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Tim Nielsen reveals suspicious approaches im Nielsen, the Australia coach, has joined four of his players in revealing he reported suspicious approaches while on tour to the team's manager 'I've been the most scrutinised bowler in England' - Kirtley It was fitting that after 15 years in the game James Kirtley should bow out on the ground that has been his home since boyhood Gloucestershire crash out despite win James Franklin and Chris Taylor both hit centuries as Gloucestershire beat Northamptonshire Steelbacks but it wasn't enough to earn the Gladiators a last-four spot in the Clydesdale Bank 40 Trott and Bell guide Warwickshire into semi-finals Imran Tahir is still on course to sign off his time with Warwickshire in a Lord's showpiece after securing a spot in the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals in a Group C decider with under-strength Nottinghamshire at Edgbaston Cook rockets Essex to victory An unbeaten century from Alastair Cook made sure Essex avenged their 10-wicket defeat by Yorkshire in the first Clydesdale Bank 40 League match of the season by gaining a comfortable seven-wicket victory in the return fixture at Headingley Kervezee ton in vain as Lancashire win A maiden half-century for Luke Procter carried Lancashire Lightning to an entertaining four-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Worcestershire Royals at Liverpool Shah signs off in style Former England batsman Owais Shah marked his final one-day appearance for Middlesex with an unbeaten half-century that helped steer the Panthers to a comfortable seven-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Derbyshire at Lord's