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Wright and Prior take Sussex to last four

Matthew Sherry & Rob Barnett

England duo Luke Wright and Matt Prior starred as Sussex sealed a place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a nine-wicket win over Kent.

CB40 semi-final draw

Lancashire will host Warwickshire and Hampshire will travel to Sussex in the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals, which will be played on Saturday.

Warwickshire sneak through

Warwickshire earned an away draw against Lancashire in the semi-finals of the Clydesdale Bank 40 after a 55-run Duckworth/Lewis victory over Yorkshire.

Taunton rain sends Hampshire through

Hampshire clinched an away Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final, in which they will play Sussex, when Somerset versus Surrey was declared a no result shortly before their game with hosts Durham went the same way.

Somerset and Surrey dreams dashed

Rain washed away any hopes that Somerset or defending champions Surrey had of reaching the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals when their match at Taunton was abandoned with just 27 balls bowled.

Sizzling Smith shines before rain

Lancashire opener Tom Smith struck one of the quickest one-day centuries in history before a rain-curtailed Clydesdale Bank 40 fixture against Worcestershire was abandoned at New Road.

Ton-up Wright sends Sharks into semis

Luke Wright and Matt Prior propelled Sussex into the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals at the expense of Kent, who they drubbed by nine wickets.

Malan stars in Middlesex win

A century from Dawid Malan acted as the catalyst for a Middlesex victory by 54 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group A encounter against Essex at Lord's.

Rain rules after Hales storm

Nottinghamshire and the Welsh Dragons shared the points as rain ensured their final Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match was abandoned with no result after Alex Hales had struck an impressive 94 at Trent Bridge.

Rain ruins Derby clash

Derbyshire and Northamptonshire were thwarted by rain as the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C match at Derby was called off at the halfway stage after the visitors had scored 232 for eight.