Border restrictions force Otago's Dean Foxcroft to miss another domestic season

The South Africa-born allrounder had been locked out of the 2020-21 season as well

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Aaron Finch praised the coach for tackling the issues 'head on'

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Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson put Surrey top as home comforts can't change Hampshire fortunes

Jamie Overton's miserly spell stifles run chase to keep Hampshire rock bottom of South Group

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James Anderson hopes Hundred encourages 'positivity' for England's Test players

Fast bowler confirms his role will be promotional-only as he saves energies for red-ball

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Birmingham Bears boost top-four hopes as Carlos Brathwaite leads way in Yorkshire mauling

Adam Hose and Ed Pollock seal chase with 69 balls to spare as Blast records tumble

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Shubman Gill injures lower leg and in doubt for first England Test

Team management to take final call based on severity of injury

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India pick Rodrigues, Rana, Yadav to save ODI series as England opt to bowl

Punam Raut, Pooja Vastrakar, and Ekta Bisht dropped; England fielded an unchanged XI

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Only fully vaccinated fans for West Indies Women's home series against Pakistan

Fully vaccinated fans should have taken the second dose 14 days prior to the match

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Mithali Raj and R Ashwin to be recommended for India's premier sporting award

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Cricket Australia hopeful of full stadiums for 2021-22 season

Only the MCG will not be sold to capacity for the Boxing Day Test, although the current lockdowns are a reminder of the challenging situation

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Kane Williamson reclaims No. 1 spot in Test batting rankings

Ross Taylor, Devon Conway, Kyle Jamieson and Trent Boult also move up after WTC final performances

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Ross Taylor: WTC win 'makes up for the heartbreak of 2019'

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Chris Lynn steps down as Brisbane Heat captain

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Simon Harmer bedazzles Somerset as Essex prevail in rain-hit match-up

Pepper, Wheater make light work of run-chase to hand Eagles victory on DLS method

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Scott Steel lacks backing as Steelbacks outfox Leicestershire Foxes

Rob Keogh top-scores for Northamptonshire in five-wicket win

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Glamorgan keep qualification hopes alive in one-run thriller against Surrey

van der Gugten holds his nerve after Pope, Jamieson nearly see Surrey over the line

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South Africa bat first; West Indies bench Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle

Heinrich Klaasen was left out of the XI and Aiden Markram given an opportunity at No.5

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England vs India to kick off the second World Test Championship

Each win now worth 12 points, a draw worth four points and a tie worth six points

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Nat Sciver's patience rewarded as runs return at the right time

England vice-captain seeks to stay on a roll against an India side expected to fight back in second ODI

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Mohammad Rizwan: 'We've never felt an issue with Babar's strike rate in T20Is'

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Goolam Rajah, former South Africa team manager, dies of Covid-19-related complications

Rajah managed the men's national team from 1992 till his retirement in 2011

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Ehsan Mani set to continue as PCB chairman

Prime minister Imran Khan to re-nominate Mani and Asad Ali Khan for another term in the Board of Governors

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T20 World Cup to be held from October 17 to November 14 in UAE and Oman

It will start three days after IPL final, but ICC to ensure pitches get enough rest between the two tournaments

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England win toss, bowl first in opening ODI vs Sri Lanka

Three debutants for Sri Lanka, whose XI combined have fewer ODI caps than Eoin Morgan

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Saba Karim calls for 'strong foundation' to speed up the growth of women's cricket in India

The former BCCI women's cricket head details the areas that need urgent attention

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Mithali Raj returns to top five among ODI batters

Tammy Beaumont consolidates top spot after hitting run-a-ball 87 not out

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Blistering Tom Banton batters Kent with maiden Somerset hundred

Conway and Gregory co-star in crushing ten-wicket victory at Canterbury

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Rain ruins Hampshire's return to home comforts

First home fixture of the Vitality Blast is washed out without a ball being bowled

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