Derbyshire's Shiv Thakor will miss the rest of the season after suffering a stress fracture of his back.
Hardus Viljoen, the South Africa fast bowler, has signed as Kent's overseas player, to strengthen their attack for the last four Championship matches of the season. Kent are currently third in Division Two and pushing for the single promotion spot on offer.
T20 Finals day at Edgbaston today: Notts v Northants at Birmingham on Aug 20, 2016 1st Semi-Final Match scheduled to begin at 11:00 local | 10:00 GMT Durham v Yorkshire at Birmingham on Aug 20, 2016 2nd Semi-Final Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local | 13:30 GMT I'm backing Notts
T20 - Semi Final 1 Northamptonshire 161 for 8 (Duckett 84, Wakely 53, Russell 3-20) beat Nottinghamshire 153 for 9 (Russell 39, Read 30, Crook 3-28) by eight runs
T20 Blast - Semi Final 2 Durham 156 for 6 (Stokes 56) beat Yorkshire 149 for 9 (Lyth 64, Wood 4-25, Rushworth 3-19) by seven runs
T20 Blast Final Northamptonshire 155 for 6 (Cobb 80, Wakely 43) beat Durham 153 for 8 (Jennings 88, Sanderson 3-31) by four wickets Northants have defied injuries, international call-ups and relentless financial problems to secure their second limited-overs trophy since 1992 with victory in the final of the NatWest Blast. Reeling at 9 for 3 after 14 balls, Northants were rescued by a brilliant, fearless and powerful innings of 80 in 48 balls from Josh Cobb that helped them to victory with four wickets and five delivers to spare.
Jesse Ryder has returned to New Zealand early after he and Essex mutually agreed to cancel his contract. Ryder, 32, has a calf injury and leaves with three County Championship matches remaining after the current round.
Worcestershire have signed West Indies fast bowler Miguel Cummins for their final three County Championship matches, to stand in for Kyle Abbott.
Kent beat Gloucestershire by an Innings and 69 runs at Bristol Kent 533 for 6 dec (Billings 171, Stevens 140) - Gloucestershire 221 (Marshall 58, Viljoen 5-55) and 243 (Marshall 118, Viljoen 3-66, Stevens 3-45)
Essex beat Leicestershire by an innings and 10 runs at Grace Road Essex 423 (Lawrence 154, ten Doeschate 86, Foster 54, Klein 4-107) - Leicestershire 238 (Cosgrove 71, Robson 52, Porter 4-50) and 175 (Masters 4-39, Porter 4-49)
Leicestershire lost their coach and their promotion hopes within a few hours with Andrew McDonald confirming a return to Australia with a year of his contract remaining and Essex inflicting their heaviest defeat of the season. McDonald, two years into a three-year deal, has accepted the Victoria coaching position, having already been named as the new Melbourne Renegades coach.
An impressive run chase saw Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 2 wickets at New Road Worcestershire 201 for 3 dec (Mitchell 107*, Fell 66) and 404 for 8 (Mitchell 103, Clarke 125, Sanderson 4-74) - Northamptonshire 551 (Keogh 154, Crook 145, Barrett 114*) and 50-1 dec
Sussex beat Glamorgan by two wickets in Cardiff Sussex 283 (Nash 132) and 236 for 8 (Nash 64, Brown 42*, van der Gugten 5-73) - Glamorgan 252 (Archer 4-91) and 263 (Donald 59, Magoffin 3-50)
Yorkshire beat Nottinghamshire by 305 runs in Scarborough Yorkshire 282 (Hodd 96*, Rafiq 74, Mullaney 3-54, Hutton 3-67) and 263 for 4 dec (Ballance 101*) - Nottinghamshire 94 (Bresnan 3-15, Sidebottom 3-21, Brooks 3-41) and 146 (Bresnan 5-36, Brooks 4-35)
Surrey beat Lancashire by 10 wickets at the Oval Surrey 480 (Sam Curran 96, Burns 88, Sangakkara 67, Davies 59, Sibley 56, Lilley 5-130) and 39-0 - Lancashire 287 (Clark 56, Sam Curran 4-61, Meaker 3-83) and 230 (Petersen 56, 3-8 (Procter 76, Petersen 56, Footitt 7-62)
Hampshire drew with Somerset at Taunton Hampshire 338 (Ervine 103, McLaren 61, Leach 6-108) and 254 for 5 (Ervine 106, Adams 96) - Somerset 587 for 8 dec (Overton 138, Van der Merwe 102*, Abell 79)
Marcus Trescothick has confirmed he will play his 25th season for Somerset after signing a new one-year contract.
Surrey beat Yorkshire by 19 runs in the semi-final of the Royal London Cup at Headingley Surrey 255 for 7 (Davies 104, Foakes 90, Waite 3-48) - Yorkshire 236 (Bresnan 68, Meaker 3-61)
Warwickshire beat Somerset by eight runs in the semi-final of the Royal London Cup at Edgbaston Warwickshire 284 for 4 (Bell 94*, Hain 86) - Somerset 276 for 9 (Trego 58, Davies 46, Patel 5-43)
Jason Gillespie, Yorkshire's head coach, will be leaving the club at the end of the 2016 season to return to his native Australia. Gillespie, who was appointed in November 2011, helped guide the club from the second division to back-to-back Championship titles in 2014 and 2015, with the club firmly in the hunt for a third title following last week's victory over Nottinghamshire at Scarborough. In the course of 76 Championship fixtures at the helm, he suffered just five defeats