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T20 Finals Day preview: Hampshire, Lancashire, Northants and Somerset descend on Edgbaston in bid for first silverware of county season
The most highly-anticipated day on the English domestic calendar is upon us as just four teams remain standing in the Vitality Blast, with Hampshire Hawks, Lancashire...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 months agoLiam Livingstone leads Lancashire to T20 Blast Finals Day
September 6 , Old Trafford, Manchester Kent Spitfires 153 (Joe Denly 28, Crawley 27, Evison 27, Wood 3-29, Aspinwall 2-12) Lancashire...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoMark Butcher: Can a revamp reignite the T20 Blast?
As The Hundred draws to a close, attention returns to the Men’s T20 Blast next week, with the first of the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoVitality Blast permutations: Who will join Somerset and Surrey in the last eight?
The group stage of the Vitality Blast reaches its crescendo this week, and the line-up for September’s quarter-final stage will soon...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoLancashire climb above Durham with tense three-wicket Vitality Blast victory
Lancashire climbed above Durham at the top of the Vitality Blast North Group following a tense three-wicket victory at Old Trafford....
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoVitality Blast: Toby Albert guides Hampshire to victory over Glamorgan
Hampshire Hawks wrapped up a 95-run over Glamorgan for a second Vitality Blast win in as many days to boost their...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoVitality Blast: Tom Kohler-Cadmore smashes 90 as Somerset thrash Essex
Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s swashbuckling 90 off 39 balls helped Somerset guarantee their spot in the Vitality Blast quarter-finals after they thumped struggling...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoAneurin Donald equals record for fastest Twenty20 half-century in Derbyshire win
Aneurin Donald equalled the Twenty20 record for the fastest half-century as he fired Derbyshire to victory over Yorkshire. Donald reached 50...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoKey talking points as Vitality Blast resumes play
The Vitality Blast returns after the break for two County Championship rounds, with the next two weeks determining which eight sides...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoAustralian all-rounder Hilton Cartwright joins Hampshire Hawks for remaining Vitality Blast group stage
Australian all-rounder Hilton Cartwright joins Hampshire Hawks for the remainder of the Vitality Blast group stage. The signing comes after international...
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County Championships
/ 5 months agoThe state of play as the Vitality Blast take a break
Will Barker gets you up to speed with where we are in both the men’s and women’s T20 Blast competitions Men's...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 5 months agoHampshire Hawks sign big-hitting batter Chris Lynn for second half of the Vitality Blast
Destructive Australian batter Chris Lynn will join Hampshire Hawks for the remaining six matches of the Vitality Blast group stage. Lynn...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoMatt Jones: We need to talk about the Vitality Blast
“It will fill up,” I convince myself, as I take my seat at Old Trafford, midway through Lancashire Thunder’s innings against...
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Ben Gardner
/ 6 months agoBen Gardner: Half full or half empty for the Vitality Blast?
Ben Gardner on why less could be more for Blast The contrast was depressing and impossible to ignore, and quickly pointed...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoT20 Blast analysis: Northants maintain 100% start; England’s Zak Crawley on form
The Vitality Blast is in full swing as the North and South group begin to take shape. Week two of the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoVitality Blast Roundup: Hasan Ali takes hat-trick and James Anderson also among wickets
Hasan Ali claimed a hat-trick – and six wickets in just 3.1 overs – as Birmingham Bears wrapped up a 58-run...
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Features and Columns
/ 6 months agoVitality Blast analysis: Holders off to slow start; Lancashire sparked by change of format
The Vitality Blast returned last week as all 18 counties began their quest to reach Finals Day at Edgbaston on September...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoHaving a Blast: Runs galore to start the 2025 Vitality Blast
Runs galore as new edition hits the spot Easy peasy: Moises Henriques helped the Outlaws chase down 226 on Friday before...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoThe Vitality Blast is back: A look at how the counties are shaping up
Our look at how the counties are shaping up as the Twenty20 Blast takes centre stage NORTH GROUP BEARS Captain: Alex...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoJames Vince is home from home as Hampshire Hawks chase Vitality Blast title
This T20 Blast season will be different in every sense for Hampshire captain James Vince. But whatever happens, he insists one...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoT20 Blast: Keaton Jennings helps Lancashire to first victory of season
Lancashire finally registered their first win of a torrid season, kicking off this year’s Vitality Blast with a seven-run victory over...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoSpin bowling all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin joins Hampshire Hawks for three matches
South African spin-bowling all-rounder Bjorn Fortuin has signed for Hampshire Hawks for three matches. The 30-year-old will be available from 5-8...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoVitality Blast 2025 preview: Surrey and Somerset well-fancied to go all the way
The highly anticipated return of the T20 Blast gets underway on Thursday as Lancashire Lightning take on Worcestershire Rapids in the...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoVitality Blast 2025: County-by-County preview of the South Group
Essex Previewed by Martin Smith – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay Captain: Simon Harmer Overseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa, full competition),...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 6 months agoVitality Blast 2025: County-by-County preview of the North Group
Birmingham Bears Captain: Alex Davies Overseas players: Tom Latham (New Zealand, full competition), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, availability tbc) Finals Day appearances: Four (2003, 2014,...
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