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• County Championship round-up: Double century for Ollie Pope, tons for Joe Root, Adam Lyth & Kiran Carlson

  17-04-2021 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Ollie Pope completes a Championship double century, as Yorkshire duo Joe Root and Adam Lyth and Glamorgan's Kiran Carlson hit tons.
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire close in on win over Northamptonshire

  17-04-2021 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Croft scores a superb century as Lancashire close in on victory over Northamptonshire, who are 59-3 at stumps.
  
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• County Championship: England's Olly Stone takes 3-66 but Notts scent victory against Warwickshire

  17-04-2021 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olly Stone and Danny Briggs help to bowl out Nottinghamshire for 260, before Warwickshire, set 333 to win, close on 85-3.
  
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• County Championship: Ollie Pope makes 245 for Surrey against Leicestershire

  17-04-2021 20:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England batsman Ollie Pope makes a brilliant 245 as Surrey pile on the runs against Leicestershire on day three.
  
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• County Championship: Carlson hundred keeps Glam afloat v Sussex

  17-04-2021 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex remain favourites for victory over Glamorgan despite Kiran Carlson's second hundred taking the game into a final day.
  
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• County Championship: Kent v Yorkshire - Adam Lyth & Joe Root hit tons to strengthen visitors' advantage

  17-04-2021 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root's first Championship century in two years puts Yorkshire on course to beat Kent as Adam Lyth also hits a ton on day three.
  
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• IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad beaten by Mumbai Indians despite Jonny Bairstow knock

  17-04-2021 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mumbai Indians eke out a 13-run Indian Premier League win over Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lose their way after Jonny Bairstow's sparkling 43.
  
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• County Championship: Gloucestershire need 125 more runs to beat Somerset on final day

  17-04-2021 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucestershire will chase 153 for victory over local rivals Somerset on the final day at Taunton.
  
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• County Championship: Matt Critchley stars again as Derbyshire build a decent lead over Worcestershire

  17-04-2021 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire all-rounder Matt Critchley follows up his first-innings ton with 84 and a haul of 5-67 against Worcestershire.
  
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• County Championship: Hampshire need six Middlesex wickets on final day

  17-04-2021 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire require six more Middlesex wickets on the final day to make it back-to-back County Championship wins.
  
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• Pope hits 245 for Surrey: county cricket – as it happened

  17-04-2021 18:14
  
  Day three updates in the latest County Championship gamesDay two roundup: Abbas skittles MiddlesexGet in touch with Tanya on email, Twitter or BTL 5.12pm BST Pope out for a gorgeously golden 245. A fifty for James Hildreth as Somerset quietly reach a sufficiently-bolstered target for their bowlers: 126. After 6.2 overs Durham have at last got a run - and a leg bye: 2-2. Warwickshire 10-0 chasing Nottinghamshire’s wildest dream.Time for me to construct a round-up but I’ll be hanging o
  
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• Lancashire v Northants, Surrey v Leics and more: county cricket – live!

  17-04-2021 13:45
  
  Day three updates in the latest County Championship gamesDay two roundup: Abbas skittles MiddlesexGet in touch with Tanya on email, Twitter or BTL 12.41pm BST Oh, correction! Hildreth was not out for a duck. Apologies all you Somerset fans. The bad news is that Somerset are 37-4. With Bartlett now out for a duck, Banton out for 18, Lammonby for a duck and Abell for 6. Hildreth is 7 not out and Somerset have a lead of only 40 over Gloucestershire.12.35pm BST Gary Naylor pressing the case for time
  
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• Lancashire v Northants and more: county cricket day three – live!

  17-04-2021 10:41
  
  Day three updates in the latest County Championship gamesDay two roundup: Abbas skittles MiddlesexGet in touch with Tanya on email, Twitter or BTL 10.29pm BST Group 110.29pm BST Good morning from Manchester where the sun rises gladly after Parky’s ball of the (new) century. Here is the man himself, mulling over his day’s work, “It’s very nice to play Championship cricket and pull the Red Rose on again. Having watched Simon Kerrigan bowl I knew I’d have a decent role
  
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• Labuschagne ton guides Queensland towards Shield triumph

  17-04-2021 08:59
  
  Queensland 389; NSW 143 & 140-5Labuschagne dominates Sheffield Shield decider with imperious 192A Marnus Labuschagne-inspired Queensland have another Sheffield Shield title in their sights after NSW’s batsmen again faltered in Brisbane on Saturday. Test No 3 Labuschagne struck a sublime 192 before the Bulls attack fired as the Blues limped to stumps on day three at 140-5 in their second dig, still trailing by 106 runs. Related: County Championship 2021: team-by-team guide to the new se
  
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