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• Abbas skittles Middlesex for rampant Hampshire: county cricket day two – as it happened

  16-04-2021 20:18
  
  Mohammad Abbas took 6 for 11 to put Hampshire in total control at the Rose Bowl while Matt Parkinson impressed for Lancashire 8.44pm BST Mohammad Abbas drove a ceremonial horse and carriage through Middlesex’s fragile batting at the Rose Bowl, scattering batsmen like beech nut shells in a school playground. Sleeves buttoned at the wrist, front on action, lithe and elasticated, full and fast, he snaffled Max Holden with his fifth ball. Nick Gubbins was lbw next delivery, and Stevie Eskinazi
  
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• Indian Premier League: Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by six wickets for first win of year

  16-04-2021 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by six wickets in Mumbai to register their first win in this year's Indian Premier League.
  
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• England’s Ben Stokes facing up to three months out with broken finger

  16-04-2021 12:57
  
  Stokes to return from IPL duty and could be out until July
  Test Opener Dom Sibley has also fractured his fingerBen Stokes will be sidelined for up to three months and will miss the start of what is a hectic summer schedule for England after he has surgery on a broken left index finger on Monday.Stokes has undergone a second X-ray and a CT scan on the injury suffered while taking a diving catch during his first match for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League last week and is now certain t
  
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• Ben Stokes to have surgery on broken finger and faces 12 weeks out

  16-04-2021 12:57
  
  England allrounder injured in IPL match last weekStokes to return from India and could be out until July
  Ben Stokes faces up to three months on the sidelines following news the all-rounder requires surgery on the broken finger he suffered while playing in the Indian Premier League.The 29-year-old suffered the injury while diving to take a catch during his first appearance for Rajasthan Royals the new IPL season last week. He will now fly home from India ahead of an operation on Monday. Related:
  
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• Lancashire v Northamptonshire and more: county cricket day two – live!

  16-04-2021 10:51
  
  Day two updates from Old Trafford and beyondDay one: Robinson shines for Sussex at GlamorganGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet or comment below 9.51am BST Lovely to hear from a bouncy-sounding Simon Kerrigan on his return to Old Trafford:“It was really enjoyable. There was definitely a point over the last few years where I thought I would not be back here bowling in a competitive game so I’m pretty proud to be out here today and it was good to get some overs. 9.48am BST Group 19.48am B
  
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• ‘I just want to fly under the radar’: modest Beth Mooney handed top Wisden award

  16-04-2021 03:01
  
  Australian named Leading Woman Cricketer in the WorldBatter follows in footsteps of Ellyse Perry and Meg LanningBeth Mooney has been given the 2021 Leading Woman Cricketer in the World award by Wisden – but, typical of Australia’s low-profile World Cup-winning heroine, she would rather not have the honour at all.The new edition of Wisden, the annual English cricketing bible, reports that on hearing of her prestigious award, Mooney protested: “I don’t want that tag. I just
  
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