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Lumb blitz stuns Foxes

A blistering half-century from Michael Lumb helped Nottinghamshire romp to a 69-run Friends Life t20 win over Leicestershire and secure a home quarter-final.

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.

Rain rules at Grace Road

Leicestershire’s final home game against Durham in the Friends Life t20 North Group at Grace Road has been rained off five hours before the scheduled start.

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.

Delayed starts for two Northants games

The start of play for two of Northamptonshire’s LV= County Championship games have been put back an hour due to their involvement in floodlit Clydesdale Bank 40 matches the day before.

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.

Phil cuts the Mustard

Phil Mustard struck a half-century as Durham kept alive their hopes of reaching the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals by thrashing defending champions Leicestershire by nine wickets at the Emirates Durham ICG.

Tanvir set for Worcestershire bow

Worcestershire are hopeful they can finally unleash Sohail Tanvir when they face Midlands/Wales/West Group leaders Somerset in the Friends Life t20.

White late show seals Foxes win

Former Derbyshire all-rounder Wayne White condemned his ex-team mates to a fifth Friends Life t20 defeat as Leicestershire won a thrilling North Group match by four wickets off the last ball.

Yorkshire condemn Foxes to another defeat

Friends Life t20 defending champions Leicestershire slumped to their fifth defeat in six games after Yorkshire moved to the top of the North Group by claiming a nailbiting four-run victory in a last-ball thriller at Grace Road.