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• India avoid shock defeat by Hong Kong at Asia Cup

  18-09-2018 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  India rally to avoid a shock defeat in the Asia Cup and beat Hong Kong by 26 runs in Dubai.
  
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• Essex's Porter batters Worcestershire's survival hopes – as it happened

  18-09-2018 22:22
  Jamie Porter took seven for 41 as Worcestershire were bowled out for 94 in a boost for Yorkshire and Hampshire in their Headingley scrap 9.22pm BST Jamie Porter all but ended Worcestershire’s hopes of adding Division One survival to Saturday’s magical T20 Blast success with five wickets in a superb opening burst and seven for 41 in all as Essex assumed control at Chelmsford by dismissing the visitors for 94.Porter claimed five wickets in as many overs with the new ball, four of which
  
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• Essex's Jamie Porter batters Worcestershire's survival hopes

  18-09-2018 22:22
  Jamie Porter took seven for 41 as Worcestershire were bowled out for 94 in a boost for Yorkshire and Hampshire in their Headingley scrap 9.22pm BST Jamie Porter all but ended Worcestershire’s hopes of adding Division One survival to Saturday’s magical T20 Blast success with five wickets in a superb opening burst and seven for 41 in all as Essex assumed control at Chelmsford by dismissing the visitors for 94.Porter claimed five wickets in as many overs with the new ball, four of which
  
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• Surrey’s Rory Burns maintains push for England spot with runs at Somerset

  18-09-2018 20:13
  • Day one: Surrey 368-4 v Somerset
  • Surrey’s top four all pass 50 on a tough day for bowlersThis will not be such a stressful match for the pitch liaison officer. Two weeks ago in Somerset’s match against Lancashire 22 wickets fell on the first day; against Surrey there were four. Phil Whitticase can sleep easily unless he concludes this surface is too flat for the good of the game – an unlikely outcome since liaison officers rarely reach that conclusion even though
  
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• County Championship: Wickets tumble between Yorkshire and Hampshire

  18-09-2018 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Fifteen wickets fall on day one of the Division One match between Yorkshire and Hampshire at Headingley.
  
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• County Championship: Northants on top over Gloucestershire as Brett Hutton shines

  18-09-2018 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  A four-wicket haul from Brett Hutton puts Northants in control against Gloucestershire on a rain-shortened first day.
  
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• County Championship: Leicestershire battle past 300 against Durham

  18-09-2018 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicestershire battle to a competitive total on a mixed opening day of their Division Two game against Durham.
  
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• County Championship: Essex's Jamie Porter stars against Worcestershire

  18-09-2018 19:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Essex reach 252-5 on day one at Chelmsford after paceman Jamie Porter's 7-41 skittles Worcestershire for 94.
  
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• County Championship: Matt Henry puts Kent in control against Glamorgan

  18-09-2018 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Kent took another step towards promotion as they bowled Glamorgan out for 186 at Canterbury, before reaching 93-2 in reply.
  
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• County Championship: Sam Robson hits ton as Middlesex make good start against Derbyshire

  18-09-2018 19:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Sam Robson scores his first century for 15 months as Middlesex make a good start to their Division Two match at home to Derbyshire.
  
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• County Championship: Surrey dominate Somerset as Rory Burns makes runs again

  18-09-2018 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  England hopeful Rory Burns continues his fine form as champions Surrey dominate day one of their match against Somerset.
  
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• County Championship: Ian Bell puts Warwickshire in control at Sussex

  18-09-2018 18:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Division Two leaders Warwickshire take control on the opening day of their match at Sussex as Ian Bell hits an unbeaten ton.
  
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• Moeen has 'full support' over 'Osama' slur claim

  18-09-2018 18:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Moeen Ali has the "full support" of the England team over a claim he was called 'Osama' by an Australia player in the 2015 Ashes, says captain Joe Root.
  
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• 'Last time there was tumbleweed' - Scotland hero MacLeod joins Afghanistan Premier League

  18-09-2018 17:37 via bbc.co.uk
  The hero of Scotland's win over England this year reflects on being bought in a player auction for the new Afghanistan Premier League.
  
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• Adil Rashid: England all-rounder set to sign new Yorkshire contract

  18-09-2018 17:17 via bbc.co.uk
  England all-rounder Adil Rashid is set to sign a new contract with Yorkshire in the next few days.
  
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• Steven Finn: Middlesex and England seamer had benign tumour removed from knee

  18-09-2018 16:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Middlesex and England seamer Steven Finn says a benign tumour caused "complications" in his recovery from a knee injury.
  
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• Surrey and Worcestershire bookend table but share much in between | The Spin

  18-09-2018 15:52
  The county title was won in a thriller reminding us how the West Midlands club retains the heart of first-class cricketWhen 22 players gather in huge stadiums built for full houses in midsummer, and rattle around in late season gloom to the applause of 20 hundred-weight of empty tip-up chairs and a crisp wrapper, County Championship cricket can feel a little soulless.But not at New Road, not last week. There in full view of the glorious cathedral, that has chimed the passing of so many seasons,
  
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• Ben Stokes and Alex Hales charged with bringing cricket into disrepute

  18-09-2018 15:51
  • England pair to face two-day London hearing in early December
  • Both men charged with two counts for September 2017 brawlBen Stokes and Alex Hales have both been charged with two counts of bringing the game into disrepute and face a two-day cricket disciplinary hearing this December following last year’s involvement in a street brawl in Bristol.While Stokes was last month found not guilty of affray at Bristol crown court for his part in the incident on 29 September 2017 - and H
  
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• Ben Stokes and Alex Hales charged with bringing game into disrepute

  18-09-2018 15:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes and Alex Hales are charged with bringing the game into disrepute by the ECB following an incident outside a Bristol nightclub.
  
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• India vs Hong Kong live stream: How to watch the Asia Cup cricket online and on TV

  18-09-2018 13:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  INDIA vs Hong Kong live stream - how to watch the ODI cricket online and on TV.
  
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• Adil Rashid to sign new contract at Yorkshire as an all-format cricketer

  18-09-2018 13:22
  • Agreement will end impasse started by England Test call-up
  • Leg-spinner to be avaiable for red-ball cricket with countyAdil Rashid looks set to re-commit to Yorkshire as an all-format cricketer and bring to an end to a summer-long impasse after turning down approaches from rival counties. Related: County cricket: Sussex v Warwickshire, Somerset v Surrey and more – live!Related: Adil Rashid inflicts mortal wounds on India and can look to Sri LankaContinue reading...
  
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• County cricket: Sussex v Warwickshire, Somerset v Surrey and more – live!

  18-09-2018 12:07
  Updates from the penultimate round of Championship matchesYou can email Tanya here or tweet her hereECB sets out to show reasons Hundred can be a success 11.07am BST Bad news for Yorkshire at Headingley. “The rain is coming down much heavier now, and the full covers are in place. I’m told this wasn’t on the forecast, but it is looking distinctly like no play before lunch.” 11.06am BST Bad light has stopped play at Bristol with Gloucestershire 1/1. 10.58am BST Actually, it
  
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