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England player availability

ECB announced the following England player availability ahead of the first Investec Test against South Africa for all centrally contracted and non-contracted players in the current NatWest one-day international squad.

Surrey to unleash Pietersen and Tremlett

Callum Dent

England pair Kevin Pietersen and Chris Tremlett have been named in Surrey’s squad for their LV= County Championship Division One clash with defending champions Lancashire at Guildford.

See your CB40 team on Road to Lord’s

Clydesdale Bank 40 cricket is back this week after the mid-season break as the teams battle it out on the Road to Lord’s.

FLt20 quarter-final schedule unveiled

The ECB has confirmed the schedule for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals. Somerset, Essex, Sussex and Gloucestershire will be in action on Tuesday 24 July, with the remaining last-eight ties taking place the following day.

Eagles qualify following washout

Essex joined Hampshire in the quarter-finals of the Friends Life t20 after their South Group match was abandoned without a ball bowled.

FLt20 groups set for exciting climax

Callum Dent

The Friends Life t20 group stage comes to an end on Sunday, with four quarter-finals places still up for grabs.

Kent crumble in reply to Pettini

Kent crashed out of the Friends Life t20 after suffering two calamitous run-outs during a 23-run home defeat to Essex under lights in Canterbury. Mark Pettini recorded a valuable half-century for the visitors.

Waller hands Somerset welcome boost

Callum Dent

Max Waller is set to return from injury as Somerset aim to end a run of two successive defeats and enhance their Friends Life t20 quarter-final prospects against the unchanged Welsh Dragons at the SWALEC Stadium.

Essex remain in the hunt

Essex retained their prospects of a place in the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals when they beat Middlesex by two wickets in their South Group clash.

Counties gear up for pivotal weekend

Dominic Farrell

All three Friends Life t20 groups reach their conclusion this weekend with numerous issues still unresolved ahead of the quarter-finals.