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Lancashire 218 for 3 (Prince 98*, Moore 53) beat Scotland 217 for 9 (Coleman 63, MacLeod 55, White 4-38) by seven wickets Lancashire extended their YB40 winning streak to three matches as they fought a brave Scotland side en route a seven wicket win. Batting first, Scotland made 217/9 in their stipulated 40 overs with Coleman making 63 [...] Related posts: Yorkshire Bank 40 2013 schedule and fixtures Samit Patel falls, is run-out against Derbyshire video English County Championship 2013: Essex fold for embarassing 20

Chris Morris got rid of Alastair Cook after a slow start by England in their chase of 176, set by South Africa in the first semifinal of Champions Trophy.

David Miller (56*) waged a lone battle as England bowlers fired in unison to bowl out South Africa for 175 in the first semifinal of Champions Trophy in London.

The St Lucia Zouks shall not avail the services of West Indian legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul during the CPL due to contractual obligations with county team Derbyshire. Aussie T20 sensation Luke Pomersbach replaces him in the squad. Chanderpaul had initially given the nod for participation in the CPL but realized that his county contract didn’t permit [...] Related posts: Caribbean Premier League 2013 live: Gayle to get J$24.6m CPL contract? Caribbean Premier League 2013: Nixon to coach Jamaica Ross Taylor signs up for Caribbean Premier League 2013

England captain Alastair Cook has admitted that he is 'he has never felt more nervous' ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final against South Africa, despite backing his team to withstand the pressure.

South African captain AB de Villiers has said that England will be the favourites during their ICC Champions Trophy semi final clash with South Africa at The Oval on Wednesday because they are playing at home and know the conditions well.

Australian captain Michael Clarke has said that he does not believe that his degenerative back condition requires a serious operation, despite the dire predictions made regarding his long-term future in cricket.

South African captain AB de Villiers has said that national pride will be the primary focus of his team when they take on England in the first semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy at The Oval on Wednesday.

Cricket Australia has rejected claims by Channel 9 that it would influence team selection and scheduling as part of its new deal on TV rights.

Amid the ball-tampering suspicions that are currently clouding England's ICC Champions Trophy campaign, South Africa captain AB de Villiers stoked the fire by admitting that England seemed to reverse swing the ball more quicker than other teams, which may be a possible concern.