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• ECB in firing line as PCA expresses dismay at 100-ball tournament idea

  23-04-2018 21:42
  • County players said to be unimpressed by ‘gimmick’ competition
  • Representatives unhappy the plans have been presented publiclyThe England and Wales Cricket Board will meet representatives from the country’s 420 professional players next month following a backlash over its new 100‑ball competition.The announcement last week that the ECB’s new eight-team tournament from 2020 would not be played using Twenty20 but rather a reduced version of the format is
  
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• County Championship: Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by six wickets

  23-04-2018 19:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by six wickets in the gloom, reaching 85-4 after being held up by a marathon 120 not out by James Bracey.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey beat Hampshire, Derbyshire win at home at last – as it happened

  23-04-2018 19:13
  Surrey eased to a win over Hampshire, while Derbyshire recorded their first home victory since 20146.13pm BST Division One 5.21pm BST Derbyshire have won their first home Championship match since September 2014, beating pre-season title favourites Middlesex. Duanne Olivier, the pacy South African, bowled Tim Murtagh to finish with four wickets and wrap up the win. Another result has landed in the last half hour or so, but one entirely expected. Leicestershire drew with Sussex at Grace Road. Glam
  
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• Ryan Sidebottom: I've had to pinch myself, says Warwickshire fast bowler

  23-04-2018 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Warwickshire fast bowler Ryan Sidebottom says his first 10-wicket match haul is something he will cherish.
  
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• County Championship: Luke Wells hits ton as Sussex and Leicestershire draw

  23-04-2018 18:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex and Leicestershire's Division Two match finishes as a draw as the visitors' Luke Wells hits an unbeaten century.
  
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• Derbyshire win first home game since 2014

  23-04-2018 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire win their first County Championship match at home since 2014 with victory over Middlesex.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Hampshire, Derbyshire v Middlesex, and more – live!

  23-04-2018 17:57
  All the action from around the grounds as this round of County Championship fixtures reach their final day 4.57pm BST Gloucestershire are all out at Bristol for 372, meaning Glamorgan are chasing 82 in 23 overs. Meanwhile, a bit of Yorkshire and England news. Liam Plunkett has taken three wickets for Delhi Daredevils at the IPL. Bowled very well from the 10 minutes I’ve seen.4.56pm BST It’s all over at the Oval, where Surrey won by 139 runs. Sam Northeast was last man out for 129, br
  
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• Northeast's ton for Hants in vain as Surrey win

  23-04-2018 17:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Surrey are held up by Sam Northeast's fine century, but eventually beat Hampshire by 139 runs at The Oval.
  
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• Arlott and Swanton embraced change while still keeping cricket’s soul intact | Richard Williams

  23-04-2018 16:32
  They had differing backgrounds and styles but were never afraid to support innovation that they felt would be to the benefit of the game they lovedA prelude to summer arrived last week, and with it a noisy chorus of speculation over the future of cricket. A posh boy – Tonbridge and Peterhouse – with a faith in statistical analysis became the chief national selector of an unsettled England team. Cries of dismay greeted the revelation that the new inter-city competition will be based o
  
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• Ben Coad underlines England place claim in Yorkshire defeat of Notts

  23-04-2018 16:04
  • Tykes captain Ballance says player has right attitude
  • Coad claimed 10 wickets in Yorkshire’s 164-run victoryBen Coad for England? “Why not” is the message from the Yorkshire captain, Gary Ballance, after seeing his seamer claim 10 wickets in the match as the hosts defeated Nottinghamshire by 164 runs.Rewind 12 months and Coad had only just started to turn heads, taking eight in the season-opening defeat against Hampshire here at Headingley. He went on to claim 50
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire beat Notts, Surrey v Hampshire and more – live

  23-04-2018 14:23
  All the action from around the grounds as this round of County Championship fixtures reach their final day 1.23pm BST If Ben Coad keeps taking wickets at this rate, speculation around an England Test call-up will inevitably reach a crescendo. The 24-year-old Yorkshire seamer finished with six wickets in the second innings and 10/130 in the match as the White Rose beat Notts by 164 runs, taking 21 points. Coad has now taken 65 wickets in 16 first-class matches, including 50 in the Championship la
  
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• County Championship: Ben Coad leads Yorkshire to win over Nottinghamshire

  23-04-2018 13:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Coad returns match figures of 10-130 as Yorkshire complete a 164-run Championship victory over Nottinghamshire.
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Notts, Surrey v Hampshire and more – live

  23-04-2018 12:35
  All the action from around the grounds as this round of County Championship fixtures reach their final day 11.35am BST Steady start to day four for Notts, who have seen off the first four overs of the day through Tom Moores and Jake Ball. Jack Brooks has really got it swinging early doors. 192/8 at present. Middlesex have lost an early one at Derby. Olly Rayner has fallen to South Africa quick Duanne Olivier. 10.32am BST Good morning. I would imagine we’re in for a pretty short fourth day.
  
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