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Posting Date Archive - 28/07/2023

ASK GEORGE | Are Australia rattled by the Bazball talk?

WATCH: Chief correspondent GEORGE DOBELL answers readers' questions at the end of day two of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Kia Oval

Jake Libby century helps Worcestershire build commanding lead over Gloucestershire

Worcestershire's leading run-scorer this season, Libby posted an assured 117 to steer his side to 316 for 8 in their second innings and engineer a lead of 421 going into the final day

Kia Oval Talking Points: Joe Root catch lights up the fifth Test

The Cricketer looks at the main talking points from day two of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at the Kia Oval

28/07/2023 | The Cricketer | News | Kia Oval |

Luis Reece and Harry Came share record opening stand as Derbyshire and Glamorgan draw

The pair shared an unbeaten 360 for the first wicket, with Reece scoring 201 from 338 balls and Came 141 off 336

Dan Worrall replaces Olly Stone at London Spirit as raft of Hundred replacement signings confirmed

Somerset's Ben Green, who finished second in the wicket-taking charts in the T20 Blast, will replace Ollie Pope at Welsh Fire while Ben Raine, Ish Sodhi, Jimmy Neesham and Mitchell Santner have also picked up contracts

Kent collapse in a heap to hand Nottinghamshire comfortable victory

Dane Paterson picked up 5 for 41 while Brett Hutton bagged 4 for 44 as Kent were skittled for 85

Jordan Cox to join Essex after turning down new contract with Kent

The wicketkeeper has spent his entire county career with Kent, scoring nearly 3,500 runs across the formats since making his debut in 2019

Yorkshire handed points deduction and £400,000 fine by Cricket Discipline Commission

Yorkshire have been docked 48 points in the County Championship and four points in the T20 Blast, both of which relate to the 2023 campaign

State school youngsters get set for Lord's experience at MCC Foundation Hubs finals day

Over the past year, more than 3,000 state-educated boys and girls have been competing to reach the home of cricket as a part of the MCC Foundation's (MCCF) National Hub competition

28/07/2023 | Oliver Lawrie | Schools |

Rain frustrates Yorkshire and Durham with final two days washed out at Scarborough

Runaway Division Two leaders Durham had to settle for eight points while Yorkshire picked up seven

Eddie Byrom targeting "big scores" after extending Glamorgan contract to 2025

Byrom has scored 1,029 first-class runs in 16 first-class matches and 187 T20 runs since joining the club from Somerset at the back end of 2021

Australian drops to savour - the Summer issue's Wines of the Month

To celebrate an amazing Ashes, The Cricketer has teamed up with George Hill Wine Merchants to bring you four fantastic bottles from Down Under

28/07/2023 | The Cricketer | The Cricketer Magazine |

Groin injury extends Moeen Ali's absence to leave England short

The allrounder sustained the issue while batting on day one of the fifth Test against Australia at the Kia Oval and won't take to the field on day two

The Hundred hit by withdrawal of two headline players through injury

Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has suffered a fresh fracture on the already broken index finger on her left hand, while Ellyse Perry has sustained a knee problem - the allrounder will require four to six weeks of recovery time

Marcus Trescothick reveals his family's sad experience of dementia: "It's a cruel disease"

GEORGE DOBELL: Over the past few years, Trescothick's father Martyn has become one of the 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia. And while he still recognises Marcus, he no longer shows any interest in the game of cricket

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