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Real life Stick Cricket: Stokes smashes 17 sixes in comeback match

Ben Stokes hits out for Durham against Worcestershire.Credit:Getty Images Ben Stokes marked his first innings since being appointed England test captain by smashing 17 sixes, a record in English county cricket. The match marked a breathtaking return to the pitch by Stokes since a knee injury he aggravated in March during England’s third Test defeat to the West Indies. Stokes, […]

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On this day in 2011: Sir Alastair Cook named England ODI captain

Sir Alastair Cook was named as England’s new one-day international captain on this day in 2011, with Stuart Broad taking charge of the Twenty20 side. Cook replaced Andrew Strauss, who retired from one-day cricket, while Broad took over from Paul Collingwood. Essex opener Cook had been England’s standout batter during their Ashes success over the winter. However, he had not […]

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Stephen Fry nominated as next president of the MCC

Stephen Fry has been named as the next president of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Famed for his work on stage, screen and in print, Fry became just the second non-cricketer to deliver the prestigious Cowdrey Lecture last year and has been a member since 2011. He was nominated to the post, which is rotated on an annual basis, by incumbent […]

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