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'Village cricketer' Jack Leach savours moment as unlikely Ashes hero
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Monday, 26 August 2019 10:11
Vishwa Fernando's 6, Monty Panesar's 7, Clive Eksteen's 4… and now Jack Leach's 1.The list of the greatest unbeaten single-figure innings in Test history is not a prestigious one, but its members all share cult-hero status. In no other sport are players so prominently exposed for their inability in one facet of the game - Neymar wouldn't make much of…
Alex Carey keeps Glamorgan winless as Sussex secure top spot
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Monday, 26 August 2019 09:39
Sussex 176 for 3 (Carey 61, Salter 3-37) beat Glamorgan 174 for 4 (Marsh 52, Ingram 50) by seven wicketsA blistering half-century from Australia's Alex Carey at the top of the innings, with useful support from the middle order, enabled Sussex to easily overcome Glamorgan's challenge and remain at the top of the South Group. Glamorgan, meanwhile, have yet to…
Wayne Madsen, Billy Godleman help put Derbyshire into quarter-finals
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Monday, 26 August 2019 09:51
Derbyshire 162 for 3 (Madsen 69, Godleman 57) beat Lancashire 151 for 9 (Livingstone 58, Rampaul 3-19) by 11 runsDerbyshire secured a Vitality Blast quarter-final berth with an impressive and pulsating 11-run win over North Group leaders Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford.The Lightning lost for only the second time in 13 games and will have to wait until later in…
Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life
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Monday, 26 August 2019 07:40
Hong Kong's Irfan Ahmed and Nadeem Ahmed have been banned from cricket for life after the ICC found them guilty of trying to corrupt several matches, including those played during the 2016 World T20.The Ahmeds are brothers. Their team-mate Haseeb Amjad was penalised for spot-fixing and is out for five years. Considering all three of them were provisionally suspended on…
Batting in spotlight as Australia plot resurrection of their own
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Monday, 26 August 2019 07:27
After the grief, comes the post-mortem. Australia's contrivance to lose the Headingley Test and an Ashes-sealing series lead was the source of enormous pain for the tourists, not least the coach Justin Langer. He had watched, as impassively as he could, from the sidelines as months if not years of carefully laid plans were torn up by a combination of…
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Rachel Priest power-hitting leads Western Storm to big win over Surrey Stars
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Joe Root digs in during fight to save Test - and his captaincy
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Joe Root keeps England hopes alive
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Laurie Evans fifty helps Sussex confirm quarter-final spot
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India extend lead to 89 after Ishant's five-for skittles West Indies
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