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		<title>Broad proves his worth for Notts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In today’s game, it isn’t too often that an England international makes an appearance in the County Championship. For someone like Stuart Broad – who is established in all forms of the game for his country – it is an extremely rare occurrence. When Broad is able to play for Nottinghamshire though, cricket betting pundits recognise that he will always be keen to make the most out of the occasion. They are the County that have helped him develop as a cricketer after all and been supportive to him during his England career. With this in mind, the 24-year-old will be more than happy with his performance in the recent County Championship victory over Warwickshire. Broad starred with the ball at Edgbaston, completing his first 10-wicket match haul to show his class in the middle of the English summer. It was the second innings in particular where Broad came to life. He took the first seven wickets to fall on his way to career best figures of 8-52. Before Broad’s match-winning spell, Nottinghamshire only held a first innings lead of 76. Warwickshire where blown away by the England man in their second innings though, dismissed for just 100 to leave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/23/broad-proves-his-worth-for-notts/</link>
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		<title>Beautiful Cricket paintings by Jamaican artist Richard Blackford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following yesterday&#8217;s early finish in the 1st Test between Pakistan and Australia it gave me a little time to have a look around the web to see what paintings (oil and print) were available to buy on the net. I was pleasantly surprised and amazed at the increase in paintings available today compared to earlier in the year. Maybe there&#8217;s a huge market for these paintings &#8211; move over Monet there&#8217;s a new guy in town! Of all the paintings I saw today one artist stood out, his name,  Richard Blackford. Jamaican artist Richard H. Blackford is a self taught artist and now lives in Coral Springs in Florida (nice for some!). As his website states the concept for Images of the Game was derived from the title of his first exhibition of cricket paintings held at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica in May, 2005. The cricket paintings featured included pieces depicting cricketers from the era of the great George Headley (below) to Brian Lara, historic cricket grounds such as the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados; to Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. I hadn’t intended on spending so long on Blackford’s website but something kept my interest. From the characters in Coronation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/17/cricket-paintings-by-richard-blackford/</link>
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		<title>Not bad for a number two &#8211; Webber</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Is F1 missing a beat ? The British Grand Prix last Sunday was, apart from an incident strewn first couple of corners,  lacking of any real drama and a straight forward win for Red Bull. The big question before the race was not which team would win but which driver. Most pundits were clearly in the Sebastian Vettel camp, I wanted Mark Webber to win. Despite a wonderful looking Silverstone cicrcuit, I am missing the cutting edge of the pitstops this season. Refuelling stops are a thing of the past and have taken a little drama and tactics out of the race. Will the fuel hose work? How quick can we refuel and get them out and will we remember to take the hose off the car before our intrepid drivers drive down pit straight oblivious to the flames following him as he &#8220;speeds&#8221; away! There&#8217;s no drama anymore, or is there? Am I missing something? At the conclusion of the British Grand Prix and Mark Webber&#8217;s win the BBC broadcast those immortal words &#8220;Not bad for a number two driver&#8221;. Webber was clearly annoyed all week at what appeared to be team orders and a preference to Seb Vettel who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/15/not-bad-for-a-number-two-webber/</link>
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		<title>Former Pakistan great Imran Khan inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pakistan legend Imran Khan became the fourth Pakistani to be inducted formally into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame, at Lord’s on Wednesday. The former captain received his commemorative cap from ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat who was accompanied by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman and International Cricket Council (ICC) director Ijaz Butt, Cricket Australia chairman and ICC director Jack Clarke and the MCC President John Barclay, who is a former Sussex team-mate of Imran. Imran joins batsmen Hanif Mohammad and Javed Miandad as Pakistan’s representatives in the initial intake of 55 players into the Hall of Fame*, a joint venture between the ICC and the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA). The trio were joined last year by Wasim Akram who was voted in at the end of 2009. After the presentation during lunch at the MCC Spirit of Cricket Test match between Pakistan and Australia, Imran said: “It is a great honour to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and to be recognized for my cricketing achievements for Pakistan. “I achieved many things during my cricketing career, including winning a World Cup in 1992, but to be named amongst the initial 55 inductees, alongside Hanif [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/14/former-pakistan-great-imran-khan-inducted-into-icc-cricket-hall-of-fame/</link>
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		<title>Ian Bell ruled out of npower Test Series against Pakistan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ian Bell ruled out of npower Test Series against Pakistan England batsman Ian Bell has today officially been ruled out of the forthcoming npower Test Series against Pakistan due to the foot injury he suffered on Saturday during the 2nd NatWest Series ODI against Bangladesh. ECB Chief Medical Officer, Nick Peirce, said: &#8220;Ian underwent a routine operation last night on the fractured metatarsal in his left foot. He will now undergo a course of rehabilitation that will see him ruled out of the upcoming Pakistan npower Test series. &#8220;We expect Ian to make a full recovery but his participation in the NatWest Series against Pakistan in September will be reviewed in due course once he has made significant progress with his rehabilitation programme.&#8221; England&#8217;s schedule for the remainder of the summer is as follows: npower Test Series, England vs Pakistan 1st npower Test &#8211; Trent Bridge, July 29-Aug 2 2nd npower Test &#8211; Edgbaston, Aug 6-10 3rd npower Test &#8211; The Brit Insurance Oval, Aug 18-22 4th npower Test &#8211; Lord&#8217;s, Aug 26-30 The NatWest International Twenty20 Series 1st NatWest Int. T20 &#8211; SWALEC Stadium, Sept 5 2nd NatWest Int. T20 &#8211; SWALEC Stadium, Sept 7 The NatWest Series 1st NatWest Series ODI &#8211; Chester-le-Street, Sept 10 2nd NatWest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/13/ian-bell-ruled-out-of-npower-test-series-against-pakistan/</link>
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		<title>Pietersen ruled out, Swann rested for The NatWest Series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The England selectors today named a 13-man squad for the forthcoming NatWest Series against Bangladesh with Kevin Pietersen ruled out through injury and Graeme Swann to be rested. Kent off-spinner James Tredwell and Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott have been added to the squad that takes on Bangladesh at Trent Bridge on Thursday July 8 in the first of three ODIs. Pietersen suffered a left quadriceps strain during the 5th NatWest Series ODI against Australia at Lord&#8217;s on Saturday and will undergo further assessment this week. He will be required to undergo a short rehabilitation period which will rule him out of the NatWest Series against Bangladesh. Swann will play no part in the Bangladesh series but will be available to Nottinghamshire for LV= County Championship cricket ahead of the npower Test Series against Pakistan. Aside from the addition of Tredwell and Trott and the omission of Pietersen, Swann and Ryan Sidebottom, there are no further changes to the squad that beat Australia 3-2 in the recent five match NatWest Series. England National Selector, Geoff Miller, said:&#8221;There was a lot to like about the cricket we played against Australia and the team will be looking to build on this against Bangladesh. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/04/pietersen-ruled-out-swann-rested-for-the-natwest-series/</link>
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		<title>Ryan Harris to return to Australia due to injury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ryan Harris to return to Australia due to injury Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris will return to Australia after picking up a right knee injury during the one-day series in England against England. Ryan will miss the remaining games on the VB Tour of England against Pakistan. Australia physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said: &#8220;Ryan Harris injured his right knee during the fifth one-day international against England. He will take no further part in the Twenty20 or Test matches against Pakistan in England and will return to Australia for further assessment.&#8221; A replacement player will be announced in due course. Harris took 1 for 38 off 8 overs in yesterday&#8217;s win against England at Lord&#8217;s. England won the series 3-2 despite losing the final two games of the series. Tweet This Post]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/07/04/ryan-harris-to-return-to-australia-due-to-injury/</link>
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		<title>Ever improving England seal series win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First, let me say the England cricket team are a national side to be proud of. They are playing superb stuff at the moment and are probably the best team in the world form wise, in all types of cricket. Their latest success is an ODI series victory over Australia with two games to play. England defeated Ricky Ponting&#8217;s men by one wicket at Old Trafford on Sunday to give them a 3-0 lead in the five match series. It is becoming the norm for England to beat Australia too. There was the Ashes win last summer, followed by victory in the World Twenty20 final and now this latest contest between the two fierce rivals. It isn&#8217;t all about Australia&#8217;s decline either. Yes, they have lost a lot of players over the last couple of years, but they are still very much a force to be reckoned with and a lot of credit must go to an improving England team. England&#8217;s Ashes cricket odds may still suggest they&#8217;re underdogs, but there&#8217;s a long way to go yet. There have been so many times that I have sat here and written about another inept ODI performance from England. Well, this is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/06/29/ever-improving-england-seal-series-win/</link>
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		<title>Vettel and Webber close out front row in Valencia qualifying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Red Bull streets ahead ! Following a poor qualifying by Mercedes, Michael Schumacher finished in 15th and teammate Rosberg two rows ahead in 12th position for Sunday&#8217;s F1 Grand Prix in Valencia. Red Bull shone closing the front row with a Vettel, Webber finish. Hamilton (3rd) and Button (7th) both made critical errors chasing the Vettel&#8217;s fast time. Vettel&#8217;s pole time was 1:37.587, Webber in second with 1:37.662 and Lewis Hamilton the third driver with a sub 1:38 time of 1:37.969 Final Qualifying for Valencia 1 Germany S Vettel Red Bull 2 Australia M Webber Red Bull 3 Great Britain L Hamilton McLaren 4 Spain F Alonso Ferrari 5 Brazil F Massa Ferrari 6 Poland R Kubica Renault 7 Great Britain J Button McLaren 8 Germany N Hulkenberg Williams 9 Brazil R Barrichello Williams 10 Russia V Petrov Renault 11 Switzerland S Buemi Toro Rosso 12 Germany N Rosberg Mercedes 13 Germany A Sutil Force India 14 Italy V Liuzzi Force India 15 Germany M Schumacher Mercedes 16 Spain P de la Rosa BMW Sauber 17 Spain J Alguersuari Toro Rosso 18 Japan K Kobayashi BMW Sauber 19 Italy J Trulli Lotus 20 Finland H Kovalainen Lotus 21 Brazil L [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/06/26/vettel-and-webber-close-out-front-row-in-valencia-qualifying/</link>
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		<title>Kieswetter keeps England one-day spot</title>
		<description><![CDATA[England have retained Craig Kieswetter in their one-day squad ahead of next week&#8217;s one-off match against Scotland and the NatWest Series with Australia. The explosive wicketkeeper-batsman was one of England&#8217;s stars in their World Twenty20 success last month and has been selected ahead of Matt Prior. Alastair Cook, who led England against Bangladesh in the winter, has been left out while Ian Bell has been recalled. Stuart Broad and Paul Collingwood also return after they were both rested. The duo missed England&#8217;s 2-0 Test series win over Bangladesh but will return for their first taste of international action for their country this summer against Scotland in Edinburgh on 19 June, with the first of six one-day internationals against Australia following three days later at The Rose Bowl. More at the BBC Tweet This Post]]></description>
		<link>http://www.334notout.com/blog/2010/06/10/kieswetter-keeps-england-one-day-spot/</link>
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