By Matt Somerford Aaron Finch wants to follow his Australia coach Darren Lehmann and cement his name in Yorkshire folklore. The destructive opening batsman, who is the number one ranked Twenty20 batsman in the world, arrived in the White Rose county this week and has immediately set his sight on making his mark. The 27-year-old […]
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Hampshire piled on the runs to set a new total record for the fledgling NatWest T20 Blast season as they beat Middlesex by 47 runs at Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood. In-form skipper James Vince spearheaded Hampshire’s impressive effort with the bat as they ended on 198 for two, one run ahead of Leicestershire’s score against
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By Matthew Sherry The newly-named Birmingham Bears cannot wait to get their NatWest T20 Blast campaign off and running, according to Will Porterfield. Porterfield et al did not feature last weekend as the curtain was raised on the new domestic Twenty20 competition. The Ireland skipper, therefore, reports a side desperate to get under way against
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Gopi Raj could not find what he was looking for – so he founded his own league, with impressive results. Gopi did not know what he was letting himself in for when he and his associates sat down to map out plans for a Tamil community cricket league in 2010. But having played extensively in
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Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kithuruwan Vithanage powered Sri Lanka to a 10-wicket win over Sussex in their Twenty20 tour match as they chased down 127 in just 9.1 overs at the BrightonandHoveJobs.com County Ground. The home side’s 126 for seven, anchored by 63 from Matt Machan, was never likely to provide too stiff a task for
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