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           <title><![CDATA[England new boy Gay out for duck on difficult day for Durham]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Emilio Gay marked his maiden England call-up with a six-ball duck on a difficult day for Durham at Kent in Rothesay Division Two.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:30:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stokes pours more misery on axed England Test team-mate Crawley]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ben Stokes poured more misery on axed England Test team-mate Zak Crawley but Kent got on top against Durham at Beckenham in the County Championship on Friday.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13544427/county-championship-ben-stokes-pours-more-misery-on-axed-england-test-team-mate-zak-crawley</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:59:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stokes struggles in first innings since Ashes | Norton fires debut hat-trick]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Teenager Tom Norton claimed a sensational hat-trick on his Rothesay County Championship debut to help Glamorgan fight back against Somerset at Sophia Gardens. ]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 19:38:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stokes in the wickets for Durham in first game back post-Ashes]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England Test captain Ben Stokes has put himself forward as a possible new-ball option for the Test series against New Zealand next month after taking two wickets for Durham in his first appearance since the Ashes.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13541630/ben-stokes-strikes-twice-for-durham-as-england-captain-makes-county-comeback-in-first-appearance-post-ashes</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:49:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Root stars with ball as Yorkshire clinch comeback win over Somerset]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Joe Root and Dom Bess took four wickets each as Yorkshire completed a 75-run comeback victory over Somerset in Division One of the Rothesay County Championship.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:59:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Why is this summer so special for England Women's cricket team? ]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[It is gearing up to be a monumental summer for Charlotte Edwards and England's Women's cricket side.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13540748/england-womens-big-summer-of-cricket-charlotte-edwards-side-to-play-first-ever-test-at-lords-ahead-of-t20-world-cup</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Crawley continues to struggle while Gay impresses in County Championship]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Zak Crawley failed again for Kent in Saturday's County Championship as his chances of keeping his England place continue to diminish.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13539302/county-championship-zak-crawley-continues-to-struggle-with-bat-for-kent-while-emilio-gay-impresses-for-durham</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 16:18:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Root's Yorkshire struggling, Duckett fires in another 50, Robinson scores 100]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Friday's County Championship saw England stalwart Joe Root struggle with Yorkshire under the pump,&#160;Nottinghamshire's Ben Duckett strike his third half-century in a row and Ollie Robinson score a huge 100 for Sussex.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:07:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[England top order battle rages on as Duckett and Gay pile on runs]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[We're almost a month into the County Championship season - and with big scores coming from a plethora of England Test contenders, the top order picture doesn't seem to be getting any clearer.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13537095/england-test-cricket-battle-for-top-order-places-continues-after-ben-duckett-and-emilio-gay-trade-big-scores-in-county-championship</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:47:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Root falls four short of century in first knock of season for Yorkshire]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Joe Root quickly found form on his first appearance of the summer for Yorkshire duty, but fell four short of a century on day three of their County Championship clash with Sussex at Headingley.]]></description>
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           <pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:03:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Duckett makes first half-century of season for Nottinghamshire]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Ben Duckett made his first half-century of the season for Nottinghamshire to help strengthen his position at the top of England's Test order.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13536638/county-championship-ben-duckett-makes-his-first-half-century-of-season-for-nottinghamshire-to-strengthen-england-place</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:33:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Tongue takes five-for while Crawley's struggles continue for Kent]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England fast bowler Josh Tongue claimed a five-for on the opening day of Nottinghamshire's County Championship clash with Warwickshire at Edgbaston.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13536045/county-championship-josh-tongue-takes-five-for-as-zak-crawleys-struggles-continue-for-kent</link>
           <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:33:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['I owe the city' - Jude Bellingham invests in Birmingham Phoenix]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Real Madrid and England's Jude Bellingham feels he "owes" the city of Birmingham after he was announced as a new investor in The Hundred's Birmingham Phoenix ahead of the 2026 season.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13534108/jude-bellingham-invests-in-birmingham-phoenix-in-the-hundred-i-owe-the-city-says-real-madrid-and-england-star</link>
           <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA['He has huge ceiling' - Baker bowling 'rockets' to press England claims]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Hampshire fast bowler Sonny Baker was hailed as having "a huge ceiling" as the 23-year-old talent further pressed his England claims by taking a five-for in Hampshire's latest County Championship clash with Somerset.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13534400/sonny-baker-presses-england-test-claims-as-hampshire-captain-ben-brown-praises-fast-bowlers-huge-ceiling</link>
           <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:31:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Vintage Anderson four-for inspires Lancashire past Derbyshire]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[James Anderson rolled back the years with a brilliant intervention to bowl Lancashire to a surprise last-day win over Derbyshire.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13531461/county-championship-vintage-james-anderson-display-inspires-lancashire-victory-over-derbyshire</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:46:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Gay and Sibley strengthen England call-up cases with centuries ]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England opener prospects Emilio Gay and Dom Sibley have strengthened their cases to be selected for the Test series against New Zealand with yet more County Championship runs.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13539927/county-championship-durhams-emilio-gay-and-surreys-dom-sibley-strengthen-england-call-up-prospects-with-centuries</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:56:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Smith bounces back from Ashes struggles with century in Surrey draw]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Jamie Smith bounced back from a disastrous winter Ashes tour of Australia with a hundred to help rescue a draw for Surrey in their opening match of the County Championship season against Warwickshire.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13528662/county-championship-jamie-smith-scores-century-as-surrey-secure-final-draw-with-warwickshire</link>
           <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:55:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Storm Dave damages Durham cricket ground as scaffolding blown down]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[Durham's cricket stadium has been damaged by Storm Dave, with fans initially told to stay away for safety reasons on an ultimately abandoned day three of the County Championship Division Two match with Kent.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13528193/storm-dave-damages-durhams-riverside-cricket-ground-during-county-championship-game-with-kent</link>
           <pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:15:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Anderson takes five-wicket haul for Lancashire against Northamptonshire]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[James Anderson rolled back the years with a five-wicket haul as Lancashire ended the second day of their opening County Championship match against Northamptonshire in a commanding position.]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13528036/county-championship-james-anderson-takes-five-wicket-haul-to-put-lancashire-on-top-against-northamptonshire</link>
           <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:56:00 BST</pubDate>
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           <title><![CDATA[Stokes urges players to push England case in County Championship]]></title>
           <description><![CDATA[England Test captain Ben Stokes has urged players to push their case for an International call-up in the County Championship, calling it a "great opportunity".]]></description>
           <link>https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12140/13527319/a-great-opportunity-test-skipper-ben-stokes-urges-players-to-push-england-case-in-county-championship</link>
           <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:32:00 BST</pubDate>
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