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Dame Sarah Storey: "It would always be cricket over football"

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY: Confirmed as the new president at Emirates Old Trafford, the 17-time Paralympic champion has outlined her aims, including her vision for women's sport

South East Stars sign Georgia Redmayne for mid-season stint

The Australian wicketkeeper-batter will be available for three T20s and four List A matches, as well as Charlotte Edwards Cup finals day if Stars qualify

Durham strengthen bowling attack ahead of T20 Blast

Scott Boland had been due to represent the club in both first-class and T20 cricket until the end of July but sustained a foot injury on his Championship debut

Central Sparks and Thunder deliver another Old Trafford classic

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: After Emma Lamb's first innings century, a Thunder victory felt like a foregone conclusion. But Sparks captain Eve Jones had other plans

Leicestershire appoint new captain for T20 Blast

Leicestershire needed a new T20 skipper following Colin Ackermann's move to Durham

England absentees named in ECB Development XI to face Pakistan

The two sides will contest a T20 match at Leicester on May 9 ahead of the three-match T20I series between England and Pakistan, which will begin on May 11

Lancashire's situation is bleak, but Dale Benkenstein shouldn't shoulder all of the blame

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: Lancashire are bottom of Division One, 16 points from safety and 47 beyond table-toppers Essex. The numbers don't paint a pretty picture but is Benkenstein really the problem?

Saqib Mahmood in line for first-team return against Nottinghamshire

Mahmood has spent much of the past two seasons on the sidelines with a lumbar stress fracture. Head coach Dale Benkenstein also provided updates on a number of other Lancashire bowlers

Joe Root confident reducing county season wouldn't harm England after PCA survey reveals schedule concerns

Results show the majority of men's professional players do not think the current domestic schedule is fit for purpose, with Daryl Mitchell calling for a collaborative approach with the ECB and county chairs to address player welfare

Sri Lanka and history-makers Scotland qualify for 2024 Women's T20 World Cup

Scotland defeated Ireland by eight wickets while Sri Lanka completed a 15-run win over UAE to take the final two spots in the 10-team tournament

Keaton Jennings optimistic Lancashire can avoid defeat to Kent despite batting frailty

Lancashire lost 14 wickets in two sessions on day two, including being bowled out for just 92 in the first innings, and still trail Kent by 50 runs after Daniel Bell-Drummond enforced the follow-on

Northamptonshire sign South Africa international for T20 Blast

Steelbacks head coach John Sadler was keen to bring in a batter with both firepower and experience

Joey Evison once again comes to Kent's rescue after early wickets leave them on the brink of collapse

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: Evison carried Kent beyond the 200-mark, scoring his third half-century of the season in the process. Nottinghamshire must be lamenting a player they let get away

Seventh-wicket fireworks put Western Storm on path to victory

ELIZABETH BOTCHERBY AT EMIRATES OLD TRAFFORD: Twenty-five minutes of madness flipped Western Storm's meeting with Thunder on its head, with Sophie Luff and Amanda-Jade Wellington adding 56 runs off just 33 balls

Key date in The Hundred saga revealed as counties consider investment proposal

Stakes in each of the eight teams are set to be sold off by the ECB and distributed to the eight hosts as the journey towards private investment continues

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