Steve Johnson

Season ticket holder at Crewe Alexandra and Lancashire CCC (T20 Blast). Vital Crewe Editor & World In Sport Writer.

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Overton’s 13 Wickets In A Match Not Quite Lucky Enough For Somerset

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Craig Overton’s 13 wickets were not quite enough to see Somerset defeat Essex at Taunton as the visitors would end up winning by one wicket on Day 3 of the second round of County Championship fixtures. Gloucestershire vs Yorkshire Resuming on 334/8, the visitors added 30 to their overnight score before Steven Patterson would be …

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Masood Double Century Puts Derbyshire In Dominant Position

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Shan Masood’s double-century has put Derbyshire in a dominant position against Sussex on the opening day of the second round of the County Championship. Gloucestershire vs Yorkshire Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field first. Ben Charlesworth would be caught behind by Harry Duke off the bowling of Matt Fisher for 15 before James …

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Mullaney Masterclass Sees Nottinghamshire Into Massive Lead

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Steven Mullaney’s 192 saw Nottinghamshire into a big lead on Day 3 in their County Championship Division 2 game at Sussex. Essex vs Kent Resuming on 122/1, the hosts added 35 to their overnight score before Tawanda Muyeye would be LBW to Matt Critchley for 58 with a 123-run partnership between Ben Compton (pictured below) …

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Weatherley Career Best Sees Hampshire Into Massive First Innings Lead

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Joe Weatherley’s career-best score sees Hampshire into a dominant position against Somerset on Day 2 of the opening round of County Championship action. Essex vs Kent Resuming on 272/4, the hosts added 16 to their overnight score before Tom Westley would be caught by wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson off the bowling of Jackson Bird for 37 …

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Cook & Browne 220 Partnership Leads Essex Assault On Kent Bowlers

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Sir Alastair Cook and Nick Browne’s double century opening partnership saw Essex into a decent position on Day 1 of this season’s County Championship. 16 of the 18 first-class counties are in action over the next few days with Lancashire and Yorkshire sitting out the opening weekend – the first 4 games of this round-up …

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The Hundred 2022 Draft Sees Domestic Players As Important Marquee Signings

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This afternoon saw the draft for the second season of The Hundred with internationals from Australia, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies all being signed earlier. The competition starts on 3rd August with the men’s tournament commencing with the women’s tournament starting on 11th August following the Commonwealth Games tournament taking place at …

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Trajkovski Goal Sees Italy Eliminated From FIFA World Cup Qualifying

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Aleksandar Trajkovski’s stoppage-time goal ensured that European Champions Italy were the biggest casualties in last night’s semi-final stage of the UEFA play-offs for the FIFA World Cup. Italy vs North Macedonia The opening chance came in the 3rd minute of the game with Italian left-back Emerson shooting over from the edge of the area with …

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