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Gary Ballance retires from cricket in wake of Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Former Yorkshire and England star Gary Ballance has called time on his cricket career, retiring from all forms of the game with immediate effect following the Azeem Rafiq racism scandal

Daily Mirror

Former England and Yorkshire batter Gary Ballance retires from cricket

Ballance played 16 Tests and 23 ODIs for England but last featured in 2017.

The Independent UK

Council set to support £42m plan to keep Edgbaston cricket ground in ‘elite tier of international cricket venues’

Edgbaston having to compete to maintain place as 'country's best cricket venue outside of London'

Birmingham Post

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Shadow minister 'mortified' after confusing SNP's Humza Yousaf with 'Mohammad Yousuf'

Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Kyle has apologised after this morning calling the SNP leader Mohammad Yousuf, who is a Muslim batsman and former captain of Pakistan's cricket team

Daily Mirror

Wisden speaks to cricket’s antiquity against backdrop of a changing game

The 2023 edition of the chunky yellow tome tells the story of the Dukes ball, pays tribute to Shane Warne and does much more

The Guardian - UK

Mapperley Park cricket ground 'absolutely ruined' by human waste and tyre marks after travellers set up

A group of travellers, reported to be towing 18 caravans, moved onto the grounds of Cavaliers & Carrington Cricket Club on Esher Grove, Mapperley Park, at around 9pm on Sunday, April 16.

Nottingham Post

Cricketer Faith Thomas remembered as proud Indigenous woman, nurse and community advocate

Faith Thomas was the first Aboriginal woman to play cricket for Australia, but her most proud achievements came after she turned down international touring to focus on her nursing career.

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Heartbreaking tribute to 'always smiling' mum-of-three found dead on railway line

Colette Fazackerley, 40, was pronounced dead on Easter Sunday (April 9) after police were called to reports of a woman near the train tracks, close to the Ashton Cricket Club

Daily Mirror

Jonny Bairstow is inaugural winner of new Wisden Trophy Test award

Jonny Bairstow has been named the inaugural winner of the Wisden Trophy, a new award for the outstanding individual performance in a Test match

The Guardian - UK

Wisden pleads for Test cricket to be given ‘kiss of life’

The approach Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum have adopted with England is praised.

The Independent UK

Cricketers frustrated as group of travellers on Mapperley Park ground cause 'major disruption'

A group of travellers, reported to be towing 18 caravans, moved onto the grounds of Cavaliers & Carrington Cricket Club on Esher Grove, Mapperley Park at around 9pm on Sunday, April 16.

Nottingham Post

IPL 2023: "Still nine games to go, we can win 9 out of 9," says DC's Sourav Ganguly

Despite suffering defeats in five consecutive matches, Delhi Capitals (DC) Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly believes his team can script a great comeback in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 and win their remaining 9 out of 9 games in the tournament. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Huge family fun day is back on at Lancashire Cricket Club

Big event returns for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic

Manchester Evening News

Faith Thomas, first Indigenous Australian Test cricketer, dies

Thomas, who has died aged 90, hailed for her ‘groundbreaking contribution’ to cricket.

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Daily Mirror

England chief offers new 'Bazball' definition as Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum hailed

England have won ten out of 12 Tests under Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum while playing a style of cricket that has become known as 'Bazball' and Managing Director Rob Key has given his thoughts on the pair's success, having been the man who appointed them in the first place

The Guardian - AU

Cricket mourns Aunty Faith Thomas, first Indigenous woman to play Test for Australia

Thomas was first Aboriginal woman to represent Australia in a sports team and her long career in nursing was honoured with an Order of Australia in 2019

AAP

Cricket mourns death of Indigenous groundbreaker Thomas

The Test career of Faith Thomas spanned just one match, but her impact on cricket and the world around her was profound.

ABC News

Faith Thomas first Indigenous Australian Test cricketer dies

Faith Thomas played her first Test for Australia against England in 1958 in Melbourne, becoming the first of just four Indigenous Australians to represent the country at Test level. Thomas's family have granted permission to use her name and image.

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Liverpool Echo

Merseyside's 'charming' village that people 'don't know exists'

The Victorian-era village with a cricket pitch has seen lots of new housing built recently

Daily Record

Former chair of Cricket Scotland wanted to work with ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage

Former chair of Cricket Scotland Anjan Luthra wanted to get ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage involved in the sport in Scotland, despite claims of institutional racism within the game.

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Pope leads Surrey past Hampshire, Notts see off Somerset – live

Ollie Pope and Dom Sibley carried Surrey to a statement victory at the Oval with an unbroken stand of 193 in 30 overs

Dynamite News

Delhi: IPL cricket gambling racket busted, two arrested

Delhi police busted an IPL gambling racket and arrested two persons during an ongoing IPL cricket match in the area of Nihal Vihar in the national capital on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Abbas ends with another six wickets after cutting short Pope

Mohammad Abbas ran riot against Surrey but Hampshire’s batting left much to be desired, setting up a thrilling finale

Newslaundry

No data, questions ignored, sports used for ‘propaganda’: The trials of the modern Indian journalist

In India, the “good old days” of journalism weren’t that great. News was dangerous during the Emergency and governments did their best to stifle the free press, such as former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra’s 1982 Bihar Press Bill.

The Guardian - UK

Saudi Arabia set to launch lucrative Twenty20 tournament, reports say

Saudi Arabia is reportedly investigating the possibility of launching what is likely to be the world’s most lucrative Twenty20 tournament

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