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• County cricket – Derbyshire v Essex abandoned after Covid outbreak – as it happened

  12-07-2021 20:13
  
  Derbyshire and Essex players are isolating after their match was cancelled due to a Covid-19 outbreak while rain disrupted several fixtures 7.13pm BST A rain depleted day all round, finishes with Warwickshire, Somerset and Hampshire making the running. Much sympathy for the Essex and Derbyshire players, respectively self-isolating and seemingly out of the Division One race. Thanks for the company as always, good night! 5.11pm BST Time for me to write up on this rain-soaked day, action still at N
  
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• Stokes fears England players could miss out on the Hundred due to Covid-19

  12-07-2021 19:01
  
  ‘If the players were unable to play that would be devastating’Inaugural edition could be affected due to rising casesBen Stokes has said it would be devastating if England’s Test players are unable to play in the inaugural edition of the Hundred due to the threat of Covid-19 complications.The rising number of cases nationwide leaves the England and Wales Cricket Board facing a logistical nightmare during the second half of the summer, with positive results in some instances for
  
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• Andrew Flintoff: ‘The Hundred will be an adjustment for me too, I’m not going to lie’

  12-07-2021 15:50
  
  The former England player is part of Sky’s team for the Hundred but knows many – including himself – are still to be convincedFive minutes into this interview, I tell Andrew Flintoff that I know he’s fibbing. Flintoff, who is part of Sky’s commentary team for the Hundred, is talking about how happy he is to be involved in cricket again having spent the past few years working on Top Gear, Lord of the Fries, Australian Ninja Warrior, Cannonball, A League of Their Own
  
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• County cricket: Championship and Blast reach midsummer shake-ups

  12-07-2021 14:22
  
  A flurry of matches this week have set up the fight for divisional status in the Championship and the quarter-finals in the BlastBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogIn Group One in the County Championship, the qualifying slots for Division One probably lie between Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Durham (with defending champions Essex needing snookers). Nottinghamshire’s recruitment policy is always going to curl the lip of neutrals, but few will begrudge the rewards that have come t
  
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• County cricket – Derbyshire v Essex abandoned after Covid outbreak – live!

  12-07-2021 12:12
  
  Updates from around the grounds in County ChampionshipSunday report: Kent depleted after 14 players forced to isolateEmail Tanya with any thoughts | Tweet @tjaldred 11.12am BST The match has had to be abandoned after a Derbyshire player tested positive for COVID and other squad members have been pinged as close contacts. Essex are presumably now out of the Division One fight, though points yet to be decided.11.06am BST More news as it comes. 11.04am BST A delayed start also at Derby, which leave
  
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• County cricket: Surrey v Somerset, Yorkshire v Lancashire and more – live!

  12-07-2021 11:28
  
  Updates from around the grounds in County ChampionshipSunday report: Kent depleted after 14 players forced to isolateEmail Tanya with any thoughts | Tweet @tjaldred 10.28am BST Derbyshire 146 v Essex 86-3
  Durham v Nottinghamshire 312-9
  Worcestershire v Warwickshire 245-4 10.25am BST James Hildreth composed his first century since July 2019 to shovel Somerset into a promising position at The Oval. Hildreth, the acting captain, dug his way out of a rotten run of form on a pitch primed for spin and
  
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