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• Craig Overton stars as Somerset attack proves too strong for Yorkshire

  30-04-2018 21:22
  The weather played havoc in parts but Somerset were able to bowl out Yorkshire to win their second successive Championship matchThe weather failed to put a dampener on an intriguing final day of the County Championship’s third round. At Taunton, Somerset bowled out Yorkshire for 202 to win by 118 runs, the first time they have triumphed in their opening two Championship games since 1993. Jack Leaning was last man out for 68, a third wicket for Craig Overton in a tremendous team bowling per
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Surrey hold out v Lancs – as it happened

  30-04-2018 20:32
  Somerset beat Yorkshire at Taunton by 118 runs, while Surrey held out to foil Lancashire’s victory bid at Old Trafford 7.44pm BST After all the doom and gloom that was a smashing little round, and even life on the final day. A few lively hurrah’s from Pope and Foakes, Bopara and Gary Wilson and lots of wickets for Jake Ball and Tom Bailey, who had a superb match. Great to see Cook get runs too - like to think there was one more season for him before he retires to midwifery services o
  
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• County Championship: Hampshire and Essex battle for bonus points as match drawn

  30-04-2018 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire and Essex battle for bonus points as their weather-affected match at Southampton ends in an expected draw.
  
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• County Championship: Gary Wilson top-scores as Derbyshire draw at Leicestershire

  30-04-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire's Gary Wilson hits an unbeaten 64 as his side and Leicestershire play out a draw at Grace Road.
  
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• County Championship: Surrey bat out final day to draw with Lancashire

  30-04-2018 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  England opener Mark Stoneman again fails to fully press his case for Test selection in Surrey's draw with Lancashire.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Surrey hold out v Lancs – live!

  30-04-2018 19:24
  County Championship updates around the groundsSign up now for The Spin, our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Tanya or tweet her @tjaldred 6.24pm BST Handshakes at Old Trafford - close but no cigar. A super little game, despite the washout of the first day, and finishing in glorious sunshine. No centuries but runs for Foakes, Borthwick, Livingstone, and a fistful of Lancashire’s tail. Wonderful bowling figures for Tom Bailey, 4 for 13 this innings and 4 for 54 in the first. Lancas
  
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• Dawid Malan: Early season pink balls, proposes Middlesex and England batsman

  30-04-2018 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Middlesex skipper Dawid Malan suggests using pink balls in early season, following a weather-hit game at Lord's.
  
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• County Championship: Somerset beat Yorkshire despite Jack Leaning defiance

  30-04-2018 17:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Somerset claim their second victory of the Championship campaign as they beat Yorkshire by 118 runs in Taunton.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Lancashire v Surrey and more – live!

  30-04-2018 17:17
  County Championship updates around the groundsSign up now for The Spin, our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Tanya or tweet her @tjaldred 4.17pm BST Down on the south coast, Essex are rattling along. Cook has passed fifty (58 and counting) with Ravi Bopara also at the crease – currently on 25 with Essex 114-3. 3.58pm BST And as the players finish off their egg sandwiches and swiss rollsprotein shakes, here’s where we stand before those still playing get back out there...Div
  
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• Ball's five-wicket haul in innings win sends Notts top

  30-04-2018 17:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Nottinghamshire beat Worcestershire by an innings and 41 runs to go top of County Championship Division One.
  
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• Pakistan and Kent frustrated by rain again at Canterbury

  30-04-2018 17:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Heavy rain prevents any play on the second and third days of Pakistan's opening four-day tour match against Kent at Canterbury.
  
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• County Championship: Sussex victory bid against Gloucestershire thwarted by rain

  30-04-2018 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex and Gloucestershire are frustrated in their respective bids for victory as rain prevents play on the final day at Hove.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset v Yorkshire, Lancashire v Surrey and more – live!

  30-04-2018 13:17
  County Championship updates around the groundsSign up now for The Spin, our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to email Tanya or tweet her @tjaldred 12.17pm BST And Worcestershire are 1 for 1... 12.15pm BST Another wicket at Taunton: Yorkies 99 for 5 - Waite c and b Overton 6. Whither that there Yorkshire grit? 12.12pm BST Mennie replaces Onions. Surrey have seen off the opening pair and are weathering the storm. Burns a painstaking 5, Stoneman a nervous 6. Eckersley out for 54 at Grace Road. 12.
  
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• Gold Coast to host international cricket for first time in 2018-19

  30-04-2018 03:01
  Cricket Australia release summer fixture listNew Zealand, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka to tourThe Gold Coast is to host international cricket for the first time, staging a T20 game between Australia and South Africa.
  Cricket Australia has released its summer schedule and it includes the T20 international at Metricon Stadium on 17 November.Continue reading...
  
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• Australia eye pink-ball Test against India at Adelaide Oval

  30-04-2018 03:01
  Cricket Australia release summer fixture listNew Zealand, South Africa, India and Sri Lanka to tourCricket Australia is still hoping it can persuade India that the opening match of their four-Test series in Adelaide should be a day-nighter. CA released its full summer international schedule on Monday but could not confirm it will continue its recent tradition of pink-ball Tests in the clash at Adelaide Oval from 6 December.The powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India has been opposed to th
  
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