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England v New Zealand: first women’s cricket ODI – live

Over-by-over reports from the action at Durham
County cricket: day three – live | And mail James4th over: New Zealand 11-1 (Plimmer 3, A Kerr 2) Plimmer clips a single into the leg side and Kerr opens her account with a flick off an in-swinger into the leg side. All eyes on En…

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Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Glamorgan v Somerset, and more: county cricket – live

Updates on day three from the latest round of games
England v New Zealand – live | Mail Tanya or post BTLHarry Duke has a great head of blond hair, very Tudor prince bob. Four slips as Harris charges in to Jones.Jones seems to have decided that attack is the w…

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'Fantastic moment' - Corteen-Coleman takes first England wicket

Tilly Corteen-Coleman, the 18-year-old spin bowler, takes the first wicket of her England career against New Zealand.

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Chennai Super Kings v Lucknow Super Giants - IPL scorecard

Latest scorecard from the Indian Premier League match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai.

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IPL 2026 points table and top run-scorers & wicket-takers

The IPL 2026 is in full swing, but who is leading the race for the orange and purple cap? BBC Sport looks at the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the 19th edition.

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Glamorgan’s Norton claims hat-trick on debut, Sibley on song for Surrey: county cricket – as it happened

Glamorgan teenager Tom Norton pegged back Somerset while Warwickshire skittled Yorkshire to take control of their match at EdgbastonNo hundred for Falconer on Championship debut, a chorus of bouncing slips and an imploring Tom Bailey enough for the umpire to raise an off-you-go fin…

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Higgins wickets leaves Lancs v Middlesex evenly poised

Lancashire's seamers hit back either side of a long rain break to help their side take a 32-run first-innings lead in their County Championship match against Middlesex at Emirates Old Trafford.

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Stokes out for 14 in first innings since Ashes

Ben Stokes makes only 14 in his first innings for five months on the second day of Durham’s County Championship match at Worcestershire.

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Harmer and Porter help Essex to parity with Hants

Simon Harmer and Jamie Porter eke out an unlikely first-innings lead for Essex in the County Championship against Hampshire at Chelmsford.

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Bears in strong position after bowling out Yorkshire

Harry Brook is out for 40 as Yorkshire are bowled out for 152 by Warwickshire, who are 267-3 at the close, a lead of 262.

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Glamorgan teen Norton claims youngest debut hat-trick

Tom Norton, 18, is the first bowler to claim a hat-trick on Championship debut since 1906.

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Sibley wicket gives Notts upper hand against Surrey

In-form Dom Sibley scores 77, but Surrey are 211-4 at the end end of day two against Notts, who earlier made 415 all out.

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Hughes century gives Sussex lead over Leicestershire

Dan Hughes scores his first century of the season to place Sussex in a commanding position against Leicestershire at Hove before a series of poor strokes let the visitors back in the game.

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Kent battle back towards parity at Gloucestershire

Tawanda Muyeye, Chris Benjamin and Ben Dawkins post half-centuries as Kent rally on day two of their Division Two clash at Bristol.

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Derbyshire pile up runs to put pressure on Northants

Brooke Guest and Martin Andersson score centuries as Derbyshire pile up 604-7 declared against Northants, who are 98-4 at the end of day two.

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Dean defends England players missing games to go to army camp

Stand-in captain Charlie Dean defends the decision for England's players to miss domestic matches in order to attend an army bootcamp.

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England aim to match Lionesses and Red Roses as historic summer kicks off

Home T20 World Cup and a historic Lord’s Test loom for Charlotte Edwards but with selection questions mountingHistoric occasions are like buses: you spend ages twiddling your thumbs and then two come along at once. England have waited nine years for another home World Cup, wallowing all the while i…

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County cricket as it happened: Nottinghamshire v Surrey, Glamorgan v Somerset and more

Updates from the latest round of Championship games
Sign up for The Spin newsletter | Mail Tanya or post BTLFour Middlesex slips wait as TRJ slipstreams in.James Rew, making good on Ali's whispered tip to open the batting, is duly bowled for four at Sophia Gar…

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Slimline Stokes makes impression with pair of wickets on red-ball return

England captain took new ball along with two victims in 14 overs in Championship comeback for Durham against WorcestershireTo little fanfare, Ben Stokes has slipped out of the shorter formats. His last one-day international was at the 2023 World Cup, his last Twenty20 international helped England w…

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Somerset sign batter Hermann for three matches

Somerset sign South Africa batter Jordan Hermann on a deal for their next three County Championship matches as injury cover.

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England’s men to host more five-Test series but play some one-off games overseas

Longer UK series planned for South Africa and PakistanSingle Sri Lanka and Bangladesh games in for ICC’s WTCEngland’s men will face a lopsided Test schedule in the next future tours programme (FTP), with a move to stage more five-match series at home to be offset by an increase in one-off Tests ove…

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England's Kemp never considered future during injury woe

England all-rounder Freya Kemp says she did not consider retirement or continuing her career solely as a batter during her recent injury woes.

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Bangladesh v Pakistan - first Test scorecard

Latest scorecard from the first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Mirpur.

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Replacement rule 'daft' & 'nonsensical' - Anderson

James Anderson calls the regulations around injury replacements in the County Championship “daft” and “nonsensical”.

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Tailenders

Issy Wong makes England’s T20 World Cup - waiting for the call, bootcamp chaos and more!

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Australian North set to be first foreign England chief selector

Marcus North, a former Australia international and Durham's director of cricket, is set to become the first foreigner in charge of selecting the England men's team.

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Is 15-year-old IPL wonderkid ready to play for India?

What makes Indian sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi so effective and what could be next for the 15-year-old after his Indian Premier League success?

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England poised to pick Marcus North as men’s selector over Steven Finn and Darren Gough

Former Australia batter has worked at Durham since 2018New selector expected to have final say on squadsMarcus North, the former Australia middle-order batter, has emerged as the leading candidate to become the new England men’s selector, with an official announcement expected in the coming days.Th…

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Ollie Robinson is English cricket’s biggest enigma who could make an unlikely Test comeback | Ali Martin

Seamer has been given the cold shoulder since February 2024 but is back in the conversation this summerPop quiz: in the last five years, who is the only England seamer to have sent down 50 overs in a Test match more than once?The answer, if the headline and picture haven’t given the game away, is a…

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Cricket star David Warner ‘foolish’ and ‘reckless’ when drink driving, says lawyer

Australian batter had three glasses of wine before being pulled overWarner expects to be punished but will ask for leniency One of Australia’s greatest batters was both foolish and reckless when he drove after sharing a few glasses of wine with friends on Easter Sunday, his lawyer says.David Warne…

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Ex-Australia cricketer Warner accepts decision to drink and drive was 'foolish'

David Warner will be "accepting responsibility" after he was charged last month, his lawyer says.

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The Spin | Dangerous, decadent, depraved: cricket’s love affair with the cover drive

The shot has been described as the purest expression of batting and a destroyer of innings, matches and careersTaunton, 3 April 2026. Somerset are hosting Nottinghamshire, the defending county champions, in their first fixture of the new season and are 20 for two having been sent into bat. It’s mur…

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County cricket: Nottinghamshire go top but Surrey are starting to purr

The champions took top spot in a round of games that was lit up by Emilio Gay, Ben Sanderson and Adam ThomasBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogThis article is from The 99.94 Cricket Blog Continue reading...

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Strategic Timeout: Wood on England, IPL and handling pressure

England fast bowler Mark Wood joins the team to discuss the biggest stories in the IPL.

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‘English cricketers don’t always have that fight’: Simon Harmer on lessons from a decade in county game

The Essex and South Africa spinner has taken more Championship wickets than anyone else since arriving in 2017 – but says 18 teams can reward mediocrityFor 10 seasons, few have earned the right to comment on English cricket more than Simon Harmer. Because for 10 seasons, no one has taken more Count…

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Root’s golden arm leads Yorkshire past Somerset, Kent thrash Derbyshire: county cricket, day four

Joe Root and Dom Bess took four wickets each as Yorkshire registered a 75-run win over Somerset in Division One of the County ChampionshipDerbyshire’s unlikely run-chase against Kent is already in tatters at 34 for four. Three wickets for Matt Milnes: Came, Jewell, Montgomery and M…