Kent kept alive their hopes of reaching the last four of the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a comfortable win over Leicestershire at Grace Road. The visitors overhauled a target of 183 with 6.4 overs to spare.

Somerset crashed to only their second Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat of the season despite a brilliant century from Craig Kieswetter against Worcestershire at New Road.

Samit Patel and Chris Read helped Notts claim a three-run victory over Durham to set up a decisive clash against Warwickshire, in which the winner will secure a Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-final spot.

Warwickshire Bears remain top of Clydesdale Bank 40 group C after Neil Carter's 75 led them to a narrow victory over Scotland at Edgbaston.

Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire will do battle at Edgbaston on Saturday in a match that will decide the identity of the Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C winners. Kent remain in with a shout of qualification

International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat has promised "prompt and decisive" action against anyone found guilty of corruption. "We are committed to a zero-tolerance approach," he said.

LV= County Championship Division Two leaders Sussex remain on course for an immediate return to the top flight after comfortably securing a draw against nearest challengers Glamorgan at Hove.

Graham Wagg’s last home game as a Derbyshire player ended in defeat after an impressive all-round display by James Middlebrook took Northamptonshire to a five-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 victory.

Lancashire survived a major scare to secure a thrilling last-ball Clydesdale Bank 40 win over the Unicorns at Colwyn Bay. Kyle Hogg hit a rapid unbeaten 35, which included a six in the last over.

Somerset assured themselves of a spot in the semi-finals of the Clydesdale Bank 40, and harmed Group A rivals Surrey's own hopes of finishing as best runners-up, by winning by 64 runs at Taunton.

Glamorgan seamers James Harris and Huw Waters dragged their side into contention with Sussex by sharing six wickets on day three of the LV= County Championship promotion duel at Hove.

Seamer Matt Coles took four wickets in nine balls to help Kent to a 20-run Clydesdale Bank 40 victory over Hampshire at the Rose Bowl, following Martin van Jaarsveld's authoritative unbeaten 104.

Essex beat Netherlands by eight wickets under the Duckworth-Lewis method to enhance their semi-final hopes, having been set 74 from 16 overs to win the Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Chelmsford.

A valiant 71 not out from Adam Voges was not enough to prevent Nottinghamshire from slipping to their third Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat in Group C and diminish their hopes of making the semi-finals.

Somerset assured themselves of a Clydesdale Bank semi-final spot when they beat Surrey by 64 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method, with more than four overs to spare at the County Ground.

On a good day for wicketkeepers, Scotland’s Dougie Lockhart claimed the first five victims in the Durham innings, only for his side to crumble to a 63-run defeat in the Clydesdale Bank 40 match.

Worcestershire avoided further embarrassment by the Unicorns after a rousing effort by their former reserve wicketkeeper Josh Knappett, who made 91 in the Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at New Road.

Andrew Strauss believes Stuart Broad’s display with the bat at Lord’s could be a “watershed moment” in his career, and rated his stand with Jonathan Trott as England's finest of recent years.

Graeme Swann starred on the fourth morning as England wrapped up an innings-and-225-run win by bowling Pakistan out for 147 at Lord's. Victory sealed the hosts' 3-1 npower Test series triumph.

The ECB has been informed by the Metropolitan Police that a 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.