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• Coronavirus: Lancashire Cricket Club CEO says safety must be guaranteed

  01-05-2020 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cricket cannot resume until coronavirus testing and safety significantly increases, says Lancashire chief executive Daniel Gidney.
  
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• Chris Wood: 'Gambling took up almost every hour' - Hampshire paceman

  01-05-2020 19:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire pace bowler Chris Wood tells BBC South Today about the addiction which has dogged his cricket career.
  
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• Fond memories of Denis Compton’s summer of ’47 | Letters

  01-05-2020 18:05
  
  Readers respond to an article by Andy Bull that celebrates the cricketing heroics of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich
  How wonderful in these strange times to be transported back to the summer of 1947 by Andy Bull in his article on the Test series of that year (Compton’s summer of ’47 is the kind of succour the nation needs now, 28 April). I was a nine-year-old Lancastrian living in Rochdale with my Yorkshire-born father. Of course, my first Test match could not be at nearby Old Trafford
  
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• Australia replace India at top of world Test rankings

  01-05-2020 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia return to the top of the Test rankings for the first time in four years, replacing India, who slip to third.
  
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• Watmore cleared to take over as ECB chairman after review of EFL conduct

  01-05-2020 12:55
  
  Ian Watmore will replace Colin Graves at end of AugustECB carried out ‘confidential review’ of his EFL tenureColin Graves will step down as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board on 31 August, allowing Ian Watmore to take over after being cleared of any wrongdoing by a review of his brief spell on the board of the Football League.Graves, who is now expected to run to become chair of the International Cricket Council when Shashank Manohar departs this summer, had previously e
  
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• Ian Watmore cleared to become ECB chairman after review of EFL conduct

  01-05-2020 12:55
  
  Watmore will replace Colin Graves at end of AugustECB carried out ‘confidential review’ of his brief time at EFLColin Graves will step down as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board on 31 August, allowing Ian Watmore to take over after he was cleared of any wrongdoing by a review of his brief spell on the board of the Football League. Related: Australia's men rise to top of Test and T20 cricket rankingsContinue reading...
  
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• England and Wales Cricket Board: Ian Watmore cleared to become chairman

  01-05-2020 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The England and Wales Cricket Board confirms Ian Watmore will take up the role of chairman after a review into his conduct in a previous appointment found "no wrongdoing".
  
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• Surrey cancel Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short contracts after T20 Blast postponement

  01-05-2020 11:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey cancel the contracts of overseas players Shadab Khan and D'Arcy Short after the postponement of the 2020 T20 Blast.
  
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• Spot the ball: England win Women's World Cup final in 2017

  01-05-2020 10:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How good is your eye? Can you pick out the correct ball in these photos of the epic 2017 final?
  
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• When will community sports resume as Australia moves out of Covid-19 restrictions?

  01-05-2020 10:35
  
  The government says some activities may open up next Friday as a result of loosening the coronavirus lockdown. Here’s what the various phases mean for your sportThe Australian Institute of Sport has set out guidelines for how sport can get back under way following the coronavirus outbreak.The AIS framework, developed in conjunction with various medical experts and sporting organisations, is based on a three-tiered system – levels A, B and C – designed to facilitate the gradual
  
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• Australia's men rise to top of Test and T20 cricket rankings

  01-05-2020 10:17
  
  Justin Langer’s side dethrone India and Pakistan‘We have earned some respect back from other teams’Australia have reclaimed the world No 1 Test ranking, dethroning India for the first time since 2016 to give players something to celebrate amid a challenging off-field stretch for the sport.Justin Langer’s team surged to top spot on both the Test and Twenty20 charts with the latest update of the International Cricket Council rankings. Related: Usman Khawaja overlooked as Cr
  
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• Captain Tom Moore made honorary cricketer in emotional 100th birthday surprise

  01-05-2020 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Captain Tom Moore was made an honorary cricket player by former England captain Michael Vaughan on his 100th birthday.
  
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