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Steven Finn rips apart Sussex with 6 for 80

  England pacer Steven Finn put up a virtuoso performance in the English County Championship as he picked up 6 for 80 playing for Middlesex against Sussex on Wednesday.   Finn who has been in and out of the England team in recent years may surely hope that this performance will act as a reminder...

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Gautam Gambhir cuts short county stint with Essex due to family reasons

Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir has been forced to cut short his stint with Essex due to family reasons but the English county club is hopeful of his return before the end of the season.

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Virender Sehwag turned down offer to play for Essex: Report

Left-out India opener Virender Sehwag has apparently turned down the offer to play for Essex, which was reportedly later offered to Gautam Gambhir.

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Mervyn Westfield wants to help cricketers avoid corruption

Disgraced cricketer Mervyn Westfield on Wednesday said that he wants to help the next generation of players avoid succumbing to the lure of corruption as he did. The former Essex fast bowler had a five-year ban for spot-fixing relaxed on Tuesday, allowing him to return to club cricket in April next year, but he will remain suspended from the professional game until 2017.

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s blitz helps Derbyshire to victory in Friends Life T20

West Indies middle-order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a superb unbeaten half-century to lead Derbyshire to a thrilling seven-wicket win over Lancashire in the Friends Life T20 tournament on Tuesday.

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JP Duminy to play for Surrey in English County Championship

English County Surrey announced on Tuesday their third major overseas signing this year when the London-based club revealed that South Africa's JP Duminy would be joining them in August.

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BCCI decline Munaf Patel s request to play for Lancashire in T20 competition

Baroda fast-bowler Munaf Patel has been denied permission by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to accept an offer from Lancashire to represent the county in the English T20 competition later this month.   The 29-year-old fast bowler, who was part of the Mumbai Indians outfit that won the Indian Premier League...

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BCCI decline Munaf Patel’s request to play for Lancashire

Baroda fast-bowler Munaf Patel has been denied permission by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to accept an offer from Lancashire to represent the county in the English T20 competition later this month.

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Sohail Tanvir wants to shed tag of being a T20 specialist

Pakistan's left-arm seamer Sohail Tanvir is aiming for a full season with English county team Hampshire, as he wants to shed the tag of being a specialist Twenty20 player.

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Young Caribbean umpire selected to officiate English county matches

The Caribbean's youngest ever cricket umpire, Leslie Reifer Jr says he has been taken by surprise over his selection to officiate in the English County Championship.

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