Andrew Flintoff injury serves as saviour for selectors writes Mike Atherton Timesonline
* ECB County Championship Div2 At Leicester Leics 66-1,15.1 overs v N'hants Scorecard
* MCC Universities Warwickshire 383-6dec,85.1 overs(Poonia 111) v Cambridge UCCE 97-3,30.5 overs Scorecard
* IPL Kings XI Punjab beat Bangalore Royal Challengers by 9 wkts Scorecard Dale Steyn hit for 33 off 2 overs Rajasthan leads points table
* Friends Provident Trophy May 10 & 11th Midlands Division: At Northampton Leics 268-6,50 overs beat Northants 261-8,50 overs by 71 runs Scorecard, At Trent Bridge Leics 197,48 overs lost to Notts 198-8,50 overs Scorecard , At Edgbaston Warwickshire 232-8,50 overs lost to Northants 236-5,45.3 overs by 5 wkts Scorecard North Division: At Edingburgh Durham 181-9,50 overs beat Scotland 52-5,17.1/17.1 overs by 46 runs D/L Method Scorecard, At Old Trafford Yorks 204-7,45/45 overs lost to Lancs 216-7 44/45 overs by 3 wkts D/L Method Scorecard Neil Whitaker reports, South East Division: At Canterbury Sussex 218-9,50 overs lost to Kent 219-1, 42.1 overs by 9 wkts Scorecard , At the Oval Essex 391-5,50 overs(Pettini 144,Gallian 117,ten Doeshate 60,Denbach 10-0-107-0) beat Surrey 235,38.2 overs by 166 runs Scorecard South/West Division: At Bristol Somerset 290-6,50 overs lost to Glos 294-6,48.2 overs by 4 wkts Scorecard , At Worcester Hants 209,48 overs lost to Worcs 211-1,27.3 overs by 9 wkts Scorecard
* Women's Asia Cup Final India trounce Sri Lanka to take title:At Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala India 260-7,50 overs(Rawat 97,Raj 66,Dhar 50,Sinwardene 4-53) beat Sri Lanka 83,35.2 overs(Seena 3-10,David 3-11) by 177 runs Scorecard
* England 'A' Lions win toss,Shah,Bopara and Prior squander chance to impress selectors,Luke Wright hits ton,Redmond stakes test claim,McCullum run out gives Lions the edge,Carberry hits ton :At Southampton England Lions 287,87.5 overs & 360-8dec,89.3 overs(Carberry 101,Swann 52,Martin 3-76) drew with New Zealanders 273,99.5 overs(Redmond 146,McCullum 47ro,Hoggard 3-45,Tremlett 3-58,Onions 3-53) & 201-4,60 overs(How 74,Redmond 64) Scorecard
* ECB County Championship Wickets tumble in the sunshine May 7th,Pietersen ton,Flintoff duck but wickets,Tomlinson 8 wkts,Davies 7 wkts Div1 At Old Trafford Horton & Flintoff give Lancs the edge then Anderson routs Durham Lancashire 143,54.1 overs(Davies 7-33) & 293.81.3 overs(Horton 108,Wiseman 4-87) beat Durham 114(Anderson 4-31,Flintoff 4-21) & 90,34.4 overs(Anderson 5-46,Flintoff 3-21) by 238 Scorecard, At Trent Bridge Notts 202,82.4 overs & 279,89.1 overs(Read 88,Wood 58,McLaren 6-75) lost to Kent 238,76.2 overs(Y Arafat 67,McLaren 57, Sidebottom 5-55) & 244-7,71.3 overs(van Jaarsveld 63,Broad 3-59) by 3 wickets Scorecard, At Taunton Trescothick and Langer reaffirm their class Somerset 126,32 overs(Tomlinson 8-46) & 654-6dec,137 overs(Langer 188,Trescothick 151,de Bruyn 98,Trego 84*) drew with Hants 359,111.5 overs(Pietersen 100, Crawley 104) & 198-1,69 overs(Brown 104*) Scorecard Div 2 At Middx 302,107.5 overs(Strauss 88,Joyce 66,Middlebrook 5-69) & 203,40 overs(Nash 50*,Palladino 4-29,Nel 3-38) lost to Essex 207,69.4 overs(Gallian 56,Westley 60,Evans 6-35) & 301-8,95.5 overs(Wright 71*,Middlebrook 33*-9th wkt 99 runs) Scorecard,At Derby Derbyshire 270,86.5 overs(Clare 66) & 417-6dec,122.3 overs(Clarke 81,Klokker 103*,Rogers 64,Clare 64*) drew with Warwicks 310, 98.5overs(Trott 104,Maddy 57) & 160-4,57 overs Scorecard
* MCC Universities N'hants 321-6dec(Wakely 111) & 171-4dec(Wessels 145) drew with Cardiff UCCE 228 & 311-7(Bishop 93*) Scorecard Worcs 334-5dec & 219-1dec(Moore 144*) drew with Loughborough UCCE 194 & 239-5(Borrington 102*) Scorecard
* Women's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka thrash Bangladesh by 9 wickets Scorecard India humble Pakistan by 207 runs Scorecard
* Women's Asia Cup in Sri Lanka Rout of the hosts Sri Lanka Women 123-9,50 overs lost to India Women 124-2,26 overs(Rawat 56*) Scorecard
* MCC law helps balance between bat and ball Bats are to be defined with unprecedented precision in a new law that has taken four years to come to the vote Writes CM-J Timesonline
* Results of ICC Cricket Committee meeting More
* Lord's could host neutral Tests and Twenty20 Champions League in future More
* Friends Provident Trophy May 5th Scots shock Lancs Midlands Division: At Northampton Ireland 203-9,50 overs lost to Northants 207-2,42.2 overs by 8 wkts Scorecard North Division: At Old Trafford Scotland 155-9,50 overs(Hogg 66*) beat Lancashire 153-9,50 overs by 2 runs Scorecard At Headingley Durham 185,45.3 overs lost to Yorkshire 186-5,35.4 overs by 5 wkts Scorecard Neil Whitaker Reports South East Division: At The Oval Kent 282-7,50 overs beat Surrey 192,42.4 overs(Y Arafat 4-35) by 90 runs Scorecard At Hove Middlesex 273-5,50 overs lost to Sussex 275-3,48 overs(Adams 109*) by 7 wkts Scorecard Midlands Division: At Edgbaston Leics 148-6,23/23 overs beat Warwickshire 103,21.5/23 overs by 45 runs Scorecard South/West Division: At Glamorgan 185-4 28/28 overs lost to Worcs 186-3,26.3/28 overs by 7 wkts Scorecard
* Respected figures to discuss impact of Twenty20 format on game at the two-day ICC Cricket Committee, which meets in Dubai May 5th More
