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• Summation of Force: capturing the magic of cricket – in pictures

  01-10-2021 22:00
  
  The Summation of Force, a film installation by Trent Parke and Narelle Autio, uncovers the essence of cricket through artistic motion studies. Stills reveal a glimpse into the creative process behind the work Continue reading...
  
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• No pressure, Joe, but the future of Test cricket depends on this Ashes series | Barney Ronay

  01-10-2021 21:00
  
  England players are weighing up what a Covid-affected Ashes tour would be like, with the prospect of being locked down for 10 weeksAt first glance it seems a minor oddity that the two longest-serving England men’s Test cricket captains of all time are the current one and the one before him. Every linen-shirted custodian of the Golden Age, every hair-oiled gadabout, every ringlet-tossing 1980s fancy-boy: Joe Root and Alastair Cook have got them all covered.There are of course some important
  
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• Indian Premier League: Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets

  01-10-2021 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Punjab Kings keep their Indian Premier League play-off hopes alive with a thrilling five-wicket win over Eoin Morgan's Kolkata Knight Riders.
  
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• Warwickshire make short work of Lancashire to clinch Bob Willis Trophy

  01-10-2021 16:45
  
  Warks 518 beat Lancs 78 & 241 by an innings and 199 runs‘It is the start of something,’ says coach Mark RobinsonTwo hundred spectators, dotting the Grand Stand like late-fruiting blackberries, watched Warwickshire take just over an hour to wrap up Lancashire’s innings, win the Bob Willis Trophy, and do the red-ball double.The captain, Will Rhodes, who made a match-winning century, said that he was glad to be bringing the trophy “back to its spiritual home”, wher
  
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• Bob Willis Trophy final: Warwickshire finish off Lancashire to secure innings victory

  01-10-2021 14:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire finish off Lancashire by an innings and 199 runs to become the second winners of the Bob Willis Trophy.
  
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• Warwickshire beat Lancashire to win Bob Willis Trophy final – as it happened

  01-10-2021 14:17
  
  Warwickshire took the spoils at Lord’s by an innings and 199 runs as the county season wrapped up on the first day of OctoberA lusty gallop, a swing, and bails neatly swept off.Lancs avoid their biggest ever defeat and Blatherwick gets stuck in and thrashes his third ball for six. Continue reading...
  
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• Glamorgan Cricket: Batter Nick Selman leaves county

  01-10-2021 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian batter Nick Selman parts company with Glamorgan after six years in the county's first team squad.
  
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• Australia v India: Smriti Mandhana hits century on rain-hit second day

  01-10-2021 13:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Smriti Mandhana hits her first Test century as India build a solid first-innings score against Australia on a rain-hit second day in Carrera.
  
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• Australia v India: women’s Test, day two – as it happened

  01-10-2021 12:54
  
  India reach 276-5 before lightning again puts a stop to the daySmriti Mandhana scores her first Test century48th over: India 138-1 (Mandhana 84, Raut 17) Mandhana gets a couple from another Perry full toss that’s miss-fielded by Campbell at mid-on. Perry overcorrects and the Indian left-handed shovels a single down to fine-leg. A couple of yorkers test Raut, but she’s alert to them and playing nicely in the V. 47th over: India 135-1 (Mandhana 81, Raut 17) Annabel Sutherland shares pa
  
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• Warwickshire beat Lancashire to win Bob Willis Trophy final – live!

  01-10-2021 12:53
  
  Live updates from the penultimate day of play at Lord’sThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd get in touch, via email, on Twitter or posting BTLA lusty gallop, a swing, and bails neatly swept off.Lancs avoid their biggest ever defeat and Blatherwick gets stuck in and thrashes his third ball for six. Continue reading...
  
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• Warwickshire v Lancashire: Bob Willis Trophy final, day four – live!

  01-10-2021 11:20
  
  Live updates from the penultimate day of play at Lord’sThe Spin: sign up and get our free weekly cricket emailAnd get in touch, via email, on Twitter or posting BTLAn email arrives...”Any chance you could put the game out of its misery?” Lancashire are nothing if not surprising, but even the loyalist fan would struggle to believe Jones, Wood, Bailey, Blatherwick and Parkinson could bat out the day. Surely.Good morning from Lord’s and county cricket on October 1! The skies
  
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• Tim Paine declares Ashes will go ahead ‘whether Joe Root is here or not’

  01-10-2021 09:16
  
  Australia Test captain implores England team to travel‘They all want to come, there’s no doubt about that’Tim Paine has declared the Ashes will begin on 8 December regardless of whether counterpart Joe Root is part of the tour, also giving Kevin Pietersen a clip for being the “expert on everything”.Uncertainty over England’s participation in cricket’s showpiece Test series has been a talking point through recent months, with the visitors concerned about
  
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• Ashes will go ahead says Australia captain Tim Paine, even if some England players stay home

  01-10-2021 08:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia captain Tim Paine says the Ashes will go ahead this winter - even if some England players decide not to travel because of Covid-19 restrictions.
  
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• Cricket quiz: What can you remember about the 2021 cricketing summer?

  01-10-2021 07:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Take our quiz to test how much you remember about 2021's jam-packed summer of cricket.
  
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• Australia v India: women’s Test, day two – live!

  01-10-2021 05:41
  
  Tourists at 132-1 on Thursday before lightning stopped playFirst ball at Gold Coast’s Carrara Stadium at 2pm AESTAny thoughts? Email Jonathan or tweet @JPHowcroftIf you missed yesterday’s action, you can catch up here.More good news weather wise from people much closer to the action than I am.Continue reading...
  
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