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• Indian Premier League: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings to reach final

  07-05-2019 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Mumbai Indians beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to reach the Indian Premier League final.
  
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• Holden hammers record score in Middlesex win over Kent

  07-05-2019 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Max Holden hits a new Middlesex best List A score of 166 to help his side beat Kent and earn a One-Day Cup home semi-final.
  
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• Somerset beat Surrey to reach One-Day Cup play-off

  07-05-2019 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  James Hildreth hits 95 as Somerset beat Surrey to finish third in South Group and book a One-Day Cup quarter-final.
  
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• Gloucestershire bow out despite beating Essex

  07-05-2019 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Gloucestershire miss out on the One-Day Cup knockout stages despite winning at Essex in their final South Group game.
  
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• Colin Graves will serve extra time at ECB to oversee Hundred’s introduction

  07-05-2019 20:28 via theguardian.com
  • Chairman will remain in place until November 2020
  • Search for his successor will begin this SeptemberColin Graves will serve an additional six months as the chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board after his plan to oversee the introduction of the Hundred was approved by members. Related: The Spin | Boozy cricket nights are putting off kids – and this gives the ECB a problemContinue reading...
  
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• Alex Hales: England batsman not at end of road, says Trevor Bayliss

  07-05-2019 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  England coach Trevor Bayliss says Alex Hales does have an international future despite his removal from their World Cup squad.
  
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• Moeen Ali injury provides audition for Joe Denly’s leg spin against Pakistan

  07-05-2019 19:36 via theguardian.com
  • England coach Trevor Bayliss rests Moeen as a precaution
  • Bayliss says Jofra Archer is ‘very skilful … he’s fitted in well’Three weeks from the start of a World Cup England have spent four years planning for, there are still a couple of questions left to address. Trevor Bayliss says he is hoping it will all be settled over the course of five one-day games against Pakistan.The first is a day-night game at the Oval on Wednesday and by the time it is over it lo
  
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• Jofra Archer: England should drop 'anyone' for all-rounder in World Cup - Andrew Flintoff

  07-05-2019 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  Former captain Andrew Flintoff says he would drop "anyone" from England's World Cup squad to include all-rounder Jofra Archer.
  
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• Seymour Nurse obituary

  07-05-2019 19:05 via theguardian.com
  Outstanding batsman in the great West Indies side of the 1960sNobody has bowed out from international cricket on such a high note as the elegant and flamboyant West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse, who has died aged 85. An exciting talent even by the standards of the gifted West Indies batting lineups of the 1960s, he scored 258 in his final Test match against New Zealand in 1969, a world record for anyone in the last innings of their international career. Although only 35 at the time, and one of t
  
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• Andrew Flintoff says time for cricket pundits to lay off Alex Hales

  07-05-2019 17:48 via theguardian.com
  • Former England captain thinks criticism has gone too far
  • Hales lost World Cup place after ban for recreational drug useAndrew Flintoff has criticised members of the cricket commentariat who have rushed to condemn Alex Hales since he was dropped from the England squad after testing positive for recreational drugs, insisting that those without close knowledge of the 30-year-old’s personal situation should be wary of wading into a potentially complex issue.“Everyone is qui
  
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• Andrew Flintoff calls for cricket pundits to lay off England outcast Alex Hales

  07-05-2019 17:48 via theguardian.com
  • Former England captain thinks criticism has gone too far
  • Hales lost World Cup place after ban for recreational drug useAndrew Flintoff has criticised those who have rushed to condemn Alex Hales since he was dropped by England after testing positive for recreational drugs. Flintoff said those without close knowledge of the 30-year-old’s personal situation should be wary of wading into a potentially complex issue.“Everyone is quick to judge him and quick to have their opi
  
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• David Leatherdale: Professional Cricketers' Association chief executive to leave this year

  07-05-2019 13:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Professional Cricketers' Association chief executive David Leatherdale is to step down from the role this year.
  
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• The Spin | Boozy cricket nights are putting off kids – and this gives the ECB a problem

  07-05-2019 13:26 via theguardian.com
  Drinking culture at evening games is profitable but stops children watching a form of cricket that should appeal to themEnglish cricket can always find a toenail in a bucket of diamonds in the run-up to a World Cup contest, and the sad tale of Alex Hales was just the 2019 episode of a long-running saga. But whatever the drug that ruined his chances this summer, it is alcohol that causes English cricket more problems.In an unfortunate turn of phrase last year while trying to promote the Hundred,
  
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• Boozy cricket nights are putting off kids – and this gives the ECB a problem | The Spin

  07-05-2019 13:26 via theguardian.com
  Drinking culture at evening games is profitable but stops children watching a form of cricket that should appeal to themEnglish cricket can always find a toenail in a bucket of diamonds in the run-up to a World Cup contest, and the sad tale of Alex Hales was just the 2019 episode of a long-running saga. But whatever the drug that ruined his chances this summer, it is alcohol that causes English cricket more problems.In an unfortunate turn of phrase last year while trying to promote The Hundred,
  
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• Wiaan Mulder: South Africa all-rounder set for Kent spell

  07-05-2019 12:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Kent sign South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder for seven County Championship matches, subject to regulatory approval.
  
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