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• A dozen county players 'paid or offered terms below minimum wage'

  04-05-2018 23:50 via bbc.co.uk
  A dozen county players are being paid or offered terms below the national minimum wage, the Professional Cricketers' Association says.
  
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• Joe Root and Alastair Cook out for ducks as Yorkshire edge it against Essex

  04-05-2018 21:32
  • Both sides bowled out cheaply as 22 wickets tumble
  • Jonny Bairstow leads fightback in Yorkshire’s second inningsThis was a day of Championship cricket the 2,600 crowd present at Chelmsford will not forget in a hurry: England captains current and former both out for ducks, 22 wickets falling and Yorkshire, having been bowled out for 50 in their first innings, ending it just on top. And that is not to forget that Jonny Bairstow was promoted to open in Yorkshire’s second in
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire rally after first innings of 50 against Essex – as it happened

  04-05-2018 20:28
  Yorkshire ended the day with a lead of 69 despite a dreadful first innings while Marcus Trescothick suffered a broken metatarsal at Old Trafford 7.26pm BST What a day - ridiculous goings-on at Chelmsford; a cruel injury to an old warhorse, I won’t say on his swansong, and youthful blooming at Old Trafford; wickets galore at Hove and Sophia Gardens. Young runs at The Oval – Rory Burns and Ben Foakes give Ed Smith something to mull over tonight – and runs too for the carthorses p
  
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• Somerset's ex-England opener Trescothick breaks foot

  04-05-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Ex-England opener Marcus Trescothick breaks a bone in his foot in making a century for Somerset in the County Championship.
  
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• Pakistan v Northants: Shadab Khan takes 6-77 on opening day of tour match

  04-05-2018 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan takes 6-77 to dismiss Northamptonshire for 259 on the opening day of their second tour match.
  
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• Virat Kohli: How social media reacted to India star joining Surrey

  04-05-2018 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Extra seats needed for a trending topic - BBC Sport looks at the reaction to India captain Virat Kohli joining Surrey in June.
  
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• IPL 2018 KXIP vs MI live stream: How to watch Indian Premier League cricket online

  04-05-2018 15:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  IPL 2018 continues with Kings XI Punjab taking on Mumbai Indians this afternoon - here’s how to watch the Indian Premier League.
  
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• County cricket: Essex skittle Yorkshire for 50, Lancashire v Somerset – live!

  04-05-2018 15:15
  County Championship updates from around the groundsThe Spin: sign up and get our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to tweet Tanya @tjaldred 2.15pm BST More post-prandial mishaps: Surrey have lost a couple: Borthwick c Cox b Leach for 10, and Ryan Patel for 10: 99 for 3. And a clatter at Sophia Gardens as Glamorgan lose 3 for 10, a couple of wickets for Darren Stevens. Fifties for Michael Carberry and Paul Horton at The Riverside in an unbeaten opening stand of 114. And 37 not out for Bell at Edg
  
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• County cricket: Lancashire v Somerset, Essex v Yorks and more – live!

  04-05-2018 13:14
  County Championship updates from around the groundsThe Spin: sign up and get our weekly cricket emailAnd feel free to tweet Tanya @tjaldred 12.14pm BST And a wicket falls at Old Trafford, Somerset 65 for 1. Renshaw, who had been engaged in an intriguing battle with Tom Bailey, repeatedly beaten before driving him with ferocity down the ground for four past a ducking Trescothick, suddenly has a moment of madness. He flicks uppishly off his legs and is caught by Jordan Clark for 21.Samit Patel has
  
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• Ireland omit George Dockrell for historic first men's Test against Pakistan

  04-05-2018 13:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Ireland leave out spinner George Dockrell from their squad for the country's historic first men's Test match against Pakistan.
  
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• Steve Smith vows to earn back fans' trust as he returns to Australia

  04-05-2018 08:01
  Former Test captain arrives home after time overseasSmith says he has come to terms with fallout from scandalSteve Smith has returned to Australia declaring he is ready to get back to business after coming to terms with his appalling error of judgment in Cape Town. Smith took to Instagram on Friday revealing he had returned home after spending much of the past month overseas in the wake of the ball-tampering saga that cost him the Australian captaincy and a 12-month ban from the game. Related: C
  
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• Virat Kohli: Why India and IPL star has signed for English county Surrey

  04-05-2018 01:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA captain Virat Kohli has signed for Surrey for the entire month of June - but why?
  
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