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• Eoin Morgan feels excitement and relief as England open with World Cup win

  30-05-2019 23:18
  • England begin World Cup with fine victory over South Africa
  • Morgan: ‘It is a relief to be off and running, great to get a win’Ben Stokes soaked up a phenomenal feeling after his one-handed wonder catch got England’s World Cup campaign under way with a crushing victory and a sprinkling of stardust.The all-rounder was back to his dominant best in the 104-run win against South Africa, top-scoring with 89 as England posted 311 for eight. A run-out and two wickets in t
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England team react to Ben Stokes' 'catch of the century' - video

  30-05-2019 23:05
  Ben Stokes soaked up the plaudits after his one-handed wonder catch got England’s World Cup campaign under way with a crushing victory in which the hosts beat South Africa by 104 runs.Eoin Morgan feels excitement and relief as England open with World Cup winContinue reading...
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes' 'full day out' lights up England victory over South Africa

  30-05-2019 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes enjoys a "full day out" as he and Jofra Archer dazzle in England's opening World Cup victory over South Africa.
  
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• Ben Stokes goes from Firestarter to firefighter with dazzling display | Andy Bull

  30-05-2019 22:42
  The all-rounder came in when England were wobbling but set up a big total, then took a wonder catch and the last two South Africa wickets to deliver a convincing victoryAccording to the ICC the average age of people who have bought tickets for this World Cup is 40, but one would never have known it on Thursday morning. It felt as if there were 25,000 children spilling out of the tube stations and pouring up Harleyford Road towards the Oval.Everyone who cares feels a bit like a little kid again o
  
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• High-five machines, lager and catches: welcome to the Cricket World Cup | Barney Ronay

  30-05-2019 21:06
  On the pitch Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes took centre stage. Off it, the fans’ joy suggest cricket is doing just fine as it isWelcome to the World Cup. Thirteen years, seven England captains, assorted white‑ball revolutions and one frankly alarming opening ceremony in the making: England and Wales 2019 is finally up and running. Related: Stokes and Archer star as England beat South Africa in Cricket World Cup Ben Stokes’s feat joins a long list of contenders for the title. Among
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Jofra Archer inspires England to victory over South Africa

  30-05-2019 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England bowler Jofra Archer takes 3-27 in his first World Cup game and inspires the hosts to a 104-run victory over South Africa.
  
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• England beat South Africa by 104 runs to win Cricket World Cup opener – as it happened

  30-05-2019 19:42
  Ben Stokes’ all-round brilliance – including an astonishing flying catch – and Jofra Archer’s majestic opening spell ensured England started the tournament with an impressive statement of intent 6.42pm BST Vic Marks has filed his report from the Kia Oval, so I shall leave you with that. Thanks for your company and emails on a very good day for England. It’s only bloody well coming hom- Goodnight! Related: Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes star as England beat South Africa
  
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• Stokes and Archer star as England beat South Africa in Cricket World Cup

  30-05-2019 19:40
  • England 311-8, South Africa 207
  • Home side open campaign with 104-win at the OvalPrompted by a potent opening spell from Jofra Archer and some moments of magic in the field, England began their World Cup campaign with a comfortable 104‑run win against South Africa.No team can be guaranteed to defend 311 in this era but Archer’s opening spell of five overs set England on course. His first intervention was to deliver a bouncer, which struck the head of Hashim Amla –
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England beat South Africa by 104 runs in opening game - highlights

  30-05-2019 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as England beat South Africa by 104 runs in the opening game of the 2019 Men's World Cup.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: latest standings

  30-05-2019 18:59
  Check out the full table for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, updated after each game throughout the tournament Continue reading...
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Ben Stokes takes 'unbelievable' catch

  30-05-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Ben Stokes takes an "incredible" one-handed catch to remove South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo in the opening Cricket World Cup game.
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire final day and more – as it happened

  30-05-2019 18:23
  Updates from Headingley and around the groundsGet in touch below the line or tweet @tykestravels 5.23pm BST That’s all for today folks. You can follow the opening game of the World Cup over here.5.03pm BST Essex and Middlesex have both won, while Warwickshire need two Surrey wickets at Edgbaston in the best part of 19 overs. Rikki Clarke and Gareth Batty are at the crease. A Batty led revival would be some story. Here, Joe Weatherley has reached 50. Hampshire look likely to gain a draw and
  
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• County cricket: Hampshire go top while Essex leave Kent in spin – as it happened

  30-05-2019 18:23
  Warwickshire claim victory over Surrey by 130 runsSimon Harmer carries Essex to win against Kent 6.17pm BST Hampshire made heavy weather of leapfrogging Somerset to the top of Division One, courtesy of a heavily rain-affected draw against unbeaten Yorkshire. Set 279 in 48 overs after Gary Ballance became the first White Rose batsman to score five hundreds in as many Championship matches, the visitors slipped to 35 for three at tea before recovering to move seven points clear at the summit. Opene
  
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• Cricket World Cup: South Africa's Quinton de Kock survives ball hitting stumps

  30-05-2019 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Quinton de Kock's amazing escape as Adil Rashid's delivery hits the stumps but does not remove the bails during the opening game of the Cricket World Cup.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Jofra Archer dismisses South Africa's Aiden Markram

  30-05-2019 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jofra Archer takes his first World Cup wicket, removing South Africa's Aiden Markram for 11 in the opening game of the competition.
  
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• England set South Africa 312 to win Cricket World Cup 2019 opener – live!

  30-05-2019 15:44
  Cricket World Cup updates from the opening game at the OvalDatablog: each team’s World Cup chances analysedAnd feel free to email Rob2.44pm BST The England players gather by the boundary edge, waiting for the umpires and the South African openers Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock. As the chaps on Sky Sports have just said, you’d expect de Kock in particular to fly out of the blocks. If he bats 30 overs, South Africa will surely win this game. 2.33pm BSTRelated: County cricket: Yorkshir
  
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• Cricket World Cup predictions: Who will make the final four?

  30-05-2019 15:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Predict who you think will make the final four of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England's Ben Stokes brings up half-century v South Africa

  30-05-2019 14:17 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Ben Stokes brings up his fifty with an inventive scoop in the opening game of the 2019 Men's World Cup against South Africa.
  
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• What data reveals about each country's Cricket World Cup chances

  30-05-2019 13:45
  Batting and bowling averages encourage England, but are bleak for Sri Lanka. Australia are in the middle of the pack• John Ashdown’s at-a-glance guide to the Cricket World CupUsing bowling and batting data from one day internationals over the past eight years, we plotted how each of the 10 countries might fare at the 2019 Cricket World Cup. The data revealed several trends including the strong all-round chances of the hosts, England, and Sri Lanka’s slim hopes of advancing to th
  
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• County cricket: Yorkshire v Hampshire final day and more – live!

  30-05-2019 13:20
  Updates from Headingley and around the groundsGet in touch below the line or tweet @tykestravels 12.20pm BST So Ballance gets yet another century. That’s five in as many Championship matches dating back to last September, four in a row this season and six in his career against Hampshire. Herbert Sutcliffe is the only other man to have scored that many for Yorkshire against Hampshire. Ah, it’s raining again, and we’re off with Yorkshire at 239-3, leading by 185. 12.00pm BST I&rs
  
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• A goalscoring referee, Derby moments and Cricket World Cups in England | Classic YouTube

  30-05-2019 11:06
  Also featuring a singing bowler, all-English Champions League battles and ice hockey heroes1) Cricket’s coming home? The World Cup starts at The Oval, the tournament back in England for the first time in 20 years. So here’s some choice moments from previous World Cups on English soil: “It was almost as if they were having batting practice.” Richie Benaud expresses his bemusement with Sunil Gavaskar’s famous go-slow against England at Lord’s in 1975, where West
  
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• England v South Africa: Cricket World Cup 2019 opener – live!

  30-05-2019 10:35
  Cricket World Cup updates from the opening game at the OvalListen and subscribe to our new podcast … The SpinAnd feel free to email [email protected] 9.35am BST Hell of a competition prize.I imagine he's a decent housemate. Organised, tidy. Probably does the washing-up 100 per cent of the time because he thinks you do a half-arsed job. https://t.co/YhCXw5IKYd 9.25am BST World Cup historians might describe this opening game as chokers vs jokers. But just as England have a new ident
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019 fixtures

  30-05-2019 10:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Plot your team's progress to the final - here's the full fixtures for the World Cup in England and Wales.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Test your knowledge of peculiar terminology

  30-05-2019 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  How much do you know about cricket and its very peculiar terms? Try our quiz and see how you fare.
  
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• England hope home World Cup can break down barriers on and off pitch

  30-05-2019 01:01
  Eoin Morgan’s side start as favourites to lift their first title but tournament offers once-in-a-generation to revive interestThe last time England hosted the Cricket World Cup 20 years ago they suffered the embarrassment of being knocked out before the official tournament song had even been released. Their record has scarcely improved since. Yet when Eoin Morgan’s side open the 2019 tournament against South Africa on Thursday they will be in the unfamiliar role of favourites.England
  
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