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Tributes to Sir Everton Weekes: 'A legend, our hero'
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 22:59
Sir Everton Weekes, one of the game's great batsmen and part of the trio of legendary 3 Ws, died aged 95 on Wednesday.Tributes quickly started coming with Cricket West Indies saying: "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the loss of an icon. A legend, our hero. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and many fans around the…
SLC optimistic over Lanka Premier League launch in August
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 22:56
Sri Lanka Cricket is hopeful the Lanka Premier League will go ahead as scheduled in August, despite the Sri Lankan government pushing back the August 1 reopening of the country's main airport in Katunayake.Sri Lanka's sports ministry last week gave a go-ahead for the tournament, which has been scheduled from August 8 to 22. The date had been scheduled taking…
Sheffield Shield returns to Kookaburra ball throughout
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 19:11
Cricket Australia will revert to using the Kookaburra ball through the Sheffield Shield season for 2020-21, partly in an attempt to bring spinners back into the game, following four years where the second half of the competition had used the Dukes although they would consider a return to two balls in the future.The split season was introduced in 2016-17 as…
The Indigenous hole at Australian cricket's heart
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 17:39
When the Johnny Mullagh Medal is presented to the Player of the Match at the end of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India this summer, it will not only signify the contribution of Indigenous Australians to the national game, but also provide a sharp reminder of the hole that remains at cricket's heart in this country.At a time…
West Indies batsmen need to 'look in the mirror', says Jason Holder
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Wednesday, 01 July 2020 13:48
Jason Holder has told West Indies' batsmen to "really look at [themselves] in the mirror" after suffering a top-order collapse on the third day of their intra-squad warm-up match.The second fixture between the Holder XI and the Brathwaite XI has again pitted the Test side's likely bowling and batting line-ups respectively against each other, and on Wednesday there was no…
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