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Cricket Board suffer defeat
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Board opened their ECB 38 County Cup programme with a three-wicket defeat against Wales at Barnt Green. In a game reduced to 48 overs a side by rain, the Cricket Board made 209-9 with David Banks making 60 and Kabir Ali a late unbeaten
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Sports are on the up
SOCCER: County Sports clinched runners-up position and promotion into the Midland Combination Premier Division with a 6-0 win over Burntwood. In a nail-biting finish to the season, Shirley Town, Knowle and Sports all finished on 74 points, but Sports'
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Cooper on song
FINE bowling from Kevin Cooper put Herefordshire in a good position on the opening day of their Minor Counties Championship Western Division clash with Dorset at Bournemouth. The former Notts seamer took 5-57 to help bowl out the champions for 272 in
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Victory hopes are denied by late stand
KIDDERMINSTER had the best of a drawn Birmingham Cricket League Premier Division game with Aston Unity. With only two wickets remaining at the end of the 34th over the home side looked set for a second victory of the season, but the visitors put on a
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28/5/01 - County poised for first victory
WORCESTERSHIRE looked set to complete their first Championship victory of the season against Gloucestershire at Bristol today. At the close last night Gloucestershire were 35-3 and chasing an unlikely 408 to win on a wearing pitch having batted poorly
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28/5/01 - McGrath back in town
It's a month later than was once the norm, but this week sees the Australians returning to New Road. Just as well for the delay, given the state of the ground back in April. There may be a lot of Aussies playing in county cricket but familiarity does
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28/5/01 - Cricket Board suffer defeat
WORCESTERSHIRE Cricket Board opened their ECB 38 County Cup programme with a three-wicket defeat against Wales at Barnt Green. In a game reduced to 48 overs a side by rain, the Cricket Board made 209-9 with David Banks making 60 and Kabir Ali a late unbeaten
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County poised for first victory
WORCESTERSHIRE looked set to complete their first Championship victory of the season against Gloucestershire at Bristol today. At the close last night Gloucestershire were 35-3 and chasing an unlikely 408 to win on a wearing pitch having batted poorly
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Matt pays price of Olympic dream
IF the vision of Steve Redgrave's Olympic conquest at Penrith Lakes is beginning to fade from the memory of some, that glorious chapter of sporting history is still clear in the mind of one Worcester man. Matt Beechey thinks of little else while he is
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Oldcorn builds up big lead
WHEN Andrew Oldcorn did what no British amateur had done before in 1983 a glittering European tour career beckoned. Now, 18 years on, he has it within his grasp. Oldcorn, the first player from these shores ever to win a maximum four points in the Walker
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Home run ended by poor display
WORCESTER suffered their first home defeat for two seasons in the Birmingham Cricket League when they lost by five wickets to Sutton Coldfield in Division One after a poor all-round display. Chris Eyers won the toss for Worcester and decided to bat on
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28/5/01 - Pollard eyeing silverware hunt
PAUL Pollard has already struck gold this season - and now he's hoping Worcestershire can dig deep and discover a rich vein of form. The ex-Nottinghamshire left hander has had mixed fortunes in the opening weeks of the new campaign, but is confident the
