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Canadian team wins third ‘international’ Masroor T20 tournament
A Canadian cricket team were crowned ‘World Champions’ last month at the third annual Masroor Twenty20 tournament organized by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association. The Association has organized a tournament in London every year since 2009. This year’s affair featured three … Continue reading
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An Englishman abroad: toughening up on a winter in South Africa
By Francois Vainker I would be mercilessly sledged. It would be a lesson in how soft English cricket is. I would be back before Christmas a quivering wreck. This is what I was told before I left for a winter … Continue reading
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Walters makes impact in Glam defeat
Glamorgan have lost to North West by 32 runs in the second match of the Welsh county’s pre-season tour of South Africa. Chasing a target of 181 in their 40-over allocation at Potchefstroom, the tourists were dismissed tamely for … Continue reading
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Tagged gareth rees, Glamorgan, Richard Thomas, South Africa, stewart walters
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Uganda beaten in Glam tour opener
Glamorgan opened their three-match pre-season tour of South Africa with a comfortable six-wicket win over Uganda in a 50-over contest at Potchefstrom. After being put in by stand-in skipper Mark Wallace the African side were bowled out for just 107 … Continue reading
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Tagged chris ashling, Glamorgan, graham wagg, john glover, Richard Thomas, uganda
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Cook in form but Essex lose tour opener
Alastair Cook hit a fine half-century but Essex did not enjoy the best of starts on their pre-season tour to Barbados, losing to Hampshire by four wickets in a 40-over match. Essex made 213 for 8 with England opening … Continue reading
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Tagged alastair cook, David East, essex, graham napier, matt walker, Paul Hiscock
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Northants start SA tour with victory
Northamptonshire won their opening match on their pre-season tour of South Africa by beating a strong Eastern Province XI by 16 runs in Port Elizabeth. Though David Willey’s 34 was Northamptonshire’s highest individual score, most batsmen made a start in … Continue reading
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Tagged david capel, david lucas, david willey, luke evans, northamptonshire, Paul Bolton
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Surrey trio in England T20 veterans team
Surrey cricket legends Graham Thorpe, Martin Bicknell and Mark Ramprakash will bolster an England veterans side set to begin the defence of their CLOBI Cup Twenty20 title in the Caribbean later this month. The Surrey triumvirate will line up in … Continue reading