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SA Vs WI: Aiden Markram, Kyle Verreynne Put South Africa In Charge Of 2nd Test
Half-centuries by Aiden Markram at the top of the innings and Kyle Verreynne at the end of the day put South Africa in charge of the second Test against the ...
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WI vs SA 2nd Test: Shamar Joseph Shines As Wickets Tumble And South Africa Hit Back
Shamar Joseph marked his first taste of Test cricket on home soil with a five-wicket haul but South Africa hit back in kind as 17 wickets tumbled on a dramatic ...
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Bangladesh Allows Ousted MP Cricketer Shakib Al Hasan To Play In Pakistan
Ousted Bangladeshi lawmaker and cricketer Shakib Al Hasan was given permission on Wednesday to remain with the national side in Pakistan by the de facto leaders who toppled his old ...
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Sri Lanka Name Ian Bell As Batting Coach For England Tour
Former England player Ian Bell was named Tuesday as Sri Lanka's batting coach for the three-match Test series against England. Sri Lanka Cricket said the 42-year-old former right-hand batter was ...
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Top Afghanistan T20 Cricket League Opens With Star Players To Appear
Afghanistan's leading T20 domestic cricket league opened on Monday with multiple star national players set to participate for the first time since the Taliban return to power, the country's cr ...
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Former England Cricketer Graham Thorpe Took His Own Life: Family
Graham Thorpe's wife Amanda has revealed the former England cricketer took his own life after battling depression and anxiety for several years, with police confirming Monday he had died following ...
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Athanaze Heroics Guide West Indies To South Africa Draw
Alick Athanaze missed out on a maiden Test century but played the key role in ensuring the safety of a draw for the West Indies against South Africa on the ...
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1st Test: Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada Help South Africa To Keep Hopes Of West Indies Win Alive
Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada combined on Saturday to earn South Africa a healthy first innings lead over the West Indies with the visitors attempting to defy the impact of ...
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South Africa's Maharaj Restricts West Indies In Rainy Third Day Of First Test
Keshav Maharaj's discipline and persistence earned him three important wickets as the West Indies were limited to 145-4 in reply to South Africa's first innings total of 357 at the ...
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Bavuma, de Zorzi Put South Africa On Front Foot In First West Indies Test
South Africa vs West Indies First Test Day two Report ...
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MCC Chief Who Dealt With Ashes Row To Swap Cricket For Horseracing
The chief executive of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), who had to manage the fall-out after Australian cricketers were abused at Lord's following a row during an Ashes Test, is to ...
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South Africa 45-1 In First Day Of Rain-Impacted West Indies Test
South Africa's return to Test cricket was thwarted by the elements as they reached 45-1 on Wednesday before steady rain forced the abandonment of most of the opening day's play ...
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Graham Thorpe Profile: A Shining Light In A Tough Era For England
It is a measure of Graham Thorpe's class that despite emerging during one of English cricket's most difficult periods, he still managed to win exactly 100 Test caps. Left-handed batsmen ...
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Andrew Flintoff Eager To Extend Coaching Role After Northern Superchargers Stint
Andrew Flintoff wants to stay involved with cricket coaching following his stint this season with the Northern Superchargers in the English domestic game's Hundred competition. Former England all- ...
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Former England Batsman Graham Thorpe Dies Aged 55
Former England batsman and coach Graham Thorpe has died at the age of 55, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Monday. Thorpe won 100 Test caps beteen ...
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Delhi Capitals Closing In On £120 Million Purchase Of Hampshire - Reports
The owners of the Delhi Capitals are eyeing a £120 million ($153 million) deal to buy Hampshire County Cricket Club in a move which would see them become the first ...
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Andre Russell Says More Than Money Behind West Indies Stars' Test Absence
London Spirit's Andre Russell has insisted a lack of interest more than a lack of money is why some leading West Indies cricketers have turned their back on the Test-match ...
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Kumar Sangakkara Yet To Hear From ECB About 'Exciting Prospect' Of Coaching England
Kumar Sangakkara has said it would be an "exciting prospect" to coach England in limited-overs cricket, but stressed he has yet to receive a formal approach regarding the role. The ...
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India Buoyant But Not In Sri Lanka To 'Chill': Rohit Sharma
India are still buoyant after their T20 World Cup triumph but skipper Rohit Sharma said Thursday his men were keeping focused ahead of their next engagement with Sri Lanka. Rohit ...
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England Pacemen Jofra Archer And Ollie Robinson Extend Sussex Stints
England bowlers Jofra Archer and Ollie Robinson have both agreed one-year contract extensions at Sussex, the English county announced Tuesday. Express quick Archer, 29, is currently playing white-ball ...
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England Rising Star Gus Atkinson Feels Need For More Speed
England fast bowler Gus Atkinson said he wants to bowl even quicker despite an impressive debut Test series. The 26-year-old was one of the stars of England's 3-0 rout of ...
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Ben Stokes Hails 'Lion-Hearted' Mark Wood As England Rout West Indies For Series Sweep
England captain Ben Stokes hailed fast bowler Mark Wood for showing "the heart of a lion" after his side routed the West Indies by 10 wickets in the third Test ...
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Kraigg Brathwaite Hopes England Whitewash Loss Benefits West Indies Against South Africa
Ben Stokes, England vs West IndiesWest Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite is optimistic his side will be better for the experience of being whitewashed by England when they face South Africa ...
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Fastest Fifties In Test Cricket
England captain Ben Stokes scored the third-equal fastest fifty in a Test match with a blistering 24-ball assault to seal a 10-wicket win over the West Indies at Edgbaston on ...
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