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Batty refusing to get carried away
Former England spinner Gareth Batty, aged 37, has been charged with the task of captaining an exciting Surrey squad this season as they look to build on a promising 2014. Kevin Howells (BBC radio)...
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Yorkshire see off MCC in three days
Yorkshire convincingly won the Champion County game inside three days, beating Marylebone Cricket Club by nine wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.The White Rose today dismissed their...
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Derbyshire aiming to continue progress
Derbyshire elite cricket performance director Graeme Welch is hoping his youthful-looking squad can continue the impressive form that they finished 2014 in.Kevin Howells (BBC radio)I believe you can...
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Warwickshire primed for community push
Warwickshire have identified the NatWest CricketForce weekend as the perfect chance for “one last push” in one of the most worthy and exciting initiatives in the whole of the county game.For the last...
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Bravo boosts Windies
West Indies batsman Darren Bravo is set to make his return to action from injury after being named in a training squad ahead of England's Test tour.Bravo's World Cup ended early due to a hamstring...
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Pietersen rejoins Surrey
Surrey have signed Kevin Pietersen for this summer on a contract that will see him play predominantly LV= County Championship cricket.Pietersen has represented the county since 2010, last year just...
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Cook casts watchful eye over England duo
He might have ended up on the losing side in the Champion County match in Abu Dhabi, but Alastair Cook admitted it had been a useful exercise ahead of England’s tour to the West Indies.The England...
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Essex gunning for glory
Essex endured several near misses last season but Tom Westley, one of their star performers in white-ball cricket, is convinced they can put their frustration behind them and continue to improve.Kevin...
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Lycamobile link up with Chance to Shine
Children in some of the country’s most underprivileged areas will be off the streets and playing cricket, thanks to a new partnership between Lycamobile and Chance to Shine.Lycamobile, the world’s...
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Red Rose up for business award
Lancashire have been shortlisted for a Fan Experience Award at the Stadium Business Awards held in Barcelona later this year.The Red Rose’s Fan Village, which included live music and entertainment, at...
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EWA summer fixtures announced
England Women’s Academy’s summer schedule has been announced, including games against England women and Australia women.England Women’s Development Programme Under-19s provide the opposition for the...
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Smith steers Australia into showpiece
Steven Smith struck a 93-ball 105 as Australia set up a World Cup final against fellow co-hosts New Zealand with a 95-run victory over holders India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.The 25-year-old made...
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Gibson Fast Bowling Coach for Windies tour
ECB today announced that Ottis Gibson had been appointed as England’s Fast Bowling Coach for the Test squad’s forthcoming West Indies tour.Gibson, who enjoyed a three-year spell as England’s Fast...
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Out with the old, in with the new for Northants
Northamptonshire head coach David Ripley is hoping several changes in personnel this winter will help the club bounce back from a disappointing 2014. Kevin Howells (BBC radio) Nothing much went right...
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Kettleborough to umpire World Cup final
The International Cricket Council has announced that Englishman Richard Kettleborough will be an on-field umpire in Sunday’s World Cup final.Sri Lankan Kumar Dharmasena will join former Middlesex and...
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Big boost for Derbyshire
Derbyshire’s plans to expand the club off the field have been boosted after a £412,500 grant was approved by the Derby Enterprise Growth Fund.The money from DEGF, a £20million grant run by Derby City...
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Glamorgan join in CricketForce
They may be busy preparing for the start of the 2015 county season, but that did not stop Glamorgan’s Ben Wright and Jack Murphy from getting involved with the NatWest CricketForce weekend.The players...
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Taylor rewarded for form Down Under
England women international Sarah Taylor has won the Andrea McCauley Trophy after she was named South Australian Scorpions player of the year for 2014/15.The wicketkeeper-batter struck 438 runs, took...
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Clarke to end ODI career after final
Australia captain Michael Clarke will retire from one-day internationals following tomorrow's World Cup final against New Zealand.The 33-year-old has been suffering with a back problem for some time...
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The Force is strong with Strauss
Andrew Strauss gave a huge lift to Turnham Green & Polytechnic, the Chiswick-based club who were chosen as the Middlesex showcase for NatWest CricketForce.The double Ashes-winning former England...
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