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Durham head coach Ryan Campbell says England captain Ben Stokes will be ready for this winter’s Ashes in Australia after returning to training following a shoulder injury.
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09.09.2025
Brendon McCullum admitted his frustration with the “disrespectful” way his style of coaching the England team has been characterised.
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09.09.2025
Earlier in the week, England and Surrey cricketer Jamie Overton announced that he would be taking an indefinite break from red ball cricket as he was at the point in his career where he wanted to focus on the white ball game, so he effectively ruled himse...
09.09.2025
Adil Rashid says he would reject an Ashes invitation from England this winter and not return to the Test stage after seven years.
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09.09.2025
England were beaten by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method as South Africa won a rain-interrupted opening T20 clash in Cardiff.
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11.09.2025
Harry Brook called the rain-affected circumstances of England’s T20 defeat to South Africa a “shambles” after a truncated nine overs per side contest was reduced even further.
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11.09.2025
Each time the Asia Cup is staged, the scoreboards practically write themselves.
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11.09.2025
Asa Tribe’s impressive breakthrough campaign has been rewarded with a maiden franchise deal as the 21-year-old was picked by the Paarl Royals in the Betway SA20 on the same day he made a career-best 206 for Glamorgan in the County Championship.
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11.09.2025
Craig Overton is determined to help Somerset add another trophy during an era of remarkable white-ball consistency ahead of a fifth consecutive appearance in the Vitality Blast Finals Day.
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12.09.2025
There’s a north-south divide in T20 cricket, not just in terms of the regularity that teams are meeting, but also in the brand of cricket being played.
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14.09.2025
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14 MEN’S T20 INTERNATIONAL England v South Africa (3rd T20I, Trent Bridge, 2.30pm) WOMEN’S ONE-DAY CUP LG2 FINAL Glamorgan v Yorkshire (New Road, 10.30am) MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE Durham v Worcestershire (Day 1...
14.09.2025
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14.09.2025
Saudi Arabia has stepped up its efforts to move into cricket by launching a World Cricket Festival (WCF), designed to showcase the Kingdom’s potential as a major player in global cricket.
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14.09.2025
The Asia Cup has gotten underway in the UAE with Afghanistan comfortably beating Hong Kong in the opening fixture in Group B by 94 runs.
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14.09.2025
EX-ENGLAND OPENER Alex Hales (below) is part of the Trinibago Knight Riders side that are one of the form sides in this year’s Caribbean Premier League. At the time of writing, they are level on points at the top of the table with Saint Lucia Kings, behin...
14.09.2025
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14.09.2025
Champions: Hampton pose with the U17 trophy PICTURE: Rob Morris THE ESCA Under 15 T20 Finals Day took place at the glorious Arundel Castle ground on the last day of August and featured representatives from the four regions of the country. In the first sem...
14.09.2025
Respect the umpire’s decision: Umpiring came under question in Halifax PICTURE: Alamy THE HALIFAX League’s T20 plate final ended in controversial fashion after Greetland conceded the match to Oakworth over umpiring disciplinary decisions. After a supposed...
14.09.2025
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14.09.2025
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14.09.2025
SMETHWICK HAVE retained their Birmingham & District League title despite losing to second place Halesowen. The champions went down to their rivals by one wicket, but picked up eight bonus points which were enough to see them into an unassailable position...
14.09.2025
Sweet 16: Conner Haddow took 16 wickets PICTURE: NCCA LEFT-ARM spinner Conner Haddow took the sensational match figures of 16-143 as Buckinghamshire defeated Devon by 19 runs in the NCCA final at West Bromwich Dartmouth. Haddow bagged 7-70 in Devon’s firs...
14.09.2025
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14.09.2025
Famously, episodes of Friends were always named the same way. The convention began with “The One”. For example, ‘The One with the Monkey’, ‘The One Where Chandler Can’t Remember Which Sister’ and ‘The One Where Ross and Rachel... You Know’.
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14.09.2025
As the World Cup comes ever closer, it’s almost time to start making predictions for which team is going to come out on top.
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14.09.2025
Lancashire v Warwickshire at Sale • Sep 10 Lancashire Women won an exciting rain-affected One Day Cup match against Warwickshire Women at Sale by five wickets. Warwickshire had posted 283-7 from their 50 overs but the Lancashire innings was halted halfway...
14.09.2025
ACROSS 1. Even the dopiest bats big hit can leave the ball in the stand, you can bank on it! (7) 5. Eccentric olde law indicates actions are permitted? (7) 9. ... Kemp, England allrounder, made her debut for England in a WT20I against South Africa in July...
14.09.2025
By Andrew Stockhausen September 13, Taunton Warwickshire Women 175 Somerset Women 176-6 Somerset Women won by 4 wickets Toss: Somerset Women won the toss and decided to field Steady hand: Fran Wilson saw her side home PICTURE: Alamy DANI GIBSON’S no-nonse...
14.09.2025
By Jon Batham September 13, Chelmsford Essex Women 211 The Blaze 59-0 The Blaze won by 35 runs (DLS Method) Toss: The Blaze won the toss and decided to field Irish eyes are smiling: Orla Prendergast was the destroyer for the Blaze PICTURE: Alamy JOE CLARK...
14.09.2025
By Graham Hardcastle September 13, Chester-le-Street Surrey Women 290-7Durham Women 138 Surrey Women won by 86 runs (DLS Method) Toss: Durham Women won the toss and decided to field In control: Alice Davidson- Richards unbeaten half century took Surrey to...
14.09.2025
The pinnacle of the men’s game differs from player to player. Ask an England or Australia Test player, and they’ll tell you there’s no greater contest than an Ashes.
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14.09.2025
The country’s second all-weather cricket dome has officially opened in Darwen, Lancashire. This state-of-the-art facility marks another important step in the ECB’s drive to expand access to cricket to more young people from all backgrounds, with a particu...
14.09.2025
By Jeremy Blackmore September 8 -11, County Ground, Northampton Glamorgan 467 (Tribe 206, Cooke 84, Procter 3-89, Ramesh 3-42) & 241-7 dec (Ingram 55, Cooke 40*, Harrison 3-46, Broad 2-18) Northamptonshire 413-9 dec (Zaib 145, Procter 67, Crane 5-126, Car...
14.09.2025
By Ben Kosky September 8 -11, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood Derbyshire 283 (Came 64, Jewell 56, Roland-Jones 6-77, Higgins 2-48, Gohar 2-34) & 153-4 (Guest 65*, Andersson 31*, Higgins 2-49, Roland-Jones 1-36, Stone 1-26) Middlesex 298 (du Plooy 10...
14.09.2025
By Jon Culley September 8 -11, Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester Gloucestershire 482 (van Buuren 101, B Charlesworth 74, Wright 3-60, Hull 3-79) & 175-3 dec (Phillips 69*, B Charlesworth 61, Holland 2-58, Wright 1-46) Leicestershire 342 (Shan 111, Hill...
14.09.2025
By Fred Atkins September 8 -11,The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury Kent 293 (Compton 77, Dawkins 60, Stanley 5-80, Hartley 3-68) & 293 (Jaydn Denly 74, E Singh 60, Stanley 6-100, Balderson 2-44) Lancashire 284 (Wells 80, Hartley 64, Quinn 4-43, P...
14.09.2025
By Brian Halford September 8 -11, Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Worcestershire 182 (Roderick 61, Waite 40, Pennington 4-50, Tongue 3-59) & 160 (Roderick 37*, Brookes 26, James 5-35, Tongue 4-52) Nottinghamshire 207 (McCann 56, James 35, Taylor...
14.09.2025
By Paul Weaver & Bruce Talbot September 8 -11, The 1st Central County Ground, Hove Hampshire 226 (Brown 71, Gubbins 23, Carson 3-31, Robinson 2-41, Unadkat 2-41) & 173 (Fuller 49, Albert 32, Unadkat 4-50, Coles 4-47) Sussex 122 (Alsop 39, Hughes 21, Abbot...
14.09.2025
By Mark Baldwin September 8 -11, The Kia Oval, Kennington Surrey 246 (Patel 72*, Burns 52, Gilchrist 3-51, Bamber 2-47, Booth 2-52, Barnard 2-42) & 391-8 dec (Sibley 103*, Pope 78, Booth 4-58, Bamber 2-80, Gilchrist 2-69) Warwickshire 248 (Young 72, Barna...
14.09.2025
By Richard Latham September 8 -11, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton Somerset 441-6 dec (Abell 130, Kohler-Cadmore 76, Hill 2-63, White 1-75, Thompson 1-65) Yorkshire 134-9 dec (Thompson 57, Lyth 30, Davey 3-34, Gregory 2-24, Leach 2-9) Match D...
14.09.2025
Finals are coming thick and fast. The T20 Blast yesterday, Surrey v Notts starting tomorrow (unofficially a Championship final), the men’s and women’s One-Day Cup finals next Saturday and Sunday.
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14.09.2025
FOLLOWING AN abject defeat in the series opener at Headingley and a narrow loss at Lord’s, England romped to a record-breaking win in the third and final ODI against South Africa at Southampton. It may have been a dead rubber, but the hosts produced a sci...
14.09.2025
September 10, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff South Africa 97-5England 54-5 South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS Method) Toss: England won the toss and decided to field Dominant: Markram smashed a 14-ball 28 to get South Africa off to a flier PICTURE: Alamy HARRY BRO...
14.09.2025
England’s rollercoaster ODI series against South Africa summed up where they currently are as a side.
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14.09.2025
By Brian Halford September 13 , Edgbaston Somerset 182-7Lancashire Lightning 159 Somerset won by 23 runs Toss: Lancashire Lightning won the toss and decided to field SOMERSET SECURED their place in the final with a steel-nerved 23-run win over Lancashire...
14.09.2025
Somerset lifted the Blast trophy for the third time after beating Hampshire by six wickets in a pulsating final at Edgbaston.
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14.09.2025
Somerset have a Will to win... RICHARD CLARKE ON THE MAGIC OF A CHAMPIONSHIP RACE GOING DOWN TO THE WIRE • PAGE 24 THE WOMEN’S ONE-DAY CUP REACHES THE SEMI-FINAL STAGE – FULL MATCH REPORTS • PAGE 20-22 Power play: Somerset's Will Smeed cracked a match-win...
14.09.2025
Brendon McCullum believes England’s Ashes squad will be “pretty easy” to select but Ollie Pope could be replaced as vice-captain by Harry Brook for the blockbuster series.
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15.09.2025
Brendon McCullum is embracing Ashes fever as England’s head coach insisted he is satisfied with having just one warm-up before facing Australia.
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15.09.2025
Jacob Bethell is ready to embrace the “pretty cool” honour of becoming the youngest man to captain England when he takes the next step of his rapid ascent in Ireland.
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16.09.2025