Kabir Ali

Family affair in prospect as England allrounder gets his first game-time of the season

30% of recreational players in England and Wales are British Asian, but only 5% of professionals

Some franchise owners described the tournament's organisation as "chaotic"

Kabir Ali was forced to retire from cricket after failing to recover from a long-standing shoulder injury

The career of former England fast bowler Kabir Ali is once again in limbo after his was released by Lancashire. He requires a length period of rehabilitation following shoulder surgery.

Kabir Ali took three wickets to help knock Leicestershire out of the Royal London Cup. Bowled out for just 184, Leicestershire slipped out of the top four in Group B with an eight-wicket defeat and victory for Derbyshire.

Tom Smith hit an unbeaten 42 as Lancashire beat Scotland by seven wickets in a rain-hit Yorkshire Bank 40 contest in Glasgow. The visitors reached their target of 125 in the 24th over with 28 balls to spare.

Lancashire boosted their hopes of reaching the Yorkshire Bank 40 semi-finals for the second year running with a resounding six-wicket win over Derbyshire at Old Trafford

Durham were given a late scare by Kabir Ali, making his Lancashire debut, before clinching a 39-run win in the Yorkshire Bank 40 match at Chester-le-Street.

Ajmal Shahzad is the most notable English county player seriously considering whether to sign up for the planned PSL

Kabir Ali, the former England fast-bowler, has joined Lancashire on a two-year deal, attempting to revive a career recently blighted by injury.

The CB40 final provided a glorious end to a forgettable season, with a match to stand alongside the many dramas of this remarkable summer of sport

Hampshire have proved more than a few times this season that it pays not to write them off and here they did so again to win on the last ball

The PCA, the English player's body, has significant worries about the organisation of the recently completed Bangladesh Premier League

Dhaka Gladiators needed three of their overseas pros to play explosive innings to out-gun the marauding Chris Gayle

Two bowlers who have been injured for most of the last two seasons helped Hampshire to their first Championship win of the season and inflicted a serious blow to Durham's title hopes

Yorkshire were unable to force a victory over Hampshire despite dynamic bowling by Tim Bresnan and Ryan Sidebottom on a tense final day

Nottinghamshire took advantage of Hampshire's lack of killer instinct to shrug off a dangerous situation and close in on their opponents' first innings total on the second day of the Championship Division One match at The Rose Bowl

A high-class century from Chris Woakes led a spirited Warwickshire fightback on the second day of the championship match with Hampshire at Edgbaston