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Anderson takes 300th Test wicket at Lords
Anderson took two early wickets on Friday to temper New Zealand's progress after their pairing of Tim Southee and Neil Wagner reduced the hosts to 232 all out.England had started the day at Lord's on 4-160, with Yorkshire duo Joe Root and Johnny Bairstow at the crease and Root well placed on 25 not out as the hosts looked to recover from a difficult opening day.However, the fortunes of ...
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Luke Fletcher delivers hope for Nottinghamshire against Surrey
There are those who maintain there is something of the former England seamer Angus Fraser about Luke Fletcher. Given Fletcher's less than athletic figure and somewhat ungainly chest-on action, Fraser, now Middlesex director of cricket, may not be entirely impressed by the comparison, but there is no gainsaying the younger man is the sort of bustling county bowler who can be very effective ...
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Windies unveil England dates
England will complete their preparations for next year's World Twenty20 with a three-week tour of the Caribbean.The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has confirmed an itinerary which will see England play three Twenty20s and three 50-over matches in Antigua and Barbados from late February into March. West Indies are the reigning World Twenty20 champions after last year's stunning ...
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Nottinghamshire 274 191 Surrey 207 73-3 match report Fletcher’s lusty blows leave slipshod Surrey in trouble
Surrey bowled out Nottinghamshire for 191 yesterday, which reflected well on the effort put in by their seamers, but they still face a tough final day if they are not to lose at Trent Bridge for the first time since 1992.Stuart Meaker, who has bowled as sharply as anyone in the Championship this season, took four wickets for the second time in the match and he was well backed up by Jade Dernbach ...
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County Round-Up Adil Rashid sets up Yorkshire for stunning victory
Really, it is unequivocal recognition of the quality of his leg-spin that Adil Rashid craves, now that he has patched things up with Yorkshire. So far, though, it is his reputation as a more than capable middle-order batsman that is on the up. After his career-best 180 against Somerset at Headingley last time out, the 25-year-old all-rounder finished unbeaten on 110 to set up Yorkshire for a ...
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James Anderson Plenty to come as King of Swing joins the 300 club
A few minutes after Jimmy Anderson had reached a triple-century of Test wickets, a fellow member of the 300 club was predicting he would take a further 150 for ...
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James Lawton 301 proves to be magic number for James Anderson
Jimmy Anderson brushed against history again when he took his 300th Test wicket but it was the one which followed that was most crucial to England's embattled ...
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Emotional moment as Englands James Anderson reaches 300-wicket landmark
New Zealand at Lord's on Friday. Kiwi opener Peter Fulton was Anderson's 300th wicket - making him only the fourth Englishman to reach the landmark alongside Fred Trueman, Bob Willis and Ian Botham. When Anderson's friend Graeme Swann held on to the catch low at second slip to complete Fulton's dismissal, New Zealand were seven for two on the second day of the first Test. ...
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Copeland continues to make waves
Northamptonshire 355 (Hall 112, Newton 81, Willey 77, Freckingham 6-125) and 94 for 5 lead Leicestershire 234 ( Thakur 64*, Copeland 7-63) by 266 ...
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Cricket Leadership comes in different ways
Ross Taylor mightn't adjust the field and deliver the team talks any more in the New Zealand team, but he led by example with the bat against England. His 66 from 72 balls - including 50 in 49 balls - set the tone for the New Zealand innings, taking them to 153 for four at stumps on the second day of the opening test with a deficit of 79 to clear. Taylor came to the wicket in the seventh ...
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Anderson relieved to reach 300
James Anderson admitted he was relieved to finally reach 300 Test wickets as England fought back in the first Test with New Zealand.Anderson had been expected to reach the milestone on the winter tour of New Zealand, but fell two wickets short. Anderson first dismissed Hamish Rutherford (4), and the magic 300 came up when Peter Fulton nicked him to slip Graeme Swann. He there became the fourth ...
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Royal Challengers in must-win situation
Big Picture Royal Challengers Bangalore would have been glued to their television sets on Friday evening, following the fortunes of Sunrisers Hyderabad. They wouldn't have been feeling too good by the end of it, for Sunrisers' victory has made Royal Challengers' path to the playoffs harder. Royal Challengers are in a must-win situation against Chennai Super Kings at home on ...
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Anderson Relieved to Take 300th Test Wicket
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Seven wickets for Copeland
LV County Championship - Division TwoChelmsford - Day threeEssex 365 (G W Flower 157, J S Foster 96, R E M Williams 5-112, S T Finn 4-61) & 53-0 v Middlesex 171 (B J M Scott 61 no, A P Palladino 4-44) & 246 (E J G Morgan 71)Essex (21pts) beat Middlesex (3pts) by 10 wkts Essex finished their season with an emphatic 10-wicket victory against Middlesex at Chelmsford.The visitors were ...
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Meaker sets up Bridge thriller
Nottinghamshire and Surrey go into what could be a thrilling final day of their Division One clash with all results possible.Set a victory target of 259, Surrey closed the third day on 73-3, though the forecast for Saturday is not promising and a draw remains on the cards. The hosts began the day 24-1 in their second innings, a lead of 91, and nightwatchman Luke Fletcher, enjoyed himself in the ...
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Player education outside franchises ambit - Mathur
Amrit Mathur, Delhi Daredevils' consultant and former India team manager, said that it was impractical for franchises to form a formal body to educate and monitor players in the IPL. In ...
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Mumbai Indians look to preserve dominance
Big picture Sitting comfortably at the top of the table, Mumbai Indians have done enough to cement their place in the playoffs. In their last match of the league round against Kings XI Punjab, they would want to carry their winning momentum before meeting Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier. As formidable as they appear, their opponents would have made note of how the Mumbai batsmen ...
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Cricket Black Caps bounce back after poor start
New Zealand's test cricket showed further signs of resurgence on the second day of the opening test against England as first Tim Southee, then Ross Taylor exhibited dominance. On a wicket where the English order and the New Zealand openers struggled, Taylor, and to a lesser extent Kane Williamson, made it look a different game. Yet to say the visitors had the advantage was a slight illusion. At ...
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County cricket – as it happened
Richard Rae reports The point at which artificial light is considered to have taken over from natural light is matter of opinion, but the only opinions that count in county cricket in that respect are those of the umpires. The result is that the players were off the field for around half an hour, but no overs have been lost, and after nightwatchman Luke Fletcher's entertaining little knock, ...
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Cricket Boult rises above gripes about pitch
Disappointment has been expressed about the state of the Lord's pitch despite the inclement conditions faced by the ground staff to prepare a test-quality strip. England No 3 Jonathan Trott was questioned on how it had played after the first day. He made 39 but his third ball saw a caught-and-bowled chance dropped by New Zealand spinner Bruce Martin. Trott was through the shot before the ball ...
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Cricket Police say players accepted thousands
Indian police say three cricketers, including test bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars for spot-fixing. Eleven bookmakers were also arrested in connection with the inquiry, said Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar, as he gave details of three games in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) at the centre of the corruption probe. Kumar said that ...
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Ton-up Yardy hits Derbyshire
Michael Yardy powered to an unbeaten century as Sussex ended day two of their LV= County Championship Division One match against Derbyshire 105 runs ahead with two wickets in hand at Derby.Yardy finished the day on 121 from 192 balls, leading his side to 328-8 in response to the home team's opening effort of 223 all out. Summer signing from Surrey, Chris Jordan, weighed in with 92 as the ...
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Bopara ton puts Essex on top
Ravi Bopara struck his first century of the season to put Essex in a strong position on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division Two clash with Glamorgan.Bopara, who returned to Essex colours after being on England Lions duty against New Zealand last week, was dismissed shortly before the close for 145 out of 343-9 - giving the visitors an overall lead of 112 at the SWALEC ...
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Hall the hero for Northants
Andrew Hall's first century in two years helped Northamptonshire reach 355 before Leicestershire closed day two at Wantage Road on 89-1.South African Hall hit 113 off 235 balls to make sure the hosts - who had reached 91-4 by the end of a rain-hit opening day to the Division Two fixture - claimed four batting bonus points. Rob Newton played his part in a fifth-wicket stand worth 143, ...
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Bowlers give Notts the edge
A disciplined performance with the ball gave Nottinghamshire the initiative on the second day of their LV= County Championship Division One match against Surrey at Trent Bridge.With all 10 wickets evenly distributed amongst five bowlers, the home side managed to dismiss their opponents for 207, a first innings deficit of 67. Samit Patel was the pick of the bowlers, taking 2-4 off his eight ...
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Mumbai as a city must look to a progressive future
Homosexuality was only decriminalised last year in India, so it is natural that some old ways of thinking will linger, but the recent discrimination against a transgender individual in the city is an ugly reminder of the work yet to be done.
Mumbai is a massive city of over 11 million people, it is the capital of the world’s largest democracy, and is home to a cosmopolitan mix of people from all over the country and the world. Yet some in Mumbai remain, in many ways, social backward in many of their views toward traditional taboo issues such as homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender and cross-dressing. Read more
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