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• T20 Cricket

  18-09-2026 00:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England’s second match against the Lions gets underway at Sophia Gardens
  
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• Carse assault investigation dropped by police

  18-09-2026 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Brydon Carse will face no further police action after an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby last month is dropped.
  
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• Northants frustrated by rain in Derbyshire draw

  18-09-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northamptonshire's promotion hopes are dented as rain denies them the chance to close out victory against Derbyshire.
  
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• Leics 'spurred on' by points penalty - Thomas

  18-09-2026 18:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 27-point deduction that has the Foxes on the brink of County Championship relegation is fuelling their fight for survival, says head coach Alfonso Thomas.
  
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• Rain arrives with Middlesex needing one Glos wicket

  18-09-2026 18:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rain prevents Middlesex taking the one wicket they needed to beat Gloucestershire in Bristol.
  
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• Rain spares Durham from defeat by Worcestershire

  18-09-2026 18:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bad weather saves Durham from a likely first loss of the season as Worcestershire are halted on 32-1, chasing 243 to win.
  
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• Glamorgan beat Surrey to seal Divison One status

  18-09-2026 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Glamorgan ensure Division One survival by completing the double over Surrey with their first win at The Oval since 2014.
  
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• England's Gibson to stay at Somerset through 2028

  18-09-2026 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England all-rounder Dani Gibson signs a two-year contract extension to stay with Somerset to the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• Hampshire relegated as Leicestershire keep survival hopes alive

  18-09-2026 15:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hampshire are relegated from Division One as Leicestershire chase a target of 334 to keep their own survival hopes alive.
  
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• Notts' title chances dented by loss to Sussex

  18-09-2026 14:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nottinghamshire's hopes of a successful title defence are all but over after a loss by seven wickets to Sussex at Hove.
  
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• Somerset title hopes fade after defeat by Yorkshire

  18-09-2026 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Somerset's hopes of a first-ever County Championship title are dented with a heavy defeat at Yorkshire.
  
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• Head hits century as Australia beat Zimbabwe to win ODI series - scorecard

  18-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the second one-day international between Zimbabwe and Australia in Harare.
  
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• England beat Sri Lanka by six wickets to take T20 series win

  17-09-2026 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's impressive T20 form continues as they thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets in Cardiff to seal the series with a match to spare.
  
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• England crush Sri Lanka to seal T20 series win

  17-09-2026 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England comfortably chase a below-par target of 146 to thrash Sri Lanka by six wickets and seal the three-match T20 series with a game to spare.
  
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• Kent beat Lancashire to boost promotion hopes

  17-09-2026 14:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kent remain firmly in the County Championship Division Two promotion race after they beat Lancashire by seven wickets at Canterbury.
  
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• Traumatised Smith says he was 'thrown to wolves' over 'sandpapergate'

  17-09-2026 11:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia batter Steve Smith says he is still traumatised by the aftermath of the ball-tampering scandal in 2018 and still gets flashbacks.
  
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• Hants thrash Surrey to reach Women's One-Day Cup final

  16-09-2026 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Maia Bouchier continues her superb form with the bat as her unbeaten 117 helps Hampshire beat Surrey to reach the One-Day Cup final.
  
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• Bears beat Essex to go top of Division One

  16-09-2026 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire wrap up a two-day win over Essex to go top of the County Championship table and boost their title hopes.
  
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• Difficult outfield & rains too often - Grace Ballinger ranks her grounds

  16-09-2026 13:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In her latest column, The Blaze seamer Grace Ballinger ranks her favourite county grounds.
  
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• Brook likened to Pietersen in SL win - how do they compare?

  15-09-2026 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Brook hits a brutal century and draws comparisons with Kevin Pietersen as England thrash Sri Lanka by 119 runs in the first T20 in Southampton.
  
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• Brook & Baker shine as England crush Sri Lanka

  15-09-2026 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harry Brook hit 114 not out in the first innings set up England with a total of 254 proving to difficult for Sri Lanka to chase leading to a England win by 119 runs after bowling out Sri Lanka.
  
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• 'What an innings' - Brook hits century against Sri Lanka

  15-09-2026 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best of Harry Brook's sensational century against Sri Lanka from just 42 balls, the joint-second fastest hundred by an Englishman in a T20I.
  
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• Why Pietersen will add unfiltered challenge that England need - Finn

  15-09-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kevin Pietersen can be blunt and forthright and there is no better time than now to add that challenge to England's white-ball set-up, says Steven Finn.
  
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• McCullum - I want to be challenged by Pietersen

  15-09-2026 00:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We hear from England white ball coach Brendon McCullum.
  
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• England Test opener may not have to be specialist - Trescothick

  13-09-2026 13:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England’s Test opener does not necessarily have to be a specialist at the top of the order, according to Marcus Trescothick.
  
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• South Africa hammer Namibia to sweep ODI series 3-0 - sorecard

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the third one-day international between Namibia and South Africa in Windhoek.
  
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• India thrash Afghanistan by seven wickets in first T20 - scorecard

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the first Twenty20 international between Afghanistan and India in Delhi.
  
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• India beat Sri Lanka in Women's Asia Cup final - scorecard

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the Women's Asia Cup final between India and Sri Lanka in Dubai.
  
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• England Lions beat Sri Lanka via DLS after rain - second T20 scorecard

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Latest scorecard from the second Twenty20 game between England Lions and Sri Lanka at Beckenham.
  
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• Today at the Test: Highlights from day four of third Test

  12-09-2026 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Day 4 highlights from the third Test match between England and Pakistan at Edgbaston.
  
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