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• Yorkshire’s Jonny Bairstow weighs in to put pressure on Lancashire

  23-07-2018 21:09 via theguardian.com
  • Bairstow hits 82 as Lancashire are set target of 323
  • Ben Stokes claims rare county five-wicket haulJonny Bairstow’s combative 82 has been the standout contribution with the bat in a so far bowler-friendly Roses match, in which Lancashire are chasing an highly unlikely 323. The England wicketkeeper-batsman put a first‑innings golden duck out of his mind to help Yorkshire recover from 21 for three in their second innings, having lost the Test captains Joe Root a
  
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• County cricket: Lancashire v Yorkshire, Notts v Surrey and more – as it happened

  23-07-2018 20:16 via theguardian.com
  Bairstow weighs in to put pressure on Lancashire 7.16pm BST That’s the close at Old Trafford. Lancashire reach stumps on 194-6, requiring another 129 runs to win, while Yorkshire, quite obviously, need four wickets. A proper report from Graham Hardcastle will be landing shortly - until then - thanks for reading!7.07pm BST Oh boy! Have a look at this for a wicket: JC Buttler c Williamson b Root 59. England dressing room banter ahoy. Buttler tried a sweep but was caught at leg slip. Lancashi
  
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• England's 1,000th Test - vote for your favourite

  23-07-2018 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  As England prepare to play their 1,000th Test, BBC Sport gives users a chance to rank their top 10.
  
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• County cricket: Lancashire v Yorkshire, Notts v Surrey and more – live!

  23-07-2018 17:59 via theguardian.com
  Live updates from across the County ChampionshipLancs fail to build on Clark’s all-star hat-trickCounty cricket talking points for the week
  Email or tweet Graham your thoughts4.59pm BST Yorkshire have the breakthrough, and it’s Alex Davies lbw to Tim Bresnan for 32. Davies and Keaton Jennings shared 54 for the first wicket, with Davies indicating inside edge was involved. Replays suggest that could very well be the case, but umpire Paul Pollard thought otherwise. Haseeb Hameed is in
  
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• County cricket talking points: Roses drama excites fans more than media

  23-07-2018 13:09 via theguardian.com
  Lancashire and Yorkshire produced a marvellous last-ball finish in the T20 Blast – not that you’d know from the scant coverageBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogHas there ever been a greater mismatch between popular interest and media profile than what we are witnessing with the T20 Blast 2018? Tens of thousands of people turn up day after day all around the country, pay decent money and enjoy the cricket in the sunshine and yet the game is almost invisible in newspapers and th
  
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• Ravichandran Ashwin: India spinner to rejoin Worcestershire for two games

  23-07-2018 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will rejoin Worcestershire in September for their final two County Championship games.
  
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• Inner-city cricket: what happened to state school cricket?

  23-07-2018 11:10 via theguardian.com
  Since Paul Collingwood retired in 2011, no English batsman from a state school has managed to hold down a regular spot in the national team. In Hull and Durham, nascent schemes seek to increase involvement among young people whose schools prioritise other sports Continue reading...
  
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• Inner-city cricket: no space left to play

  23-07-2018 11:10 via theguardian.com
  Cricket is a game associated with leafy pastures but those spaces are at a premium - nowhere more so than in London. Cricket clubs and the people who run them are having to make the best of bad situation – whether it’s ferrying youth players across the city, playing every game on the road and coaching kids without the right facilities. In this episode we meet a handful of dedicated individuals keeping the life blood of inner-city cricket in the south of England flowing Continue readi
  
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• Inner-city cricket: is ethnic minority talent being missed?

  23-07-2018 11:10 via theguardian.com
  30% of recreational cricketers in the UK are from South Asian backgrounds, but that group is represented by just 4% of professionals. Is enough being done to realise BAME potential in the game in the UK? We meet the enthusiasts of Perry Hall Park, home to the Birmingham Cricket League; and go to Handsworth CC, an Afro-Caribbean club formed in the late 60s, where a new generation of players from South Asian background are keeping the game alive Continue reading...
  
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• Inner-city cricket: fighting for new blood

  23-07-2018 11:10 via theguardian.com
  Wales is the only country in the British Isles to not have a national team, with many considering Glamorgan’s county team a proxy for national pride. With Cardiff set to host a 100-ball franchise, debate rages over how Welsh the branding should be. Continue reading...
  
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