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Record numbers of fans attend Women’s Ashes series

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today revealed that nearly 22,000 fans have attended a Women’s Ashes match between England and Australia this summer. The total includes peaks of 3,450 and 5,750 in Chelmsford and Hove this week, over 5,000 across the four-day Kia Women’s Test in Canterbury, and nearly 8,000 during the three Royal London One Day …

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Lancashire make 462 at Old Trafford

It’s one of the unusual features of the Manchester microclimate that August is often wetter than February. Indeed, the rainfall records from the weather station at Manchester Airport show that more precipitation falls during the late summer compared with the late winter. After the past few days at the Emirates Old Trafford, Glamorgan’s cricketers have experienced this capricious feature of …

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Let’s go to … Cardiff

Why go now?Rugby fans will flock to the Welsh capital on 6 February, when Wales host England for the opening game of the Six Nations tournament at Millennium stadium. It’s the first time there has been an Anglo-Welsh Friday night match since 2011, when a jam on the M4 meant thousands of fans missed the kick-off. There’s a great atmosphere …

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Cricket: Glamorgan tie up new contract with Graham Wagg

Glamorgan have confirmed all-rounder Graham Wagg has signed a new contract that will keep him at the Welsh club until 2017. The 31-year-old, who joined Glamorgan in 2011, was impressive last summer with career-best bowling figures of six for 29 against Surrey and a first century with the bat against Kent. He told the Glamorgan website: “I’m delighted to sign a …

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Former Glamorgan captain Alviro Petersen retires from international cricket

Former Glamorgan captain Alviro Petersen has announced his retirement from international cricket and plans to play in county cricket as a Kolpak player. On the day South Africa retained the Test mace after wrapping up a series win over West Indies, the opener has decided to call time on his career with the Proteas. The 34-year-old’s place in the side …

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Glamorgan confirm departure of Jim Allenby to Somerset

Glamorgan have confirmed Jim Allenby will be leaving the Welsh county after requesting release from his contract. Allenby, 32, has agreed to join Somerset. despite signing a four-year contract last year with the Welsh county which would have taken him through until 2017. Glamorgan have moved swiftly to sign all-rounder Craig Meschede from Somerset on a season-long loan and the …

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Glamorgan: All-rounder Allenby set for move to Somerset

By Edward Bevan BBC Wales cricket correspondent Glamorgan all-rounder Jim Allenby is poised to join Somerset a little more than a year after signing a four-year contract. Australian-born Allenby, 32, is likely to link-up with his former Glamorgan coach Matthew Maynard who is director of cricket at Taunton. Former England batsman Maynard signed Allenby for the Welsh county in 2009. …

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Glamorgan all-rounder Jim Allenby in line for Somerset switch

Glamorgan all-rounder Jim Allenby could be on the brink of linking up with former mentor Matthew Maynard at Somerset. Maynard became the new director of cricket at Taunton in September and had a close working relationship with Allenby at Glamorgan after signing the all-rounder from Leicestershire in 2009. Allenby last year signed a long-term four-year contract through until 2017 but …

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Rohit Sharma’s 264 vs Sri Lanka: Statistical Analysis

Rohit Sharma is the only batsman in ODI history to register two double-hundreds © Getty Images Rohit Sharma smashed a record 264 runs in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, helping India win the match by 153-runs and take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series. Bharath Seervi lists the records that the batsman broke during …

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