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RWT Key lbw bowled Martin for 24

< 1 minute readIt was going down leg. We haven’t seen it, but it was definitely going down the legside. If anyone out there thinks that Rob Key was genuinely dismissed, they’d better steel themselves for the consequences. The consequences are that we will politely disagree with them.

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Who is James Tomlinson?

< 1 minute readEverybody’s asking. We’ve already told you. James Tomlinson was our mate at school. We played cricket using a fire grate as stumps. James spent a period carrying a small piece of fabric around in his pencil case. He said it was a dog. He said the dog was called ‘Turbo’.

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Mark Davies materialises

< 1 minute readWe’ve always liked Mark Davies. He was like the invisible man that only we could see. If he wasn’t injured, he’d be there, chipping away for Durham, taking 2-30 or 3-45 – nondescript-yet-efficient bowling figures that kept his first-class average surprisingly low. It was 22.63 before this match. But now

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Lancashire lose to Scotland again

< 1 minute readThere were some low-scoring matches in the Friends Provident Trophy this weekend and not only where matches were shortened because of rain. Scotland, who had won at Old Trafford in 2003 and 2007 managed a relatively feeble 155-9 from their 50 overs, but Lancashire completely ballsed up their chase and

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Chris Read’s raw deal

2 minute readWe think Chris Read got a raw deal. The story is: best keeper, duff batsman – but everyone knows it’s not that clear cut. We’re not going so far as to say Chris Read’s should be playing for England, but we do think he should have been given a proper

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