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Will Jacks sets tone for Surrey on night of carnage for bowlers

NICK FRIEND AT LORD'S: Jacks' 70 - off just 24 balls - set the tone for an outrageous night of smiting, ruthless stroke-play that broadly saw no bowler spared, no matter their experience

Vikings tame Bears in routine Blast victory for Yorkshire

Jonny Bairstow, making his first Blast appearance since Finals day in 2016, top-scored for Yorkshire with 34 while Jordan Thompson and Matthew Waite shone with the ball

Maiden Blast fifty for Finn as Lancashire frustrate Foxes

New Zealand international Finn Allen scored an unbeaten 73 from 51 deliveries, including seven fours and one six, while Tom Hartley's 1 for 18 was the pick of the performances with the ball

Labuschagne scores career-high T20 knock but Glamorgan fall short against Gloucestershire

The Australia international scored 93 runs from 56 deliveries as Glamorgan chased 180 to win but couldn't see his side over the line. Glenn Phillips and Benny Howell starred for Gloucestershire, scoring 44 and 30, respectively

A true moment of unity and Latham chases history... TEST MATCH TALKING POINTS

NICK HOWSON AT EDGBASTON: James Anderson brings up Test 162, Trent Boult is Trent Boult and food for thought for Joe Root

The Analyst: Inside Cricket Daily - Lawrence's heart and skill gives England the edge

SIMON HUGHES and SIMON MANN reflect on the first day's play between England and New Zealand in the second Test at Edgbaston. This podcast is brought to you in association with LV= Insurance

Birmingham warmly embraces the B-list

NICK HOWSON AT EDGBASTON: The second LV= Insurance Test is missing as many as 12 stellar names but try telling a near 18,000, 70 per cent capacity crowd that this series decider doesn't matter

Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy team of the week: Who makes our round three XI?

The Cricketer looks at the star performers from round three of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy action…

Surrey sign Kyle Jamieson for Blast and County Championship

The New Zealand quick has taken 39 wickets in just seven Test matches since making his debut in 2020 and has 64 wickets and an economy of 8.45 from 49 career T20 appearances

David Warner and Marcus Stoinis pull out of The Hundred

Warner had a £100,000 contract with Southern Brave for the inaugural tournament - which is due to take place in July and August - while Stoinis was picked up in the £80,000 bracket by the same club

Sarah Taylor joins Northern Diamonds

The 32-year-old has made 226 appearances for England for all formats, scoring 6,533 runs and completing 128 catches and 104 stumpings

Ollie Robinson avoids Sussex punishment for historic racist and sexist tweets

The England seamer will miss the opening two T20 Blast matches against Gloucestershire and Hampshire Hawks as he takes a short break from the game

PSL 6 umpire appointments: Full Pakistan Super League 2021 officials list

Find out who will be the on-field, TV and fourth umpires for each of this year's PSL matches

10/06/2021 | The Cricketer | PSL |

Good to talk? Naomi Osaka stance reminiscent of Mike Atherton and Duncan Fletcher

HUW TURBERVILL: One moment you're enjoying life on tour, the next you're scrolling through the social media history of your athletes - the job of the average press officer is constantly changing

10/06/2021 | Huw Turbervill | Opinion | News |

India stars sign on for The Hundred: Five players to be involved in new competition

Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues and Shafali Verma have all been signed up for the ECB's new competition, which will run in July and August

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