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On a night of high drama in the NatWest T20 Blast, there were wins for Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Sussex and Yorkshire - despite rain threatening throughout.

Bangladesh pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman is set to depart to the United Kingdom on 13th July for his stint with Sussex in the ongoing NatWest Twenty20 Blast and the Royal London One-Day Cup.

Rain caused tonight's NatWest T20 Blast match between Durham and Worcestershire to be abandoned while the sun interrupted proceedings between Kent and Sussex before the former prevailed.

Former England captain Charlotte Edwards was the guest of honour as the new Sir Rod Aldridge Cricket Centre was opened in Brighton yesterday (29th June).

Sussex have signed experienced Sri Lankan fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekara on a short-term deal as cover for injured Bangladeshi Mustafizur Rahman.

Northamptonshire have replaced Birmingham Bears at the top of the North Group of the NatWest T20 Blast while a win for Gloucestershire has put them second in the South Group thanks to wins over Leicestershire and Sussex respectively.

A final day badly affected by rain to the extent that only 35 overs were possible saw the game between Sussex and Northants peter out to a draw but Essex went on to register a convincing win over Surrey in the Natwest T20 Blast.

After rain limited play on day two in Arundel, Northamptonshire used day three to build up a significant advantage over hosts Sussex in Division Two of the Specsavers County Championship.

It was draws all round as three more County Championship matches concluded today while the Sussex-Northamptonshire match was hampered by rain.

Surrey completed a comprehensive victory over Nottinghamshire as more dry weather around led to plenty of County Championship drama, including an exciting finish to the match between Essex and Leicestershire.

There were wins in tonight's NatWest T20 Blast matches for Birmingham Bears, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire and Surrey.

Sussex Sharks have their eye on overtaking Glamorgan at the top of the NatWest T20 Blast South Group table as they prepare for tonight's clash at the Ageas Bowl against Hampshire.

Bangladesh pace bowling sensation Mustafizur Rahman is expected to take a month to fully recover from the hamstring and ankle injuries which he picked up during his stint in the 2016 Indian Premier League.

Gloucestershire beat Essex by eight wickets to move into fourth place in the South Group in the only NatWest T20 Blast game played this evening that survived the weather.

There were Royal London One-Day Cup wins for Gloucestershire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Yorkshire as teams managed to complete their matches despite the bad weather hitting most of England and Wales.

South African all-rounder David Wiese is all set to join Sussex for the NatWest Twenty20 Blast games which will be held next week in Hove.

The Sussex Cricket Foundation and the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation have joined forces to organise a 'Deaf Cricket Day' for children in Sussex and neighbouring counties on Tuesday 5th July.

At the end of the fourth week of the County Championship, Nottinghamshire have claimed the pole position in Division One while Essex maintain their lead at the top of Division Two. With week five upon us, let us take a look into a few of the key statistics.

At the end of the third week of the County Championship, Warwickshire and Essex top Division One and Division Two respectively. Week four is upon us shortly and here are some key statistics.

At the end of the first week of the County Championship, Nottinghamshire and Essex topped Division One and Division Two respectively after being the only two teams to claim a win in the first round. With the second week all set to get underway, do check out the key statistics.