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• County Championship: Lewis Gregory takes 6-32 as 22 wickets fall between Somerset & Kent

  11-06-2019 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Lewis Gregory takes 6-32 on a remarkable second day between Kent and Somerset that sees 22 wickets fall at Canterbury.
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Yorkshire, Kent v Somerset and more – as it happened

  11-06-2019 20:22
  Steve Patterson took three wickets in six balls for Yorkshire at Surrey while Will Beer made a career-best 76 not out for Sussex 7.22pm BST At Guildford a golden over by Steve Patterson kept Yorkshire in the hunt after a day dominated by Surrey’s batsmen. Running in from the pavilion end, Patterson took three wickets in six balls, all of them bowled, as Ben Foakes tried a nudge to third man, Will Jacks shouldered arms and Jamie Smith drove over the top of an in-ducker.The over broke a stan
  
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• Cricket World Cup’s efforts to ‘engage’ doomed by terrestrial TV void | Andy Bull

  11-06-2019 20:00
  TikTok, Helo, YouTube and the rest – like highlights after midnight – cannot make up for a widespread inability to watch the games unfoldRepeat a word often enough and it seems to lose all meaning. It’s called semantic satiation, and it’s a phenomenon you will already be aware of if you have spent much time talking to toddlers or sports marketing executives. “Legacy” went some time in the last decade, buzzworded to death after London 2012, and I suspect we&rsq
  
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• County Championship: Ricardo Vasconcelos hits 105 for Northants against Durham

  11-06-2019 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  South African Ricardo Vasconcelos makes an unbeaten 105 as Northants rally well to lead against Durham at the Riverside.
  
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• Stubborn bails, Warner's go-slow and an apology to Jason Roy – The Spin podcast

  11-06-2019 19:41
  Ali Martin, Anjali Doshi and Felicity Ward join Emma John to discuss England’s win against Bangladesh and India’s clash with Australia. Plus: are flashing bails just the latest in a long string of fads? And the ultimate cricket-themed high street. Can you beat Dhoni & Guy or Primark Ealham? Continue reading...
  
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• Smith and Warner will not be jeered by Pakistan fans, says Sarfaraz Ahmed

  11-06-2019 19:41
  • Australian pair were heckled during World Cup loss to India
  • Marcus Stoinis injury gives Australia selection headacheIf Australia’s World Cup team are looking for positives to offset a thrashing by India in London and a mixed weather forecast for their next engagement, at least their upcoming opponents are showing solidarity. Pakistan’s captain, Sarfaraz Ahmed, does not believe Wednesday’s match will see a repeat of the jeering that has been directed at Australia&r
  
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• County Championship: Will Beer bats all day at Arundel as Gloucestershire limit Sussex

  11-06-2019 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Sussex stand-in opener Will Beer bats all day for an unbeaten 76 out of 257-5 against Gloucestershire at Arundel.
  
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• County Championship: Glamorgan struggle in Swansea gloom to Derbyshire

  11-06-2019 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Marnus Labuschagne's 37 is the highlight for Glamorgan in a weather-hit first day at Swansea against Derbyshire.
  
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• County Championship: Ben Foakes leads Surrey recovery against Yorkshire

  11-06-2019 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Acting skipper Ben Foakes top scores with 62 as Surrey reach 290-8 on the second day against Yorkshire at Guildford.
  
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• The Hundred: 'Being on BBC will make big difference', say Warwickshire after clubs trial

  11-06-2019 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  The Hundred is tipped for success after the launch of 100-ball cricket at club level in the Midlands.
  
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• England’s Mark Wood hopes West Indies worry about facing his pace

  11-06-2019 19:00
  • Fast bowler troubled next World Cup opponents in spring tour• ‘It is a team I’ve had success against,’ Wood saysOne feature of the World Cup so far has been the importance of quality pace bowling. This was not on display on Tuesday in Bristol, where for the second time in the tournament play was abandoned for the day without a ball being bowled. Even in benign conditions there may not have been any genuine pace bowling to enjoy since this is not the strength of Sri
  
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• Bangladesh call for reserve days after another World Cup washout

  11-06-2019 18:52
  • Steve Rhodes frustrated after Sri Lanka game rained off
  • Bangladesh coach: ‘Why can’t we have a reserve day?’The Bangladesh coach, Steve Rhodes, bemoaned the lack of reserve days at the World Cup after a tournament-record third abandonment in the space of five days.The weather in England and Wales is starting to become a major talking point after Bangladesh v Sri Lanka became the latest match to be rained off. Related: England’s Mark Wood hopes West Indies wo
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka rained off

  11-06-2019 16:31 via bbc.co.uk
  A record third match of the World Cup is abandoned because of rain as Bangladesh's game against Sri Lanka is called off.
  
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• County Championship: Three games washed out by rain on Tuesday

  11-06-2019 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  No play is possible in three County Championship matches on Tuesday because of heavy rain.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: David Warner will be back to 'dangerous best'

  11-06-2019 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia captain Aaron Finch says opener David Warner will return to his "dangerous best" after criticism of his batting at the World Cup.
  
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• Bangladesh v Sri Lanka rained off: Cricket World Cup 2019 – as it didn't happen

  11-06-2019 14:58
  Heavy rain meant no play was possible in Bristol, meaning a third World Cup washout in five days 1.58pm BST The umpires have called it off, so Bangladesh and Sri Lanka take a point each, and you’ll be able to see the updated league table shortly. I’m afraid there’s a chance of more washouts tomorrow (Australia v Pakistan) and especially Thursday (India v New Zealand). Whaddya gonna do? Thanks for your company, I’ll leave you with another plug for Simon Burnton’s exc
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Australia's Marcus Stoinis out of Pakistan match

  11-06-2019 13:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is ruled out of Wednesday's World Cup match against Pakistan with a side strain.
  
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• Bangladesh v Sri Lanka delayed by rain: Cricket World Cup 2019 – live!

  11-06-2019 12:26
  Cricket World Cup updates from the game in BristolCounty cricket – live! Latest from around the groundsThe Spin: remembering the first truly modern ODISend your thoughts to [email protected] BST “Sir,” says Sanjay Pareek, who could TEACH THE REST OF YOU A THING OR TWO ABOUT SALUTATIONS, “what time will the match start?”No time has been set for an inspection, never mind for the match to start. I would say the likeliest scenario is that it will be washe
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Rain delays Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Bristol

  11-06-2019 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Rain affects the World Cup for the second day in succession as the start of Bangladesh's game against Sri Lanka was delayed.
  
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• The Spin | India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai in 1987 was the first truly modern ODI

  11-06-2019 11:06
  Largely forgotten match saw both teams score at more than seven an over, something which is now more commonplace
  When England successfully chased a target of 359 to win the third ODI against Pakistan at Bristol last month it was the third time in five days that both teams in an unabbreviated ODI had scored at seven or more runs an over. Never in the history of cricket had it happened thrice in a single week but increasingly high-scoring has come to seem commonplace, assisted by powerplays, field
  
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• County Championship: Notts & Hampshire day three abandoned because of rain

  11-06-2019 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Day three of Notts' Championship match against Hampshire is abandoned two hours before the scheduled start because of rain.
  
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• Adil Rashid ready to adjust if England choose to drop Moeen Ali during Cricket World Cup

  11-06-2019 01:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  ADIL RASHID says he is ready to shoulder spin bowling duties on his own should England stick with their pace bombardment in Southampton later this week.
  
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