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• ECB: £2.5m Glamorgan payment 'did not lack legitimacy' - review

  27-09-2018 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  The England and Wales Cricket Board's £2.5m payment to Glamorgan not to host Test cricket did not "lack legitimacy", an external review finds.
  
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• The kiss of death for Lancashire County Cricket Club | Letters

  27-09-2018 19:45 via theguardian.com
  ‘Azzers’ | Lancashire cricket | Donald Trump | Chess and poker | Junk food | Successful relationshipsNow we’ve exhausted Morris Minor and Lucy Mangan adopters (Letters, passim), can we call a halt to letters that include “As a…”? They appear almost every day, the latest example (Letters, 27 September) being “As a solicitor who specialises in sexual offences…” Often the self-description bears no relation to the subject under discussion. So,
  
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• Essex beat Surrey by one wicket to head off world record attempt – live!

  27-09-2018 17:26 via theguardian.com
  The championship season comes to an end with Surrey v Essex going into a final day at the Oval 4.26pm BST Mystery shrouding why Colin Graves didn’t present the trophy, but for now a drink to Surrey, losers here but worthy champions.4.23pm BST The winning moment...@EssexCricket hold their nerve to complete a dramatic chase➡️ https://t.co/8dWSW2hKMq pic.twitter.com/gTp1q1vnBl 3.43pm BST Wow! Ryan Ten Doeschate 53 not out - one of the innings of the season from him in one of the
  
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• Essex beat Surrey by one wicket to head off world record attempt – as it happened

  27-09-2018 17:26 via theguardian.com
  Essex edged home to win a thriller against the champions Surrey by one wicket at the Oval, denying the home side a world record win 7.10pm BST That really is it everyone - thank you for a wonderful season. Onward to the next!What a game! Thanks Surrey and Essex for a wonderful end to the season. Till April, winter well. pic.twitter.com/0iO5TLuKzt 4.26pm BST Mystery shrouding why Colin Graves didn’t present the trophy, but for now a drink to Surrey, losers here but worthy champions.4.23pm B
  
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• Essex clinch thrilling one-wicket win over champions Surrey

  27-09-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Surrey narrowly miss out on a record-breaking win as Essex clinch a thrilling one-wicket victory over the county champions.
  
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• Marsh's 'lineage' cited after all-rounder named an Australia vice-captain

  27-09-2018 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  All-rounder Mitchell Marsh's "lineage" is a reason why he has been named as one of Australia's new Test vice-captains, according to selector Trevor Hohns.
  
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• Anuj Dal: Derbyshire batsman agrees contract extension until end of 2019

  27-09-2018 14:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire batsman Anuj Dal agrees a one-year deal to keep him at the county until the end of next season.
  
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• Matt Carter: Off-spinner signs new two-year contract with Nottinghamshire

  27-09-2018 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Nottinghamshire off-spinner Matt Carter agrees a new two-year deal, keeping him at Trent Bridge until 2020.
  
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• County cricket: the final day of the county season – live!

  27-09-2018 12:27 via theguardian.com
  The championship season comes to an end with Surrey v Essex going into a final day at the Oval 11.27am BST The Surrey lead is now 104.11.27am BST11.25am BST A sweep by Clarke off Simon Harmer takes him to 15 and Surrey past 500. And there’s another. This feels like the calm before the stormIncidentally, more good news for Joe Denly - awarded a testimonial next season by Kent.Words won’t be able to describe the impact these two have had on the club and all the people in it during thei
  
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• Gloucestershire: Graeme van Buuren signs one-year contract extension

  27-09-2018 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Gloucestershire all-rounder Graeme van Buuren signs a one-year contract extension with the county.
  
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• Haseeb Hameed: Lancashire's Paul Allott says batsman's form is a 'mystery'

  27-09-2018 12:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Lancashire director of cricket Paul Allott says Haseeb Hameed's deteriorating form with the bat is a "complete and utter mystery".
  
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• Will Davis: Leicestershire sign Derbyshire fast bowler

  27-09-2018 10:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Derbyshire fast bowler Will Davis joins County Championship Division Two rivals Leicestershire on a two-year deal.
  
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• Marsh and Hazlewood appointed Australian Test joint vice captains

  27-09-2018 03:02 via theguardian.com
  Cricket Australia offer hint to the future with selectionsLeadership structure changed after ball-tampering sagaMitch Marsh and Josh Hazlewood will share Test vice-captaincy duties after Australia rejigged its traditional leadership model in response to the Cape Town cheating scandal.David Warner was stripped of his title and barred from ever holding a leadership post as part of the sanctions Cricket Australia (CA) handed down six months ago in South Africa. Related: David Warner starts slow reb
  
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• Cricket Australia surprise as Marsh and Hazlewood appointed Test joint vice captains

  27-09-2018 03:02 via theguardian.com
  Cricket Australia offer hint to the future with selectionsLeadership structure changed after ball-tampering sagaMitch Marsh and Josh Hazlewood will share Test vice-captaincy duties after Australia rejigged its traditional leadership model in response to the Cape Town cheating scandal.David Warner was stripped of his title and barred from ever holding a leadership post as part of the sanctions Cricket Australia (CA) handed down six months ago in South Africa. Related: David Warner starts slow reb
  
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