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• The Hundred: How postponement affects players and counties

  30-04-2020 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After The Hundred is postponed until 2021, BBC Sport investigates the effect it will have on players and counties.
  
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• Twenty20's success is no guarantee the Hundred will produce the numbers | Vic Marks

  30-04-2020 20:00
  
  When the short form was conceived in 2002 the cricket calendar was not so crowded and the format was one club players had been enjoying for yearsA common refrain to those of us who are not hanging out the bunting at the news the Hundred will be on our screens and in our Test grounds in 2021 is that all the curmudgeons were just as negative about the advent of Twenty20 cricket in 2003.This is an easy parallel to draw and a simplistic one. Let me try to correct it. The proposal to introduce T20 cr
  
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• Twenty20's success is no guarantee the Hundred will produce the numbers

  30-04-2020 20:00
  
  When the short form was conceived in 2002 the cricket calendar was not so crowded and the format was one club players had been enjoying for yearsA common refrain to those of us who are not hanging out the bunting at the news the Hundred will be on our screens and in our Test grounds in 2021 is that all the curmudgeons were just as negative about the advent of Twenty20 cricket in 2003.This is an easy parallel to draw and a simplistic one. Let me try to correct it. The proposal to introduce T20 cr
  
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• The Hundred postponed until 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic

  30-04-2020 15:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Hundred - the England and Wales Cricket Board's new city-based tournament - is postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• ECB chief says no crowds this year as Hundred pushed back to 2021

  30-04-2020 15:00
  
  New tournament delayed by the coronavirus pandemicTom Harrison says behind closed doors is ‘only option’The England and Wales Cricket Board has been forced to push the Hundred’s launch back to 2021 amid an admission from Tom Harrison that empty grounds are now the “only option” if the sport can somehow get under way this summer.And with the English game facing a potentially ruinous £300m loss in the event of coronavirus wiping out the season – 1 July is
  
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• ECB announces launch of the Hundred will be pushed back until 2021

  30-04-2020 15:00
  
  New tournament delayed by the coronavirus pandemicInternationals and T20 Blast prioritised in shorter seasonThe launch of the Hundred has been officially pushed back to 2021 after the England and Wales Cricket Board accepted that social distancing, travel restrictions and empty grounds make staging the tournament impossible this summer.Announcing the news on Thursday the ECB chief executive, Tom Harrison, reiterated the desire to forge ahead in spite of the delay, stating “there will be an
  
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• The Cricket Show Captain Tom special: How to watch Sky Sports show as Cpt Tom turns 100

  30-04-2020 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Cricket Show pays tribute to Captain Tom Moore today on his 100th birthday. Here's how to watch the Sky Sports special.
  
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• Captain Tom Moore receives England cricket cap from Michael Vaughan

  30-04-2020 11:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan presents Captain Tom Moore with an England cricket cap to "make him an official member of the England team" on his 100th birthday.
  
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• Test Match Special to replay classic matches, including Edgbaston 2005

  30-04-2020 11:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Test Match Special will replay classic England matches in full throughout May, including the famous Edgbaston Test of 2005.
  
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• Captain Tom Moore invited to deliver England cricket team talk by Joe Root

  30-04-2020 10:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Captain Tom Moore has been invited to deliver a team talk by England cricket captain Joe Root in the wake of his remarkable achievements in raising money for the NHS.
  
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• Essex cricketers make meals for NHS 'heroes'

  30-04-2020 07:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Graham Gooch says he has been "humbled" helping to deliver food to hospitals.
  
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• Usman Khawaja overlooked as Cricket Australia reveal 2020-21 contract list

  30-04-2020 05:49
  
  Six changes made with Marcus Harris also missing out Annabel Sutherland among new faces on women’s listMarnus Labuschagne and Joe Burns have been included in Cricket Australia’s contract list, with out-of-favour veteran Usman Khawaja headlining six expected omissions, while teenage star Annabel Sutherland is one of three new faces on the women’s list.There were few surprises in the 20-strong men’s group that national selectors picked to steer Australia through a challengi
  
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• Moeen Ali warns stars will struggle if cricket returns while coronavirus crisis is ongoing

  30-04-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Moeen Ali has opened up on the return of cricket but has sent a stark warning to his fellow players and the decision-makers on the sport.
  
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