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• County cricket: Somerset v Essex title decider, day three – as it didn't happen

  25-09-2019 17:49
  Essex moved closer to a second County Championship title in three days after the weather prevented any play on day three against Somerset at Taunton 6.17pm BST The Somerset director of cricket, Andy Hurry, insists his players will not “wave the white flag” despite rivals Essex being on the brink of County Championship glory heading in to the final day of the season.No play was possible on the third day of the Taunton title decider, with umpires Alex Wharf and Rob Bailey ruling a damp
  
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• When the County Championship went down to the final over of the season

  25-09-2019 16:19
  Essex clinched the title in 1984 after a dramatic day in Taunton. They would take the same outcome this yearBy Steven Pye for That 1980s Sports BlogAny budding screenwriters who want to pen a Hollywood blockbuster about the County Championship should investigate the 1984 season. A campaign that ran from April to September came down to the penultimate ball of a match in Somerset, with the fate of two counties hanging in the air at Taunton.The script would involve an underdog who nearly became a h
  
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• County cricket: Somerset v Essex title decider, day three rain delay – live!

  25-09-2019 14:42
  Play scheduled to resume in rain-affected matchDay two: sides frustrated by rain againEmail Tanya, tweet or comment below the line 1.42pm BST Apropros of nothing much, I’ve been reading a book called When in French, Love in a second language which is very good, if typed in very small print. Anyway, it talked about the French verb zlataner, to amaze or dominate, coined after the footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. It got me wondering about verbs named after cricketers. I’ve used Morkelled
  
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• Will Essex (or rain) spoil Somerset's party? The Spin podcast hits Taunton

  25-09-2019 13:38
  For the final round of the County Championship, Emma John is joined in Taunton by Dan Norcross and Vish Ehantharajah. Retiring Somerset legend Marcus Trescothick and cricket’s new cult hero Jack Leach stop by for a chat.Continue reading...
  
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• Darren Stevens: Veteran all-rounder still has 'drive & desire' at 43

  25-09-2019 12:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens says he still has a lot to give the game after signing a new one-year deal which will take him beyond his 44th birthday.
  
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• Australia women's side unchanged for home summer of cricket

  25-09-2019 03:37
  Heather Graham a chance to debut against Sri LankaSophie Molineux still out after shoulder injuryAustralia will stick to a winning formula for the beginning of the women’s cricket home summer, naming an unchanged squad for their series against Sri Lanka.Selectors on Wednesday unveiled the same squad that recently defeated the West Indies, for the three Twenty20s and one-day internationals starting on Sunday. Related: Australia complete clean sweep with third T20 win in West IndiesContinue
  
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