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Bracewell Replaces Ellis In New Zealand Champions Trophy...
New Zealand have replaced injured all-rounder Andrew Ellis with fast bowler Doug Bracewell in their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. Ellis was ruled out of the tournament earlier this month with a broken rib and will also miss the three One-Day Internationals against England which begin later this month.
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IPL 2013: Chennai Super Kings Into The Final
Even by their own lofty standards, Chennai Super Kings delivered a superb performance to beat Mumbai Indians by 48 runs and secure their passage into the final of the Indian Premier League 2013. It will be their fourth successive appearance (and fifth overall) and nobody could argue against their presence after they scored 192 for one and bowled Mumbai out for 144 to secure a dominant victory.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 21st May
A round-up of the day's county cricket action plus previews of tomorrow's round seven games.
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Beat The Bookies - Latest Top County Cricket Betting Tips
Check out the information in this article to help you decide the right bet to beat the bookies. The County Cricket season is well underway now and the next round of matches will no doubt throw up a few surprises as well.
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Zondeki Forced To Retire Due To Back Injuries
Former South African international fast bowler Monde Zondeki has been forced to retire from all cricket due to persistent back injuries. Zondeki played six Tests, 11 One-Day Internationals and a Twenty20 International for South Africa between 2002 and 2008 as well as two ODIs for the African XI in 2005.
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Bell Fit For Second Test As England Unchanged
Batsman Ian Bell has been passed fit and England have named an unchanged 12-man squad for the second and final Test against New Zealand. Bell struggled throughout the opening Test in Lord's - won so impressively by England - with a bout of tonsillitis but has been cleared to play at Headingley from Friday (24th May).
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Australia Name Women's Ashes Squad, Restructure Contract...
Australia Women have named their squad to take on England Women in the Ashes series in August as well as revealing its list of contracted players for the 2013-14 season. The contract system has been restructured, making the chosen women among the highest paid sportswomen in the country - testament to their recent success.
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Cricket TV - IPL 2013 Pre-Play-Off Discussion - Cricket...
In this series of two Indian Premier League cricket TV discussions, John Pennington and Chetan Narula look back at the group stages, picking out their young players of the season and paying tribute to departing greats Adam Gilchrist and Rahul Dravid.
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CW Players Of The Week - James Anderson & Stuart Broad
There can be only two possible contenders for this week's Cricket World Player of the Week award and it is virtually impossible to separate them. Stuart Broad took the man of the match award at Lord's for leading the second innings demolition of New Zealand, but without James Anderson's first innings five-fer there might not have been much of a run chase for the Black Caps on day four.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 20th May
Rain in the Netherlands meant that only 10.2 overs were bowled in Schiedam as the Group A Yorkshire Bank 40 between the hosts and Sussex ended in a no result.
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Cricket TV - Monday Morning Cricket News Update - 20th...
A round-up of the weekend's action including Stuart Broad's inspirational spell at Lord's to hand England a 170-run victory over New Zealand, Aaron Finch and Luke Wright in the runs for Pune Warriors, Sunrisers Hyderabad beating Kolkata Knight Riders to reach the IPL play-offs and a washout in Edinburgh.
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Hearing Into Warner's Behaviour Set For Wednesday
Cricket Australia (CA) have confirmed that the disciplinary hearing into David Warner's Code of Behaviour breach will be held via video conference this Wednesday (22nd May). He is alleged to have breached the Code of Behaviour after a series of abusive tweets aimed at journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn appeared on his timeline.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 19th May
Chris Dent was the unexpected star of the day in the Yorkshire Bank 40. Boasting a previous highest one-day score of just 36, Dent struck 151 not out off only 113 balls to help Gloucestershire to a narrow win over Glamorgan. Elsewhere, Hampshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Somerset all triumphed.
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IPL 2013: Sunrisers Complete Play-Off Picture With Win
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take their place in the Indian Premier League 2013 play-offs after beating Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets in the final group game of the season. Kolkata made 130 for seven and although Sunrisers raced to 100 for two, it needed an unbeaten 17 in 12 balls from Darren Sammy to get them over the line with seven balls to spare.
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Broad Best Demolishes New Zealand
A Test match that has swung this way and that throughout finally lurched towards England for one last decisive time as they humbled New Zealand for just 68 to win by 170 runs not long after lunch on day four. Stuart Broad answered his critics in the best possible manner by taking a career-best seven for 44 as the tourists folded.
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Final Scotland-Pakistan Match Washed Out
The second and final One-Day International between Scotland and Pakistan was abandoned without a ball being bowled at a wet Raeburns Place in Edinburgh. After several inspections throughout the day, the umpires were left with no choice but to call the game off, meaning Pakistan take the series 1-0 courtesy of their 96-run in the opening game two days ago.
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IPL 2013: Pune Win, Delhi Finish Bottom
Pune Warriors condemned Delhi Daredevils to finishing at the bottom of the Indian Premier League 2013 table with a comprehensive 38-run win in Gahunje. For the second match in a row, they produced a strong batting performance, Aaron Finch hitting 52 as they racked up 172 for five and Delhi managed to reach just 134 for nine in reply.
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Cricket TV - Sunday Morning Cricket News Update -...
Including the latest in the IPL spot-fixing case, on-field action in yesterday's matches and wins for Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore, updates from Lord's and a look ahead to today's action all around the world.
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IPL 2013 Spot-Fixing: BCCI Orders Investigation, Changes...
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has concluded its emergency meeting to discuss the fallout of the spot-fixing controversy that has rocked the Indian Premier League this week. Three Rajasthan Royals players - Shanthakumuran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - were arrested by Delhi police and suspended by the BCCI as investigations into their involvement in spot-fixing continues.
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Warner Tweets Breach Code Of Conduct - CA
Cricket Australia (CA) has reported David Warner for breaching CA's Code of Behaviour after a series of abusive tweets appeared on Warner's timeline yesterday. The tweets, some containing obscene language, attacked Australian journalists Robert Craddock and Malcolm Conn for their criticism of the Indian Premier League and the player's own performance as part of the Australia side that lost a Test series in India 4-0 earlier this year.
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IPL 2013: Brilliant Bangalore Keep Hopes Alive
In a rain-curtailed game in Bangalore, Royal Challengers Bangalore enhanced their chances of qualifying for the Indian Premier League 2013 play-offs by beating Chennai Super Kings by 24 runs. They finished with 18 points, rising to fourth in the table, and put the ball in Sunrisers Hyderabad's court who have a game in hand and play Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
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IPL 2013: Kings XI Give Gilchrist Winning Farewell
Kings XI Punjab finished their Indian Premier League 2013 campaign with a huge 50-run win over Mumbai Indians at Dharmasala. It doesn't make much difference though, for they were already ousted from the top-four race, ending the season with 16 points in sixth spot.
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Test Finely Balanced After Entertaining Day
It was a day of twists and turns at Lord's as New Zealand began the day with the advantage, surrendered it briefly to England, before regaining it and then losing it for a large part of the afternoon and evening. However, there was a late and unexpected twist as Tim Southee sparked a collapse of four for 12 to leave the Test evenly poised heading into day four.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 18th May
There were wins for Nottinghamshire, Essex, Sussex and a remarkable one inside two days for Worcestershire at Canterbury as round six of the LV= County Championship drew to a close. Alan Richardson was Worcestershire's familiar bowling star and took seven wickets in the Kent second innings.
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Cricket Australia Investigate Warner Twitter Tirade
Cricket Australia (CA) are conducting a 'thorough investigation' into a series of abusive tweets that appeared on Delhi Daredevils batsman David Warner's timeline earlier today. The tweets were aimed at journalists including Malcolm Conn of News Limited Group and Robert Craddock.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 17th May
Middlesex retook top spot in Division One of the LV= County Championship as they completed the anticipated thrashing of Somerset. Elsewhere, Yorkshire hammered defending champions Warwickshire, while Surrey's bowlers set up an intriguing final day at Trent Bridge.
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IPL 2013: Sunrisers Win, Kings XI Punjab Out
Despite being reduced to a score of five for three early on, Sunrisers Hyderabad recovered to beat Rajasthan Royals by 23 runs to keep them contention for an Indian Premier League 2013 play-off place. A half-century from Biplab Samantray steered Sunrisers to 136 for nine and a miserable week for Rajasthan continued when they limped to 113 for nine in reply.
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Misbah Leads Pakistan To Comfortable Win Over Scotland
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq led by example, scoring an unbeaten 83 to set up a 96-run win for his side over Scotland in the first One-Day International in Edinburgh. Misbah comfortably top scored in Pakistan's 231 for seven before Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal took three wickets apiece to bowl Scotland out for 135.
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New Zealand Retain Upper Hand Despite Anderson Milestone
The first Test between England and New Zealand finally quickened in pace a little before lunch on day two as eight wickets fell for 47 runs - with England all out for 232 and New Zealand losing both openers cheaply - and Ross Taylor hit a fluent half-century.
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Manningham Mills Take Over Top Spot
Manningham Mills are the new leaders of the JCT 600 Bradford League First Division after gaining maximum points as they beat Baildon by 88 runs at Scotchman Road. Opener Adal Islam was top scorer against his old club with 80 not out in Mills' formidable total of 264-5.
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Jonny Moxon Plays Starring Role For York
Jonny Moxon, son of Yorkshire's Director of Cricket, Martyn Moxon, played a key role with his pace bowling in York's seven home win against Doncaster Town. Opener Simon Widdup and James Stuart put together a third wicket stand of 147 as Doncaster totalled 221-8 with Widdup hitting 11 fours and two sixes in his 101 while Stuart struck seven fours and two sixes in his innings of 71, Moxon taking 4-34.
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Cricket TV Interview - Michael Vaughan On England,...
Former England captain and Yorkshire batsman Michael Vaughan chats to us about England taking on New Zealand, England's chances in the Ashes later this year, the Champions Trophy 2013, Yorkshire's season and the emergence of Joe Root.
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IPL 2013 Spot-Fixing: Fourth Player Arrested
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set for an emergency meeting on Sunday following yesterday's news that three Rajasthan Royals players are being investigated for suspected spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League 2013. Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila were also suspended by the BCCI while the investigations continue.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 16th May
There were good days for Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex, Sussex and Essex on the second day of matches in round six of the LV= County Championship. Among those putting in starring roles were Ravi Bopara, Tim Murtagh, Michael Yardy, Andrew Hall and Adil Rashid.
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IPL 2013: Kings XI Stay Alive By Beating Delhi
Kings XI Punjab's dream of making it through to the Indian Premier League 2013 play-offs remains alive after a seven-run win over Delhi Daredevils in the beautiful setting of Dharamsala in northern India. Runs from Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh and David Miller helped them post 171 for four and Delhi reached 164 for seven in reply, Sandeep Sharma taking three wickets.
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Disciplined New Zealand Edge Attritional First Day
The late wicket of Ian Bell gave New Zealand the edge on a slow-moving opening day against England at Lord's. Bell, who had worked hard throughout his innings, interspersing caution with the occasional sweet piece of timing, nibbled at a relatively wide delivery from the whole-hearted Neil Wagner to end his 133-ball stay at 31.
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ICC Offers Support To BCCI, Delhi Police
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has issued its response to the spot-fixing allegations made against three Rajasthan Royals cricketer. In a statement, Chief Executive David Richardson says that the ICC will offer its full support to both the Indian board (BCCI) and the Delhi police as they investigate Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila.
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Australia-England Limited Overs Dates Confirmed
Cricket Australia have confirmed the schedule for the One-Day and Twenty20 Internationals between Australia and England in January. The five-match ODI series will take place between 12th and 26th January before the two sides clash in three Twenty20 matches on 29th January, 31st January and 2nd February.
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IPL 2013: Three Players Investigated For Spot-Fixing
Three Rajasthan Royals players are being investigated by Delhi police for suspected spot-fixing during the Indian Premier League 2013. Former international bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth as well as Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila have also been suspended by the IPL while the investigation is ongoing.
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Andrew Ellis Ruled Out Of Champions Trophy
New Zealand all-rounder Andrew Ellis has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with a broken rib, suffered in training in Christchurch. The 31-year-old picked up the injury during preparations for the three-match One-Day International series in England which precedes the Champions Trophy.
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IPL 2013: No Tendulkar, No Problem For Mumbai
Mumbai Indians recorded their eighth successive win at home as they fought off a spirited Rajasthan Royals fightback to claim a 14-run win at the Wankhede Stadium. Chasing 167 to win, Rajasthan slipped to 28 for four and 88 for six but it took the return of Lasith Malinga to finally see off Rajasthan, who closed on 152 for seven.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 15th May
The rain largely stayed away from the country's cricket grounds to allow round six of the LV= County Championship to get underway. All six teams who won the toss unexpectedly decided to bowl under cloudy skies, but the batsmen didn't fare too badly on the whole. Only Warwickshire were routed - for 128 by Yorkshire - with plenty of half-centuries on offer elsewhere.
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Beat The Bookies - England v New Zealand Top Tips
Try and beat the bookies with the following stats and facts to assist you when you place your bet. bet365 make England 8/11 favourites to win the game with the draw available at 6/4 and New Zealand 11/1 outsiders - but read on for the stats...
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IPL 2013: Pune Win To Knock Knight Riders Out
Kolkata Knight Riders' Indian Premier League title defence is officially over after they were beaten by Pune Warriors by the margin of seven runs in Ranchi. A half-century from Manish Pandey helped Pune post 170 for four and after Yusuf Pathan became the first man in the IPL to be given out obstructing the field, Kolkata closed on 163 for seven in reply.
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Lord's To Host Historic Matches For 200th Anniversary
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) will play two matches against a Rest Of The World team as part of its celebrations to mark Lord's' 200th anniversary next year. Both the men's and women's MCC sides will play against the invitational sides and on the 200-year anniversary, MCC will play Hertfordshire - the same fixture that inaugurated Lord's on 22nd June 1814.
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Scotland Name Strong Squad To Take On Pakistan
Scotland have named a strong squad for their two-match series of One-Day Internationals against Pakistan on 17th and 19th May in Edinburgh. New captain Kyle Coetzer will lead the side for the first time and there are as many as eight cricketers in the squad with county contracts.
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Pay Rise For Contracted Pakistan Cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has awarded 30 players central contracts and given its contracated players a pay rise of 15% with match fees also increased. Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Younus Khan and Shahid Afridi are the five players awarded Grade A contracts with eight players given Grade B contracts, eight more Grade C and the remaining nine stipend contracts.
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Cricketers Prepare To Celebrate European Cricket Day
A host of cricketing events and activities will be taking place across the continent to mark the inaugural European Cricket Day on Sunday 19th May. Cricket enthusiasts from 31 European countries will take part in the celebratory day, which has been organised by ICC Europe, one of the International Cricket Council's five regional offices which together aim to raise awareness, improve playing standards and increase participation in the sport around the world.
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IPL 2013: Chennai Too Strong For Delhi Daredevils
Chennai Super Kings moved back to the top of the Indian Premier League 2013 table with a 33-run win over Delhi Daredevils to put themselves back in the best position to aim for their third title. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 58 helped them score 168 for four before Delhi managed just 135 for nine in reply as Albie Morkel took three for 32.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 14th May
We preview the sixth round of matches in the LV= County Championship which get underway tomorrow, with Surrey's trip to Trent Bridge and Middlesex's to Taunton the picks of the action.
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IPL 2013: Gilchrist, Mahmood Power Kings XI To Win
The experienced pair of Adam Gilchrist and Azhar Mahmood both scored half-centuries as Kings XI Punjab kept their Indian Premier League 2013 hopes alive with an impressive seven-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. Gilchrist was unbeaten on 85 in 54 balls and Mahmood made 61 in 41 as Kings XI raced to 176 for three in 18.1 overs after Bangalore had posted 174 for five.
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Ireland Unchanged For Pakistan ODIs
Ireland have named an unchanged squad for their One-Day International against Pakistan in Dublin with the same players that beat United Arab Emirates in two ODIs in March entrusted to take on Misbah-ul-Haq's side. The squad is an experienced one, and coach Phil Simmons believes his side is capable of beating Pakistan - as they did during the 2007 World Cup.
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Kyle Coetzer Named As New Scotland Captain
Kyle Coetzer has been appointed as the new Scotland captain, succeeding Gordon Drummond, who stood down earlier this month. He will lead the side for the first time this Friday (17th May) when Scotland play Pakistan in the first of two One-Day Internationals.
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Petersen Replaces Smith In Champions Trophy Squad
South Africa have replaced injured former captain Graeme Smith with Alviro Petersen in their ICC Champions Trophy 2013 squad. Smith was ruled out of the tournament with a recurrence of the ankle injury which has troubled him over the last 18 months and Petersen, his opening partner in Test cricket, takes his place in the squad.
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Beat the Bookies - Top Cricket Betting Tips On The Next...
Take a look at the stats below to see how the counties have gone head to head in the recent past and try and beat the bookies during the round of county matches that start tomorrow (15th May). Glamorgan have hosted Essex 10 times in the two tier County Championship era (W1, L2, D7). The seven draws include four stalemates in the last four meetings in Wales.
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IPL 2013: Pollard Hammers Sunrisers, Mumbai Go Top
Kieron Pollard thumped eight sixes in a 20-ball half-century that lifted Mumbai Indians to the top of the Indian Premier League 2013 standings courtesy of a seven-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Pollard finished unbeaten on 66 in 27 balls and his boundary-filled innings saw Mumbai overhaul a stiff target of 179 with three balls to spare.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 13th May
Durham moved to the top of the LV= County Championship Division One table after wrapping up victory on the final day against Surrey at The Oval.
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Revamp For Women's Ashes Series Revealed
Starting from this summer's clash, the Ashes contest between England and Australia Women will no longer be decided by the one-off Test match, but over the series of one Test, three One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals. A Test match win is worth six points, a draw two points and each limited overs victory will garner two points for the winners with the points shared in the case of a tie or no result, the Ashes winners being the team with the most points at the end of the...
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Wet Weekend In North Lancs And Cumbria League
In scenes reminiscent of 2012, the entire programme in the North Lancashire and Cumbria Premier and First Divisions was washed out this weekend. The lack of action means that Haverigg (61), Furness (54) and Cleator (50) lead the way at the top of the Premier Division while in the First Division, Egremont are on top with 63 points, Cletaor II are six points behind and Cockermouth II have 54 points in third place.
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Mark Lane Steps Down As England Women's Coach
Mark Lane has announced his decision to step down as England Women's coach following a highly successful five-year spell in charge. Following his appointment in 2008, he led the side to World Cup and ICC World Twenty20 glory in 2009, helped them regain the Ashes in the same year and then led the team to the final of the World Twenty20 in 2012.
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Holding Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From UEL
Former Jamaica and West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding, has been honoured with a 'Lifetime Achievement' award at the University of East London's annual Sports Awards, celebrating an unprecedented year for the University's sports teams. Holding, widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, was a key player in the legendary West Indies squad which dominated international cricket at a time of global race riots and apartheid, with an exceptional winning streak that lasted...
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Slow Start To Saracens Hertfordshire League
There were no positive results in the opening weekend of the Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League but Totteridge Milhillians sit on top of the table with 17 points. Old Finchleians come next with 16 and St Albans are third with 11.
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Finchley, Teddington Set Early Middlesex Pace
Teddington and Finchley top the early 2013 Middlesex ECB Premier League after winning their opening matches against Richmond and Eastcote. Eastcote were subsequently docked 10 points for fielding an understrength team, which nevertheless only went down by one wicket.
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Cricket On This Day - 13th May - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Nuwan Zoysa and Runako Morton.
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IPL 2013: Watson Smashes Royals To Victory Over Chennai
Rajasthan Royals finished their Indian Premier League 2013 home games unbeaten at Jaipur, getting the better of Chennai Super Kings by five wickets. This win takes them to 20 points from 14 matches, just behind Chennai on net run-rate but virtually assuring them of a play-off spot.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 12th May
Rain decimated the day's Yorkshire Bank 40 action, with the matches at Derby, Cardiff, Bristol and Edgbaston all ending in no results, three with not a ball bowled. At Derby, three overs were possible, with the home side reaching 12 without loss.
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IPL 2013: Kolkata Hold Their Nerve To Beat Bangalore
Kolkata Knight Riders dealt a huge blow to Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes of a top-four finish in the Indian Premier League 2013, beating them by five wickets at Ranchi. With this win, Kolkata themselves move on to 12 points from 14 matches, keeping their mathematical chance of a play-off place alive while Bangalore are placed fourth in the table with 16 points from 14 matches and two home games remaining.
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Rahim Wins Final Game In Charge As Shakib Stars
Bangladesh gave Mushfiqur Rahim the perfect captaincy farewell by bouncing back from yesterday's defeat to earn a share of the spoils in the Twenty20 series against Zimbabwe. They posted an identical total - 168 - to that of Zimbabwe on Saturday and, like then, it proved to be enough. Shakib Al Hasan continued the similarities from game one by again starring with both bat and ball to make himself a shoo-in for the man of the series award.
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Cricket TV - IPL 2013 Discussion - Approaching The...
John Pennington and Chetan Narula discuss the latest stages of the Indian Premier League 2013 - IPL 2013 - IPL 6 with the tournament rapidly coming towards its conclusion and teams battling it out for a play-off place.
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Rain Brings Early End To New Zealand Tour Game
The expected rain arrived early in the afternoon to bring an early end to New Zealand's final warm-up match ahead of next week's first Test, and thus deny Brendon McCullum and Ross Taylor the opportunity to add to their tally of a single innings on tour. The New Zealanders did finally dismiss Joe Root in the play that was possible in the morning but not before he had made 179.
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Cricket On This Day - 12th May - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Ajay Ratra, Kieron Pollard and Gautam Gambhir.
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IPL 2013: Sunrisers Stay In Play-Off Contention
Sunrisers Hyderabad kept pace with the competition for the Indian Premier League 2013 play-offs by beating Kings XI Punjab by 30 runs in Mohali. They now have won eight matches and have 16 points, along with Royal Challengers Bangalore, and are just two behind Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 11th May
Rain ruined much of the day's LV= County Championship action as the three concluding matches at Edgbaston, Bristol and Worcester ended in draws. The weather, however, wasn't able to save Yorkshire's bowlers in the Yorkshire Bank 40 as it was sixes that rained from the bats of the Somerset batsmen at Headingley.
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Rain, Root And Southee Give New Zealanders A Headache
The rain, Joe Root and an injury to Tim Southee all caused the New Zealanders a headache on the third day of their final warm-up match ahead of next week's first Test at Lord's. By stumps, which came after only 22 overs of play had been possible in the morning due to persistent showers, England Lions had taken their first innings to 315 for four and lead by 30 runs.
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Zimbabwe Extend Bulawayo Winning Streak
Zimbabwe stretched their winning streak against Bangladesh to three matches by prevailing in a tense opening T20 International in Bulawayo. Their impressive total of 168 for five was built on the back of a fine second-wicket stand of 74 between Brendan Taylor and Hamilton Maskadza, while their bowlers kept plugging away despite the Bangladeshi pair of Shakib Al Hasan and Shamsur Rahman putting on a substantial second-wicket stand of their own.
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IPL 2013: Mumbai Consolidate Position With Ninth Win
Mumbai Indians consolidated their second place in the Indian Premier League 2013 points-table, registering a comfortable five-wicket win over Pune Warriors in the local derby. Mumbai have 18 points from 13 matches, with nine wins, and are just above Rajasthan Royals on the basis of run-rate.
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Domingo To Replace Kirsten As South Africa Coach
Cricket South Africa (CSA) have moved quickly to appoint Russell Domingo as the successor to Gary Kirsten as South Africa coach after the latter's decision not to renew his contract. Domingo, Kirsten's assistant coach, was appointed Twenty20 coach of the Proteas earlier this year and will take over control of all three teams on 1st August 2013.
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Bresnan, Swann Back For Opening New Zealand Test
England have recalled bowlers Graeme Swann and Tim Bresnan to their 12-man squad for the opening Test against New Zealand, which begins on Thursday (16th May). Both men missed the winter series in New Zealand to undergo elbow surgery but they have made successful returns to action with their counties and are back in contention for selection.
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IPL 2013: Bangalore Hold On For Narrow Win
Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their push towards an Indian Premier League 2013 play-off spot, with a hard-fought four-run win over Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla. Bangalore now have 16 points from 13 matches, while the hapless Daredevils finish their home games with another loss, at just six points from the same number of games.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 10th May
There was high drama in both of the day's concluding LV= County Championship matches, with Yorkshire almost pulling off the unthinkable against Somerset and arch rivals Lancashire doing just that against Essex. Elsewhere, Ryan Buckley marked a memorable debut by dismissing a Graeme Smith-less Surrey for just 237 on day one at The Oval.
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Root And Carberry Make New Zealanders Suffer
It was the England Lions' chance to dominate on day two of their tour match against the New Zealanders as the tourists failed to capitalise on the start that Hamish Rutherford gave them yesterday. He was run out in the first half hour, allowing the Lions bowlers to find their range and take the last seven wickets for the addition of only 74 runs. Joe Root and Michael Carberry then added 182 for the second-wicket following the early departure of Varun Chopra as the English second string...
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Sri Lanka Hand Contracts To Women Cricketers
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have confirmed that they have given central contracts to 19 of their women cricketers, another boost following their strong showing in the World Cup earlier this year. They beat reigning champions England and hosts India on their way to a record fifth place finish and the 19 players have been split into three categories of contract.
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Sri Lanka-South Africa Series Dates Confirmed
Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have confirmed the itinerary for South Africa's limited overs tour which will comprise five One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals. The five ODIs will be played between 20th and 31st July in Colombo and Kandy before the three Twenty20 Internationals are held on 2nd, 4th and 6th August.
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Gary Kirsten To Step Down As South Africa Coach
Gary Kirsten has decided not to renew his contract and will step down as South Africa head coach, Cricket South Africa (CSA) have confirmed. Kirsten was appointed on a two-year deal in August 2011 but was required to inform the board by April 30th 2013 whether he wants to renew his deal but he has decided to step down due to family reasons.
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Cummins To Continue Recovery With 'A' Team
Australia fast bowler Patrick Cummins will join up with the Australia 'A' squad as a non-playing member during the tour of the British Isles as part of his rehabilitation process as he continues his recovery from a back injury. He was diagnosed with a bone stress injury of the lower back in November, the latest in a string of injuries to have befallen the pace man since bursting onto the international stage in 2011.
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ICC Champions Trophy Warm-Up Games Revealed
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed the schedule of warm-up matches ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, which will be held from 30th May to 4th June. The tournament itself gets underway on 6th June and the warm-up matches will be held in the same venues as the competition - The Oval, Edgbaston and the Cardiff Wales Stadium.
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IPL 2013: Gambhir Sets Up Rare Kolkata Victory
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Pune Warriors by 46 runs in a one-sided Indian Premier League 2013 match in Guhunje, taking their first away win of the competition. Neither side can qualify for the play-offs and after Kolkata made 152 for six, Pune were dismissed for just 106, Lakshmipathy Balaji taking three for 19.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 9th May
Rain significantly shortened play in all five LV= County Championship matches today as, coupled with a strong wind, it made conditions unpleasant for first-class cricket. Sam Robson did have time to hit a career-best 215 not out against a depleted Warwickshire attack, while Yorkshire's and Leicestershire's bowlers made inroads in their matches.
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Rutherford Dominates Shortened Day One
The New Zealanders enjoyed the better of a blustery and rain-hit first day of their final warm-up match ahead of the first Test at Lord's. Despite losing both Peter Fulton and Kane Williamson for seven, they closed strongly on 184 for three as Hamish Rutherford hit an aggressive century.
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American College Cricket Announces Ivy League...
The University of Pennsylvania had one of the first official college sports teams in America, a cricket team which was begun in 1842. Princeton began an official one in 1857 & Harvard in 1868, but cricket was being played at Dartmouth and Ivy League universities in the 1700's. Now more recognized for their academic excellence, the "Ivy League" played a major and pioneering role in early American sports.
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C4C VI Team Take On Thames Ditton CC In Unique Match
Thames Ditton Cricket Club will be taking on a blind and partially sighted team from Cricket for Change in a T20 Blind Cricket match to take place at 13.00 on Thames Ditton Green on Sunday 12th May 2013. Phil Tufnell's Cricket for Change team have challenged the local side, Thames Ditton CC to a game with a difference: they will all be blind-folded.
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IPL 2013: Rahane, Samson Hand Rajasthan Away Win
As away wins become more and more crucial in the Indian Premier League 2013, Rajasthan Royals picked up two points on the road in Mohali by beating Kings XI Punjab by eight wickets. An unbroken 75-run partnership between Ajinkya Rahane, unbeaten on 62, and Sanju Sansom, who made 43, saw the Royals home after Kings XI had posted 145 for six batting first.
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Waitrose To Become England Sponsor From 2014
Waitrose will become the new England team sponsor from 2014 after signing a three-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB. As part of the deal, the Waitrose logo will feature on all England teams playing and training wear from the Investec Test Series against Sri Lanka in May 2014, and their tenure includes prestigious home Series against India (2014) and Australia (2015), the ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand (2015), the ICC World Twenty20 and Women's World Twenty20...
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Pudsey Congs Remain Only Unbeaten Team
Pudsey Congs are the only unbeaten side in the First Division after their 40-run win at Cleckheaton while Pudsey St Lawrence, Hanging Heaton and Woodlands lost their first matches of the season. Congs recovered from losing their two wickets in the first three balls of the match to former Yorkshire pace bowler James Lee and were in further trouble at 73-6 before former Cleckheaton player Ed Walmsley (38) and wicket keeper Jack Seddon (46) led a recovery...
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ECB To Invest £96 Million In Community Cricket
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to invest £96 million in community cricket over the next four years after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the ECB's Recreational Assembly. The MOU was agreed following the ECB's Annual Meeting at the Kia Oval where Jane Stichbury and Baroness Flint were re-elected as independent members to the ECB Board and the election of Richard Thompson (Surrey) and Andy Nash (Somerset) was confirmed.
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Graeme Smith Out Of Champions Trophy
South Africa have been dealt an unfortunate blow after former captain Graeme Smith was ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 with an injury to his left ankle. Scans revealed a stress fracture to the ankle with which he has had trouble with in the past, including undergoing surgery last year, although it still caused him to miss matches in March and he did not take part in the 2013 Indian Premier League.
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IPL 2013: Smith Returning Home With Back Injury
Australian all-rounder Steve Smith is to return home from the Indian Premier League and receive treatment on a lower back injury. He had been playing for the Pune Warriors, making seven appearances and scoring 159 runs, but his tournament has come to a premature end.
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Mushfiqur Resigns Bangladesh Captaincy After Defeat
Mushfiqur Rahim has announced he will stand down as Bangladesh captain, just hours after his side lost their One-Day International series in Zimbabwe by two games to one. Rahim, 24, took over the captaincy in September 2011, replacing Shakib Al Hasan, subsequently leading the team to a first ever Test draw against Sri Lanka and an ODI series win against the West Indies.
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IPL 2013: Chennai Conquer Fortress Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings got back to winning ways by puncturing Sunrisers Hyderabad's proud unbeaten run at home during the Indian Premier League 2013, convincingly running out 77-run victors. In a clash between arguably the tournament's most powerful batting line-up and the competition's best bowling attack, Chennai, led by Suresh Raina's 99 not out, emerged well ahead.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 8th May
Rain played it part in the LV= County Championship today, but Sam Robson still found time to complete his second century in as many matches, while Jimmy Adams led a partial Hampshire recovery in Division Two at Bristol and Essex edged ahead at Old Trafford.
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O'Brien, Misbah Look Ahead To Ireland-Pakistan ODIs
Having played in the famous 2007 victory over the same opponents, Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien is looking forward to his side's two One-Day Internationals against Pakistan later this month. O'Brien, who has now played for Ireland 190 times, was making just his 15th match when, under Trent Johnston's captaincy, they sent shockwaves around the world with one of the World Cup's biggest upsets.
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Sibanda Century Gives Zimbabwe Series Win
The deadlock between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh was finally broken in the third One-Day International in Bulawayo. After the Test series had been tied, and with the ODI series locked at one-all, Vusi Sibanda followed up a disciplined bowling effort from the home side with his second century to give them a rare series victory.
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De Villiers Highlights 'Game-Changers' In South Africa...
South Africa captain has picked out Chris Gayle and Mahendra Singh as players to watch in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 but says his own team has enough game-changers to see them perform well. South Africa are chasing their first global tournament success since they won the event in 1998 and take on India, Pakistan and the West Indies in their opening group.
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Leaning Helps York Beat Sheffield United
Yorkshire second team batsman Jack Leaning scored his second century of the season with an unbeaten 119 to help York beat Sheffield United by 144 runs. Leaning and Liam McKendry shared an opening stand of 113, McKendry scoring 57 and his younger brother Ryan making an undefeated 66.
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IPL 2013: Mumbai Impress As Kolkata Sink
Mumbai Indians kept up the pressure on Indian Premier League 2013 leaders Chennai Super Kings with a convincing 65-run win over reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders. Runs for Sachin Tendulkar, Dwayne Smith and Dinesh Karthik guided Mumbai to 170 for six before Harbhajan Singh took three for 27 to dismiss Kolkata for 105.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 7th May
Centuries from Gary Ballance, Adil Rashid and Graham Napier helped Yorkshire and Essex recover from perilous positions against Somerset and Lancashire as the LV= County Championship resumed after the Bank Holiday weekend break for the Yorkshire Bank 40.
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IPL 2013: Rajasthan Beat Delhi To Go Second
Half-centuries from Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane steered Rajasthan Royals to a nine-wicket win over Delhi Daredevils that steered them into second place in the Indian Premier League 2013 table. Dravid made 53 and Rahane 63 not out as Rajasthan raced to 155 for one in 17.5 overs after Delhi had reached 154 for four in their 20 overs.
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ACF, USYCA Form Cricket Development Partnership
The American Cricket Federation (ACF) and the United States Youth Cricket Association (USYCA) have formed a partnership aimed at accelerating cricket development among American youth, which the two organizations consider fundamental to the United States becoming a fully developed, cricket-playing nation. The alliance developed naturally from a common vision of how best to establish cricket as a mainstream sport in an athletic environment as broad and diverse as the USA.
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Alice Springs To Host Chairman's XI-England Match
The Cricket Australia Chairman's XI will take on the touring England side at Traegar Park in Alice Springs from 29th to 30th November, Cricket Australia have confirmed. The venue has been chosen due to Canberra's Manuka Oval being unavailable due to the ground being redeveloped.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 6th May
There were wins for Durham, Surrey, Gloucestershire and Glamorgan in the Bank Holiday Yorkshire Bank 40 matches, as well as a nail-biting one-run win for Kent over Warwickshire at Edgbaston. In the tour match, New Zealand's pace duo of Neil Wagner and Doug Bracewell proved just too hot for the Derbyshire batsmen as they slumped to defeat.
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Wagner, Bracewell Bowl New Zealanders To Victory
New Zealand got their tour of England off to a winning start with an impressive 107-run win over Derbyshire inside three days at the County Ground. On the final day, Derbyshire had been set 335 to win but were comfortably beaten as Neil Wagner took five wickets and Doug Bracewell three.
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IPL 2013: Miller Pulls Off Stunning Kings XI Victory
In a tournament that has already seen some blistering centuries and some stunning finishes, David Miller scripted one of the most remarkable of each to see Kings XI Punjab to a six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali. Set 191 to win after half-centuries from Cheteshwar Pujara and Chris Gayle, Kings XI needed 94 in 40 balls but thanks to Miller hammering 101 not out in 38 deliveries, got home with two overs to spare.
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IPL 2013: Past The Halfway Mark
Four weeks into the 2013 Indian Premier League and the knock-outs' picture is beginning to take shape. If you compare it with 2012, it isn't a close run thing. At this stage last season, there were seven teams vying for four spots. A year later, things have evolved a little bit more, with only five teams in the fray now and a sixth with an outside chance.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 5th May
There were starring roles for Marcus Trescothick, Peter Trego, James Taylor, Daryl Mitchell and Samit Patel among others as the batsmen made the most of the first full round of one-day cricket in 2013 to plunder the nation's bowling attacks. Meanwhile, on the final day of the London Derby at Lord's, there was a ninth double-hundred for recently recalled Australian opener Chris Rogers.
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IPL 2013: Royals Extend Unbeaten Home Run
Rajasthan Royals continued their unbeaten streak at home, spanking Pune Warriors by five wickets in a high-scoring match at Jaipur. It kept the Royals in contention for a knock-out spot, with 14 points from eleven games. The Warriors, already knocked out, continue to languish in last spot with only four points from twelve games.
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IPL 2013: Mumbai Demolish Super Kings To Go Third
Mumbai Indians finally ended Chennai Super Kings' winning streak, defeating them by a handsome margin of 60 runs at the Wankhede stadium. This means they will earn a high run-rate from this win along with two points, surging to third in the table with 14 points. Chennai stay at the top despite losing their third game in 12 matches, with 18 points from nine wins.
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Williams Fifty Takes Zimbabwe To Victory
Vusi Sibanda and Sean Williams led Zimbabwe to a series-levelling victory in the second ODI against Bangladesh at Queen's Sports Club. Sibanda got Zimbabwe's pursuit of Bangladesh's 252 for nine off to a brisk start with 49 off 51 balls, while Sean Williams ensured there would be no late wobbles, ending on 78 off 75 balls, and adding an unbroken 86 with Malcolm Waller for the fifth-wicket.
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Dwayne Bravo Named West Indies Captain For Champions...
West Indies have become the latest team to announce their final squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. The big news is that Dwayne Bravo has replaced Darren Sammy as captain.
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IPL 2013: Defeat Ends Delhi's Play-Off Hopes
Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their unbeaten run at home alive, defeating Delhi Daredevils by six wickets in a one-sided game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. This win kept their hopes of a knock-outs spot alive, as they now stand third with 14 points from 11 matches. This loss ends Delhi's season, in that they are out of the knock-outs race, with only six points from 11 games.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 4th May
There was a winning start for Leicestershire in the Yorkshire Bank 40 thanks to rapid centuries from their openers, captain Josh Cobb and wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien. Meanwhile, at Lord's, Middlesex's opening pair of Chris Rogers and Sam Robson also both reached three figures after they had been asked to follow-on by Surrey.
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New Zealanders Enjoy Good Opening Day In Derby
BJ Watling and Dean Brownlie both hit half-centuries as the New Zealanders enjoyed a good first day to their tour of England in Derby. The duo added 116 for the fifth-wicket to help the tourists recover from 126 for four and declare on 289 for five.
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India Ring The Changes For ICC Champions Trophy
India have made wholesale changes to their ODI squad for the ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in England next month. Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Ashok Dinda, Shami Ahmed and Ajinkya Rahane have all been dropped from the 15-man squad that beat England 3-2 in a five-match series in January.
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Cricket On This Day - 5th May - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Jacques Kallis, Makhaya Ntini and Stuart MacGill.
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IPL 2013: Kolkata Take Much-Needed Win Over Royals
Reigning Indian Premier League champions Kolkata Knight Riders scored an important eight-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals that keeps their title defence alive at Eden Gardens. They produced what was arguably their best performance of the tournament to date, holding Rajasthan to 132 for six and then powering to 133 for two inside 18 overs.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 3rd May
There more was joy in cricket's northern heartlands today as Lancashire followed up Yorkshire and Durham's triumphs yesterday with one of their own at Colwyn Bay. Elsewhere, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire completed wins over Kent and Leicestershire.
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Cricket TV - Gautam Gambhir On World Cup Memories, Idols...
In this exclusive cricket video for Cricket World TV, courtesy of Red Bull's Red Bulletin, India, Delhi and Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Gautam Gambhir talks about his favourite cricket memories, including his part in the Twenty20 World Cup win in 2007 and the 2011 World Cup success, as well as his favourite films. He talks about his performances on the biggest stage and is also asked who his cricketing idols are and which other sporting legends he looks up to.
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Nasir, Ziaur Hand Bangladesh Comprehensive Win
Nasir Hossain scored a half-century and Ziaur Rahman took a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by 121 runs in the opening One-Day International in Bulawayo. Hossain's 68 underpinned Bangladesh's score of 269 for eight and as Rahman returned figures of five for 30 in nine overs, Zimbabwe folded to be all out for just 148 in reply.
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Bopara, Bresnan Recalled For England's Trophy Bid
England have named their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013, recalling Tim Bresnan and Ravi Bopara ready for an attempt to go one better than the last time they hosted in 2004. Bopara and Bresnan are the only two players included in the squad who weren't involved in the 2-1 series in in New Zealand, and the same squad will play three One-Day Internationals against New Zealand in late May.
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Sri Lanka Recall Welagedara For Champions Trophy
Sri Lanka have banked largely on experience in naming their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 by recalling Chanaka Welagedara. There were four uncapped players in their provisional squad but none have made it through to the final squad, which will be led by Angelo Mathews.
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IPL 2013: Bangalore Take First Away Win
Even a change of dressing room couldn't inspire Pune Warriors to victory as they succumbed by 17 runs to Royal Challengers Bangalore, who managed their first away win of Indian Premier League 2013. Half-centuries from Saurabh Tiwary and AB de Villiers helped Bangalore post 187 for three and although Robin Uthappa replied with 75 in 45 balls, Pune only managed to close on 170 for nine.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 2nd May
There will be plenty of beer consumed in northern England tonight after Yorkshire and Durham both pulled off unexpected wins on the final day of their matches. It can't be too often that a man carries his bat for 270 and sees his team lose by an innings but that is precisely what happened at Headingley thanks to Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow and Jack Brooks. Durham's win against Nottinghamshire came courtesy of a run chase that wouldn't disgrace a Twenty20 game, with Mark Stoneman and Phil...
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Duminy, Miller In As Kallis Opts Out Of Champions Trophy
South Africa have included recovering batsman JP Duminy in their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 although Jacques Kallis will play no part in the tournament. The experienced all-rounder has made himself unavailable due to personal reasons but with Duminy returning, and the in-form David Miller also included, the squad is not short of batting options.
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IPL 2013: Raina Hits Century, Chennai Build Lead
Suresh Raina scored his maiden Indian Premier League century as Chennai Super Kings beat Kings XI Punjab by 15 runs to further extend their lead at the top of the table to six points. Raina's unbeaten 100 in 53 balls set up Chennai's score of 186 for four and although Kings XI gave the two-time champions a fright or two in reply, they eventually closed on 171 for six.
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Drummond Stands Down As Scotland Captain
Gordon Drumond has stepped down as Scotland captain following a successful spell following his appointment in 2010 to succeed Gavin Hamilton. He has led the side during a period of rebuilding, winning nine out of 16 One-Day Internationals including the landmark victory over Bangladesh in 2012 - their first ever ODI win over a Full Member.
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Mike Gatting To Become MCC President
Former England and Middlesex captain Mike Gatting has appointed as the next MCC President, taking office from 1st October 2013. He was nominated by current President Mike Griffith at the club's Annual General Meeting (AGM). MCC will be celebrating its bicentenary at Lord's in 2014 and next year will also be Middlesex's 150th year anniversary.
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Pudsey Clubs Set The JCT 600 Bradford League Pace
The Pudsey clubs - Congs and St Lawrence - are setting the pace in the JCT 600 Bradford League First Division along with the two other unbeaten clubs Hanging Heaton and defending champions Woodlands.
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IPL 2013: Warner Hammers Delhi To Victory
Delhi Daredevils made it two wins in their new home ground of Raipur on the trot with a seven-wicket success over Kolkata Knight Riders. The two teams are moving in opposite directions. This was Delhi's second win on the bounce and third in four while Kolkata's defence of their title is slipping away fast after their fifth defeat in six matches. Both teams now have six points.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 1st May
There was a backs-to-the-wall win for a beleaguered Essex on the third day at Chelmsford as they chased down their target of 143 despite being reduced to 31 for six. Elsewhere, Jonny Bairstow ad Joe Root made huge scores against Derbyshire; Durham manoeuvred themselves into a good position against Nottinghamshire; and Gloucestershire's lower-order mounted a stirring fightback at Grace Road.
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IPL 2013: Dhawan Stars As Hyderabad Beat Mumbai
Shikhar Dhawan drove Sunrisers Hyderabad to a fourth consecutive Indian Premier League 2013 home win as they saw off Mumbai Indians by seven wickets with two overs to spare. Dhawan was unbeaten on 73 in 55 balls as Sunrisers eased past Mumbai's score of 129 for seven to lift themselves up to 12 points - only behind today's opponents on net run-rate.
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Exclusive Interview - Graeme White On Nottinghamshire's...
We caught up with Nottinghamshire all-rounder Graeme White in the early part of the county season, and asked him for his thoughts on his side's opening season, his goals for the season, and whether England would win the Ashes.
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Interview - Moin Ashraf On Staying Humble, And England...
Cricket World caught up with Yorkshire fast bowler Moin Ashraf, soon after the start of the UK domestic season. Here he talks to us about his progress, plans for the year, playing for Yorkshire in their 150th year and makes some predictions ahead of a busy summer for England...
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Defending Champions York Off To A Flyer
Defending champions York have sent a strong message to would be challengers in the Yorkshire ECB Premier League, topping the 300 mark for the second week in a row as they thrashed Castleford by 166 runs at Clifton Park.
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Australia Name Champions Trophy 2013 Squad
Australia have named their 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 where they will be defending the titles they won in both 2006 and 2009. George Bailey has been named as the vice-captain to Michael Clarke after Shane Watson stood down as vice-captain last month.
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Cricket On This Day - 1st May - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Doug Bollinger, Gordon Greenidge and Marcus Trescothick.
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IPL 2013: Chennai Go Four Points Clear
Chennai Super Kings extended their Indian Premier League winning streak to six with a comprehensive 37-run victory over bottom side Pune Warriors. Two-time champions Chennai scored 164 for three as Suresh Raina hit an unbeaten 63 and then restricted Pune to 127 for nine in reply.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 30th April
Chesney Hughes almost broke a century-old record on the second day in Leeds, but was left stranded four short of George Davidson's 274 scored in 1896. Elsewhere, Essex took a slender lead over Hampshire, Leicestershire were saved by Shiv Thakor and Matthew Boyce against Gloucestershire and Will Smith bit a welcome century for Durham at Trent Bridge.
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Pakistan Drop Afridi For ICC Champions Trophy
Pakistan have named their 15-man squad for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which will be held in England this June. Shahid Afridi's axing is the big news, although Umar Akmal and Younus Khan have also been dropped from the team that narrowly lost a five-match series in South Africa in March.
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IPL 2013: Mumbai Win Despite Miller And Kumar
Rohit Sharma was at his fluent best as Mumbai Indians continued their Indian Premier League 2013 revival by recording a four-run win over Kings XI Punjab. After Kings XI were bowled out for 170 in pursuit of 175 to win, it meant they followed up a brace of wins with a brace of defeats, a trend they will seek to reverse as soon as possible.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 29th April
Round four of the LV= County Championship began today with matches at Trent Bridge, Headingley and Chelmsford. Chesney Hughes was the day's star performer - the Anguilla-born all-rounder hitting a career-best 171 on his return to the Derbyshire side. Elsewhere there were runs for James Taylor and Steven Mullaney and wickets for David Masters and Reece Topley.
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Test Series Drawn As Bangladesh Wrap Up Win
A spirited century from Hamilton Masakadza wasn't able to prevent Bangladesh from squaring the Test series against Zimbabwe on the final day in Harare. Ziaur Rahman took two of the wickets to fall during the day, with Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Sohag Gazi and Robiul Islam taking one each.
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IPL 2013: Royals Maintain Unbeaten Home Run
Rajasthan Royals continued their unbeaten run at home with a fine four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore, at Jaipur. The Royals now have twelve points from nine games and are placed third in the 2013 IPL points table. The other Royals, the Challengers from Bangalore, meanwhile have lost their second game on the bounce and are now feeling vulnerable in second spot, also with twelve points but from ten games played.
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IPL 2013: Warner Fifty Inspires Daredevils
Delhi Daredevils registered their second win of the 2013 IPL season, beating Pune Warriors by 15 runs at their new home in Raipur. This win lifts Delhi off the last spot into eighth, with four points from nine games, mathematically keeping their chances alive and relegates Pune to the bottom of the points table with as many points.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 28th April
Rikki Clarke and Oliver Hannon-Dalby were the stars in the final hour at Taunton as Warwickshire took the three points from a sensational draw to go second in Division One. We also look ahead to the fourth round of LV= County Championship fixtures which begin tomorrow.
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Bangladesh Close In On Series-Levelling Victory
Zimbabwe face an uphill battle to preserve their one-nil series advantage over Bangladesh heading into the final day of the second Test in Harare. They reached stumps on day four on 138 for four after being set an imposing 401 for victory. Hamilton Masakadza appears key to their hopes of salvaging at least a draw tomorrow and is unbeaten with 46, with his younger brother, Shingi, who joined him as night-watchman, unbeaten on seven.
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IPL 2013: Chennai Go Top After Hussey Blitz
Chris Morris held his nerve in the last over of the match to bowl Chennai Super Kings to a 14-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders at home. This was Chennai's fifth win on the trot this Indian Premier League 2013 season and elevates them to the top of the points table, with 14 from nine games. For defending champions Kolkata, this was their sixth loss in nine matches, leaving them third from bottom with just six points.
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IPL 2013: Mumbai Roar Back Into Contention
Mumbai Indians roared back into Indian Premier League 2013 contention with a second successive win, this time at home, when they beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by a comfortable margin of 58 runs at the Wankhede Stadium. This win took Mumbai into the top four, with 10 points from eight games, pushing Sunrisers Hyderabad down to fifth (also with 10 points after their loss earlier in the day). Bangalore remain top with 12 points from nine games, but their run-rate took a beating.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 27th April
Yorkshire made the fourth highest run chase in their 150-year history on the final day in Chester-le-Street to beat Durham by four wickets. After an arguably generous declaration by Durham captain Paul Collingwood yesterday left them needing to score 319 on day four, Joe Root stepped up with a magnificent 182 to guide them home. Elsewhere, there were wins for Northamptonshire, Hampshire and Nottinghamshire.
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Bangladesh Enjoy Another Good Day In Harare
Bangladesh closed day three of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe in Harare 272 runs ahead with five second-innings wickets remaining after another good day for the tourists. Robiul Islam finished with five for 85 as Zimbabwe were dismissed for 282, well short of Bangladesh's score of 391, and they went on to close on 163 for five in their second innings.
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IPL 2013: Rajasthan Outclass Sunrisers To Go Third
In a contest between the two suprise packages in the top four of the Indian Premier League 2013 points table, Rajasthan Royals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets at Jaipur. This result means that both of them are now on 10 points each, although Rajasthan have one game in hand and are up to third spot just ahead of Hyderabad.
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IPL 2013: Bisla, Morgan Clinch Vital Win For Kolkata
Reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders won their first Indian Premier League 2013 match in four as Manvinder Bisla anchored a six-wicket victory over Kings XI Punjab. Bisla was unbeaten on 51 as they overhauled Kings XI's score of 149 for six with 10 balls to spare, hauling themselves up to within two points of their defeated opponents with eight matches played.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 26th April
The race for the title remains closely-contested at this early point in the season. Second-placed Warwickshire endured a day to forget at Taunton, while Sussex and Nottinghamshire did their hopes no harm with good displays against Surrey and Derbyshire. In Division Two, Northamptonshire are on course to open up a big lead at the top, with Hampshire odds on to move up to second following their anticipated win against Worcestershire.
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Kaneria Loses Appeal Against Lifetime Ban
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that a Cricket Discipline Commission has dismissed Danish Kaneria's appeal against being found guilty of two corruption charges in 2012. Kaneria was found guilty in June 2012 and banned for life by the ECB for two breaches of its Anti-Corruption code relating to a match in 2009.
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Robiul And Nasir Make It Good Day For The Tourists
Bangladesh edged ahead in the second Test after day two as Nasir Hossain and Robiul Islam shone. However, Malcolm Waller and particularly Elton Chigumbura gave the home side hope before stumps with an energetic unbroken fifth-wicket stand of 61.
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Harris Returns Home With Achilles Injury
Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris is to return home from the Indian Premier League due to an Achilles injury but cricket Australia are optimistic he will be fit in time for the Ashes. He has also been named in the Australia 'A' squad which will also tour the British Isles to play a number of three-day games ahead of the Ashes.
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IPL 2013: Dhoni Drives Chennai To Another Win
A wonderful unbeaten half-century from captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni drove Chennai Super Kings to a five-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad that extended their winning streak to four in a row. Sunrisers, the tournament's biggest surprise package, pushed the two-time champions hard but were finally beaten when Dhoni smashed 14 runs in three balls to see his side past their score of 159 for six with two balls remaining.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 25th April
Title challengers Warwickshire were put to the sword at Taunton, while there were runs elsewhere for James Taylor, Luke Wells and Moeen Ali. Durham edged ahead of what could prove a clash between the relegation candidates come September at Chester-le-Street, while Northamptonshire continued their strong run with another tail-end wag at Bristol.
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Second Test Evenly Poised After Error Strewn Day
The second Test in Harare is evenly poised after day one with neither side looking too keen to take the ascendancy. Zimbabwe bowled worse than they did in the first Test and dropped numerous chances, but were still rewarded with six wickets as Bangladesh's batsmen, for the most part, continued to lack the application needed for Test cricket.
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IPL 2013: Chris Gayle Lays Down The Marker
Ideally this headline should read as 'Royal Challengers Bangalore Lay Down The Marker', having taken an early lead in the Indian Premier League 2013. Despite Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals pushing towards the top, Virat Kohli's side has stayed at the top consistently. Chetan Narula rounds up the latest IPL 2013 action as we approach the halfway stage.
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IPL 2013: Happy Birthday For Tendulkar As Mumbai Win
Mumbai Indians revived their flagging Indian Premier League 2013 fortunes with a last-over five-wicket win over reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. After Dwayne Smith had thumped 62, it was left to Ambati Rayudu to hit the penultimate ball for four to hand Kolkata a third consecutive defeat, and one that leaves their chances of retaining the title hanging by a thread.
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County Cricket Round-Up - 24th April
There were centuries from Gary Wilson and Jimmy Adams as round three of the LV= County Championship got underway. Elsewhere, there were good bowling returns for England seamers Stuart Broad, James Anderson and Tim Bresnan at Derby, Old Trafford and Chester-le-Street.
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Knee Injury Rules Pietersen Out Of Champions Trophy
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has suffered a further injury setback with the news that his knee injury will keep him out of the Champions Trophy as well as the New Zealand Test series. Having left the tour of New Zealand in March early, he was quickly sidelined for the Indian Premier League and the May Tests but this latest news means he will not return to action until the middle of June - too late for him to play in the Champions Trophy.
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UMBC Win National Title, Claim Shiv Chanderpaul Trophy
As the sun set, and the Stadium lights came on, the University of South Florida Bulls and the University of Maryland Baltimore County Retrievers took the field for the 5th Finals of the American College Cricket Spring Break Championship,presented by Coca Cola with supporting sponsor Dish Network, on TV Asia.
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Duminy, Du Plessis Recovering Well From Injuries
South African batsmen JP Duminy and Faf du Plessis are both on track with their respective rehabilitation programmes from achilles tendon and back injuries. Duminy underwent surgery five months ago and is still on target to return to action in late May while du Plessis could be available for Chennai Super Kings as early as next week.
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Mortaza Ruled Out Of ODI Series With Heel Injury
Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been ruled out of the forthcoming One-Day International series against Zimbabwe after failing to recover from a foot injury. He has a fat pad contusion of his left heel, an injury he suffered during the Bangladesh Premier League in February.
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Rogers In Australia Ashes Squad, Haddin Vice-Captain
Australia have named opener Chris Rogers in their 16-man Ashes squad and installed wicket-keeper Brad Haddin as Michael Clarke's vice-captain. 35-year-old Rogers played a solitary Test in 2008 but adds experience of English conditions to a squad that is largely inexperienced at international level - only captain Michael Clarke has played more than 44 Tests.
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Cricket On This Day - 24th April - Cricket World TV
A cricket video for Cricket World TV about cricket news today in cricket history and a look back at cricket history being made on this day, from international cricketers born on this day to those scoring centuries and taking five-wicket hauls. Included in today's show are cricketers such as Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Dharmasena.
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IPL 2013: In-Form Kings XI Beat Delhi
Kings XI Punjab beat Delhi Daredevils by five wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, confirming that their victory in the last match against Mumbai Indians was certainly no fluke. Kings XI now have eight points from seven games and are steadily climbing up the Indian Premier League 2013 table. Delhi meanwhile are back where they started, at the bottom end, with two points only.
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LV= County Championship Round Three Preview
The favourites for this year's LV= County Championship, Warwickshire and Middlesex, sit out the third round of matches. Nottinghamshire will hope to add their name to the list of title contenders with a win at Derby, while Surrey captain Graeme Smith is still aiming for his first win after the rain-affected draw against Somerset.
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Cricket TV - Chris Gayle Smashes Record 175 In 66 Balls...
An IPL TV cricket video for Cricket World TV about the latest cricket news as we look back at Chris Gayle smashing 175 in 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League 2013 - IPL 2013 - IPL 6 in India. There were some 17 Chris Gayle sixes as he struck his fourth Indian Premier League century and RCB broke the previous T20 record of 260 by closing 263 for five with Tillakaratne Dilshan and AB de Villiers also hitting out to good effect.
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IPL 2013: Gayle, Bangalore Smash Records In Huge Win
Chris Gayle smashed a new world record Twenty20 score of 175 not out to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore to a world leading score of 263 for five and a 130-run win over Pune Warriors in Bangalore. Gayle's fourth IPL century saw him surpass Brendon McCullum's long-standing record of 158 and included 17 sixes - another record - as Bangalore returned to the top of the Indian Premier League 2013 table when Pune could only reach 133 for nine in reply.
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Mooney Handed Three-Game Suspension
Cricket Ireland (CI) have suspended all-rounder John Mooney for three matches after he posted an 'offensive and inappropriate' tweet reacting to the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He has been suspended for the first One-Day International against Pakistan in May and two Inter-Provincial matches beginning on 6th and 14th May respectively.
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ICC Chief Executive Urges Asif, Butt To 'Come Clean'
International Cricket Council (ICC) Chief Executive David Richardson has issued a strongly worded statement in response to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to reject Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt's appeals against their bans for corruption. The CAS rejected their cases and upheld the decisions of the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal of February 2011 which handed Asif a seven-year ban (five years suspended) and Butt a 10-year ban (five years suspended).
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IPL 2013: Watson Century In Vain As Chennai Win
Shane Watson struck the first century of the Indian Premier League 2013 but even that wasn't enough to stop Chennai Super Kings beating Rajasthan Royals by five wickets. In a repeat of the 2008 final, Chennai reversed the result by closing on 186 for five with a ball to spare in reply to Rajasthan's Watson-propelled 185 for four.
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Cricket World Player Of The Week - Brendan Taylor
There can be only one winner of this week's Cricket World Player of the Week award. Zimbabwe's captain Brendan Taylor almost single-handedly led his side's batting in the Test win over Bangladesh in Harare, becoming the first Zimbabwe captain to score a century in each innings of a Test match.
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IPL 2013: David Miller Takes Kings XI To Tense Win
In a game of high hitting, Kings XI Punjab beat Pune Warriors by seven wickets at Mohali. This win lifts Kings XI to fifth in the table, just above Mumbai Indians, both teams having six points from six games. Pune Warriors are second from last, with four points from seven games, and now will have to watch their backs as Delhi Daredevils got off the mark earlier in the day.
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IPL 2013: Daredevils Finally Get Off The Mark
Delhi Daredevils broke their six-match losing streak in the 2013 IPL when they beat Mumbai Indians by nine wickets at the Feroz Shah Kotla. The hosts finally broke their duck and put two points on the tally, yet still languish in last spot and will need a lot of repeat performances if they are to have even a slim hope of making the knock-outs. Mumbai meanwhile suffered a second straight loss and failed to climb up from their fifth spot in the table, with six points from as many games.
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Kenya Win Again; Namibia Thrash Netherlands
Kenya all but qualified for the final of the Twenty20 Quadrangular tournament in Namibia by beating a strong South Africa Emerging Players side, while the hosts kept their final hopes alive and bounced back from yesterday's defeat to beat the Netherlands and knock them out of contention.
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Bangladesh Call-Up Ziaur And Shafiul
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have strongly criticised Bangladesh for their performance in the first Test against Zimbabwe, with media committee chairman Jalal Yunus describing their batting performances as "disappointing". He also urged any players who are battling injuries to return to Dhaka to regain full fitness, with Shafiul Islam and Ziaur Rahman added to the squad as cover for Rubel Hossain and Shahadat Hossain.
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IPL 2013 Podcast - Week Three Review
In their latest series of Indian Premier League 2013 podcasts, John Pennington and Chetan Narula look back on the third week of competition, which at the time of their recording, ended with Royal Challengers Bangalore on top of the table and Delhi Daredevils still searching for their first win.
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News Round-Up Podcast - 16th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 11th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 10th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 9th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 6th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 5th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 4th July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 2nd July 2012
A round-up of the latest cricket news from around the world
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News Round-Up Podcast - 27th June 2012
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News Round-Up Podcast - 26th June 2012
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News Round-Up Podcast - 25th June 2012
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