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WHICH WAY TO LOOK: The bar at Lowerhouse during the England v Germany game

4:52pm Wednesday 30th June 2010

Talking Cricket column: Sadly the days when thousands of paying spectators crammed into the likes of Seedhill, West End, Bacup Road and the rest are in the past.

Don't take emotion away from cricket

4:50pm Wednesday 30th June 2010

Talking Cricket column: Cricket is a hard game yet there seems to be a growing – and worrying – trend of sensitivity creeping in.

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Talking Cricket: Times don’t really change in sports

2:20pm Wednesday 23rd June 2010

THE chairman of a Yorkshire rugby league club once told me that the administrators of the game had the perfect product. He said that rugby league didn’t need much to make the spectators flock in.

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Test was passed as fans flocked in

1:59pm Wednesday 9th June 2010

Talking Cricket column: So England duly dispatched Bangladesh inside three days at Old Trafford in one of the most one-sided Test series in years.

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Talking Cricket column: Bring on the Flumps

8:40am Thursday 3rd June 2010

CRASH, bang, clatter and wallop...Twenty20 is back – and the tills of bars of the local league clubs should be ringing.

Talking Cricket column: Bangladesh isn't really a test

9:26am Thursday 27th May 2010

SO here we go again, after months of dominating a team that doesn’t count and impressing in one-day Cricket, the England, Wales and the Rest of the World team returns to action in the Test arena today.

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Talking Cricket column: A win's a win but let's not get carried away

8:59am Thursday 20th May 2010

SO there we go, we are now the best thing since the last best thing since sliced bread was invented and we will rule the world for ever and ever...or so you would be forgiven for thinking given the coverage of England, Wales, Ireland and the Rest of the World’s Twenty20 win over Australia at the weekend.

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Talking Cricket column: Nash fiasco shows calendar is a farce

9:58am Wednesday 28th April 2010

SOMETIMES you wonder why you bother.

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County pride is left down to Lancashire League pair

10:13am Wednesday 21st April 2010

TWO Lancashire League sides starred on Sunday as they flew the flag for cricket’s most famous league.

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Talking Cricket column: It's a little early for cricket - but here we go

1:10pm Wednesday 7th April 2010

AH yes, it’s the sound that traditionally marks the start of summer: “Ladies and gentlemen, due to the adverse weather conditions the start of play is delayed...”

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Talking Cricket: That was some finish

9:15am Thursday 17th September 2009

WHAT a conclusion that was. The Lancashire League may have seen tighter finishes over the years, it may have seen dramatic play-offs – but the famous old league can never have had such drama and twists and turns as in the last fortnight.

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Fitting finale to a super Lancashire League season

3:46pm Wednesday 9th September 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: So then, the final weekend of a cracking cricket season promises a thrilling finish to the Lancashire League.

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Talking Cricket: League due are legends for keeps

9:12am Wednesday 5th August 2009

AMONG the many old Lancashire League heroes turning out for Saturday’s Lancashire Telegraph Junior Cup final was a sight to send shivers down the spine of a few of the veterans, especially those of the batting persuasion.

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Talking Cricket: Are bowl-outs the fairest way to decide wash-outs?

9:10am Wednesday 5th August 2009

ONE day last week, I witnessed something in Telegraph Towers that I really didn’t imagine I would see.

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Talking Cricket: Ticket prices are a real Test for fans

10:12am Wednesday 29th July 2009

OVER the weekend, an ECB bigwig was calling for the London 2012 Olympic stadium to be used for cricket once the wallet-busting spectacle of running and chucking has finished.

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Talking Cricket: Freddie will be sadly missed

9:07am Wednesday 22nd July 2009

ANDREW Flintoff’s decision to retire from Test cricket is a real shame – although not entirely unexpected.

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Talking Cricket: Let's have a clash of champions

10:30am Wednesday 15th July 2009

I WATCHED Baxenden continue their apparently unstoppable march towards the Ribblesdale League title on Saturday. Great side.

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Leagues still prosper as the greatest rivals scrap

12:08pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: The long wait is over and for the next few weeks we get the chance to inflict pain and agony on the old enemy.

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Vaughan should put something back into cricket rather than walk away

1:37pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: So that’s that then. Michael Vaughan has put away his bat, pads and gloves and will not play cricket again.

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Talking Cricket: It’s been like a throwback to the glory years

8:50am Wednesday 24th June 2009

THERE are signs of a resurgence in the Lancashire League.

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Talking Cricket: Why our cricketers leave footballers in the shade

9:02am Wednesday 17th June 2009

WHO would be a cricket umpire? They are never thanked and are rarely appreciated but turn up week in, week out to ensure games can go ahead – but like all humans, they are prone to the odd error.

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Don’t get too carried away by the smash and thrash

3:27pm Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: All the eyes of the occasional cricket watchers will be trained on TV sets for the next three weeks as the ICC World Twenty20 takes place.

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Talking Cricket: Series was a Test of patience

9:13am Wednesday 20th May 2009

WELL, the Test series win over a totally disinterested West Indies was great fun for all, wasn’t it?

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Talking Cricket: Some rules are made for breaking

10:29am Wednesday 13th May 2009

CRICKET can be a confusing game at times.

Talking Cricket: Is it time to ditch the paid men?

5:33pm Wednesday 6th May 2009

IT is already starting to sound like an old chestnut – but the situation with league professionals is really getting madder quicker.

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Colne Trophy ruling poor in credit crunch times

1:39pm Wednesday 29th April 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: Chaos has taken over the start of the new cricket season – and for once it is not down to the authorities running the game.

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There's nothing wrong with a spot of sledging

10:47am Wednesday 22nd April 2009

Matt Donlan's Talking Cricket column: Sledging is part of cricket, always has been, always will be – and you have to admit that it really can be quite funny.