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August 17, 2007 County cricket / England

Adil Rashid hits maiden first-class hundred

< 1 minute readWith England fans understandably looking beyond the imminent one-day drubbing at the hands of India, the search for a second spinner for the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka is truly on. What better time for Adil Rashid to hit his maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire. The dominant view at present

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August 16, 2007 County cricket / Match report

Kent v Durham Pro40 match report

< 1 minute readLemon Bella’s sent in another match report: The day started off badly after I had to scrabble around under the seat of my car to find enough change for the car park ticket machine. They’ve put the price up by 50p. On the positive side, I not only found 50p

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August 16, 2007 County cricket

Mark Davies loaned to Nottinghamshire

< 1 minute readBlond-maned, Nordic-looking understated overachiever from Durham, Mark Davies, has been loaned out to Nottinghamshire, who are suffering with injuries in their pace corps. Our bet is that he’ll be a wow for Notts. A wow, you hear. A wow. Mark Davies will be one wow. This is great news for

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