By Martin Davies There was no fairytale batting contribution from Charlotte Edwards in her 200th game as captain of England women, but she oversaw victory over New Zealand by five wickets to seal a 2-1 Twenty20 series victory. The tourists chased down the White Ferns’ score of 97 for nine with eight balls to spare. It […]
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Luke Wright has taken over from Ed Joyce as Sussex Sharks captain in the NatWest T20 Blast. Wright, a World Twenty20 winner with England in 2010, has become one of the world’s best T20 players, featuring in several leading format leagues. The 29-year-old most recently played in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Stars, having
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Former captain Michael Vaughan has backed England to make an impact at the World Cup after successful preparations Down Under. After a series of impressive outings in the Tri-Series, England beat West Indies by nine wickets yesterday and will face Pakistan tomorrow in the last of their warm-up games before their first match of the competition
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Michael Clarke is set to make his much-anticipated return for Australia in Wednesday’s World Cup warm-up match against United Arab Emirates in Melbourne. Clarke has been given the green light to captain his country for the first time in two months since needing surgery on a hamstring injury suffered in the first Test against India.
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Australian-born Netherlands international batsman Tom Cooper is set for his first taste of county cricket after signing for Somerset for the duration of the 2015 season. The 28-year-old has recently played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia and featured in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Renegades. He has scored 2,967 runs in 46 first-class
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