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Magoffin’s rise, Lancashire’s flop: Richard Gibson
Steve Magoffin’s excellent debut for Sussex continued his extraordinary change of fortune since being dumped by Western Australia 12 months ago. The Queenslander took nine wickets in his first outing as the club’s overseas player but the prospect of such … Continue reading
Hart and Milner to support Anderson: Richard Gibson
Manchester City’s England footballers Joe Hart and James Milner have indulged their mutual love of cricket by agreeing to feature in James Anderson’s UK benefit year launch. The City duo are guests of honour at Old Trafford – cricket’s version … Continue reading
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Tagged james anderson, james milner, joe hart, lancashire, richard gibson
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Yorkshire bullish on debt despite another big loss: Richard Gibson
Yorkshire have bucked the recent trend of counties reporting annual profits with another hefty deficit – although their £460,000 hit is nowhere near as severe as forecast. The club’s hierarchy had anticipated informing members that another seven-figure sum had been … Continue reading
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Tagged colin graves, phil jaques, richard gibson, yorkshire
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Lancaster to borrow from England cricket: Richard Gibson
Interim England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster wants to put the pride back into the national shirt by copying cricket’s respect for lineage. Lancaster has proposed the sewing of players’ individual cap numbers onto jerseys, below the red rose, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged andy hurry, England, kevin pietersen, richard gibson, stuart lancaster
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Colly’s globetrotting, Knotty’s hidden talent: Richard Gibson
Paul Collingwood is no longer wanted by England but he is certainly in demand when it comes to Twenty20 cricket around the globe. A beaten finalist with Perth Scorchers in Australia’s inaugural Big Bash League at the end of January, … Continue reading
The decision that would have “gutted” WG: Richard Gibson
WG Grace would have been ‘gutted’, according to his successor as Gloucestershire captain Alex Gidman, at the blow dealt to the club after plans to turn the Nevil Road ground Grace himself purchased in 1889 into a 17,500-seater stadium were … Continue reading
Graves left stumped by Yorkshire cricket public: Richard Gibson
Outspoken Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves admits his one failure during his tenure at Headingley has been an inability to arrest a slide in the club’s membership. The number dipped below five figures in the early 1990s, and has since sunk … Continue reading
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Dravid the class act, Schofield’s record: Richard Gibson
Test series against Australia tend to provoke thoughts of conflict – recall England’s pre-2009 Ashes bonding trip when they paid their respects to those felled at Ypres – although the erudite Rahul Dravid provided perspective on such sporting analogies when … Continue reading
Gillespie’s search, Bumble’s presidency: Richard Gibson
Yorkshire are looking to add a Kolpak recruit to their 2012 squad in a further move away from the commitment shown to homegrown players last season. It is understood that director of cricket Martyn Moxon and new coach Jason Gillespie … Continue reading