Middlesex beat Hampshire by an innings and 116 runs at Merchant Taylors Middlesex 467 for 3 (Voges 160*, Malan 147, Simpson 100*) - Hampshire 131 (Murtagh 4-33, Roland-Jones 4-49) and 220 (Adams 78, Fuller 5-70)
Nottinghamshire drew with Durham at Trent Bridge Nottinghamshire 534 (Wessels 159*, Taylor 114, Patel 84, Hutton 74, Borthwick 5-79) and 289 for 5 (Taylor 105*, Lumb 52) - Durham 477 (Borthwick 188*, Bird 4-109)
Somerset beat Surrey by one wicket at Taunton Somerset 102 (Batty 7-32) and 301 for 9 (Trescothick 56, Allenby 56, Meaker 4-79) - Surrey 264 (Leach 4-34) and 138 (Leach 4-63, J Overton 4-18)
Gloucestershire beat Worcestershire by five wickets at New Road Gloucestershire 364 for 6 dec (van Buuren 172*, Miles 60*, Roderick 60) and 320 for 5 (Taylor 107*, Klinger 102*) - Worcestershire 439 (Kohler-Cadmore 169, Shantry 106, Cox 75, Barnard 50) and 239 (Whiteley 71, Mitchell 55, Miles 5-54
Sussex beat Derbyshire by 10 wickets at Hove Sussex 447 for 8 dec (Joyce 106, Wells 104, Nash 65, Brown 61, Taylor 54) and 11 for 0 - Derbyshire 150 (Magoffin 4-23, Shahzad 3-34, Whittingham 3-52) and 307 (Thakor 81, Robinson 4-110)
Northamptonshire drew with Essex at Wantage Road Northamptonshire 444 (Duckett 189, Newton 75, Bopara 5-95) and 75 for 5 - Essex 640 (ten Doeschate 145, Foster 113, Mickleburgh 103, Browne 88, Westley 69, Bopara 58)
Gloucestershire off-spinner Jack Taylor has been suspended from bowling for a second time by the England and Wales Cricket Board after being reported for a suspected illegal action.
T20 Blast - South Group Sussex 222 for 3 (Nash 112*, Wright 83) beat Somerset 174 (van der Merwe 59, Jayawardene 51, Wiese 4-38) by 48 runs Essex 143 for 3 (Ryder 42, Westley 41) beat Glamorgan 140 for 6 (Donald 51, Bopara 2-18) by seven wickets
T20 Blast - North Group Durham 176 for 7 (Collingwood 44*, Patel 3-14) beat Nottinghamshire 112 (Coughlin 3-25, McCarthy 3-27) by 66 runs
Nottinghamshire have signed West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell and South Africa leg-spinner Imran Tahir for their T20 Blast campaign. Russell, 28, was part of the side that won April's World Twenty20 and will be available for four matches in June. Tahir, 37, will then link up for the final seven games and is set to play in six County Championship fixtures.
T20 Blast - South Group Gloucestershire 163 for 6 (Dent 45, Cockbain 40) beat Middlesex 159 for 9 (Stirling 60, Voges 52*) by four wickets Hampshire 158 for 8 (Carberry 54, Coles 4-27) beat Kent 149 (Bell-Drummond 64, Afridi 3-33) by nine runs
T20 Blast - North Group Worcestershire 174 for 3 (Kervezee 52*) beat Yorkshire 173 for 6 (Lees 46, Plunkett 34*, Leach 3-33) by seven wickets
T20 Blast - South Group Somerset 181 for 3 (Gayle 49) beat Essex 178 for 7 (ten Doeschate 47, Westley 40) by seven wickets Surrey 205 for 4 (Roy 109, Sangakkara 54) beat Sussex 182 for 5 (Taylor 51) by 23 runs Glamorgan 143 for 5 (Donald 55, Ingram 43) beat Hampshire 141 (Wheater 39, Hogan 4-28, Steyn 3-22) by five wickets Gloucestershire 146 for 3 (Marshall 56*) beat Kent 144 for 7 (Tye 3-18) by seven wickets
T20 Blast - North Group Lancashire 204 for 7 (Livingstone 55, Brown 54, Bresnan 3-24) beat Yorkshire 178 for 7 (Root 92*, Edwards 3-33) by 26 runs Northamptonshire 147 for 3 (Cobb 56*, Levi 44) beat Worcestershire 144 for 6 (Mitchell 44*) by seven wickets Derbyshire 123 for 6 beat Leicestershire 120 (Thakor 3-17, Neesham 3-26) by four wickets Birmingham 155 for 1 (Chopra 97*) beat Durham 154 for 9 (Collingwood 40*, Woakes 3-25) by nine wickets
T20 Blast - North Group Nottinghamshire 185 for 8 (Wessels 58, Lumb 53, Edwards 3-38) beat Lancashire 184 for 4 (Buttler 56*) by two wickets Leicestershire 123 for 4 (O'Brien 33*) beat Durham 120 for 9 (Jennings 42, Raine 3-24) by six wickets
Royal London Cup - North Group Lancashire 296 for 8 (Buttler 91, Croft 67, Guptill 50, Rankin 4-66) beat Warwickshire 254 for 9 (Bell 73, Trott 66, Parry 3-43, Smith 3-45) by 42 runs Derbyshire 298 for 3 (Rutherford 104, Madsen 69*, Godleman 61) beat Worcestershire 295 (Kervezee 77, Whiteley 61, Cotton 4-43) by seven wickets Durham 340 for 6 (Stoneman 93, Mustard 88, Borthwick 63, Taylor 4-58) beat Leicestershire 329 for 9 (O'Brien 89, Cosgrove 63, Harrison 4-40) by 11 runs
Royal London Cup - South Group Essex 314 for 7 (Westley 110, Ryder 71, Zaidi 41, Foster 36*) beat Hampshire 310 for 4 (Wheater 90, Alsop 83 ret hurt, Dawson 70*) by three wickets Kent 260 for 9 (Blake 66*, Bell-Drummond 56, Meaker 3-47, Batty 3-48) beat Surrey 255 for 8 (Sangakkara 58) by one wicket Somerset 263 for 9 (Myburgh 81, Hildreth 48, J Overton 40*) beat Gloucestershire 260 (Dent 100, J Taylor 43, van der Merwe 3-51) by one wicket
Royal London Cup Nottinghamshire 445 for 8 (Lumb 184, Wessels 146, Cobb 3-53) beat Northamptonshire 425 (Kleinveldt 128, Rossington 97, Gurney 3-69) by 20 runs Essex 275 for 5 (Ryder 100, ten Doeschate 48*) beat Sussex 271 (Joyce 73, Wright 50, Taylor 50, Quinn 4-71) by five wickets Glamorgan 289 (Bragg 75, Rudolph 53, ) beat Gloucestershire 237 (Howell 77, Klinger 52, van der Gugten 3-33) by 52 runs
Hamish Marshall, Gloucestershire's veteran batsman, has announced he will be leaving at the end of the season after 11 years with the club. Marshall, 37, will be returning to his native New Zealand after agreeing a deal with Wellington Firebirds, where he hopes to continue his 18-year playing career while also pursuing job opportunities for life after cricket.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/36480533 Cook calls for life ban for cheats. 100% agree.No place in sport for these people.
