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Jessika @Jessika - almost 3 years ago
Tendulkar calls for World Cup in tests to be held every four years - Reuters
The World Test Championship (WTC) should be held every four years on the lines of the World Cup in the shorter formats of cricket, batting great Sachin Tendulkar told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Monserrat @Monserrat - about 2 years ago
Cummins, Root & Strauss lead tributes paid to 'greatest showman' Warne
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins calls Shane Warne a "once-in-a-century cricketer" as he leads tributes to the iconic leg-spinner who died on Friday aged 52.
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - almost 5 years ago
Sport24.co.za | Lone Proteas legend in Harbhajan Singh's best-ever XI
Lone Proteas legend in Harbhajan Singh's best-ever XICape Town - Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has named his best-ever cricketing XI, with Proteas all-rounder Jacques Kallis the only South African represented.Harbhajan revealed his all-time XI on the Lord's Cr...continued
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Cameron @Cameron - almost 5 years ago
Recent Match Report - Worcestershire vs Durham, County Championship Division Two, 2nd Innings |...
3:00 AM ETJon Culley at New RoadDurham 273 and 197 (Tongue 5-37) lead Worcestershire 390 (Wessels 118, Whitely 72, Dell 61) by 80 runsDurham head coach James Franklin told his players they needed to show more resilience after slipping to defeat in each of their first two ...continued
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Colin @Colin - 3 months ago
Endearing Pakistan Win Hearts Despite Hefty Test Cricket Defeat
Pakistan unexpectedly warmed the hearts of cricket fans, but the team are in danger of not being able to properly develop amid a diminishing Test format.
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Ericka @Ericka - over 3 years ago
YEARENDER-Cricket-From bubble 'prisons' to BLM, cricket confronted reality - Reuters India
Cricket lost a chunk of the year's fixtures, including a World Cup which had to be postponed, and players were banished to a life in "luxury prisons" when the game staggered back onto its feet still bearing the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elaina @Elaina - almost 5 years ago
Eoin Morgan: World Cup triumph would be 'iconic' for England
World Cup triumph would be 'iconic' for EnglandEoin Morgan declared it will be an “iconic” moment for English cricket if his team wins the World Cup at Lord’s on Sunday.Morgan stands on the cusp of achieving his dream, four years in the making, of leading England to World...continued
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Abbie @Abbie - 9 months ago
English state school cricket training hubs to increase in wake of ICEC report
MCC Foundation aims to quadruple hubs to 250 by 2027‘We can have a knock-on effect on the talent pathway’A most hopeful vision of English cricket’s future will be on display in London this weekend – and not, with all due respect to …
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Kraig @Kraig - 8 months ago
Retiring de Kock named in South Africa’s pace-heavy Cricket World Cup squad
Temba Bavuma will lead the Proteas while Quinton de Kock will end his ODI career after the tournament in India.
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Manley @Manley - 7 months ago
Flag Football Could Become an Olympic Sport in 2028
The International Olympic Committee will vote on the proposal at meetings in Mumbai, along with proposals for baseball, squash, and cricket, among others.
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Abbie @Abbie - almost 5 years ago
Mystery as bloody false legs appear at memorial for Cape Cod shark attack victim
Mystery as bloody false legs appear at memorial for Cape Cod shark attack victimPolice are trying to work out who is leaving graphic false legs at the memorial for a surfer who died in a shark attack in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, last year – and why they are doing it.Three ...continued
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Jerrold @Jerrold - almost 3 years ago
Australia's slow vaccination, locked borders eclipse early virus success - Reuters
Last year, when much of the world was in coronavirus lockdown, Australia was successfully hosting international cricket matches and tennis tournaments in front of packed crowds in a show of what post-pandemic life could look like.
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Elliott @Elliott - over 3 years ago
England v West Indies: Tammy Beaumont makes 62 as hosts claim 47-run win
Last updated on .From the section Women's CricketFirst Twenty20, Incora County Ground, Derby England 163-8 (20 overs): Beaumont 62, Knight 25, Selman 3-26 West Indies 116-6 (20 overs): Dottin 69, Ecclestone 2-19, Sciver 2-16 England win by 47 runs; lead series 1-0 Scoreca...continued
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Clarissa @Clarissa - 8 months ago
Heath Streak, former Zimbabwe cricket captain, dies aged 49
Zimbabwe's all-time leading wicket-taker died on Sunday morning after a battle with cancer.
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Marjory @Marjory - almost 5 years ago
Stoinis feared injury would end his World Cup
8:30 PM ETMelinda FarrellClose Marcus Stoinis feared his World Cup was over when he suffered the side strain which kept him out of Australia's team for two matches. Stoinis returned to the side and took two wickets in the 48-run win against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge...continued
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Giovanni @Giovanni - over 3 years ago
Cricket-From bubble 'prisons' to BLM, cricket confronted reality - Reuters UK
Cricket lost a chunk of the year's fixtures, including a World Cup which had to be postponed, and players were banished to a life in "luxury prisons" when the game staggered back onto its feet still bearing the scars of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Joe @Joe - almost 5 years ago
Recent Match Report - Derbyshire vs Lancashire, County Championship Division Two, 2nd Innings |...
3:00 AM ETDavid Hopps at DerbyLancashire 236 (Croft 53, Reece 6-58) and 4 for 0 beat Derbyshire 153 (Anderson 5-18) and 84 (Onions 5-38, Anderson 4-29) by 10 wicketsWith the start of the Ashes six weeks away, the health of Jimmy Anderson is one of England's prime concerns...continued
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Elliott @Elliott - almost 3 years ago
Australia's slow vaccination, locked borders eclipse early virus success - Reuters.com
Last year, when much of the world was in coronavirus lockdown, Australia was successfully hosting international cricket matches and tennis tournaments in front of packed crowds in a show of what post-pandemic life could look like.
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Marie @Marie - almost 5 years ago
Lord's balcony fitting stage for tennis's first lady Barty
Lord's balcony fitting stage for tennis's first lady BartyLONDON: Australia's women's tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty has achieved another dream - standing on the balcony at Lord's, the home of cricket.The 23-year-old French Open champion, who last Sunday emulated ...continued
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Rahsaan @Rahsaan - almost 3 years ago
Cricket-Tendulkar calls for World Cup in tests to be held every four years - Reuters
The World Test Championship (WTC) should be held every four years on the lines of the World Cup in the shorter formats of cricket, batting great Sachin Tendulkar told Reuters on Tuesday.
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Joe @Joe - almost 5 years ago
Deepti Sharma to play for Western Storm in Super League
Deepti Sharma to play for Western Storm in Super LeagueIndia all-rounder Deepti Sharma on Friday joined her compatriot Smriti Mandhana in the squad of Western Storm for the KIA Super League, a women’s Twenty20 competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board.W...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - over 2 years ago
Moxon & Gale among 16 to leave Yorkshire
Director of cricket Martyn Moxon, coach Andrew Gale and all members of the coaching staff are among 16 people to leave Yorkshire amid the racism scandal.
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 4 years ago
England bowlers continue recovery and acclimatise to rising SA temperatures
South Africa v England: Archer, Broad & Leach continue recovery before Boxing Day TestJofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack Leach all took part in a net session on Monday in preparation for England's opening Test against South Africa.Broad and Archer both bowled five ov...continued
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Americo @Americo - almost 5 years ago
The Stig takes the 2020 Toyota Supra around the Top Gear Test Track
The Stig takes the 2020 Toyota Supra around the Top Gear Test TrackThe Stig has had his first spin in Toyota's reborn Supra, and naturally it took place at the Top Gear Test Track.The hot lap hasn't featured in an episode of “Top Gear” just yet, so there isn't any comment...continued
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Elvie @Elvie - almost 2 years ago
The Spin | In New Zealand, McCullum’s England role provokes mixed emotions
Brendon McCullum has never expressed a desire to coach New Zealand but now leads one of the most powerful cricket nationsWelcome to The Spin, the Guardian’s weekly (and free) cricket newsletter. Here’s an extract from this week’s edition. To receive the full …
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