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Kohli leads RCB to much-needed win
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Kohli leads RCB to much-needed win

VIRAT KOHLI returned to top form with 72 not out to lead RCB to an eight-wicket victory over the Royals in Abu Dhabi.

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October 04, 2020
TEWATIA HAS SPARKED MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE IPL
The Cricket Paper

TEWATIA HAS SPARKED MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH THE IPL

James Wallace admits he has been surprisingly taken in by the IPL so far – and, in particular, the performance of a new Royal renegade

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October 04, 2020
Whitewash victory is just the T20 tonic for Keightley
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Whitewash victory is just the T20 tonic for Keightley

A SERIES that few thought would come to fruition ended in triumph for England who completed a 5-0 whitewash of the West Indies in Derby.

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October 04, 2020
TEN OUT OF TEN! RYAN IS BASKING IN MORE GLORY
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TEN OUT OF TEN! RYAN IS BASKING IN MORE GLORY

Chris Stocks catches up with Ryan ten Doeschate, who has plotted Essex’s recent county domination every step of the way

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October 04, 2020
Surrey have the Will to end hoodoo
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Surrey have the Will to end hoodoo

WILL Jacks may be a hot batting prospect but he’s relished the added responsibility with the ball in Surrey’s charge to T20 Finals Day.

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October 04, 2020
NOW IT'S OUR TIME TO HELP OTHERS
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NOW IT'S OUR TIME TO HELP OTHERS

Chris Stocks catches up with England’s director of cricket and discusses the need for the ECB to help boards around the world

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October 04, 2020
IT'S OFTEN DOWN TO A THROW OF THE DICE
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IT'S OFTEN DOWN TO A THROW OF THE DICE

Garfield Robinson explains just how big a part luck plays in determining success or failure in sport

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October 04, 2020
FINDING TALENTS LIKE TOM IS A GAIN IN ITSELF
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FINDING TALENTS LIKE TOM IS A GAIN IN ITSELF

One of the unexpected highlights to emerge from English cricket’s Covid-attenuated season was the chance given to young players to strut their stuff. With many overseas players and Kolpaks affected by travel restrictions many counties looked instead to the young talent on their staffs with gratifying results.

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October 04, 2020
Future looks bright for the Ohio Slinger
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Future looks bright for the Ohio Slinger

ALI Khan is earning his stars and stripes in the Indian Premier League, with the first American to play in the tournament breaking down barriers in every sense.

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October 04, 2020
Spin trio put squeeze on after Glenn shows off skill with the bat
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Spin trio put squeeze on after Glenn shows off skill with the bat

SARAH GLENN helped England spin it to win it after proving she can make an all-round contribution.

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September 27, 2020
South Africa series to begin a hectic winter overseas
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South Africa series to begin a hectic winter overseas

Now that the England men’s international summer is over, the question is just when we will see them play again?

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September 27, 2020
Steelbacks set their sights on revenge
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Steelbacks set their sights on revenge

Gloucestershire v Northants October 1, Bristol, 2 pm

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September 27, 2020
Gunn has youngsters on target for top, says Hill
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Gunn has youngsters on target for top, says Hill

NORTHERN Diamonds talent manager Courtney Hill has hailed the blend of youth and experience that has propelled her side into today’s Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final.

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September 27, 2020
OVER TO YOU, SIR!
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OVER TO YOU, SIR!

Stage is set for Cook to steer Essex to glory

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September 27, 2020
Brotherly love goes out of the window – for one day only!
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Brotherly love goes out of the window – for one day only!

IT was the Curran show in Sharjah on Tuesday evening – and the elder brother is the holder of the bragging rights after the Rajasthan Royals beat the Chennai Super Kings.

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September 27, 2020
Crawley's eager to cap breakthrough season in fine style
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Crawley's eager to cap breakthrough season in fine style

Surrey v Kent October 1, Kia Oval, 1 pm

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September 27, 2020
Barmy Army hunker down for tough 2021
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Barmy Army hunker down for tough 2021

THE Barmy Army started 2020 by celebrating their 25th birthday, ended the summer with official recognition from the England captain, but will see out the year, like so many of us, ‘battening down the hatches’ for a difficult 2021.

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September 27, 2020
Ballance on the road to recovery, reveals Moxon
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Ballance on the road to recovery, reveals Moxon

FOR the first time in several months, the future looks a lot brighter and more encouraging for Yorkshire’s former skipper and ex-England batsman Gary Ballance, who has been unable to play this summer due to anxiety and stress.

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September 27, 2020
Adams Jnr plotting to cut down Diamonds
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Adams Jnr plotting to cut down Diamonds

Southern Vipers v Northern Diamonds Sunday, Edgbaston, 10.30am

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September 27, 2020
Do not write off us fighting Foxes, warns ace Ackermann
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Do not write off us fighting Foxes, warns ace Ackermann

LEICESTERSHIRE skipper Colin Ackermann refused to rule out a spot in the T20 Blast last eight, after the Foxes ended North Group leaders Nottinghamshire Outlaws’ unbeaten run with a four-wicket win at Grace Road.

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September 20, 2020
SHABASH! KEEPING IS A NEW ARTFORM
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SHABASH! KEEPING IS A NEW ARTFORM

It wasn’t until cricket returned without crowds that I realised the true value to his team of a modern-day wicketkeeper. Here I was, under the impression he was there to take blinding catches and make lightning stumpings, when all the time it’s how much noise he can make. Velvety gloves? “Do me a favour,” you can hear the coach snorting. “Find me a bloke with a pair of cast-iron tonsils.”

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September 20, 2020
Do England players still have the hunger or is it time for changes?
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Do England players still have the hunger or is it time for changes?

A FIRST home oneday series defeat in five years will sting for England. Yet if the world champions are truly honest they will accept that too many big players, especially among the batsmen, just didn’t perform well enough.

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September 20, 2020
New boy Simon is just pitch perfect
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New boy Simon is just pitch perfect

IN January, when Simon Lee cut his final blade of grass at Somerset after 19 years working on the Taunton pitch, he set himself a massive career challenge.

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September 20, 2020
Sharks start to circle thanks to pinch of Salt and guile of Garton
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Sharks start to circle thanks to pinch of Salt and guile of Garton

GEORGE Garton’s allround brilliance took Sussex Sharks to the cusp of the T20 Blast quarter-finals after a tense three-wicket victory over Middlesex at Hove.

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September 20, 2020
MARSH IS MISJUDGED AND MISUNDERSTOOD
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MARSH IS MISJUDGED AND MISUNDERSTOOD

As live sport ground to a halt during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, bored cricket fans desperately craved content and, fortunately, several heroes stepped up in the time of need.

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September 20, 2020
HAIL HARMER AS ESSEX'S BEST OVERSEAS IMPORT
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HAIL HARMER AS ESSEX'S BEST OVERSEAS IMPORT

Essex have enjoyed some fine overseas players over the years but in terms of worth and match-winning ability none has surely matched Simon Harmer, the latest ‘foreigner’ to play cricket for the county.

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September 20, 2020
MARMITE MAN MAXI IS WINNING OVER CRITICS
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MARMITE MAN MAXI IS WINNING OVER CRITICS

The first time that Glenn Maxwell struck a century in each format of the game at the top level, it prompted responses far more emotional than we are conditioned to from finely-tuned athletes.

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September 20, 2020
BROTHERS IN ARMS? DON'T YOU BET ON IT!
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BROTHERS IN ARMS? DON'T YOU BET ON IT!

From Cane and Abel to the Chuckles, the Kennedys and Marxs right through to the Gallaghers and erm…Jedward, sibling relationships don’t always run smooth.

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September 20, 2020
BLACKJACK EOIN TOOK ONE GAMBLE TOO MANY
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BLACKJACK EOIN TOOK ONE GAMBLE TOO MANY

Shane Warne called it right when he said Eoin Morgan was a gambler. What he didn’t say was whether Morgan was a good gambler, the difference being that the latter, at least on the Blackjack table, know when to stick.

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September 20, 2020
LILLY ALLEN AND AUSSIES SAW THE TRUE WORTH  OF ONIONS
The Cricket Paper

LILLY ALLEN AND AUSSIES SAW THE TRUE WORTH OF ONIONS

No visiting batsman relished playing at Durham’s Riverside Ground in the first decade of the new millennium, not with Graham Onions and Steve Harmison bearing down on them Duke ball in hand.

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September 13, 2020

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