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• Voll hits half-century against Phoenix

  01-08-2026 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Georgia Voll gets Welsh Fire off to a strong start against Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston with a half-century in the women's Hundred.
  
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• Seifer stars as Super Giants thrash Sunrisers to boost knockout hopes

  11-08-2026 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tim Seifert and Paul Walter both finish unbeaten as they guide Manchester Super Giants to a thumping 10-wicket win against Sunrisers Leeds at Old Trafford; a result which gives them a huge boost in their hopes of reaching the knockout stages in the men's Hundred.
  
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• 40 balls, 80 runs - Seifert's sensational 52 minutes at the crease

  11-08-2026 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester Super Giants' Tim Seifert hits 80 runs off just 40 balls inside 52 minutes, in an innings that includes seven sixes, as he guides his side to a 10-wicket win against Sunrisers Leeds, a victory which sees the Super Giants move above their opponents and in pole position to qualify for the Eliminator match.
  
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• Super Giants deny Sunrisers and boost knockout bid

  11-08-2026 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester Super Giants gave themselves a huge chance of qualifying for the knockout stages of The Hundred with a 10-wicket win over Sunrisers Leeds.
  
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• Lancashire, Yorkshire, Durham & Notts into One-Day Cup knockouts

  11-08-2026 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicestershire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Middlesex, Yorkshire & Durham all qualify for the knockout stages of One-Day Cup.
  
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• Sunrisers knock out Super Giants and reach eliminator after big win

  11-08-2026 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In a must-win match, defending champions Sunrisers Leeds hold their nerve to thrash Manchester Super Giants, securing a 41-run win that sees them qualify for the Eliminator against Southern Brave,at the expense of their opponents at Old Trafford.
  
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• Sunrisers hammer Super Giants to reach knockouts

  11-08-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunrisers Leeds secure their spot in the knockout phase of The Hundred at the expense of opponents Manchester Super Giants after an emphatic 41-run victory.
  
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• 'Brilliant effort!' - Litchfield's 'stunning' piece of fielding

  11-08-2026 18:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phoebe Litchfield shows off her incredible fielding ability by producing a brilliant stop on the boundary to prevent fellow Australian Meg Lanning from scoring a six to keep Sunrisers Leeds on top in their women's Hundred match against Manchester Super Giants.
  
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• Australia taking ‘one week at a time’ as mammoth Test schedule begins against Bangladesh

  11-08-2026 17:00
  Wicketkeeper Alex Carey says it has been a ‘long winter’ of waiting for the match in Darwin which is the first of at least 20 Tests over the next 12 monthsTest cricket Darwin is an oddity, as Australia and Bangladesh prepare for the first five-dayer in the Top End since 2004. But there is something downright strange about the red-ball adventure the Australians are about to embark on.The two-Test series against Bangladesh, including the second match scheduled for Mackay in two weeks,
  
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• Rocky Flintoff hits first professional century for Lancs

  11-08-2026 16:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hits his first professional century for Lancashire.
  
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• County cricket: One-Day Cup group stage coming to the boil in another heatwave

  11-08-2026 13:47
  With the final round of fixtures played on Tuesday, only one county are sure to be playing in the quarter-finalsBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogMiddlesex, having lost just one of seven matches to date, cannot be caught for a top three slot in Group B and will play in the knockout phase on Friday or Sunday or both – it’s complicated. The better of their two wins last week came at Chester-le-Street and proved another fine advert for retaining the 50 overs format, providing a thoroughgoing tes
  
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• County cricket: One Day Cup group stage coming to the boil in another heatwave

  11-08-2026 13:47
  With the final round of fixtures played on Tuesday, only one county are sure to be playing in the quarter-finalsBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogMiddlesex, having lost just one of seven matches to date, cannot be caught for a top three slot in Group B and will play in the knockout phase on Friday or Sunday or both – it’s complicated. The better of their two wins last week came at Chester-le-Street and proved another fine advert for retaining the 50 overs format, providing a thoroughgoing tes
  
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• Lancashire appoint Kenyon as new chief executive

  11-08-2026 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire appoint Richard Kenyon as the club's new chief executive after he decides to resign from a similar position at Nottinghamshire.
  
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• All you need to know about the 2026 Hundred finals

  11-08-2026 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explain all of the key details ahead of the finals of the 2026 edition of The Hundred.
  
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• Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 22

  11-08-2026 08:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?
  
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• Cricket Australia to explore Big Bash League expansion to 10 teams

  11-08-2026 08:24
  Plan under consideration if sale of existing franchises is approvedCA board to meet on Wednesday determined to pursue hybrid modelCricket Australia is ready to explore a potential expansion of the Big Bash League to 10 teams if controversial plans to sell off some of the existing franchises are approved.The Cricket Australia Board meet on Wednesday determined to pursue a hybrid model under which some of the current franchises are sold after their initial proposal for wholesale privatisation was
  
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• Brave's Stubbs stars to slow Rockets' march to final

  10-08-2026 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southern Brave complete an upset to beat Trent Rockets by six wickets courtesy of Marcus Stoinis and Tristan Stubbs' excellent batting performances, with the latter chalking up a half-century.
  
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• Rockets face nervous wait after defeat by Brave

  10-08-2026 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trent Rockets face a nervous wait to see if they will qualify automatically for the final of The Hundred after a six-wicket defeat by Southern Brave.
  
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• Rahmanullah helps Afghanistan see off improved Ireland

  10-08-2026 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rahmanullah Gurbaz's 71 helps Afghanistan to victory over Ireland at Stormont to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series.
  
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• Rockets recover to beat Brave and qualify for final

  10-08-2026 19:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Trent Rockets overcome a woeful start to their innings, losing three wickets with only 10 runs, to defeat Southern Brave at Trent Bridge, confirming their place in the final of The Hundred while their opponents enter the eliminator.
  
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• England opener Gay set to be fit for Pakistan Test

  10-08-2026 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opener Emilio Gay is set to be fit for England’s first Test against Pakistan next week.
  
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• Sciver-Brunt cameo helps Rockets into Hundred final

  10-08-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nat Sciver-Brunt's breezy 32 helped Trent Rockets to a three-wicket win over Southern Brave which rubber stamps their place in the final of The Hundred.
  
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• The cricket fiction of Sassoon and De Sélincourt isn’t in a ‘bucolic dreamworld’ | Letter

  10-08-2026 18:46
  There are serious political and societal messages to be found in some of the best-known fictional accounts of village cricket, argues Rod EdmondYour leader (The Guardian view on sporting fair play: it was never quite cricket, 30 July) recycles the persistent caricature of Siegfried Sassoon’s, Hugh de Sélincourt’s and AG Macdonell’s cricket fiction as existing in a “bucolic dreamworld”.Sassoon’s The Flower Show Match is set against the background of the
  
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• Davies admits he 'owed' runs after Warwickshire win

  10-08-2026 16:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire batter Alex Davies admits he has been 'down on runs' this season after his 51 not out helps them beat Lancashire.
  
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• Scotland & Dutch boards criticise ICC for World Cup changes

  10-08-2026 14:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cricket boards of Scotland and the Netherlands criticise the International Cricket Council for structural changes made to men's 50-over World Cup.
  
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• Scotland scrape past UAE with one wicket & ball left

  09-08-2026 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland beat United Arab Emirates by one wicket as Jasper Davidson struck the winning boundary with just one ball to spare in a dramatic finish to their Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 Tri-Series match in Dundee.
  
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• Livingstone and Brevis power Spirit to success

  09-08-2026 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A partnership of 103 between Liam Livingstone and Dewald Brevis, including some huge sixes, sees London Spirit coast to victory over Birmingham Phoenix.
  
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• Sunrisers thump Fire to close in on qualification

  09-08-2026 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunrisers Leeds move closer to securing qualification for The Hundred's knockout stages with a 71-run win over Welsh Fire, while a 101-run partnership helps London Spirit beat Birmingham Phoenix by seven wickets.
  
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• Middlesex through as One-Day Cup nears tense finale

  09-08-2026 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A day of unlikely One-Day Cup results includes defeats for the top three in Group A as Middlesex go through.
  
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• Email 'hoax' nearly ended Falconer's Hundred hopes

  09-08-2026 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How concerns over phishing online, rather than fishing outside off stump, nearly scuppered Caleb Falconer's hopes of a contract in The Hundred.
  
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