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Tom Banton's star rises before Azhar Ali finishes off Worcestershire
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Friday, 10 May 2019 10:52
Somerset 337 for 8 (Banton 112, Parnell 3-50) beat Worcestershire 190 (Azhar 5-34) by 147 runsJust to turn up to the right ground for the Royal London Cup play-offs is enough of a challenge, so hurried is this stage of the competition. To turn up and produce the best score of your county career is even more impressive. Tom Banton…
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson wanted World Cup players to make early return from IPL
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Friday, 10 May 2019 11:38
South Africa coach Ottis Gibson put in a request to withdraw "key players" from the IPL in early May to prepare for the World Cup. But Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Thabang Moroe did not bring up the issue with the BCCI, ESPNcricinfo understands, worried of the consequences of doing so.A report by TimesLIVE has suggested that the status…
Steven Smith 91*, Glenn Maxwell 70 deliver Australia XI win; Will Young's ton in vain
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Friday, 10 May 2019 01:02
Australian XI 5 for 248 (Smith 91*, Maxwell 70) beat New Zealand XI 9 for 286 (Young 111, Worker 59, Cummins 4-32) by five wickets (DLS method)Steven Smith boarded the flight to the World Cup with questions over his form significantly eased as he struck an unbeaten 91 at Allan Border Field to help secure a five-wicket victory although there…
Aaron Finch backs experience of past winners for 2019 World Cup campaign
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Friday, 10 May 2019 01:01
Australia still have a "lot of questions to answer" before their opening World Cup match according to captain Aaron Finch, but being able to call on the experience of six previous winners in their 15-man squad could be a key factor as they attempt to defend their title and claim the tournament for the sixth time.The squad completed their Brisbane…
Langer 'slept better' after Smith's show of form
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 18:10
Australia coach Justin Langer said he "slept a lot better" after Steven Smith showed some of his best form since returning from elbow surgery with the unbeaten 89 in the second match against the New Zealand XI on Wednesday.Smith dominated the back-end of the Australian innings, collecting 39 off his last 17 deliveries with increasingly dominant strokeplay including four sixes,…
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 21:36
Krishnamurthy defends Velocity's decision to play for NRR and not for win
Thursday, 09 May 2019 21:13
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Thursday, 09 May 2019 23:24
Maddinson rewarded in Victoria contracting
Friday, 10 May 2019 00:19
Gunawardene, Zoysa face corruption charges related to T10 league
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 11:22
Chris Morris to join Hampshire for Vitality Blast
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 15:39
'Those last two overs were like hell' - Shreyas Iyer
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 13:54
Jofra Archer makes irrefutable case for World Cup ... but who will miss out?
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 06:33
Into the heart of Velocity's 5 for 0 collapse
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 07:40
Talks between PCB and Younis Khan on Under-19 role fall through
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 03:35
Kieron Pollard to go 'back home' to Trinbago Knight Riders for CPL 2019
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 03:57
India to keep Kedar Jadhav's World Cup spot safe
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 05:31
Starc's surge of pace on return sparks Australian hopes
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 05:17
Seam to the fore as ECB orders favoured batch of Dukes balls for the Ashes
Wednesday, 08 May 2019 06:08
England bowl after rain delay, Mohammad Amir in for Pakistan
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 17:25
Jhye Richardson out of World Cup, Kane called up
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 19:52
Shoulder surgery likely to rule Will Young out for rest of the year
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 10:24
Liam Dawson could replace Joe Denly in World Cup squad - Trevor Bayliss
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 09:08
Sarfaraz wants to bat 'bat four or five', and that can only help Pakistan
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 10:03
Alex Hales' dropping a message bad behaviour 'won't be tolerated'
Tuesday, 07 May 2019 11:09