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Roses get watered at Old Trafford

Heavy rain forced the Friends Life t20 match between Lancashire and Yorkshire to be abandoned without a ball bowled.

Rain keeps Worcestershire waiting

Worcestershire’s hopes of reaching the quarter-finals for the first time since 2007 were on hold after the lunchtime abandonment of their Friends Life t20 meeting with Northamptonshire at New Road.

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.

Elements end Edgbaston encounter

Edgbaston's soggy summer continued when Warwickshire's Friends Life t20 Midlands/Wales/West Group match against Gloucestershire was abandoned more than 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.

White Rose reach last eight

Rob Barnett

Yorkshire became the second qualifiers after Sussex for the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals thanks to a six-wicket win over North Group rivals Notts.

Marshall leads by example

Hamish Marshall led from the front as Gloucestershire boosted their hopes of a quarter-final place with a seven-wicket Friends Life t20 win over Midlands/Wales/West Division Group leaders Worcestershire at Bristol.

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.

Kent stay in contention

Kent kept their faint Friends Life t20 qualification hopes alive by securing a 48-run win over Surrey in a low-scoring South Group game on a turning pitch.

Yorkshire progress to quarter-finals

Phil Jaques’ unbeaten half-century helped Yorkshire guarantee their place in the Friends Life t20 quarter-finals with a comfortable six-wicket win over Nottinghamshire in the North Group at Trent Bridge.