Worcestershire have won the tournament four times and Somerset once.
Bangladesh have shown interest in playing T20Is in Pakistan. Ben Stokes may miss the Boxing Day Test. Adam Zampa gets ready for the third season with Essex.
New Zealand have rested Williamson and Boult, while England will be without Roy, Buttler, Root, and Archer.
Somerset makes Essex work for Championship-winning draw, Duminy trounces Trinbago, and news signings for Adelaide.
Vanuatu created a new List A record; Sri Lanka will tour India in January; Essex came closer to the Championship title; and the Amazon Warriors have now won 7 matches out of 7.
India will be without Bumrah in the Tests against South Africa; Bangladesh and Afghanistan shared the Tri-Nation T20 Trophy; India Women beat South Africa Women in the first T20I; and Essex inched closer to the Championship title.
Demerit point for Virat Kohli, England sqaud for New Zealand tour announced, Bangladesh tour of Australia postponed
Babar Azam and Ravi Rampaul end the Vitality Blast 2019 as table toppers.
Munsey slammed the 3rd-fastest hundred in T20I history as Scotland thrashed Netherlands; Australia Women cruised to a win to clinch the series against West Indies Women; and an India Women member reported being of approached for match-fixing.
Babar (578) tops the runs chart; none of top five leading run-scorers will feature in the semi-finals; Rampaul (22) has most wickets.