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Cricket: Wellington rush imports straight in
Cricket News on New Zealand Herald &bull Dec 16, 2011Imports Muttiah Muralitharan and Brendan Taylor will be rushed straight into the Wellington cricket side for their HRV Cup opener on Sunday.Muralitharan and Taylor have yet to arrive in New Zealand but have been named in the Firebirds... Full Story »
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Srinagar youth killed for defying separatists
Cricket News on The Times of India &bull Dec 16, 2011
Markets closed in Srinagar to protest the killing of a 25-year-old shopkeeper badly battered for defying a group enforcing a shutdown earlier this month. SRINAGAR: Businesses in Srinagar's old city remained shuttered on Thursday to protest the death of a… Full Story »
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Rusty Indians made to suffer by familiar names
Cricket News on The Independent &bull Dec 16, 2011
Note: We do not store your email address(es) but your IP address will be logged to prevent abuse of this feature. England fans could be forgiven for rubbing their eyes in disbelief when they noticed that Robinson and Broad were… Full Story »
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'Warner is the future of cricket'
Cricket News on Fox Sports &bull Dec 15, 2011The future of cricket ... Fidel Edwards says Warner can excel in any form of the game. If the ballast of expectation didn't already weigh heavily on Dave Warner, it does now after his Big Bash brother in arms, West Indian paceman Fidel Edwards, dubbed Australia's new opening star as not just… Full Story »
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Former Australia paceman Jason Gillespie dizzy with expectation at Yorkshire
Cricket News on The Telegraph &bull Dec 15, 2011
It's going to be a good time." Listening to Gillespie talk, his enthusiasm bouncing round the Long Room at the club where he played from 2006-07, it was easy to forget that this was an institution in a state of… Full Story »
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Cricket: Philander, Steyn ruthless as Sri Lanka struggles
Cricket News on New Zealand Herald &bull Dec 15, 2011Fast bowlers Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn shared nine wickets overnight as Sri Lanka again struggled in South Africa to be bowled out for 180 on day one of the first test.The Proteas were then 90-1 in their first innings… Full Story »
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Katich a bolter for Boxing Day?
Cricket News on Fox Sports &bull Dec 15, 2011Comeback Kat ... The hysteria surrounding the Australia Test side has reached new heights with claims skipper Michael Clarke was pushing for Simon Katich's Test recall. Despite the left-hander needing a miracle to play on Boxing Day, the Nine Network… Full Story »
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Court rules BCCI can't invoke Nimbus bank guarantees
Cricket News on Big News Network &bull Dec 15, 2011
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the BCCI cannot invoke bank guarantees worth Rs 1600 crore (approximately $300 million) given by Nimbus Communications, who held the broadcast rights to cricket ... Full Story »
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Jason Gillespie urges education over match-fixing issues
Cricket News on Big News Network &bull Dec 15, 2011
New Yorkshire coach Jason Gillespie believes education is the key to keeping county cricket clean from match-fixing. The England and Wales Cricket Board's anti-corruption chief Chris Watts, ... Full Story »
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Interpol offers its services to BCCI
IPL Mag &bull Dec 15, 2011Interpol has offered its services to the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to battle corruption, rampant betting and thwart the underworld's influence on the game. Full Story »
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BBL a step to baggy green: Waugh
Cricket News on Fox Sports &bull Dec 15, 2011But what was once regarded as nothing more than a light-hearted game of hit-and-giggle (think Andrew Johns playing for New South Wales in 2007), T20 cricket is now taken much more seriously. With big-name imports like Chris Gayle and Shahid Afridi set to meet returning veterans like Shane Warne and Matthew… Full Story »
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Team of the Year: The Verdict
Cricket on RTE Sport &bull Dec 15, 2011
It has been another great year for Irish sport in 2011 both at home and abroad with major winners, European champions and endless world-class performances across the sporting spectrum. Giovanni Trapattoni's Republic of Ireland have ended their ten-year exile from… Full Story »
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Former Pakistan board president Nur Khan dies aged 88
Cricinfo Pakistan &bull Dec 15, 2011
Air Marshal Nur Khan, the former Pakistan cricket board president, has died in Rawalpindi. He was admitted to Combined Military Hospital on December 12 and was suffering from anemia and a chest infection Full Story »
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Emphasis on T20 and one day game 'shortsighted'
Cricket News on Big News Network &bull Dec 15, 2011
One of New Zealand's greatest batsmen will lead the chorus singing for an immediately revamped schedule of domestic cricket. New Zealand's drought-breaking seven-run victory over Australia this week ... Full Story »
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Three Wise Men
Cricket Action Art &bull Dec 15, 2011
These three are no strangers to the glare of an Aussie outfield. They come bearing gifts (of abundant batting talent) but it will be interesting to see if their bowling attack is more frankincense than mire. Most cricket blogs are… Full Story »
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Trott agrees new Bears contract
Cricket News on BBC Sport &bull Dec 15, 2011
England batsman Jonathan Trott has signed a contract extension with Warwickshire which will keep him at the club until the end of the 2015 season. Trott made his England debut at The Oval in the final Ashes Test of the… Full Story »
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County game faces bigger threat from match-fixing than international cricket, says ECB anti-corruption official
Cricket News on The Telegraph &bull Dec 15, 2011
The threat of match-fixing is greater in county cricket than the international game, according to a key member of the England and Wales Cricket Board's new anti-corruption unit. The unit was set up in response to the spot-fixing scandal that… Full Story »
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England Team Nominated For Laureus Award
Cricket World &bull Dec 15, 2011
The nomination is recognition for their outstanding achievements during 2011, in which time they secured a comprehensive victory in the final Ashes Test in Sydney in January, before going on to comfortably beat Sri Lanka and India during the English… Full Story »
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Cricket: Jason Gillespie urges education over match-fixing issues
Cricket News on Wales Online &bull Dec 15, 2011
The England and Wales Cricket Board's anti-corruption chief Chris Watts, formerly a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police, has suggested that the domestic game may be more prone to attracting malpractice than the international arena due to the lower profile.… Full Story »
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Cricket: Emphasis on T20 and one day game 'shortsighted'
Cricket News on New Zealand Herald &bull Dec 15, 2011One of New Zealand's greatest batsmen will lead the chorus singing for an immediately revamped schedule of domestic cricket.New Zealand's drought-breaking seven-run victory over Australia this week has the potential to be a springboard... Full Story »
