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Lord’s to host first women’s Test in 2026 when England take on India

Marylebone Cricket Club has announced the landmark fixture will take place.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Surrey awarded new elite women's team but Middlesex and Lord's miss out

Surrey want the women’s team to play half of their matches at the Oval

Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024

Leus du Plooy interview: 'It took me time to get over Middlesex relegation'

The 29-year-old is being tasked with invigorating a batting lineup in dire need of inspiration

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2024

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How green is my ground? Edgbaston leads the way against the odds

Despite not being near a train station, Warwickshire’s home is thinking big when it comes to eco transformation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023

“We came as ambassadors for heavy music, so we did our job”: How butt-plugs, sold out shows and Iron Maiden helped Lord Of The Lost laugh off their Eurovision loss

Lord Of The Lost have met King Charles, played Eurovision and supported Iron Maiden - and that's just in 2023. Behind the scenes with one of Germany's fastest rising metal bands

Metal Hammer · Aug 5, 2023

County cricket: Cook garnishes Essex’s delicious day against Kent

Alastair Cook cemented Essex’s dominance at Chelmsford while Leus du Plooy and James Rew fell short in the race to 1,000 runs

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2023

Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow burn with fury and fire to set Lord’s alight

Test cricket has been played at Lord’s since 1884 but the atmosphere at the ground has never sounded like it did after all hell broke loose

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023

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County cricket: Big wins for Surrey and Middlesex – as it happened

Tim Murtagh took six for 42, including his 1,000th wicket for Middlesex, to set up a nine-wicket victory over Kent

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2023

‘I had no idea!’ - Easy-going mindset makes for entertaining if nervy Hundred Draft for Sarah Glenn

Interview: England spinner tells Standard Sport why she entered the Draft with an open mind

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2023

The Hundred: London to host knockout rounds and final as Trent Bridge handed tournament opener

The knockout playoff and final of this summer’s Hundred will be played in London, with Trent Bridge handed the tournament opener for the first time.

Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2023

Ashes 2023 schedule revealed as five-Test showpiece squeezed into 46-day window

England will take on Australia in five Test matches next summer, but the schedule will be tightly packed into 46 days across June and July to accommodate The Hundred in August

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

County cricket: Surrey frustrated but still go top of Division One – as it happened

Northamptonshire dug in to prevent defeat against Surrey, who pip Hampshire to the top of the table with two rounds left

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

County cricket: Amla hits century for Surrey after Northants collapse – as it happened

Rob Keogh scored a ton for Northants in an otherwise dire batting display, while Yorkshire gained a narrow lead over Essex

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2022

County cricket: Essex run through Yorkshire to earn upper hand

Yorkshire bowled out for 132 by Essex on the opening day

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Sep 9, 2022

Lord Botham leads tributes to 'remarkable woman' as cricket mourns The Queen

Knighted by The Queen in 2007 Botham was first introduced to Her Majesty on his debut in 1977 after which he was 'walking on air'

The Hindu · Aug 25, 2022

Anderson, Broad star as England bowls out South Africa for 151

James Anderson became the first-ever player in Test history to make 100 appearances at home when he took the field for the second Test between England and South Africa at Old Trafford

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

McCullum may see himself in Crawley but struggling in spotlight is tough place to be

To say poor scores are acceptable is to judge him differently to every opening batter who has ever been selected for England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

Brendon McCullum suggests England not hard enough against South Africa

Coach’s assessment of innings defeat at Lord’s at odds with Ben Stokes but minimal changes expected for Old Trafford

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2022

Batting for Godot: the play about Beckett and Pinter teaming up for a game of cricket

The two titans of modern drama were both cricket obsessives. What if they had faced the fast bowlers together? Playwright Shomit Dutta explains why he made it happen – with darkly comic drama Stumped

The Independent UK · May 31, 2022

England vs New Zealand: Lord’s Test set for thousands of empty seats

Cost of living pressures combined with a peak price point of £160 are estimated to be a factor

Evening Standard · May 5, 2022

Fight for places in England’s Test squad intensifies as ECB ponder new coach and selector appointments

England hopefuls have just two more rounds of County Championship action, the first starting on Thursday, to make their case for Test selection against New Zealand in four weeks’ time.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2022

Former England coach Bayliss holds talks with Cricket Australia over role

Trevor Bayliss, the World Cup-winning former England head coach, has held talks with Cricket Australia about the vacancy left by Justin Langer’s post-Ashes departure

ABC News · Mar 4, 2022

English fans at Lord's Cricket Ground raise a glass to Shane Warne

Shane Warne is "probably the reason that England had that shocking period from the early 90s to 2005", but he also earned the respect of the fans he tormented.

Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2022

Jim Cumbes tells incredible story of his double life as goalkeeper and cricketer

A safe pair of hands between the posts plus a purveyor of nifty outswingers, Cumbes is the only man to play in both a major Wembley final and a Lord's cup final

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2022

The Hundred fixtures confirmed: Lord’s to host finals again as women’s opener delayed by Commonwealth Games

London’s two men’s franchises will start their campaigns with a derby clash at the Oval when the Hundred returns for its second edition this summer, with Lord’s once again set to stage the tournament finals.

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