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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.

Surrey end on a high

Surrey's disappointing Friends Life t20 campaign ended on a winning note with a seven-wicket victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method over South Group winners Sussex at the PROBIZ County Ground.

Kent prevail in dead rubber

Kent beat Middlesex by three wickets with an over to spare in their final Friends Life t20 South Group game at Uxbridge. Both teams already knew their chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals had passed.

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.

Hampshire through on rain-hit evening

Chris Devine

Rain decimated the penultimate round of Friends Life t20 fixtures. Hampshire are assured of a quarter-final berth after their clash with Sussex, who blasted 203 for five off 17.4 overs, became the seventh game to be abandoned.

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.

Middlesex squeeze out Surrey

Middlesex pulled off a dramatic one-wicket victory over Surrey in the Friends Life t20 London derby with just a single ball to spare.

Prior prospers before rain

Matt Prior blazed 81 from 37 balls as South Group leaders Sussex went on an ultimately futile run-blitz against Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.

Washouts send Notts into last eight

Nottinghamshire qualified for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals when their North Group game at Derbyshire and Durham’s at Leicestershire were washed out well before the scheduled starts.

No play at soggy SWALEC

Somerset’s bid to reach the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals was held up after rain forced the abandonment of their match against the Welsh Dragons without a ball bowled at the SWALEC Stadium.