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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Kent's dismal title defence continues with tense five-run defeat https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/341300/341355.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320846.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1320846.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-blast-2022-fifties-for-ian-cockbain-and-glenn-phillips-keep-gloucestershire-on-finals-course-1320846 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:27:38 GMT Sydney Sixers kept their dreams of a historic hat-trick of titles alive, helped in part by Abbott's three-for and 41 as Wells' 62* went in vain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333700/333712.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298838.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298838.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-challenger-hayden-kerr-98-nout-out-send-sixers-into-bbl-final-as-strikers-go-down-in-final-ball-humdinger-1298838 Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:03:11 GMT Team's remarkable march towards an unlikely title continued as they beat Thunder by six runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333600/333615.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298531.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1298531.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-sydney-thunder-vs-adelaide-strikers-harry-conway-and-ian-cockbain-keep-strikers-title-dreams-alive-1298531 Sun, 23 Jan 2022 15:49:06 GMT Gladiators pick England batter Dan Lawrence as a reserved supplementary pick, while Zalmi roped in Pakistan quick Sohail Khan in that category https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333300/333356.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297357.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297357.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/psl-2022-karachi-kings-snap-up-ian-cockbain-matt-parkinson-pat-brown-join-peshawar-zalmi-1297357 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 17:35:42 GMT Two-time defending champion Sydney Sixers missed a chance to seal second spot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333300/333356.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297314.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1297314.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-fawad-renshaw-cockbain-seal-strikers-playoff-berth-1297314 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 10:44:22 GMT Laurie Evans top-scored for Perth Scorchers, but his momentum was halted after a Harry Conway yorker landed a painful blow on his toe https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/333100/333163.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296875.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1296875.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/bbl-2021-22-fawad-ahmed-ian-cockbain-give-adelaide-strikers-playoff-sniff-with-six-wicket-win-1296875 Sat, 15 Jan 2022 04:08:30 GMT Visitors move ahead of par score off final ball amid controversy at Radlett https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/323300/323383.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266887.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1266887.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-ian-cockbain-fifty-last-gasp-six-ensures-narrow-dls-win-for-gloucestershire-1266887 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cockbain scores a century and Lace 97 as fourth-wicket stand worth 224 sees hosts home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/320900/320937.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1262106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2021-ian-cockbain-tom-lace-secure-four-wicket-win-for-gloucestershire-over-leicestershire-1262106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Smith hits final ball for four to seal home quarter against Northants https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/309200/309205.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232777.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232777.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-last-ball-defeat-sends-somerset-out-as-ian-cockbain-sets-up-gloucestershire-win-1232777 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cockbain steps up against Birmingham once more as Gloucestershire consolidate top spot https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308900/308953.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-matt-taylor-puts-gloucestershire-on-brink-of-quarters-after-ian-cockbain-blitz-1232372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rookie Will Smeed hits valiant 82 in reply, but Somerset lose by 11 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308800/308839.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1232189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/vitality-t20-blast-benny-howell-announces-injury-return-with-victory-sealing-cameo-for-gloucesters-1232189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tom Smith five-for seals visitors' 57-run victory at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/308300/308392.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231166.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1231166.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/ian-cockbain-knock-sets-up-gloucestershire-win-in-rain-shortened-vitality-blast-match-against-birmin-1231166 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Surrey fall short after being asked to score 52 from 25 balls following a rain delay https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/293300/293346.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1197106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1197106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cockbain smashed 123 off 61 balls, including 96 in boundaries, to help his side reach 242 for four, Gloucestershire's best ever T20 total at Bristol https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/279100/279165.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1154850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1154850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Somerset outdid Gloucestershire a week ago but on a rain-hit return in Bristol they ran into Australian Andrew Tye with a point to prove after a horrific ODI series against England https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/277600/277602.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152210.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1152210.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1152210 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A stunning unbeaten sixth-wicket 192-run partnership by Ian Cockbain and Benny Howell earned Gloucestershire an improbable victory over Middlesex https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/262300/262338.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1095413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1095413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1095413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Klinger hit 95 as Gloucestershire closed in on a home tie in the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals with a 30-run South Group victory over Essex at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/246900/246975.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1035837.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1035837.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1035837 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Klinger led from the front as Gloucestershire completed a NatWest T20 Blast double over arch-rivals Somerset with a seven-wicket victory at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/243300/243337.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1031353.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1031353.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1031353 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain stepped into the starring role after a first failure from Michael Klinger as Gloucestershire returned to winning ways with a 43-run victory over Middlesex in the NatWest T20 Blast at Richmond. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/215600/215601.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/887817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/887817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-887817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Captain Ian Cockbain hit his best T20 score of 91 to guide Gloucestershire to a seven-wicket victory over Middlesex in the opening NatWest Blast game at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213300/213335.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/876271.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/876271.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-876271 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain booked Gloucestershire's place in the Royal London One-Day Cup quarter-finals as his unbeaten 98 saw them to a five-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186839.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/769799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/769799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-769799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain batted through the last day and made his first-class best score to lead Gloucestershire to a hugely improbable draw against Surrey. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186839.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/752055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/752055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-752055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire put in a powerful batting performance but it came to nothing against Glamorgan as rain swept in https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/186800/186837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/751183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-751183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire exorcised the demons of the 2012 mauling by deservedly picking up their second win of the competition. Graeme McCarter completed his first five-for in the format with three wickets in the final over. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162100/162125.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750717.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/750717.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-750717 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Richard Levi hit a century off the Gloucestershire attack to lead Northamptonshire to a comfortable 17-run FLt20 victory at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/162100/162119.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/651951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/651951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-651951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Kieswetter blasted a brilliant 89 not out to lead Somerset to a thrilling four-wicket win over arch-rivals Gloucestershire in the Friends Life t20 at Taunton https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149052.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/648003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/648003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-648003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire produced an impressive all-round performance to beat Yorkshire by 36 runs in a rain-shortened fixture at Bristol and maintain pressure on arch rivals Somerset at the top of Group C. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147892.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/642707.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/642707.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-642707 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Benny Howell, Michael Klinger and Ian Cockbain guided Gloucestershire to a 29-run victory against Unicorns in a Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C game in Bristol. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147892.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637929.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/637929.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-637929 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Leicestershire spinners Claude Henderson and Jigar Naik shared five wickets as Gloucestershire were bowled out for 234 on the first day at Grace Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581805.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581805.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581805 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Fuller's career-best County Championship bowling figures and 99 from Ian Cockbain put Gloucestershire in a winning position on the second day at Bristol. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/581129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The anticipated close finish and positive result did not materialise. Above all, though, they were thwarted by a fine century, only the second of his career, by Ian Cockbain. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576669.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576669.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576669 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Marshall and Ian Cockbain produced a fifth-wicket stand of 125 to aid Gloucestershire's recovery against Hampshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576037.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/576037.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576037 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Veteran offspinner Robert Croft took four wickets in the space of 23 balls as Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire by 26 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148000/148067.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/575551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/575551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire moved to the top of Group A in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a tense four-wicket win over Gloucestershire at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147800/147891.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/574688.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/574688.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574688 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Dent and Ian Cockbain scored unbeaten fifties for Gloucestershire on a rain-interrupted day in Southampton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/560974.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/560974.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-560974 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another telling contribution from consistent all-rounder Will Gidman put Gloucestershire in control on the second day of the County Championship match with Leicestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531682.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/531682.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-531682 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Horton hit 97 to guide Lancashire to a dramatic four-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in a high-scoring Clydesdale Bank 40 contest at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525485.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/525485.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-525485 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex saw their hopes of taking over as Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C leaders disappear with a dismal batting collapse in a four-wicket defeat by Gloucestershire at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524868.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524868.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524868 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Explosive hitting from Nottinghamshire's top order paved the way for a 19-run victory over Gloucestershire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 match at Cheltenham https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524577.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/524577.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524577 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Test captain Andrew Strauss failed again with the bat, leaving Chris Rogers fighting almost single-handedly to save Middlesex from following on against Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521241.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521241.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521241 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England Test captain Andrew Strauss was still waiting for the opportunity to play himself back into form after rain and bad light wiped out all but 10.1 overs of the second day of the County Championship match between Middlesex and Gloucestershire at Uxbr https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521094.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/521094.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-521094 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two dropped catches by Andrew Strauss cost Middlesex dearly as Gloucestershire totalled 368 for seven https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520987.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/520987.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-520987 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain, making only his second appearance in the competition, smashed a superb 78 off 46 balls, with five sixes and six fours in Gloucestershire's win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/518726.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/518726.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-518726 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ian Cockbain made a career-best 72 as Gloucestershire kept themselves in with a chance of stopping Division Two leaders Middlesex registering a fourth successive win https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/514108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-514108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT