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• County Championship round-up: Champions Essex skittled for 96 and more landmarks for Darren Stevens

  15-04-2021 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wickets aplenty fall on the first day at Chelmsford but runs continue to flow for batsmen around the County Championship.
  
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• Dom Sibley latest England injury scare with suspected broken finger

  15-04-2021 21:23
  
  Sibley was fielding for Warwickshire at Trent BridgeBen Stokes fractured left index finger playing in the IPLDom Sibley has emerged as England’s latest injury concern after suffering a suspected broken finger while fielding for Warwickshire.The 25-year-old is due to undergo an X-ray after he dropped a catch at first slip off Nottinghamshire’s Steven Mullaney during the opening day of their County Championship fixture at Trent Bridge. Related: Robinson shines for Sussex as 17 wickets
  
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• Indian Premier League: Chris Morris stars as Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets

  15-04-2021 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Morris hit two sixes in the final over as Rajasthan Royals beat Delhi Capitals by three wickets in the Indian Premier League.
  
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• County Championship: Sam Evans century puts Leicestershire on top at Surrey

  15-04-2021 20:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire's batsmen set a good platform against Surrey on the opening day of their County Championship game.
  
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• County Championship: Liam Patterson-White's defiant half-century holds up Warwickshire

  15-04-2021 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liam Patterson-White makes a career-best unbeaten 73 as Nottinghamshire are bowled out for 273 against Warwickshire.
  
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• County Championship: Bowlers dominate as Durham lead Essex on day one

  15-04-2021 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Durham blow away Essex for just 96 runs in the first innings of their County Championship game before stuttering to 148-8 at stumps.
  
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• Robinson shines for Sussex as 18 wickets fall at Chelmsford

  15-04-2021 20:23
  
  Wickets tumbled on a dramatic first day between Essex and Durham, while Sussex’s Ollie Robinson gave the England selectors another nudge 7.51pm BST Eighteen wickets fell on a wild first day at Chelmsford. The green, green grass of home was no comfort to the champions Essex while they were being skittled for 96 by Durham. The visitors attacked with scalpel and sledgehammer: Chris Rushworth bowled with surgical precision to take three for 13, while Brydon Carse (three for 37) put the wind up
  
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• Robinson shines for Sussex as 17 wickets fall at Chelmsford

  15-04-2021 20:23
  
  Seventeen wickets fell on a dramatic first day in Chelmsford, while Sussex’s Ollie Robinson gave the England selectors another nudge 7.51pm BST Seventeen wickets fell on a wild first day at Chelmsford. The green, green grass of home was no comfort to the champions Essex while they were being skittled for 96 by Durham. The visitors attacked with scalpel and sledgehammer: Chris Rushworth bowled with surgical precision to take three for 13, while Bryson Carse (three for 37) put the wind up th
  
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• Essex v Durham, Hampshire v Middlesex and more: County Championship – as it happened

  15-04-2021 20:23
  
  Seventeen wickets fell on a dramatic first day in Chelmsford, while Sussex’s Ollie Robinson gave the England selectors another nudge 7.23pm BST Group 1 7.23pm BST A visual representation of what your maiden ton for your home County means...@SamEvans97
  #runningfoxes | #ANewBreed | #AcademyOfCricket pic.twitter.com/F4HNB1idM7 6.45pm BST Outstanding, @Borthwick16! #ForTheNorth pic.twitter.com/zkORArcg9A 6.39pm BST Was hoping for the prospect of Stuart Broad, who owns a pub, bowling to Rob Yat
  
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• County Championship: Robinson shines for Sussex as 17 wickets fall at Chelmsford

  15-04-2021 20:23
  
  Seventeen wickets fell on a dramatic first day in Chelmsford, while Sussex’s Ollie Robinson gave the England selectors another nudge 7.51pm BST Seventeen wickets fell on a wild first day at Chelmsford. The green, green grass of home was no comfort to the champions Essex while they were being skittled for 96 by Durham. The visitors attacked with both the scalpel and the sledgehammer: Chris Rushworth bowled with surgical precision to take three for 13, while Bryson Carse (three for 37) put t
  
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• County Championship: Hampshire tailenders keep Middlesex at bay

  15-04-2021 20:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire's tailenders produce a stubborn display with the bat to keep Middlesex at bay on day one of their County Championship game.
  
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• County Championship: Critchley ton as Derbyshire dominate Worcestershire

  15-04-2021 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Critchley makes a century and Leus De Plooy 98 as Derbyshire pile up 360-8 against Worcestershire.
  
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• County Championship: Joe Root falls early but Adam Lyth puts Yorkshire in charge against Kent

  15-04-2021 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root falls cheaply but Adam Lyth's 97 helps Yorkshire take command on day one of their County Championship game against Kent.
  
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• County Championship: Sussex take control despite Carlson ton for Glamorgan

  15-04-2021 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex take control in Cardiff reaching 99 for no wicket in reply to Glamorgan's 285 all out, despite Kiran Carlson's unbeaten 127.
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire keep Northamptonshire in check on day one

  15-04-2021 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Josh Bohannon makes 68 but regular wickets keep Lancashire in check on day one against Northants.
  
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• County Championship: Steven Davies helps Somerset edge day one against Gloucestershire

  15-04-2021 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Davies scores 87 as Somerset edge the opening day of their County Championship match against Gloucestershire.
  
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• Can any fool read a quiz question? | Brief letters

  15-04-2021 18:52
  
  Hangover cures | Haircuts | British citizenship | Jeremy Paxman | Renaming cricketRe the excellent and somewhat horrifying solutions from chefs for hangover breakfasts (14 April), many years ago, I was in a hotel in Tenerife, indulging in group commiserations about our enfeebled states. I said the only thing I could face was two Anadin and vanilla ice-cream, which duly materialised, served immaculately on a doilied plate. That has since become my gold standard for hotel service. Incidentally, it
  
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• Essex v Durham, Hampshire v Middlesex and more: County Championship – live!

  15-04-2021 13:51
  
  Rolling coverage of county cricket from around the groundsWisden accuses English cricket of ‘raising a finger’ to BLMEmail [email protected] with any thoughts 12.51pm BST The players have gone for an early lunch at Chelmsford, where Essex have made a slight recovery after slipping to 36 for five. 12.50pm BST “A slightly different take on that excellent point from HighPeakGeek re Haseeb Hameed,” says Gary Naylor. “I recall Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac
  
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• Kent v Yorkshire, Hampshire v Middlesex and more: County Championship – live!

  15-04-2021 11:28
  
  Rolling coverage of county cricket from around the groundsWisden accuses English cricket of ‘raising a finger’ to BLMEmail [email protected] with any thoughts 10.26am BST And here’s a statgasm to set the moodThe first official County Championship match was in 1890. The first Sheffield Shield match was in 1892. Today is the first time that there has been play in both competitions on the same day. 10.24am BST Happy Wisden Day! The 2021 Almanack is published today, a sylph
  
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• Crucible classics, Matthew Hayden catches and a vaccinated vaulter

  15-04-2021 11:00
  
  This week’s roundup also features plenty of football nostalgia, Shannon Courtenay and the art of trailer racing1) Nostalgia aplenty in this weekend’s Premier League fixtures. West Ham play Newcastle nearly 35 years to the day since John Lyall’s Hammers walloped them, three different goalies and all, 8-1. Spurs visit Everton, whom they thrashed 4-1 on the opening day of the 1984-85 season – Everton went on to win the title – and by whom they were thrashed 4-1 in the
  
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• Classic YouTube | Crucible classics, Matthew Hayden catches and a vaccinated vaulter

  15-04-2021 11:00
  
  This week’s roundup also features plenty of football nostalgia, Shannon Courtenay and the art of trailer racing1) Nostalgia aplenty in this weekend’s Premier League fixtures. West Ham play Newcastle nearly 35 years to the day since John Lyall’s Hammers walloped them, three different goalies and all, 8-1. Spurs visit Everton, whom they thrashed 4-1 on the opening day of the 1984-85 season – Everton went on to win the title – and by whom they were thrashed 4-1 in the
  
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• Warwickshire CEO Stuart Cain wants 'meaningful' exhibition tournament at Edgbaston

  15-04-2021 10:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire want to host a tournament at Edgbaston to "reflect the communities" in Birmingham, says chief executive Stuart Cain.
  
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• IPL social: A behind-the-scenes look at what's been going on in the world's richest cricket competition

  15-04-2021 07:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Who could replace Ben Stokes at Rajasthan Royals? Plus Sam Billings and others show off their bhangra skills and more in this week's IPL social.
  
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