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Frank Duckworth, co-inventor of DLS method, dies at the age of 84
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 18:08
Frank Duckworth, one of the inventors of the Duckworth-Lewis (later Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method to determine results in rain-affected cricket matches, died on Friday, June 21 at the age of 84.The original method, devised by English statisticians Duckworth and Tony Lewis, was first used in international cricket in 1997 and was formally adopted by the ICC as the standard for setting revised…
SA coach wants team to embrace 'anxiety and excitement' in low-key semi-final build-up
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 20:04
At the risk of navel-gazing and giving too much importance to mainstream media, it is hard to contemplate team representatives outnumbering the press at a press conference before a World Cup semi-final. South Africa's head coach Rob Walter arrived with their media officer and security officer to speak to a total of one member of the press. This is not…
Haseeb Hameed, Ben Slater battle back after Migael Pretorius stars for Somerset
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 10:46
Nottinghamshire 360 and 177 for 1 (Hameed 91, Slater 70*) lead Somerset 470 (Abell 111, Pretorius 95*, Pennington 5-96) by 67 runsSouth African all-rounder Migael Pretorius added an unbeaten 95 to his four first-innings wickets to help Somerset carve out a 110-run first innings lead on day three at Trent Bridge - yet with Nottinghamshire 177 for one in their…
Lancashire make inroads after Bohannon double pummels Kent
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 10:52
Kent 244 and 143 for 6 (Williams 2-20, Bailey 2-27) trail Lancashire 549 for 9 dec (Bohannon 205, Hurst 50, Garrett 3-89) by 162 runsLancashire were closing in on a huge victory in their Vitality County Championship with Kent at Canterbury, having reduced the hosts to 143 for 6 at stumps on day three. Kent still trail by 162 with…
Mason Crane turns it Glamorgan's way after Ricardo Vasconcelos makes 99
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024 10:52
Northamptonshire 279 and 236 for 4 (Vasconcelos 99, Procter 55*) lead Glamorgan 490 (Crane 56*, Procter 3-51) by 2\5 runsGlamorgan kept their hopes of victory alive in their Vitality County Championship match against Northamptonshire in Cardiff thanks to two wickets from Mason Crane in the final session.Glamorgan had extended their first-innings lead to 211 thanks to late order runs from…
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