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Dane Vilas and Saqib Mahmood confirm Lancashire's Roses hegemony
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 15:33
Lancashire 170 for 6 (Vilas 43) beat Yorkshire 161 for 9 (Pooran 43, Mahmood 3-33) by nine runsA Roses T20 tie on an impossibly sultry Headingley evening with temperatures still close to 30C: Britain's second hottest day on record was a draining accompaniment to a raucous Blast tie that generally combusts of its own accord and it was Lancashire who…
Byju's to be India's sponsor from September 2019
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 09:27
In a surprise development, OPPO, the Chinese mobile manufacturing company that paid a record sum in 2017 to secure the sponsorship rights of the Indian cricket team, has bailed out of their contract nearly three years before it ends. On Thursday, the BCCI said OPPO was being replaced by Byju's, a learning app, which will now be the Indian team's…
Cameron Bancroft beats a path to selectors' door with determined 93*
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 07:13
Hick XII 120 and 156 for 5 (Bancroft 93*) beat Haddin XII 105 and 170 by 6 wicketsCameron Bancroft inched his way to the defining innings of a low-scoring scrap in Southampton to give himself the best possible chance of being named in Australia's Ashes squad on Friday, and also help the Hick XII to victory over the Haddin XII…
Blast ticket sales soar amid post-World Cup buzz
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 08:10
Ticket sales have soared for the early rounds of the Vitality Blast, with several counties reporting record attendances as they look to capitalise on a post-World Cup final buzz.Lord's, The Oval, Taunton, Chesterfield, Cheltenham, Hove, Headingley, and Chelmsford have all seen at least one game sell out, while other counties have seen various records broken.Nottinghamshire's game against Northants on Wednesday…
Middlesex, missing AB de Villiers, edged out by Gloucestershire
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Thursday, 25 July 2019 09:42
Gloucestershire 151 for 8 (Hammond 63) beat Middlesex 148 for 9 (Simpson 42*) by two wicketsCheltenham-born Miles Hammond delighted his home crowd with a brilliant array of shots as Gloucestershire inflicted a first defeat on Middlesex in this season's Vitality Blast.In front of a sell-out 5,000 attendance at a steaming College Ground, the 23-year-old opener smashed 63, including nine fours…
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