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Somerville and Patel among four spinners in New Zealand squad
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 17:28
New Zealand have named four spinners in their squad for the two-Test series against Sri Lanka which marks the beginning of the World Test Championship for both teams.Offspinner Will Somerville and left-armer Ajaz Patel are reunited after their role in helping New Zealand to their 2-1 victory over Pakistan in the UAE last year. They are joined by Mitchell Santner,…
Alex Carey caps eventful week with top score for Sussex in win over Somerset
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 11:19
Sussex 184 for 8 (Carey 78) beat Somerset 171 for 5 (Babar 83, Banton 51) by 13 runs Alex Carey marked his Sussex Sharks debut with a brilliant 78 to set up a 13-run Vitality Blast victory over Somerset at Taunton.Australian Carey cracked seven fours and four sixes in a 46-ball innings that entertained a crowd of 7,400. Laurie Evans…
Bomb threat delayed GT20 Canada fixture
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 08:30
A bomb threat delayed the start of the GT20 clash between Montreal Tigers and Winnipeg Hawks on Friday in Brampton. While little information has been forthcoming about the 90-minute delay that truncated the fixture to 12-overs-a-side, ESPNcricinfo spoke to a number of players from both squads.Global T20 Canada organisers said, "play has been delayed due to some technical reasons" through…
Martin Guptill, Riki Wessels bludgeon Worcestershire to victory over Durham
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 09:58
Worcestershire 184 for 1 (Guptill 86*, Wessels 74) beat Durham 181 for 8 (Lees 44, Handscomb 37) by nine wicketsOpening pair Martin Guptill and Riki Wessels bludgeoned holders Worcestershire Rapids to a nine-wicket victory over Durham in the Vitality Blast as the home side made a triumphant return to cricket at Blackfinch New Road.Wessels and Guptill made short work of…
Meg Lanning, Ellyse Perry steer Australia within touching distance of white-ball Ashes sweep
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Sunday, 28 July 2019 10:52
Australia 122 for 3 (Lanning 43*, Perry 47*) beat England 121 for 8 (Beaumont 43) by 7 wicketsAn assured partnership between Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry took Australia to a comfortable, composed, seven-wicket win at Hove and within touching distance of a white-ball Ashes clean sweep.This was a considerably different performance from Friday night's rampage at Chelmsford. At 35 for…
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