Cricket
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County cricket live blogMichael Neser hits 123 as Glamorgan pile up runs in Sussex draw – as it happenedGlamorgan amassed 737 in their second innings against Sussex to secure a draw, while Durham keep riding high in Division Two
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Booth played 29 Tests and scored five centuries in the 1960s, making a century on debut and was also an Olympic hockey player in 1956
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Hampshire skittled Northamptonshire for 56 while Sussex’s Steve Smith scored 89 on what should be his final match for the county
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The England seamer is in confident mood before the Ashes, even if he expects to play in only ‘three out of five’ Tests of the series
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This year’s competition features Birmingham-based bookends for the first time as the ECB sets its sights on sparking interest in the competition from the outset
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Michael Vaughan is to play a key part in the BBC’s cricket coverage after being cleared earlier this year of making a racist remark when he was a player
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Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has had three out of four rape charges against him dropped
The 32-year-old was facing four counts of sexual intercourse without consent, but the public prosecutor withdrew three of the charges on Thursday
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Whatever the rights and wrongs of Jonny Bairstow’s return behind the stumps for England’s Test side, the selectors cannot be accused of dithering
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Jofra Archer will miss a second straight summer, while Jonny Bairstow returns for the Test against Ireland and will keep wicket, with Ben Foakes dropped
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SportblogLeicestershire offer parable for English cricket: teams should serve, not just sellJonathan LiewThe perpetual strugglers have a mission beyond simply shaking people down and offer a reminder of what sport can be
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The climate crisis and farmers opting to grow more lucrative timber is putting many bat-makers in Kashmir out of business
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The Test captain is the latest England player whose fitness is in doubt, after the coach of his IPL team admitted that Stokes is currently unable to bowl