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• Tim Southee: ‘New Zealand, world Test champions? It would be special’

  30-05-2021 21:00
  
  The New Zealand seamer on playing at Lord’s, his side’s stellar bowling attack and the chance to become a world championIt was in the art deco city of Napier that Tim Southee announced himself, the 19-year-old farmer’s son crackling on his Test debut against England in 2008 with a five-wicket haul and a blaze of sixes. Some 13 years and 77 caps later he pitches up at Lord’s for the fourth time in his Test career as the leader of what is arguably New Zealand’s finest
  
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• County Championship: Lancashire beat Yorkshire by an innings and 79 runs

  30-05-2021 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saqib Mahmood takes his first five-wicket haul as Lancashire beat Yorkshire in the Roses match by an innings and 79 runs.
  
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• Lancashire beat Yorkshire, Warks sink Notts: county cricket day four – live!

  30-05-2021 19:01
  
  Updates from Old Trafford and around the groundsVic Marks: magic in hands of England’s spin wizardsGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet or comment below 6.01pm BST Leicestershire 136 and 378-5 beat Middlesex 295 and 218With less than five overs to go! 5.45pm BST Warwickshire 341 and 264 beat Notts 297 and 138Amazeballs! 5.44pm BST Lancashire 509-9dec beat Yorkshire 159 and 271With 40 balls left, Matt Parkinson wheedles out Dom Bess, caught by Liam Livingstone at slip after an innings of some s
  
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• Lancashire beat Yorkshire, Warks sink Notts: county cricket day four – as it happened

  30-05-2021 19:01
  
  Lancashire needed longer than anticipated to bowl out Yorkshire, completing the job in the final session of the match 6.01pm BST Leicestershire 136 and 378-5 beat Middlesex 295 and 218With less than five overs to go! 5.45pm BST Warwickshire 341 and 264 beat Notts 297 and 138Amazeballs! 5.44pm BST Lancashire 509-9dec beat Yorkshire 159 and 271With 40 balls left, Matt Parkinson wheedles out Dom Bess, caught by Liam Livingstone at slip after an innings of some stoicism.Lancashire’s first Rose
  
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• Still game for county cricket at any age | Letters

  30-05-2021 17:44
  
  Clyde Jeavons applauds the exploits of Darren Stevens, while Phil Murray enjoys echoes of John ArlottThe batting and bowling achievements of Kent’s Darren Stevens at the ripe old age (for a professional cricketer) of 45 are admirable and heartwarming (Darren Stevens has cult following but 45-year-old is still underappreciated, 24 May). Let’s hope his youthful enthusiasm doesn’t wane before he eventually qualifies for Kent’s over-70s seniors XI, a form of competitive count
  
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• Ollie Robinson pledges to ‘get in New Zealand faces’ in first Test

  30-05-2021 16:38
  
  England hopeful says he gets ‘white line fever’‘As soon as I cross the white line, there’s a different edge to me’England hopeful Ollie Robinson believes he is as primed as he will ever be for a Test debut as the fast bowler revealed a fierce competitive streak could lead to him “getting in New Zealand’s faces”.Robinson is one of county cricket’s most prolific performers, with 279 first-class wickets at an average of 21.04, but a Test chance
  
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• England’s Ollie Robinson pledges to ‘get in New Zealand faces’ in first Test

  30-05-2021 16:38
  
  England Test hopeful says he gets ‘white line fever’‘As soon as I cross the white line, there’s a different edge to me’England hopeful Ollie Robinson believes he is as primed as he will ever be for a Test debut as the fast bowler revealed a fierce competitive streak could lead to him “getting in New Zealand’s faces”.Robinson is one of county cricket’s most prolific performers, with 279 first-class wickets at an average of 21.04, but a Test ch
  
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• County Championship: Surrey beat Gloucestershire by an innings and 47 runs

  30-05-2021 14:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Surrey end Gloucestershire's unbeaten start to the summer with an innings-and-47-run victory at The Kia Oval.
  
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• County Championship: Northamptonshire complete seven-wicket win against Sussex

  30-05-2021 13:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire complete a seven-wicket win against Sussex to boost their hopes of a top two finish in Group Three.
  
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• County Championship: Worcestershire beat Derbyshire for first win of summer

  30-05-2021 13:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire complete their first County Championship win of the summer by beating Derbyshire by an innings and 23 runs.
  
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• Lancashire v Yorkshire, Warks v Notts and more: county cricket day four – live!

  30-05-2021 11:30
  
  Updates from Old Trafford and around the groundsVic Marks: magic in hands of England’s spin wizardsGet in touch! Email Tanya, tweet or comment below 10.25am BST Group OneRiverside: ESSEX 182 and 301 BEAT DURHAM 99 and 189 by 195 runs10.22am BST His shadow lolling out to the right, a white flannel tucked into the waistband of his trousers and his cropped hair gleaming in the sun, Lancashire’s Matt Parkinson ripped a ball into the rough. Out it fizzed, and Adam Lyth guided the ball off
  
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• There’s magic in the fingers of spin wizards Moeen, Leach and Bess | Vic Marks

  30-05-2021 09:00
  
  In this extract from his new book, our former cricket correspondent argues the trio are the best England have to offer in Test cricket on turning pitches Moeen Ali had never been Worcestershire’s primary spinner when he was plucked out by England, although he had established himself as one of their best batsmen when he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in 2014. No wonder he would suffer from a few identity issues as a Test player.He is one of my favourite cricketers. Of
  
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• There’s magic in the fingers of off-spin wizards Moeen, Leach and Bess | Vic Marks

  30-05-2021 09:00
  
  In this extract from his new book, our former cricket correspondent argues the trio are the best England have to offer in Test cricket on turning pitches Moeen Ali had never been Worcestershire’s primary spinner when he was plucked out by England, although he had established himself as one of their best batsmen when he made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Lord’s in 2014. No wonder he would suffer from a few identity issues as a Test player.He is one of my favourite cricketers. Of
  
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