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Northamptonshire facing major selection doubt ahead of Blast quarter-final

JAMES COYNE: Northants' star overseas player Matthew Breetzke has emerged as a major doubt for the crunch clash at the Kia Oval next week, with his appearance resting on late negotiations with Cricket South Africa

Evergreen seamer continues "special" story at Edgbaston

Former England international Richard Gleeson has extended his T20 Blast stint with Birmingham Bears by another two years

Double selection boost for Hampshire ahead of Blast quarter-final

Australian opener Chris Lynn is returning for the trip to Durham next Friday (September 5), while Liam Dawson will also be free to play

T20 Blast reduction "a start" amid domestic schedule debate

NICK FRIEND: Calls for a revamped, reduced Blast have been long-standing, particularly from a player-welfare perspective, and the decision to return to regionalised groups ought to stamp out the most problematic parts of an imperfect T20 calendar

Revamped Men's T20 Blast for 2026 confirmed

As reported by The Cricketer last month, the domestic T20 competition will be shifted back to three groups of six counties, which will see the number of games that each teams play reduced from 14 to 12

Daniel Bell-Drummond facing fitness race ahead of Blast quarter-final

The Kent club captain is currently sidelined with a knee injury suffered in the County Championship last month

Pakistan leg-spinner signs three-year T20 deal at Worcestershire

Usama Mir, who took 19 wickets in 11 matches as the club's overseas in 2023, will start his multi-year stint next season before becoming a homegrown player from 2027

Counties close to T20 Blast structure agreement

NICK FRIEND: The Cricketer understands that a two-third consensus has been reached that will see the men's T20 Blast be split into three regional groups, meaning teams will play two less group matches

Jos Buttler issues Lancashire rallying call

The former England captain top-scored as Lancashire secured a home T20 Blast quarter-final with a 21-run win over their rivals, Yorkshire

T20 Blast 2025: All the permutations in the men's and women's competitions

The Cricketer looks at what each of the counties in contention to reach the next stage needs to keep alive their hopes of going all the way

Pressure-free cricket sparks the best in Essex and Jordan Cox

OSCAR RESS AT CHELMSFORD: After waiting 10 matches for a T20 Blast win this season, the home side won three of the last four, including Cox's unbeaten 139 to chase down Hampshire's 221

New chapter beckons for Gloucestershire's Tom Smith

The left-arm spinner, who has taken 377 wickets in just over 350 professional matches, will call time on his career at the end of this season's T20 Blast

Tom Curran assesses his brother's captaincy as Surrey secure home T20 Blast quarter-final

OSCAR RESS: In his first year as the club's full-time T20 captain, Sam Curran has impressed with 10 wins in 13 group stage games

"We were bullied": Leus du Plooy impressed by Middlesex attitude change

OSCAR RESS: The club's new captain believes his team are on the right track after they ran South Group table-toppers, Surrey, close at Lord’s

London Derby dead rubber throws up moments of intrigue as Surrey extend Lord's winning run

OSCAR RESS AT LORD'S: With Surrey and Middlesex's T20 Blast qualification fate already sealed before the match, the visitors posted 189 for 9 before restricting the hosts to 181 for 6 for an eight-run win