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• Wood and Raine on song for Durham as Cook hits century: county cricket – as it happened

  29-04-2021 22:48
  
  Alastair Cook made his first century of the season for Essex against Worcs while Ben Raine took five for nine for Durham 9.48pm BST When Marnus Labuschagne arrived for his second season at Glamorgan the world’s No 3‑ranked batsman, with a Test average of more than 60, came fresh from a triumphant hundred in the Sheffield Shield final. However, he had not bargained for a green top on a damp day in Cardiff.First, Labuschagne injured his hand slipping down the stairs before the start of
  
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• County Championship round-up: Century for Alastair Cook but Bears, Hants and Kent collapse

  29-04-2021 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alastair Cook makes his first century of the summer - on a day of morning collapses for Warwickshire, Hampshire and Kent.
  
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• County Championship: Parnell's five wickets put Northants on top at Yorkshire

  29-04-2021 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire lose Adam Lyth to the first ball of the match, then Wayne Parnell takes 5-64 as Northants dismiss the hosts for 206.
  
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• County Championship: Stuart Broad stars as Notts seize control after batting collapse

  29-04-2021 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England bowler Stuart Broad strikes twice as Nottinghamshire recover from a batting collapse to leave Derbyshire reeling on 86-8.
  
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• County Championship: Durham dominate Warwickshire as Mark Wood returns in form

  29-04-2021 20:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Wood returns for Durham but is outshone by Ben Raine's superb bowling on a dominant first day against Warwickshire.
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex batsmen enjoy good first day against Somerset

  29-04-2021 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Half-centuries from Robbie White and Nick Gubbins put Middlesex in a good position on day one against Somerset.
  
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• County Championship: Sussex bat well on day one against Lancashire

  29-04-2021 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sussex start well against Lancashire as they finish day one of their County Championship fixture on 318-7 at Hove.
  
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• County Championship: Alastair Cook's century helps Essex take control at Worcestershire

  29-04-2021 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Alastair Cook's polished century - and an unbeaten 75 from Tom Westley - help Essex take control against Worcestershire.
  
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• Social media boycott: England Rugby & English cricket join football anti-abuse move

  29-04-2021 19:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England Rugby and English cricket will join football's social media boycott to tackle abuse and discrimination.
  
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• County Championship: Leicestershire's Sam Evans makes 102 against Gloucestershire

  29-04-2021 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire opener Sam Evans scores 102 against Gloucestershire to help the visitors make a strong start at Bristol.
  
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• IPL: Prithvi Shaw hits 82 off 41 balls Delhi Capitals beat Kolkata Knight Riders

  29-04-2021 19:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prithvi Shaw hits a spectacular 82 off 41 balls as the Delhi Capitals ease to a seven-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.
  
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• County Championship: Surrey bowl Hampshire out for 92 before Burns and Amla 50s

  29-04-2021 19:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey bowl Hampshire out for just 92 as Jordan Clark claims a career-best 6-21 on day one at the Kia Oval.
  
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• T20 World Cup could be moved to United Arab Emirates, says BCCI

  29-04-2021 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year's Twenty20 World Cup could be moved to the United Arab Emirates if India continues to suffer with a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Dom Sibley on England and a new partnership between ECB & Lord's Taverners

  29-04-2021 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Dom Sibley reflects on a humbling experience in India as the ECB and Lord's Taverners announce a £2m partnership to boost disability cricket.
  
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• IPL: Quinton de Kock hits 70 as Mumbai beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets

  29-04-2021 15:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Quinton de Kock scores an unbeaten 70 from 50 balls as holders Mumbai Indians beat Rajasthan Royals by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League.
  
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• The midnight league blending faith and sport

  29-04-2021 14:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new pilot giving young Muslims the chance to play sport during Ramadan.
  
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• Yorkshire v Northants, Sussex v Lancashire: county cricket – live!

  29-04-2021 11:48
  
  All latest news and scores on day one of the fourth roundHameed rediscovers form and love of game at NottinghamshireAny comments? You can email Tanya | tweet @tjaldred 10.48am BST And here is double-centurion Haseeb Hameed on Notts, Lancs and the future. Related: Haseeb Hameed rediscovers form and love of game at Nottinghamshire10.24am BST A sad column by Andy Bull on the fall of Heath Streak. Related: Long silence awaits banned Heath Streak and cricket’s condemned corruptors | Andy Bull10
  
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• Yorkshire v Surrey, Sussex v Lancashire: county cricket – live!

  29-04-2021 11:26
  
  All latest news and scores on day one of the fourth roundHameed rediscovers form and love of game at NottinghamshireAny comments? You can email Tanya | tweet @tjaldred 10.24am BST A sad column by Andy Bull on the fall of Heath Streak. Related: Long silence awaits banned Heath Streak and cricket’s condemned corruptors | Andy Bull10.23am BST Smashing words and pictures here in Ali Martin’s piece on the Ramadam Cricket League. Related: ‘Their passion is off the scale’: how t
  
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• Classic YouTube | Ali and Frazier’s studio scrap, Man Utd v Liverpool memories and Phil Tufnell

  29-04-2021 11:00
  
  This week’s roundup also features NHL opportunism, a goalkeeper assist and three monstrous UFC finishes1) Sixty years ago today, ABC’s Wide World of Sports debuted on American television. Here’s Evil Knievel’s first jump on the show, from March 1967; Arnold Schwarzenegger winning Mr World in 1970; a show from January 1974 featuring a row between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali (it’s all worth your time, but here’s the actual physical bit); and a world-record high
  
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• ‘Their passion is off the scale’: How the Ramadan Cricket League supports young Muslims

  29-04-2021 09:00
  
  A scheme piloted by Warwickshire CCC provides a safe space to play the sport – with Moeen Ali available for adviceIt has just gone 10pm on Tuesday in Birmingham and Edgbaston’s cavernous indoor school, usually closed at this late hour, is echoing with the cheers and laughter of some friendly but competitive cricket being played.This is the Ramadan Cricket League, a twice-weekly competition being piloted by Warwickshire and Chance To Shine to provide a safe and accessible space for yo
  
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