Yorkshire

Deon Kruis’s side strain could allow Ajmal Shahzad to start his fourth championship match today. The fast-medium bowler will contest the final place in the XI to play Kent at Scarborough with Mark Lawson, the leg spinner.

Played 10 Won 3 Drawn 6 Lost 1 Batting 35 Bowling 26 Points 127

Next matches Kent (h) Lancashire (h) Worcestershire (a) Warwickshire (h) Sussex (a)

Sussex

Jason Lewry, the swing bowler who broke a left toe in the championship match against Durham is ruled out of the match against Hampshire that starts at the Rose Bowl today. Either James Kirtley or Saqlain Mushtaq will replace him.

Played 9 Won 4 Drawn 3 Lost 2 Batting 23 Bowling 25 Points 116

Next matches Hampshire (a) Lancashire (a) Warwickshire (h) Surrey (a) Yorkshire (h)

Warwickshire

Most of the team who were due to play a NatWest Pro40 match against Nottinghamshire last night are likely to be rested for the three-day game against Sri Lanka A starting today. Luke Parker is expected to captain the county.

Played 10 Won 2 Drawn 7 Lost 1 Batting 31 Bowling 22 Points 109

Next matches Durham (a) Sussex (a) Kent (h) Yorkshire (a) Surrey (h)

Durham

The county are waiting for Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s work visa to be cleared before signing the West Indies batsman as a replacement for Scott Styris. The New Zealand all-rounder has left his contract a week early.

Played 10 Won 3 Drawn 3 Lost 4 Batting 25 Bowling 29 Points 107.5

Next matches Warwickshire (h) Surrey (h) Worcestershire (h) Lancashire (a) Sussex (h)

Hampshire

Daren Powell, the West Indies fast bowler, makes his first-class debut for the county in the match that starts against Sussex at the Rose Bowl today. The team are otherwise unchanged from the side that drew with Durham this week.

Played 9 Won 3 Drawn 5 Lost 1 Batting 13 Bowling 25 Points 100

Next matches Sussex (h) Worcestershire (h) Lancashire (a) Surrey (h) Worcestershire (a)

Lancashire

Sajid Mahmood makes his first-team return after a hernia to play in a floodlit Pro40 match away to Northamptonshire tonight. Gareth Cross, the second-team wicketkeeper, gets his chance to open in place of Mark Chilton, who has bronchitis.

Played 9 Won 2 Drawn 7 Lost 0 Batting 20 Bowling 23 Points 99

Next matches Sussex (h) Yorkshire (a) Hampshire (h) Kent (a) Durham (h)

Kent

The county begin a stint of ten days’ cricket out of 11 against Yorkshire at Scarborough that will culminate in the Twenty20 finals on August 4. Matthew Walker is unfit with a calf injury and Martin Saggers could replace the injured Yasir Arafat.

Played 8 Won 2 Drawn 3 Lost 3 Batting 24 Bowling 19 Points 83

Next matches Yorkshire (a) Worcestershire (a) Surrey (h) Warwickshire (a) Worcestershire (h)

Surrey

Chris Schofield, the leg spinner, could return for the relegation match against Worcestershire that starts in Guildford today. Mohammad Akram, James Ormond, Ian Salisbury and James Benning will play for the second XI against Sussex at Whitgift School.

Played 9 Won 1 Drawn 4 Lost 4 Batting 22 Bowling 22 Points 73

Next matches Worcestershire (h) Kent (a) Durham (a) Sussex (h) Hampshire (a)

Worcestershire

Phil Jaques will leave the club at the end of next month for an Australia A team camp in Queensland. The county have moved their NatWest Pro40 match against Sussex on Sunday to Edgbaston after New Road was ruled unfit for play.

Played 8 Won 0 Drawn 4 Lost 4 Batting 14 Bowling 17 Points 47

Next matches Surrey (a) Kent (h) Hampshire (a) Yorkshire (h) Kent (a)