archdeacon Meadow

Yorkshire’s batting line-up held off a Lancashire fightback to secure a tense two-wicket victory in their Friends Life t20 match at Old Trafford

Worcestershire registered their first Friends Life t20 win of the season following another batting failure by Northamptonshire at New Road

Nottinghamshire’s perfect record in the Friends Life t20 came to a soggy end when their clash with Leicestershire was abandoned after a thunderstorm at Grace Road

Not a single ball was bowled in the match between Kent and Somerset due to a wet outfield

Centuries from Lahiru Thirimanne and Kumar Sangakkara helped the Sri Lankans reach a strong position against Essex

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between West Indies and India in North Sound

Michael Clarke has said he is excited to see young players getting central contracts. He also said he could understand Simon Katich’s disappointment at being cut from the 25-player list

Simon Katich has announced that he will play on for New South Wales after being axed from Cricket Australia’s contract list on Tuesday, a decision he slammed as “ridiculous”