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• England post record T20 score against South Africa - best shots

  20-06-2018 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as England make the highest total in women's Twenty20 internationals, beating South Africa by 121 runs.
  
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• England women make 250 as T20 record broken twice in day

  20-06-2018 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  England make the highest total in women's Twenty20 internationals as they beat South Africa - hours after the record was set by New Zealand.
  
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• Tammy Beaumont fires England to T20 record in crushing South Africa

  20-06-2018 22:11 via theguardian.com
  • England Women, 250-3, beat South Africa, 129-6, by 121 runs
  • Tammy Beaumont hits 116 in world record totalAnother day produced another record. in fact a slew of them. England demolished South Africa by 121 runs to begin their T20 tri-series campaign in rampaging style. But that margin, the biggest ever, warrants only a passing mention, such was the mismatch at Taunton with Heather Knight’s side posting a world record 250 for three, led by Tammy Beaumont’s third internati
  
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• England thrash South Africa by 121 runs: women's T20 international – as it happened

  20-06-2018 21:39 via theguardian.com
  A coruscating 116 from Tammy Beaumont inspired England to a record-breaking victory over South Africa at Taunton. 8.24pm BST 20th over: South Africa 129-6 (Luus 3, Ismail 1) England complete an almost perfect match, in which they broke two significant records: the highest total in IT20 cricket history and now the highest winning margin by runs. Tammy Beaumont’s coruscating 116 was the highlight but there were so many brilliant performances, including a ridiculous spell of three overs for t
  
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• County cricket: Surrey take charge in top-of-the-table clash with Somerset

  20-06-2018 21:06 via theguardian.com
  Surrey cruised to 351-5 at stumps in Guildford while Ross Taylor made 146 for Notts at Chelmsford and Lancashire slipped to 86-5 against Worcs 10.21pm BST In the top-of-the-table clash at Guildford Surrey’s young batsmen made hay on a ground parched mustard by the summer. As supporters on white bucket seats flexed their bare toes in the sun, first Rory Burns, then Scott Borthwick, then Olly Pope made half centuries as Surrey reached 351 for five at stumps against Somerset. The 20-year old
  
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• County cricket: Surrey pile on the runs against Somerset – as it happened

  20-06-2018 21:06 via theguardian.com
  Surrey cruised to 351-5 at stumps in Guildford while Ross Taylor made 146 for Notts at Chelmsford and Lancashire slipped to 86-5 against Worcs 10.21pm BST In the top-of-the-table clash at Guildford Surrey’s young batsmen made hay on a ground parched mustard by the summer. As supporters on white bucket seats flexed their bare toes in the sun, first Rory Burns, then Scott Borthwick, then Olly Pope made half centuries as Surrey reached 351 for five at stumps against Somerset. The 20-year old
  
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• England are 'hot favourites' for the World Cup - Swann

  20-06-2018 20:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Graeme Swann says he "felt sorry for Australia" as England made the highest one-day international total in history at Trent Bridge.
  
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• England set South Africa record 251 target: women's T20 international – live!

  20-06-2018 20:23 via theguardian.com
  England make world-record 250-3 totalTammy Beaumont hits 116 from 52 ballsYou can email Rob here with your thoughts 7.23pm BST 3rd over: South Africa 8-1 (Lee 5, Brits 1) Brits chips Shrubsole towards cover, where Ecclestone puts down another simple chance. It’s unlikely to cost them the game, but England will still be annoyed at dropping two sitters like that. 7.19pm BST 2nd over: South Africa 6-1 (Lee 4, Brits 0) Lee gets the first boundary, whapping Brunt round the corner for four.7.18p
  
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• England v South Africa: England break record for women's T20 total

  20-06-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch England reach the record for the highest women's T20 total of 217 with a Katherine Brunt six.
  
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• England v South Africa: Tammy Beaumont reaches second-fastest women's T20 century

  20-06-2018 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Tammy Beaumont reaches the second-fastest women's T20 century from just 47 balls in England's T20 tri-series game against South Africa at Taunton.
  
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• England’s Alex Hales expects 500-run barrier in ODIs to be broken soon

  20-06-2018 19:51 via theguardian.com
  • ‘The standard has gone through the roof’ in ODIs
  • Sam Curran and Craig Overton join England squad
  After vaporising Australia at Trent Bridge, and demonstrating why sweets and sandpaper are seemingly this year’s must-have items for certain fielding teams, Alex Hales declared his belief that the 500-run barrier is ready to be broken in one-day cricket.England’s world-record total of 481 for six on Tuesday – a gargantuan effort powered by Hales striking 14
  
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• England’s ODI prowess will only truly be cemented when they win a trophy | Vic Marks

  20-06-2018 15:59 via theguardian.com
  Eoin Morgan’s captaincy is central to the huge progress, so much so that Ben Stokes needs to be fit and bowling well to get a place backIt was only a few weeks ago that English cricket was reckoned to be in crisis; the team was losing to Pakistan in Test cricket and to Scotland in a 50-over game while the sages in the offices of the England and Wales Cricket Board were concocting a camel of a competition, obviously designed by a committee, which attracted ridicule from just about everyone
  
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• T20I tri-series: Scotland beat Netherlands by 115 runs to win series

  20-06-2018 15:20 via bbc.co.uk
  An unbeaten 49 from Richie Berrington helped Scotland to victory over the Netherlands in the T20I tri-series.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Somerset, Essex v Notts and more – live!

  20-06-2018 15:04 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from around the county groundsCounty cricket talking points: Kent and Hampshire to meet in cup finalThe Spin: India’s young talents getting leg up from The WallDrop Tanya an email | Tweet @tjaldred 2.04pm BST An expert in the press-box has pointed out that something the selectors might not like is Burn’s very quick glance to the right just before the bowler releases the ball. Surely not? Seems to work for him... 1.56pm BST And that’s Burns’ fifty, four throug
  
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• Mark Stoneman: England batsman misses Surrey match for family reasons

  20-06-2018 12:50 via bbc.co.uk
  England batsman Mark Stoneman withdraws from Surrey's Division One match against leaders Somerset for family reasons.
  
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• St Kilda football club achieves top ranking at Pride in Sport awards

  20-06-2018 08:36 via theguardian.com
  Awards recognise best rankings on Pride in Sport IndexNRL and Cricket Victoria among other winners Sign up to receive the latest Australian sports stories every dayThe St Kilda football club has been honoured for having the highest overall ranking in the Pride in Sport index at the 2018 Australian Pride in Sport awards in Melbourne. The NRL was likewise recognised as the highest-ranked national sporting organisation, and Cricket Victoria the highest-ranked state sporting organisation.Related: 'H
  
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• Eoin Morgan salutes England’s record 481 total as his ‘proudest moment’

  20-06-2018 00:11 via theguardian.com
  • Captain overwhelmed by England’s ruthless intensity
  • Tim Paine: ‘The hardest day’s cricket of my life’Eoin Morgan basked in his proudest day as England’s one-day captain and heralded the finest performance under his watch following an astonishing 242-run victory over Australia in which their own world record total was smashed to pieces. Related: England beat Australia to series after setting ODI men's world record scoreContinue reading...
  
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• Are ODIs too batsman-friendly? Analysis & vote after England's 481

  20-06-2018 00:05 via bbc.co.uk
  England have once again broken the record for the highest total in ODI cricket, but are all the runs good for the game?
  
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