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County cricket: Amla helps Surrey dig in for draw at Hampshire – as it happened

07-07-2021 20:13

Hashim Amla faced down 278 balls to earn Surrey an unlikely draw while Lancashire secured a Division One spot 7.39pm BST And with one last prod, it was over. Hashim Amla turned in one of the great stonewalling performances for Surrey at the Ageas Bowl to finish 37 not out from 278 deliveries and deny Hampshire victory. Surrey started the day on six for two following on, but Amla’s eye-popping powers of concentration over 64 maidens in total saved the day as Hampshire rued three dropped cat

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County cricket day four: Lancashire v Kent, Hampshire v Surrey and more!

07-07-2021 18:53

Updates from Old Trafford and beyond on the final dayDay three: Yorkshire beat Northants, Notts top groupEmail Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or comment below 5.53pm BST Overton out for 11! Felix Organ the man- Surrey 8 down! 5.43pm BST I’d best pause to write up - OT and the Rosebowl the streams to be on. 5.39pm BST There’s a bowling change at OT, but it’s not Anderson, it’s Wood. 45 minutes left. At The Rosebowl. Surrey still seven down, though Amla has just been dropped at leg

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‘When the call comes, you need to stand up’: Ben Stokes ready to lead rookies

07-07-2021 18:52

Stand-in England captain admits shock at Pakistan series call Stokes highlights Brydon Carse as having ODI ‘X factor’ At the halfway stage England’s run of white-ball fixtures was struggling to capture the imagination but seven positive Covid-19 tests and an entire squad plunged into isolation have seen the levels of intrigue rise significantly.Ben Stokes will lead out a team of fringe players and rookies in Cardiff on Thursday for the first of three one-day internationals agai

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‘When a job calls, you need to stand up’: Ben Stokes ready to lead ODI rookies

07-07-2021 18:52

Stand-in England captain admits shock at Pakistan series callStokes highlights Brydon Carse as having ‘X factor’At the halfway stage England’s run of white-ball fixtures was struggling to capture the imagination but seven positive Covid-19 tests and an entire squad plunged into isolation have seen the levels of intrigue rise significantly.Ben Stokes will lead out a team of fringe players and rookies in Cardiff on Thursday for the first of three one-day internationals against Pa

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County cricket day four: Lancashire v Kent, Somerset v Leicestershire and more!

07-07-2021 11:15

Updates from Old Trafford and beyond on the final dayDay three: Yorkshire beat Northants, Notts top groupEmail Tanya, tweet @tjaldred or comment below 10.15am BST GROUP ONETrent Bridge: Notts 307 all out BEAT Derby 149 all out and 122 all out by an innings and 36 runs 10.15am BST Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire by 53 runs at Wantage Road, set up by a century from Harry Brook. He made hay while wickets tumbled at the other end, Simon Kerrigan pocketing five for 39.Northamptonshire’s pursuit

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