Alastair Cook: England captain returns to help Essex's promotion bid

Alastair Cook has averaged 114.60 with the bat in the County Championship for Essex so far this season

England captain Alastair Cook will return to help Essex in their bid for promotion after being made available for the next two Division Two matches.
The 31-year-old scored 573 runs, including...



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Derbyshire: Will Davis and Rob Hemmings sign new contracts with county

Derbyshire bowler Will Davis has claimed 14 wickets in the County Championship this summer

Derbyshire pace bowler Will Davis and all-rounder Rob Hemmings have signed two-year contracts, keeping them with the county until 2018.
Davis, 20, has made three Championship appearances this season,...



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20 most picturesque football stadiums in the world

The Sapporo Dome stadium in Japan has a retractable pitch enabling play of both football and baseball on respective turfs
It is a common practice to list the best, biggest or the most popular football stadiums according to various criteria. There is also a collection of a handful of...



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10 iconic pictures from India's cricketing history

Since 2010, August 19th has been celebrated as World Photography Day. The date celebrates August 19, 1839, when the French government bought the patent for the daguerreotype and released it “free to the world”. The daguerreotype, invented in 1837, was the first practical photographic process. For...



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Cricket - South Africa 236-8 as bad light stops play

DURBAN (Reuters) – South African-born Neil Wagner took three wickets for New Zealand against the country of his birth as bad light brought an early close to play on the first day of the first test at Kingsmead with South Africa 236 for eight.
Wagner, 30, who left South Africa...



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Hardus Viljoen: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler

Hardus Viljoen's outing in the third Test against England in January, which South Africa lost by seven wickets, is his only Test appearance to date

Kent have signed South Africa bowler Hardus Viljoen for the final four games of the County Championship season.
The 27-year-old right-arm...



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Northants lose Seekkuge Prasanna, Richard Gleeson and Steven Crook for Finals Day

Seekkuge Prasanna has taken 12 wickets for Northants in the T20 Blast this season

Northants will be without Steven Crook, Richard Gleeson and Seekkuge Prasanna for T20 Blast Finals Day.
Sri Lankan international Prasanna, 31, has not been released by the Sri Lankan Cricket Board as he will be...



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T20 Blast: Yorkshire, Durham, Notts and Northants seek Finals Day glory

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Are you ready for T20 'Blast' off?

Cricket. A gentleman's game. Exquisite cover drives. Polite applause. Correct footwork.
All still part of the sport we love, but on Saturday they take a back...



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Ireland vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: Where to watch live, prediction, preview, betting odds and possible XI

Ireland host Pakistan in the second and final game of the two-match One Day International (ODI) series at Malahide, Dublin on 20 August (Saturday).
Where to watch live
The match starts at 10.45pm BST. Live coverage of the game is available on Setanta Sports Ireland in the...



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One-Day Cup: Kumar Sangakkara century sees Surrey squeeze into semi-finals

Kumar Sangakarra registered his 37th career century in List A cricket

An unbeaten 130 from Kumar Sangakkara saw Surrey squeeze into the semi-finals of the One-Day Cup with a last-ball win against Northamptonshire.
Sangakkara struck Mohammed Azharullah for four to seal a one-wicket win after...



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Ireland trounced by Pakistan in first one-day international

Mohammad Nawaz congratulates Shoaib Malik on his 50

Ireland lost to Pakistan by 255 runs in the first of two one-day internationals between the sides at Malahide on Thursday.
This was the seventh largest victory, in terms of runs, in the 3,767-match history of ODIs.
Pakistan piled up 337-6 in...



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Ashwin retains second spot in ICC Test bowlers ranking

Dubai: India's star off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retained his second position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Test bowlers' rankings..




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Dean Cosker announces Glamorgan retirement after 20 year career

Dean Cosker was 12th man when England beat Australia in the first 2015 Ashes Test in Cardiff

Glamorgan's longest-serving current player and spin bowler Dean Cosker has announced his retirement following 20 years at the Welsh county.
The 38-year-old was part of Glamorgan's 1997...



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Andre Russell: West Indies all-rounder returns to Notts for T20 Blast Finals Day

Andre Russell recently enjoyed success in the Caribbean Premier League

West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell is set to play for Nottinghamshire on T20 Blast Finals Day.
Russell, 29, is returning to Notts having played for them in wins against Worcestershire and Derbyshire in June.
He has...



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5 captains who were sacked unceremoniously

The role of a captain on a cricket field is a very critical aspect, and more often than not the moves made by the skipper on the field during crunch scenarios is where the matches are won or lost. Hence, it becomes imperative that the captains are appointed with a lot of thought and then they...



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SK Cricket Olympics: Cricketers enter the ring for a bout

The Olympics are in full swing and have stolen cricket’s thunder, despite a packed international schedule and multiple matches being played across the world. The last time cricket’s popularity in the subcontinent was overhauled by Olympics was in 1980, when the Indian hockey team last won a gol...



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One-Day Cup: Jonathan Trott century steers Warwickshire past Essex and into semis

Jonathan Trott's One-Day Cup scores this season are 66, 100, 4, 118 and 101

Jonathan Trott made his third One-Day Cup century in four innings as Warwickshire reached the semi-finals with a 70-run home win over Essex.
The former England player opened the batting and made 101, with nine...



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One-Day Cup: Somerset ease to nine-wicket win over Worcestershire in last eight

Mahela Jayawardene and Jim Allenby have scored 641 runs between them in this year's One-Day Cup

Mahela Jayawardene's unbeaten century led Somerset to a crushing nine-wicket victory over Worcestershire to reach the semi-finals of the One-Day Cup.
The visitors, with England all-rounder...



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Boyd Rankin: Ireland 'can cope' without injured paceman, says skipper William Porterfield

John Anderson and Barry McCarthy are two of skipper William Porterfield's bowling options

Ireland captain William Porterfield says his squad has enough strength in depth to cope without injured paceman Boyd Rankin ahead of their two one-day internationals against Pakistan.
Rankin, 32,...



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Lowest Test innings totals by each of the top 10 teams

Some games in Cricket history have seen the ball take its toll on the bat
Cricket is often considered a game of glorious uncertainties and that makes the game even more interesting. Sometimes it’s the batsmen who are dominating the bowlers and sometimes it’s the other way round. There have been v...



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Australia concede No.1 Test ranking to India after Lanka loss

Australia have conceded their number-one ranking to India after Sri Lanka made a clean sweep of the three-Test series in Colombo on Wednesday.
Australia had arr..




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Haseeb Hameed: Lancashire opening batsman wants England future

Haseeb Hameed is the first teenager to score four hundreds in a County Champinship season

Teenage opener Haseeb Hameed hopes his recent Lancashire form is attracting the attention of England's selectors.
Hameed became the first Lancashire player ever to score two centuries in a Roses...



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Joel Garner slams West Indies cricket players, says they don't work hard enough

Fast bowling legend and current manager of the West Indies team, Joel Garner has lamented the decline of cricket in the country, saying the players don't work hard enough. Garner who is one of West Indies' greatest ever bowlers gave the example of the current team's struggles in...



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West Indies vs India, 4th Test: Where to watch live, prediction, possible XI and live streaming information

West Indies take on India in the fourth and final Test match at Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad on 18 August (Thursday). India lead the four match Test series 2-0. Live TV coverage is available on Sky Sports 5 and Sky Sports 5 HD.





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Ireland vs Pakistan, 1st ODI: Where to watch live, prediction, betting odds, possible XI and live streaming info

Ireland host Pakistan in the first game of the two-match One Day International (ODI) series at Malahide, Dublin on 18 August (Thursday). Live coverage of the game is available on Setanta Sports Ireland in the UK. Hosts Ireland have had a busy summer by their standards, playing Sri Lanka and then...



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India determined to become No. 1 Test team: Rahane

India's vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said on Wednesday that his side are fully geared up to dominate the fourth and the final Test against West Indies as th..




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Lowest Test innings totals by each of the top 10 team

Some games in Cricket history have seen the ball take its toll on the bat
Cricket is often considered a game of glorious uncertainties and that makes the game even more interesting. Sometimes it’s the batsmen who are dominating the bowlers and sometimes it’s the other way round. There have been v...



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England vs Pakistan Test series: Combined XI

A topsy-turvy series that could have gone either way, ended on level terms, with Pakistan winning the last Test at Oval in convincing fashion. There were some amazing periods of play, with some unusual players emerging as standout performers during the course of the the four matches.
Here’s a c...



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Scotland v UAE: Calum MacLeod makes century in second ODI win

Calum MacLeod made 103 off 122 balls, hitting six fours and three sixes

Calum MacLeod hit a century as Scotland beat United Arab Emirates by seven wickets in the second of their World Cricket League matches.
Scotland, who won the first one-day international on Sunday by 98 runs, chased 229...



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Top 5 innings played by Ravichandran Ashwin in Test matches

The Indian Cricket Team has always been on the search of a genuine all-rounder in all forms of the game, and such has been the paucity of such players that anyone who can hold the bat and then roll his arms over has been accorded this status. However, these players can never become...



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County Championship: Lancashire's Haseeb Hameed makes unbeaten 100 in Roses draw

Haseeb Hameed has scored 1,030 Championship runs in 2016 at an average of 57.22

Teenager Haseeb Hameed became the first Lancashire batsman to score two centuries in the same Roses match as the game with Yorkshire was drawn.
The 19-year-old, who resumed the final day at Old Trafford on 30, was...



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Top 5 Chinaman bowlers the world has seen

Lakshan Sandakan is one of the few Chinaman bowlers around
The emergence of Lakshan Sandakan in the ongoing Sri Lanka-Australia Test series has again put the spotlight on the rare art of bowling of left-arm unorthodox spin, which is also called as “chinaman”. The 25-year-old joined a very niche l...



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Kohli hints change in batting order to accommodate Rohit

Indian Test skipper Virat Kohli has hinted that there will be a strategic shift in the batting order in order to accommodate India middle-order batsman Rohit Sh..




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Steven Finn: England bowler ruled out for four weeks with hamstring injury

Finn has 125 Test wickets, 98 in ODIs and 27 in T20s

England fast bowler Steven Finn is expected to be out for four weeks with a hamstring injury.
The 27-year-old Middlesex paceman was injured on the final day of England's 10-wicket fourth Test defeat against Pakistan at The Oval last...



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County Championship: Sussex complete innings win over Gloucestershire

Steve Magoffin took the wicket of Jack Taylor to secure victory for Sussex over Gloucestershire

Sussex needed just 17 balls on the fourth day to complete an innings victory over Gloucestershire at Hove.
The visitors had resumed on 149-8, although Sussex knew they only required one more wicket...



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England v Pakistan: Ben Stokes & Mark Wood back for ODI series

Stokes has played 39 one-day internationals

England have recalled Durham's Ben Stokes and Mark Wood after injury for the forthcoming five-match one-day international series with Pakistan.
All-rounder Stokes, 25, has recovered from the calf injury he suffered in the second Test against...



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County Championship: Surrey build big lead against Warwickshire at Edgbaston

Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran's 62 with the bat at Edgbaston followed his 5-44 with the ball on Sunday

Kumar Sangakkara hit 88 against his old county and Sam Curran also made a half-century as Surrey batted most of the day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Curran weighed in with 62,...



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County Championship: Warwickshire build big lead against Surrey at Edgbaston

Surrey all-rounder Sam Curran's 62 with the bat at Edgbaston followed his 5-44 with the ball on Sunday

Kumar Sangakkara hit 88 against his old county and Sam Curran also made a half-century as Surrey batted most of the day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Curran weighed in with 62,...



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England face 'tough' calls for winter tour

James Vince scored 158 in seven innings against Pakistan with a high score of 42

England face some "tough" selection decisions for their winter tours to Bangladesh and India, coach Trevor Bayliss says.
Batsmen Alex Hales, Gary Ballance and James Vince made a combined 498 runs in the...



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England face tough calls for Bangladesh and India tours, says Trevor Bayliss

James Vince scored 158 in seven innings against Pakistan with a high score of 42

England face some "tough" selection decisions for their winter tours to Bangladesh and India, coach Trevor Bayliss says.
Batsmen Alex Hales, Gary Ballance and James Vince made a combined 498 runs in the...



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Joe Denly: Kent batsman signs new contract with Division Two club

Joe Denly hit a career-best 206 not out against Northamptonshire in May

Kent batsman Joe Denly has signed a new long-term contract with the Division Two club.
The 30-year-old has scored three centuries and seven half-centuries across all competitions this season.
Denly made his first-class...



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Adam Wheater: Hampshire player keeps focus on run-making and survival

Adam Wheater's 102 against Nottinghamshire followed a double century against Warwickshire in July

Hampshire's Adam Wheater is keeping his focus on run-scoring despite a continued absence as the county's wicketkeeper.
Wheater, 26, lost his place behind the stumps to Lewis McManus...



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Pakistan deserve to be ranked No 1 Test team amid international exile, says Misbah-ul-Haq

Pakistan's 10-wicket win over England in the fourth and final Test match at the Kennington Oval, has seen them become a contender to be ranked the number one Test team in the world, which if happens, skipper Misbah-ul-Haq says will be a sign of recognition of their success despite being...



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Super League: Southern Vipers beat Loughborough Lightning to finish top

Opener Suzie Bates hit 38 from 24 balls to help send Southern Vipers on their way to victory

Southern Vipers finished top of the inaugural Super League table, beating Loughborough Lightning by 59 runs to automatically qualify for the final.
Both were already through to Finals Day on 21 August,...



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County Championship: Hampshire debutant Andy Carter stars against former club Notts

Andy Carter joined Hampshire at the end of July after being released by Derbyshire

Andy Carter boosted Hampshire's hopes of survival by taking 4-52 on his debut against former club Nottinghamshire.
The paceman ripped through the hosts' top order to reduce them to 145-7, despite...



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County Championship: Lancs in charge after Clark & Jarvis record last-wicket partnership

Lancashire fast bowler Kyle Jarvis' dismissal of Adam Lyth followed his career-best 55 with the bat

Lancashire's last-wicket pair Jordan Clark and Kyle Jarvis shared a record-breaking stand of 107 to help their side take control at Old Trafford.
Yorkshire had reduced the hosts from...



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Pint-sized TMS: Pakistan win gives Ramiz Raja a birthday to remember

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Pint-sized TMS: Pakistan win to give Rameez Raja a birthday to remember

Pakistan cruise to victory in the fourth Test to secure a 2-2 series draw and give one of the BBC Test Match Special team a birthday to...



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England v Pakistan: Series ends 2-2 as tourists win at The Oval

Pakistan took the final six England wickets for xx on day four at The Oval

Pakistan completed a 10-wicket win over England on day four at The Oval to earn a 2-2 draw in the four-match series.
Resuming 126 runs behind at 88-4, England began well with consecutive half-century stands.
But two...



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Top 5 pacers with most wickets in a Test series in Sri Lanka

More often than not subcontinental conditions tend to help the spinners much more than the pacers but there have been various occasions when the quickies have put in exceptional performances even on pitches which were not conducive to their style of bowling.
The Sri Lanka-Australia series will...



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8 Test batsmen who were dismissed on 199

Sanath Jayasuriya missed his double century 19 years ago
Cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and it’s very hard to predict the outcome of a match before the last ball is bowled. Ever since the inception of the game we have been blessed with some terrific batsmen who gave nightmares to b...



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