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Richard Clarke: Up for the cup

Richard Clarke on the charm of the One-Day Cup and the healthy number of county cricket purists watching on.

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And so the county cricket season turns the page. The T20 chapter closes; the story of the 50-over competition starts afresh.

Ever since the Hundred reared its ugly head, many of us have feared the Metro Bank One-Day Cup would become the ginger stepchild of the sporting summer. But it returned this week with blossoming ticket sales and English cricket’s most famous strawberry blond playing his first 50-over game in three years.
Ben Stokes left the international stage a few weeks ago with his typical mix of powerful deeds and enigmatic words. Quite pointedly, his parting quotes suggested that...

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