Quiet news day coming up… 🧨 l#sandpapergate @danbrettig
“It was all of us. Not the batters, not the bowlers, not the staff. All of us.” - Usman Khawaja on sandpapergate theage.com.au/sport/cricket/…
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“It is about standing up for basic human rights."
Overseas players signing up for the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League have been criticised for missing an opportunity to make a stand.
@ffionwynne1 & @AlisonMitchell report for @BBCSport.
#bbccricket
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Overseas players signing up for the inaugural Afghanistan Premier League have been criticised for missing an opportunity to make a stand.
@ffionwynne1 & @AlisonMitchell report for @BBCSport.
#bbccricket
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Richard Gould has expressed "concern" over the Afghanistan Premier League, suggesting its launch amounts to a misuse of ICC funding | @GeorgeDobell1
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“You have the freedom to choose where you play.. which competitions you participate in. But that freedom also comes with a responsibility to understand the systems you may be helping to support.” Firooza Amiri on foreign players in the APL #BBCStumped 🎧 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…
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“Taking part in this league without acknowledging what is happening to Afghan women risks sending the message to the world that their suffering can simply be ignored.”
Nahida Sapan, capt of the Afghanistan Refugee Women’s XI on foreign players in the APL
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Nahida Sapan, capt of the Afghanistan Refugee Women’s XI on foreign players in the APL
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What a fun afternoon this was. Always a bit of a reunion vibe for ex-players & current and former media alike. @CricketMediaUK
What a day at the @Vitality_UK 80th Anniversary Awards Lunch! 🥂
Thank you to the @HomeOfCricket for hosting a fantastic event and congratulations to this year's winners!
Also thanks to sponsors @JMFinnWealth @nvplaycricket, @MCCOfficial, Fullers and Borders Distillery 🙏
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A reflective Ryan Rickleton after he helped South Africa to the series win over Australia. (And no, he and Mulder haven’t “formally” discussed the run out yet!)
Listen via the BBC Stumped pod👇🏼 📱
Listen via the BBC Stumped pod👇🏼 📱
"I didn't sleep too much the night before..." 💤
🇿🇦 Ryan Rickelton explains how it felt making a century alongside school friend Wiaan Mulder
Plus, is Rashid Khan the greatest T20 bowler ever?
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Currently on tour with the England Lions in the West Indies, Naavya Sharma receives the @nvplaycricket Young Men's Cricketer of the Year Award 🏆
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She captained The Blaze to an extraordinary domestic treble, winning the Vitality Blast, Vitality County Cup and Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
This year’s Women’s Cricket Award, in association with JM Finn, goes to Kirstie Gordon 🏆
@JMFinnWealth | #CMCAwards
This year’s Women’s Cricket Award, in association with JM Finn, goes to Kirstie Gordon 🏆
@JMFinnWealth | #CMCAwards
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After two years away from international cricket, what a comeback.
28 wickets in four Tests at an average of 9.32, three Player-of-the-Match awards.
Ollie Robinson wins the Bob Willis Trophy for England Player of the Year, supported by Vitality 🏆
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
28 wickets in four Tests at an average of 9.32, three Player-of-the-Match awards.
Ollie Robinson wins the Bob Willis Trophy for England Player of the Year, supported by Vitality 🏆
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
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This year’s Disability Cricketer of the Year, in association with @MCCOfficial, is Angus Brown 👏
This year, Brown hit a 43-ball hundred against India, England’s first ton in the mixed disability format. He also made the fastest ever DPL hundred, from 45 balls #CMCAwards
This year, Brown hit a 43-ball hundred against India, England’s first ton in the mixed disability format. He also made the fastest ever DPL hundred, from 45 balls #CMCAwards
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Congratulations to Richard the winner, and huge congratulations to runner up @RafNicholson for The Women in Whites, helping to fill a massive gap in cricket literature.
This year’s Derek Hodgson Book Award goes to Richard Whitehead for Victory in Australia: The Remarkable Story of England's Greatest Ashes Triumph 1954-55 📖
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
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The County Championship Player of the Year, in association with Borders Distillery, is Ethan Bamber 🙌
Bamber had a year to remember as part of Warwickshire’s title-winning side, taking a league-high 69 wicket at an average of just 19.39 🔥
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
Bamber had a year to remember as part of Warwickshire’s title-winning side, taking a league-high 69 wicket at an average of just 19.39 🔥
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
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We're delighted to have former Young Men's Cricketers of the Year Owais Shah, Alex Tudor, Mark Ramprakash, Norman Cowens, Mike Gatting and Chris Old with us today to celebrate the Cricket Media Club's 80th anniversary 🙌 #CMCAwards
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After making her England white-ball debuts in May, she was part of the T20 World Cup squad that reached the final, and excelled for Surrey and Southern Brave.
Our Young Women’s Cricketer of the Year, supported by Vitality, is Tilly Corteen-Coleman 👏
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
Our Young Women’s Cricketer of the Year, supported by Vitality, is Tilly Corteen-Coleman 👏
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
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Welcome to Lord's for the @Vitality_UK Cricket Media Club Awards 80th Anniversary Lunch!
Stay tuned to find out the winners throughout what should be a fantastic afternoon at the @HomeOfCricket ✨
Stay tuned to find out the winners throughout what should be a fantastic afternoon at the @HomeOfCricket ✨
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This man, a total star ⭐️ @CrickMediaUK
This year’s Peter Smith Award for outstanding presentation of cricket to the public goes to Danny Reuben, England men's media manager from 2016 until earlier this summer.
Thank you and congratulations, Danny 👏
@Vitality_UK | #CMCAwards
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An absorbing 5 day Test, and an emotional win for SA. What a journey Simon Harmer has been on in particular. Australia’s batting continues to be vulnerable. Much to address for them, as SA take top spot in the rankings. Hope the whole country celebrates with them #SAvAus
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We pick up here on the theory that tri-series are more absorbing than playing the same team over 5-7 matches. 🎧 📱 👇🏼
🌹Could Jimmy Anderson's legendary career be over after his Lancashire release?
🏴 Tammy Beaumont lifts the lid on life after international cricket retirement
🏏 Can tri-series' save ODI cricket, or is a bigger shake-up needed?
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Even the Aussies have sympathy for Jimmy here.. and Tammy Beaumont tells us about a surprise encounter with Sachin Tendulkar #BBCStumped 🎧 📱 👇🏼
🌹Could Jimmy Anderson's legendary career be over after his Lancashire release?
🏴 Tammy Beaumont lifts the lid on life after international cricket retirement
🏏 Can tri-series' save ODI cricket, or is a bigger shake-up needed?
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