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• County cricket: Hampshire’s Barker rocks leaders Notts – as it happened

  13-09-2021 21:57
  
  Keith Barker took seven wickets against the Division One leaders as Hampshire ended day two with a lead of more than 200 runsWhat on earth is going on for Nottinghamshire? They started the day on 29 for 1, and now they’re 33 for 4. Keith Barker has gobbled up the lot. He’s got 4 for 12, with Steven Mullaney out for 2. They’re replying to 226 in the second innings.Glamorgan have slipped to 288 for 8 in the first innings, but Byrom is still there batting with the Dutch master Tim
  
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• Ireland v Zimbabwe: Hosts win final ODI to draw series as Brendan Taylor bows out

  13-09-2021 21:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland ease to a seven-wicket (DLS) win over Zimbabwe in a rain-hit final ODI at Stormont as the series ends level at 1-1, in Brendan Taylor's final international game.
  
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• County Championship round-up: Essex dominate Surrey while Durham tail wags

  13-09-2021 20:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Division Two leaders Essex continue their dominance of Surrey while Durham's lower order set landmarks at Northants.
  
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• County cricket: Barker helps Hampshire build lead over Notts – as it happened

  13-09-2021 19:51
  
  Keith Barker took seven wickets against the Division One leaders as Hampshire ended day two with a lead of more than 200 runsWhat on earth is going on for Nottinghamshire? They started the day on 29 for 1, and now they’re 33 for 4. Keith Barker has gobbled up the lot. He’s got 4 for 12, with Steven Mullaney out for 2. They’re replying to 226 in the second innings.Glamorgan have slipped to 288 for 8 in the first innings, but Byrom is still there batting with the Dutch master Tim
  
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• County Championship: Keith Barker's 7-46 puts Hampshire on top against Nottinghamshire

  13-09-2021 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Keith Barker takes a career-best 7-46 as Hampshire take control against County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire.
  
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• Richard Levi: Northants' South African batsman to leave after nine years

  13-09-2021 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire's South African batsman Richard Levi is to leave after the club opted not to renew his contract.
  
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• ‘Something has to give’: Woakes puts Ashes and T20 World Cup before IPL

  13-09-2021 15:52
  
  ‘Almost as big a winter as our summer in 2019’All-rounder turns down return to Delhi CapitalsChris Woakes has put his decision to withdraw from the second half of the Indian Premier League down to a winter with England that he feels compares with the home summer of 2019 in terms of sporting magnitude.The 32-year-old was among the England players left frustrated by India’s refusal to play the fifth Test last Friday but, along with Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan, did not join the
  
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• ‘Something has to give’: Chris Woakes puts Ashes and T20 World Cup before IPL

  13-09-2021 15:52
  
  • ‘Almost as big a winter as our summer in 2019’• All-rounder turned down return to Delhi CapitalsChris Woakes has put his decision to withdraw from the second half of the Indian Premier League down to a winter with England that he feels compares with the home summer of 2019 in terms of sporting magnitude.The 32-year-old all-rounder was among the England players left frustrated by India’s refusal to play the fifth Test last Friday but, along with Jonny Bairstow and Da
  
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• England v India: player ratings for the unresolved Test series

  13-09-2021 13:14
  
  Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli and Ollie Robinson stood out during the series, which remains incomplete with India leading 2-1By Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogJoe Root: 564 runs, average 94; one wicket, average 40; seven catches
  Joe Root was monumental with the bat, at times carrying his team as Atlas carried the globe, his performances no less remarkable just because they are expected these days. But his captaincy, in the key moments, was dismal, letting Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah g
  
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• Australia’s Tim Paine faces Ashes fitness race after neck surgery

  13-09-2021 12:18
  
  Test captain to undergo surgery to repair a pinched nervePaine hopes to be back in full training in OctoberAustralia’s Test captain, Tim Paine, will undergo surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his neck in a bid to be fit for the Ashes series.Paine has been experiencing discomfort in his neck and left arm due to a bulging disc, which has limited the intensity at which he can train and has not responded to previous attempts at treatment. Continue reading...
  
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• Australia captain Tim Paine faces Ashes fitness race after neck surgery

  13-09-2021 12:18
  
  Test captain to undergo surgery to repair a pinched nervePaine hopes to be back in full training in OctoberAustralia’s Test captain Tim Paine will undergo surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his neck in a bid to be fit for the upcoming Ashes series.Paine has been experiencing discomfort in his neck and left arm due to a bulging disc, which has limited the intensity at which he can train and has not responded to previous attempts at treatment. Continue reading...
  
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• County cricket: Hampshire v Notts, Yorkshire v Warwicks, and more – live!

  13-09-2021 11:30
  
  Live updates from around the county grounds on day twoSend Geoff an email | Tweet @GeoffLemonSportThe happy japesters at Middlesex looked cooked when they got rolled over by Joe Leach and Ed Barnard for 144 at Lord’s, but they have justified their spot at the top of Div 3 by whittling down second-placed Worcestershire to 113 for 8 by the close. It’s the animal kingdom, in Tiger Tim and Bambi, who have done the damage there.Kent, in third, have robbed the people of what the people wan
  
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• Tim Paine: Australia Test captain to have neck surgery with Ashes looming

  13-09-2021 09:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia Test captain Tim Paine is confident he will be fit for the Ashes despite needing surgery to treat a pinched nerve in his neck.
  
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