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Sophia Dunkley hits half-century on debut as England look at 400-plus total
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Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:34
Lunch England 357 for 8 (Knight 95, Beaumont 66, Dunkley 66*, Shrubsole 16*, Deepti 3-65, Rana 3-109) vs IndiaDebutant Sophia Dunkley's unbeaten half-century guided England to their highest Test score against India by lunch on the second day of their one-off contest in Bristol. Dunkley, the first Black woman to play Test cricket for England, was not out on 66…
CSA appoints new majority independent board, reports Rand 250 million loss
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Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:41
CSA has ushered in a new, majority independent board to bring an end to the tenure of the ministerially appointed interim board, which has been in charge since November last year. The new board comprises seven independent directors and five non-independents - who were chosen from the provincial presidents that sit on the members' council - but a chair has…
BCCI granted relief from paying INR 4816 crore to Deccan Chargers
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Thursday, 17 June 2021 03:56
The BCCI has been relieved of paying up INR 4816 crore (USD 642 million approx) after the Bombay High Court set aside the arbitration award won by Deccan Chronicle Holdings (DCHL), the promoter of the former IPL franchise Deccan Chargers, on Wednesday.Justice GS Patel ruled that the award had "rewarded the party in unquestionable breach of its contractual obligations" and…
Zimbabwe fast bowler Kyle Jarvis retires from all cricket
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Thursday, 17 June 2021 03:51
Zimbabwe fast bowler Kyle Jarvis has announced his retirement from all cricket after a year of illness and injury. Having made his international debut in 2009, he played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 22 T20Is, picking up 46, 58 and 28 wickets respectively.Jarvis battled a trio of illnesses - Covid-19, malaria and tick fever - earlier this year. At that…
Steven Smith returns to the top of the ICC Test batting rankings
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Wednesday, 16 June 2021 23:10
Australia batsman Steven Smith has returned to the top of the Test batting rankings for the first time since the Boxing Day Test last year.Despite not having played a Test since January earlier this year, Smith took over from Kane Williamson, who dropped five ranking points. Williamson scored 13 runs in the first Test against England at Lord's before missing…
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