Sydney: South Australia and Victoria both completed their Sheffield Shield season with sweeping outright victories on Sunday.
London: Australia's Michael Bevan hammered an unbeaten 99 for Leicestershire on the opening day of its first division County Championship match against Warwickshire at Grace Road on Wednesday.
London: Nottinghamshire's South Africa-born paceman Greg Smith took three for eight as Midlands rivals Derbyshire was thrashed by 10 wickets on Tuesday in a Benson and Hedges Cup match reduced to 10 overs per side because of rain.
Melbourne: Former Test opening batsman Matthew Elliott and in-form Brad Hodge gave Victoria outside hopes of a result on the third day of its Sheffield Shield match with Tasmania on Tuesday.