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Posting Date Archive - 23/05/2019

Sean Dickson misses out on second century but Kent hold Surrey

The county champions fall two wickets short of victory in the final session of the match as the hosts produced a determined batting display

Sussex denied by stubborn Northants thanks to Adam Rossington half-century

The hosts bat out the remainder of day four to secure a draw after losing four second innings wickets for 50

Hampshire prepare for Royal London final with comfortable Nottinghamshire win

Hampshire have won three of their opening four Championship matches this season and took 22 points from this fixture to move to within two points of early pacesetters Somerset

Glenn Maxwell remains hopeful of Ashes call-up as World Cup preparation begins

'The Big Show' returns to Lancashire for the T20 Blast but his focus is firmly on the summer showcase tournament for now

CLUB WEEK: Headbutts, sponsorships and torn up turf

The Cricketer rounds up some of the more unusual stories of the past seven days from across the local cricket scene...

WORLD CUP MOMENTS No.19: The day that Shoaib Akhtar cracked the 100mph barrier

When the landmark delivery came flying down, it was the culmination of an over that had threatened to do so throughout. The warmup act was a meagre 95.3mph, followed by rockets of 98.4mph, 98.5mph, 97.8mph and 99.1mph

Kumar Sangakkara concerned by "chaotic" Sri Lanka build-up to World Cup

Dimuth Karunaratne's appointment as captain, the ostracising of several star players and poor form since the last tournament has contributed to a turbulent preparation

An ode to Mel Jones and why The Hundred must learn from the CPL draft

Make no mistake, as far as auctions go, this was supremely handled. Class from outset to final curtain. But this was a long afternoon in Fulham; near enough three and a half hours with a break in between. And yet, how do you improve upon it?

Chris Wright urges Leicestershire to offer support to Mohammad Abbas

The seamer wants to see the Foxes share the responsibility to gather wickets across the team rather than piling the pressure on Pakistani

WORLD CUP MOMENTS No.20: England tie with India in Bangalore run fest

Sachin Tendulkar's 47th ODI century was overshadowed by a stunning 158 from England captain Andrew Strauss on a day when 676 runs failed to separate the sides

Marcus Trescothick’s guide to Somerset ahead of Royal London One-Day Cup final against Hampshire

HUW TURBERVILL: The Taunton legend runs the rule over the likely line-up for Saturday's clash at Lord's in the first major domestic final of the summer

Nottinghamshire sign India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for second half of season

The 32-year-old will take over from Australia's James Pattinson as the county's overseas player

Usman Khawaja cleared of major injury after being struck on the helmet

Khawaja was on five when he was hit on the side of the head by the rising delivery during the clash at the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday

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