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Sussex v Warwickshire, Hove, 3rd day

Dougie Brown berates Hove wicket

May 3, 2013: This is a hard-fought game between two excellent sides. The prospect of a fourth day in glorious conditions at Hove should inspire excitement. If it does not, it is no reflection on the players.

England news

Rankin hopes to reach Test heights

Feb 21, 2013: Being big and bad has helped many bowlers to a successful Test career and Boyd Rankin hopes his main selling points can help him become the next

Ireland news

Retirement should prolong career - Rankin

Aug 11, 2012: Boyd Rankin has admitted feeling guilty about ending his Ireland international career but insisted that he had little option

Ireland news

Ireland calls for Test status to 'halt exodus'

Aug 8, 2012: Richard Holdsworth, the Irish board's performance director, said Ireland had attempted to secure fast bowler Boyd Rankin's services, but could not match up against the "lure" of Test cricket

Ireland news

Rankin set to retire for Ireland

Aug 8, 2012: Ireland fast bowler Boyd Rankin has announced he will retire from international cricket at the end of the year as he bids to play Test cricket with England

County news

Warwickshire lose Rankin for six weeks

Apr 6, 2012: Warwickshire's have been dealt another blow with the news that fast bowler Boyd Rankin is expected to miss the first six weeks of the season

Ireland v USA, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Dubai

Rankin shows his class to crush USA

Mar 16, 2012: Boyd Rankin's outstanding figures of 4 for 9 which propelled Ireland to victory against USA emphasised his talent

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011-12

Ireland rebound with thumping win

Mar 14, 2012: Ireland bounced back from their day one disaster to trounce Kenya at the Dubai Cricket Stadium, where seam held sway at the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier

ICC Combined XI v England XI, Dubai, 2nd day

Batsmen are rusty - Cook

Jan 8, 2012: Alastair Cook admitted England's batsmen hadn't started their tour as they'd hoped but wasn't overly concerned despite an unconvincing display against an ICC Combined XI in Dubai

Pakistan v England 2011-12

Porterfield leads ICC side against England

Dec 16, 2011: A selection of the leading Associate and Affiliate players will get their chance to compete against the No. 1 Test team in the world next month

Hampshire v Warwickshire, Rose Bowl, 3rd day

Warwickshire close in on title

Sep 14, 2011: Leaders Warwickshire closed in on their first County Championship title since 2004 on a day when an unbeaten century from Liam Dawson was not enough to prevent Hampshire being relegated

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Surging Warwickshire in pole position

Sep 9, 2011: Title-contenders Warwickshire remain on course for a ninth County Championship win of the season after defending champions Nottinghamshire collapsed at Edgbaston

Warwickshire v Hampshire, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Warwickshire collapse to painful defeat

Aug 20, 2011: It was with characteristic understatement that Ashley Giles summed up his Warwickshire side's performance with the phrase: "a bad day at the office". In truth, this may well prove to be the defining moment of his side's season

Ireland news

Rankin eyes England spot

Aug 18, 2011: Boyd Rankin, the Warwickshire and Ireland fast bowler, has set his sights on joining former team-mate Eoin Morgan in the England team

England Lions v SL A, 3rd one-dayer, Northampton

Taylor century sets up series win

Aug 16, 2011: James Taylor's century and Ben Stokes's fifty set up a series-clinching 135-run victory for England Lions over Sri Lanka A at Northampton

Sussex v Warwickshire, Arundel, 4th day

Patel five-for seals Warwickshire win

Jul 2, 2011: Jeetan Patel took his first five-wicket haul for Warwickshire as they sealed an eight-wicket win against Sussex in the County Championship at Arundel

Sussex v Warwickshire, Arundel, 1st day

Sussex struggle at Arundel

Jun 29, 2011: Sussex opener Ed Joyce celebrated his promotion to captain with his sixth half-century of the season but it was Warwickshire who took the first-day honours in the Division One clash at Arundel

Warwickshire v Somerset, Edgbaston, 4th day

Rankin earns plaudits after victory

Jun 23, 2011: It took less than an hour for Warwickshire to wrap-up victory on the final day of their Championship match against Somerset.

Warwickshire v Somerset, Edgbaston, 1st day

Rankin sparks Somerset collapse

Jun 20, 2011: The figures might be unremarkable, but Boyd Rankin produced an unusually fine spell of fast bowling on the first day of Warwickshire Championship match with Somerset

Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire, Trent Bridge, 3rd day

Warwickshire make amends with big win

May 20, 2011: Warwickshire, tipped as relegation candidates by most bookies, left Trent Bridge with a fourth win in six games and as the top of the table side