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Six and Out - Some Serious Cricket

May 2nd, 2007

Referral system hits domestic one dayers

The domestic season in England is well under way and in the Friends Provident one day series, where the players play in pyjamas and have silly American Football style names like “Sussex Sharks” and “Yorkshire Phoenix”. Well the one day game has taken a turn for the bizarre by the introduction of the “referral” system, […]

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September 18th, 2006

Essex claim Pro-40 title

Essex were yesterday crowned Pro-40 champions for the second year in a row. (Sort of, as last year it was the Totesport national league, but it’s essentially the same competition, which Essex won last year.) The result was slightly ironic - as they got stuffed by bottom of division Durham, who will now be relegated. […]

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September 4th, 2006

Rubbish cricket, but man they’re polite

Pakistan lead the one day series 1-0. A lot has been made of England’s outright rubbishness when it comes to one day cricket - I’m struggling to remember a game in the last 2 years where we looked like we could play. Heck, we were even congratulated ourselves when we “didn’t lose” (in the traditional […]

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September 4th, 2006

Gough Out. Big deal.

Darren Gough’s big comeback to the International fold has been cut short due to a shin injury. It’s bad luck for Darren, but good news for the England side. He’s been ineffective since his return and this ought to give Sajid Mahmood a second bite at the cherry allowing him to bowl alongside the impressive […]

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July 16th, 2006

What the hell is Pro 40 cricket?

The next phase of the English domestic cricket season gets under way tomorrow, with the start of the Pro 40 league. But it seems finding good information on what it’s all about is a task in itself. Even on the ECB website, the masterminds behind the league, it’s difficult to find a good definition of […]

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