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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

England players and fans don white headbands in memory of Graham Thorpe

Surrey chose to designate Friday as “A day for Thorpey”.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire and Glamorgan wins shake up tables: county cricket – as it happened

Yorkshire routed Sussex to move away from relegation danger while Glamorgan earned a rare win at Old Trafford

The Guardian - UK

Surrey boost Championship title hopes with five-wicket win over Durham

Surrey were briefly held up by bad light but reached their target in 38.2 overs.

The Independent UK

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Surrey boost title hopes by besting Durham: county cricket day three – as it happened

Surrey’s three-day win at Durham put them on course for a fourth successive Championship

The Guardian - UK

Surrey boost title ambitions after taking back control at Durham

Batters Haseeb Hameed and Adam Lyth went past 1,000 runs this summer for their respective counties Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Durham v Surrey, Yorkshire v Sussex, and more: county cricket day two – as it happened

Adam Lyth’s fifth first-class century gave Yorkshire the upper hand over Sussex at North Marine Road

The Guardian - UK

James Rew and Tom Abell launch stunning Somerset fightback after early wickets

Surrey already have a first-innings lead over Durham while Leicestershire marched on in Division Two.

The Independent UK

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India’s head coach clashes with Oval staff before fifth Test as tempers flare

India’s increasingly ill-tempered tour of England continued as their head coach, Gautam Gambhir, engaged in an angry exchange with Surrey’s head groundkeeper before the deciding Test

The Guardian - UK

You’re just the groundsman – India coach Gautam Gambhir in spat with Oval staff

Gambhir was seen sharing terse words with Lee Fortis, Surrey’s lead curator.

The Independent UK

Pietersen defends Stokes over criticism of reaction after India delayed Test draw

England have been condemned in India and Australia for ‘petulance’ after Washington Sundar and Ravindra Jadeja refused to end the fourth Test early

The Guardian - UK

Rehan Ahmed sends Ashes message as Leicestershire march on – as it happened

The young spinner took 13 wickets and scored a century as the Division Two leaders eased past Derbyshire, while Essex routed Sussex in the top tier

The Guardian - UK

Leaders Surrey hit back at Scarborough but clash with Yorkshire heading for draw

Surrey are just 179 runs adrift of Yorkshire’s first-innings 517 for six declared.

The Independent UK

Yorkshire v Surrey, Sussex v Essex, and more: county cricket day three – as it happened

Sussex lag well behind Essex despite James Coles’ best efforts at Hove

The Guardian - UK

Somerset wrap up rapid win, Ahmed dazzles Derbyshire: county cricket day two – as it happened

Somerset grab a five-wicket win against Durham, while Leicestershire’s Rehan Ahmed fizzes out six Derbyshire batters

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Durham toil as 22 wickets fall on first day at Taunton

Yorkshire shrugged off the absence of Imam-ul-Haq to take the upper hand against Surrey, while Leicestershire took a step towards promotion.

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire v Surrey, Sussex v Essex, and more: county cricket day one – as it happened

There was an intriguing first day at Cheltenham college, a fine debut knock from Kane Williamson and Rehan Ahmed in the runs once more

The Guardian - UK

England call up veteran spinner Liam Dawson to replace Bashir for fourth Test with India

The spinning all-rounder Liam Dawson, who last played Test cricket eight years ago, is in England’s squad for Old Trafford next week

The Guardian - UK

Hundred sell-off saved up to six counties from possible collapse, new report finds

The windfall generated by the sale of shares in the eight Hundred franchises may have saved as many as six first-class counties from crisis and possible collapse

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The Independent UK

Lancashire climb above Durham with tense three-wicket Vitality Blast victory

Durham started the day atop the group and elected to bat first but runs were hard to come by.

The Independent UK

Dan Lawrence hits unbeaten ton as Surrey earn six-wicket win against Glamorgan

Batting at number five, Lawrence was unbeaten on 120.

The Independent UK

Surrey improve qualification chances with victory over Gloucestershire

Hampshire, Kent and Bears were Wednesday’s other Blast winners.

The Guardian - UK

Dear cycling: a letter and a warning from cricket’s golden free-to-air summer in 2005

The last Tour de France on ITV is a stark reminder of the final terrestrial Test summer

The Independent UK

Jamie Smith dazzles in the face of danger to prove sky-high potential — but England still left staring down the barrel

Smith made the highest Test score by an England wicketkeeper-batter - but even his unbeaten 184 couldn’t haul his side out of real strife

The Independent UK

Yorkshire climb off bottom of Division One after 10-wicket victory over Essex

Jonny Bairstow’s side skittled Essex for 131 in their second innings, with Yorkshire easing to the 41 runs needed.

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire thrash Essex, Surrey and Notts held to draws: county cricket day four – as it happened

Alex Lees scored 156 for Durham as the runs piled up at the Oval, while Lancashire finally won a Championship match in 2025

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