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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Craig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, has agreed to leave Gloucestershire a year before the end of his contract following a poor season https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/428041.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/428041.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-428041 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire's new-ball pair of Jon Lewis and Steve Kirby sealed their side's place in the semi-finals of the Friends Provident Trophy with seven wickets between them, as Nottinghamshire's campaign hit the buffers at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409412.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/409412.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-409412 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire complete Roses double with win at Headingley https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/104000/104067.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/406591.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/406591.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-406591 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103500/103539.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/404502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-404502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Trophy clashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/103100/103132.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening day of Friends Provident Trophy action as a number of England players try to nudge the selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102500/102533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352960.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/352960.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-352960 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident Trophy matches as Simon Jones takes a five-wicket haul, and Essex amass 391 against Surrey https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman and Chris Taylor led Gloucestershire to a six-wicket win against Glamorgan in the first match at the new-look Sophia Gardens https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350594.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/350594.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-350594 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the opening matches in the Friends Provident Trophy. Durham, the defending champions, start against Yorkshire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347129.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/347129.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-347129 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Worcestershire wrapped up the Pro40 Division One title with a six-wicket win over neighbours Gloucestershire in a day-night match at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310878.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/310878.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-310878 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire pulled themselves away from the Pro40 relegation zone with a 71-run win against Essex, who are now facing the drop https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309155.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309155 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:03 GMT Craig Spearman will see out his career at Gloucestershire, after signing a two-year extension to his contract https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/307675.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/307675.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-307675 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman chose the ideal time to make amends for a meagre Twenty20 season with a match-winning 55-ball 86 to put Gloucestershire into the final, for the first time, at Edgbaston with 19 deliveries to spare https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/305496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/305496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-305496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire opener Craig Spearman has been ruled out for six weeks with a broken foot as the club's injury problems deepen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294108.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/294108.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-294108 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The round-up from the second day of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/292470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/292470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-292470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258839.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/258839.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-258839 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256130.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256130.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256130 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256120.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256120.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256120 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship action https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256071.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/256071.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-256071 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the latest round of County Championship matches as it returns following the Twenty20 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/253434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/253434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-253434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Phil Weston and Chris Taylor both struck half-centuries to make sure Gloucestershire drew a match which Worcestershire had dominated https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249627.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249627.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249627 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kabir Ali took five wickets to give Worcestershire the upperhand against Gloucestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249480.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249480.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249480 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249342.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/249342.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-249342 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Taylor has spoken of his shock at being axed as Gloucestershire's captain in favour of Jon Lewis https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/225473.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/225473.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-225473 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the National League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/220145.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/220145.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-220145 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of all the action from the latest National League matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/213660.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/213660.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-213660 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman has signed a new four-year contract with Gloucestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/142483.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/142483.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-142483 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts qualified to host the final of the State shield after beating Wellington by 72 runs at the Basin Reserve https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144370.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144370.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144370 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lance Hamilton's burst helped Central Districts crush Otago by 200 runs in Invercargill, cricket's southernmost venue https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/144286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-144286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman has been added to the FICA World XI squad which will play three one-day matches against New Zealand later this month https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145335.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/145335.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-145335 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Philip Weston scored a magnificently determined century against his former county colleagues, to guide Gloucestershire to their fourth C&G Trophy success in six years and underline their status as the country's leading exponents of one-day cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/135470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-135470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman, the former New Zealand batsman, may end up playing for England some time in the future https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/138015.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/138015.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-138015 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While his former New Zealand team-mates played for pride against England at Trent Bridge, Craig Spearman today broke the record for the highest first-class score by a Gloucestershire player https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139430.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139430.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-139430 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Central Districts pulled off a major surprise by beating Canterbury by 99 runs in the State Shield final at Christchurch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136502.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/136502.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-136502 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Canterbury increased their lead at the top of the table with an easy win against Otago, while Central Districts swept aside Wellington by seven wickets https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137792.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/137792.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-137792 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northern Districts reached 137 but that wasn't enough to deny Canterbury an innings victory at Christchurch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126226.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126226.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-126226 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Papps scored an unbeaten 147, as Canterbury scored 311 for 3 to gallop past Northern Districts's first-innings total of 206 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/126173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-126173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent 535 v Surrey 125 and 169 for 7 at Canterbury (Day 2) Scorecard Surrey's title hopes took a massive dive as they spiralled to almost-certain defeat against Kent https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/133453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-133453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Perhaps it's something to do with Mars' alignment with the stars, well that will do as an excuse, but there seems to have been a fair bit of scuttlebutt about lately on the prospect of Craig Spearman once more gracing international cricket https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125214.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125214.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125214 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Cairns has provided the most encouraging news for New Zealand cricket interests in England in the last few weeks https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/125153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig McMillan's season with Lashings in English cricket has been ended early after he was recalled by New Zealand Cricket for treatment of an ankle injury he has sustained https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124855.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124855.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124855 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hampshire 226 for 3 beat Scotland 225 for 5 by seven wickets at the Rose Bowl Scorecard John Crawley continued his rich vein of form to overcome a gutsy performance from Scotland, as Hampshire moved into second place in the National League https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/124698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Movement of players within New Zealand's domestic cricket has resulted in a re-balancing of player experience, especially when international players are taken out of the picture https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124652.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/124652.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-124652 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand representatives Chris Harris and Craig McMillan added another side to their list of credits when playing for Gloucestershire in a one-day match against India A at Cheltenham yesterday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/129162.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/129162.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129162 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Saturday a new generation of cricket fans will assemble en masse at Trent Bridge, the venue for the first-ever Twenty20 Cup final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128955.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128955.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128955 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128862.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128862.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128862 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Sewell's season in Dutch cricket has come to an abrupt end following problems with his registration with the VRA club which is leading the competition https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128838.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128838.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128838 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Kent 362 v Nottinghamshire 137 for 5 at Maidstone Scorecard A blistering century from Ed Smith and a late burst from Mohammad Sami put Kent in command against Notts at Mote Park https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128755.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128755.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128755 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 1918 The quintessential English seamer is born https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/128622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Four-day cricket in England finally allowed Stephen Fleming to show his true colours to the Yorkshire faithful https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128551.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/128551.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128551 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Swansea Scorecard Glamorgan are doing their damnedest to retain their National League title - today they made it five wins out of five with a 31-run victory over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129458.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/129458.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-129458 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord's Scorecard Middlesex maintained their unbeaten record this season on another rainy day at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/131273.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/131273.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-131273 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Craig Spearman will not be playing for Central Districts in the new season and there is every chance his first-class cricket career is over https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/96221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/96221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-96221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A century for Craig Spearman, runs for Nathan Astle and a pair of quick wickets for Shayne O'Connor in the early evening added up to a handy day's work for New Zealand as they started their final pre-Test warm-up against North West at the North West https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/91890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/91890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-91890 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:16 GMT