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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Anthony McGrath awarded benefit year |
Anthony McGrath, the former England batsman, has been awarded a benefit season in 2009 by Yorkshire, the club he has been with since 1993.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Prior and Bell give England flying start |
South Africa won the toss and chose to field first, as the third ODI prepared to get underway in muggy conditions at The Oval.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| ICC Awards to be held in Dubai |
The fifth ICC Awards will be held in Dubai on September 10, after plans to stage the event at Lahore fell through with the postponement of the Champions Trophy.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Harmison confirms his exile is over |
Steve Harmison's self-imposed exile from England's one-day squad has officially come to an end after 18 months on the sidelines.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Kaneria ruled out for six weeks |
Danish Kaneria, the Pakistan legspinner, will be out of action for six weeks after undergoing a finger surgery.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Godleman and Meaker penalised by ECB |
Middlesex's Billy Godleman and Surrey's Stuart Meaker have both received penalty points under the ECB's discipline code.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Tennis elbow ends Smith's tour |
Graeme Smith will miss the three remaining matches of South Africa's one-day tour of England, and is unlikely to play again until the tour of Australia in December.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Mushtaq Ahmed quits county cricket |
Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan legspinner, has announced his retirement from county cricket due to persistent knee trouble. For the last six years, Mushtaq has been an integral member of the English county side Sussex, during which they won three County Championship titles.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| 'Our rhythm is not right' - Smith |
Graeme Smith says South Africa's embarrassing loss to England was one of the low points of his career but he believes giving his players a dressing-down is not the answer.
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08/29/2008 01:00 PM
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| Tampering a response to batsmen-oriented laws - Chappell |
While dismissing Marcus Trescothick's revelation as a publicity gimmick, Ian Chappell, the former Australian captain, has said that attempts at altering the ball to induce assistance for the bowlers have come about as a result of the laws of the game moving in favour of the batsmen.
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