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. "Taylor's bowling action displayed elbow extension in excess of the permitted 15 degrees," said the ECB. "Consequently, and in accordance with the regulations, Taylor has been suspended from bowling for England and in competitive county cricket until such time as he is submitted to a fresh independent analysis in which it is concluded that he has remedied his actions. "The suspension is with immediate effect."
Sussex 222 for 3 (Nash 112*, Wright 83) beat Somerset 174 (van der Merwe 59, Jayawardene 51, Wiese 4-38) by 48 runs at Hove in the T20 Blast
Gloucestershire 163 for 6 (Dent 45, Cockbain 40) beat Middlesex 159 for 9 (Stirling 60, Voges 52*) by four wickets in the T20 Blast
Somerset 181 for 3 (Gayle 49) beat Essex 178 for 7 (ten Doeschate 47, Westley 40) by seven wickets in the T20 Blast at Taunton 1st win at last
Gloucestershire 146 for 3 (Marshall 56*) beat Kent 144 for 7 (Tye 3-18) by seven wickets in the T20 Blast at Beckenham Gloucestershire overcame a tricky pitch and fading light to pull off a deserved seven-wicket NatWest T20 Blast win over Kent with four deliveries to spare Gloucestershire are joint top on points with 4 points (2 wins and a defeat), and are 3rd in the table due to net run rate. Already after 3 rounds of matches there is no unbeaten side in the South Group
Somerset beat Gloucestershire by one wicket in the Royal London Cup at Taunton Somerset 263 for 9 (Myburgh 81, Hildreth 48, J Overton 40*) - Gloucestershire 260 (Dent 100, J Taylor 43, van der Merwe 3-51) Jamie Overton and Tim Groenewald produced an unbroken last-wicket stand of 65 as Somerset pulled off a nerve-tingling one-wicket Royal London Cup win over arch-rivals Gloucestershire at Taunton. Chris Dent hit exactly 100 in holders Gloucestershire's total of 260 all out. Jack Taylor made 43 and Benny Howell 35, while Roelof van der Merwe was involved in seven of the dismissals, three with his left-arm spin, three catches and a run-out. Somerset looked to be cruising at 166 for 3 in reply, Johann Myburgh leading the way with 81. But his dismissal brought a dramatic collapse to 198 for 9, with only James Hildreth of the other batsmen making an impression. It looked all over, but Overton (40 not out) and Groenewald (34 not out) had other ideas. The pair shared 6 fours and 3 sixes, surviving just one major run-out scare when wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick failed to gather a throw, before clinching victory with three balls to spare. A crowd of 4,600 enjoyed every moment.
Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by 52 runs in the Royal London Cup Glamorgan 289 (Bragg 75, Rudolph 53) beat Gloucestershire 237 (Howell 77, Klinger 52, van der Gugten 3-33)
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.
Somerset beat Surrey by eight wickets - D/L in the Royal London Cup at the Oval Somerset 180 for 2 (Myburgh 76, Allenby 71) - Surrey 163 for 6 (Burns 51*)
Middlesex beat Gloucestershire by seven wickets (D/L method) in the Royal London Cup at Bristol Middlesex 211 for 3 (Stirling 125*) - Gloucestershire 254 for 8 (Marshall 74, Roderick 64, Roland-Jones 3-36)
Somerset beat Surrey by six wickets in the T20 Blast at Taunton Somerset 189 for 4 (Myburgh 86*) - Surrey 186 for 4 (Sibley 74*)
Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in the T20 Blast at Bristol Glamorgan 172 for 4 (Ingram 64*, Donald 48*) - Gloucestershire 168 for 8 (Noema-Barnett 37, Cockbain 37)
Somerset tied with Essex in the Royal London Cup at Chelmsford Somerset 179 for 8 (Hose 77, Allenby 68) - Essex 176 for 9 (Foster 75*, Gregory 4-23)
Kent beat Somerset by 95 runs in the Royal London Cup at Canterbury Kent 231 for 6 (Bell-Drummond 68, Northeast 64, Gregory 3-37) - Somerset 136 (Thomas 3-31)
Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 10 runs in the Royal London Cup in Bristol Gloucestershire 352 for 3 (Klinger 166*, Dent 142) - Hampshire 342 for 8 (Andrew 70*, Dawson 57, Ervine 53, Alsop 50) Michael Klinger and Chris Dent smashed big centuries as Gloucestershire finally rekindled their Royal London Cup form of last season with a ten-run victory over Hampshire at Bristol. The holders had lost their first three group matches. But an opening stand of 242 in 38 overs between Klinger and Dent led the hosts to 352 for 3 from their 50 overs and ensured points on the board at last after the visitors had won the toss
Gloucestershire beat Essex by eight wickets in the T20 Blast at Chelmsford Gloucestershire 154 for 2 (Klinger 78, Marshall 42) - Essex 153 for 8 (Westley 45)
Gloucestershire beat Somerset by four wickets in the T20 Blast at Bristol Gloucestershire 160 for 6 (Klinger 60, van der Merwe 3-16) - Somerset 158 for 5 (Gayle 40) Michael Klinger led from the front as Gloucestershire clinched a nail-biting four-wicket NatWest T20 Blast win over Somerset with one ball to spare under the Bristol floodlights. The skipper hit 60 in a low-scoring contest to guide his side to 160 for six in front of a large partisan crowd. Roelof van der Merwe took three for 16 from four overs to ensure a close contest. A record Bristol crowd of 11,000 were there.
Somerset beat Hampshire by six wickets in the T209 Blast at Taunton Somerset 136 for 4 (Gayle 52, Jayawardene 45*) - Hampshire 133 (Dawson 46, J Overton 4-22, Waller 4-33)
Middlesex beat Somerset by 4 runs in the T20 Blast at Lord's Middlesex 92 for 3 (Malan 53*) - Somerset 88 for 6 (Fuller 2-18) Match reduced to 9 overs per side
