WARWICKSHIRE: Heath Streak said that he felt stiff after the totesport League win over Northamptonshire on Sunday, his first match for three weeks owing to a stomach strain. He hopes to play in the Twenty20 Cup matches tomorrow and Friday. Nick Knight, who fractured a hand last month, plans to return for Sunday’s league match against Essex at Edgbaston.

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GLOUCESTERSHIRE: Alex Gidman’s right index finger is again a concern. The 23-year-old all-rounder was injured in fielding practice last week and missed a Twenty20 match. It is not known if Shoaib Malik and Shabbir Ahmed will play for Pakistan in their first Asia Cup match against Bangladesh on July 17 in Colombo. Mike Hussey and James Franklin are possible replacements.

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KENT: Because Twenty20 Cup matches have been scheduled for July, to avoid a clash with Euro 2004, there has been no first-class fixture at Maidstone this summer. “The out-grounds we play on are determined by the fixture list, but I am very pleased with the support we have had for one-day cricket at The Mote,” Paul Millman, the chief executive, said.

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WORCESTERSHIRE: Two matches, two wins and how they missed Graeme Hick during last season’s Twenty20 Cup, when he had a broken hand. Hick, who has scored 189 off 123 balls, is rested along with Andrew Hall, Andy Bichel and Vikram Solanki for the visit of Sri Lanka A today. Steven Davies, an England Under-19 wicketkeeper, will make his first-class debut.

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LANCASHIRE: Carl Hooper, the all-rounder, will return against Durham in the Twenty20 Cup on Friday after missing three weeks with a broken thumb, a boost as Lancashire look for their first win since the end of May. “There’s a lack of confidence, a lack of form with some key players and a few injuries,” Mike Watkinson, the cricket manager said.

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SURREY: Little has gone right for Steve Rixon, the coach, since he arrived, but he is hoping that the team’s bullish start to their defence of the Twenty20 Cup will lead to better performances in the championship and the league. Two wins have been achieved without Martin Bicknell, Jimmy Ormond, Ian Salisbury and Azhar Mahmood, who are recovering from injuries.

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