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• T20 Blast: Lightning beat Yorkshire in Roses tussle as Worcs return to the summit

  09-08-2018 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire cruise to a six-wicket Roses win over Yorkshire to go third in Group North, while Worcs return to the top.
  
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• T20 Blast Highlights: Lancashire Lightning beat Yorskhire Vikings by six wickets in Roses match

  09-08-2018 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights of Lancashire Lightning's run chase as they beat local rivals Yorkshire Vikings by six wickets in the T20 Blast.
  
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• T20 Blast Highlights: Lancashire Lightning beat Yorkshire Vikings by six wickets in Roses match

  09-08-2018 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights of Lancashire Lightning's run chase as they beat local rivals Yorkshire Vikings by six wickets in the T20 Blast.
  
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• David Willey catch removes Aaron Lilley in Roses match

  09-08-2018 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch a "sensational" catch from Yorkshire's David Willey remove Lancashire's Aaron Lilley in the Roses match at Headingley.
  
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• Ed Smith aims to widen England’s options after Dawid Malan’s omission

  09-08-2018 21:09
  • Selector has two-hour discussion with dropped batsman
  • ‘We are looking at having the right players for right conditions’
  Ed Smith is looking to create a pool of England Test players who can offer a range of options both home and away as he offered a more detailed explanation of the decision to drop Dawid Malan.The national selector spent two hours with Malan on Wednesday discussing the reasons for the 30‑year‑old batsman’s omission from the second Test
  
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• Western Storm and Surrey Stars record big wins

  09-08-2018 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Western Storm go top of the Kia Super League with a fifth consecutive win, while Surrey Stars move into finals contention.
  
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• Stokes denies homophobic comments

  09-08-2018 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The England cricketer said he had had up to three pints and six vodka and lemonades but was not drunk.
  
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• Bowler who threw ball to boundary to deny batsman maiden ton apologises

  09-08-2018 19:37 via bbc.co.uk
  A club bowler apologises for his poor sportsmanship after throwing the ball to the boundary to deny an opposition player a maiden century.
  
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• John Murray obituary

  09-08-2018 18:15
  England cricketer who held the world record for the number of wicketkeeping dismissals in a careerThe England and Middlesex cricketer John Murray, who has died aged 83, once held the world record for the most wicketkeeping dismissals in a career, and still stands second on the all-time list. In total he took 1,268 catches and carried out 259 stumpings across 635 matches in a first-class career that spanned the years 1952 to 1975.Like his fellow wicketkeeping artist Bob Taylor, who prised the rec
  
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• Tim Bresnan: Yorkshire all-rounder secures future at Headingley with two-year deal

  09-08-2018 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Tim Bresnan signs a two-year contract extension with Yorkshire, keeping him at Headingley until 2020.
  
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• Rain washes out day of Lord's Test for first time in 17 years

  09-08-2018 17:52 via bbc.co.uk
  The opening day of the second England-India Test is washed out, the first time a full day's play at Lord's has been lost for 17 years.
  
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• England v India: second Test, day one – as it didn't happen

  09-08-2018 17:49
  Persistent rain meant that no play was possible on the first day of the second Test at Lord’s 4.49pm BST It’s over, you don’t need to tell me... The umpires have accepted the inevitable, and the ECB have confirmed that, no, we cannot claim the last seven hours back. Thankfully the forecast is much better tomorrow, so play should hopefully start on time. Thanks for your company, emails, XIs – and especially for your donations. See you tomorrow! 4.46pm BST “I’d
  
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• Dinesh Chandimal returns after serving ban for breaching spirit of the game

  09-08-2018 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Dinesh Chandimal is named in Sri Lanka's T20 squad after serving a ban for breaching the spirit of the game.
  
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• Ben Stokes trial jury shown bodycam arrest video

  09-08-2018 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The cricketer is one of two men charged with affray outside a Bristol nightclub on 25 September.
  
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• England v India: second Test, day one – live!

  09-08-2018 11:31
  Live updates from the first day’s play at Lord’sYou can email Rob here with your thoughtsPope to make England debut at No 4Anjali Doshi: When India first won at Lord’s 10.31am BST The toss has been delayed. It’s not raining heavily - it’s mizzle at worst - but the covers are still on. 10.29am BST “A highish-scoring affair?” queries Richard Dennis. “Perhaps not. The average completed County Championship innings score at Lord’s this year is 225
  
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• Michael Knighton flicks, Mark Robins tricks and Jimmy Anderson plays golf

  09-08-2018 11:30
  This week’s roundup also includes some grandstand finishes to the American Junior Olympic Games and a heartwarming tale from the UFC1) As you may or may not have heard, the Premier League starts this weekend, so let’s start with some memorable matches from opening days past. At the start of 1989-90, Michael Knighton played keepy-uppy on the Old Trafford pitch before Manchester United’s game against Arsenal, the defending champions. Heralding a new dawn, United promptly stormed
  
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• Michael Knighton flicks, Mark Robins tricks and James Anderson plays golf

  09-08-2018 11:30
  This week’s roundup also includes some grandstand finishes to the American Junior Olympic Games and a heartwarming tale from the UFC1) As you may or may not have heard, the Premier League starts this weekend, so let’s start with some memorable matches from opening days past. At the start of 1989-90, Michael Knighton played keepy-uppy on the Old Trafford pitch before Manchester United’s game against Arsenal, the defending champions. Heralding a new dawn, United promptly stormed
  
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• BBC Sport New Voices scheme: Fancy becoming a sports commentator?

  09-08-2018 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport is searching for the next generation of commentators via the New Voices scheme.
  
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• England v India: Ollie Pope already 'in the zone' before Lord’s Test

  09-08-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  TWO years ago he was playing school cricket for Cranleigh. On Thursday he could be walking out at Lord’s for England.
  
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