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Bowden, Gayle make an appearance at T20 Black Clash

Team Rugby and Team Cricket squared off in Christchurch in front of a sell-out crowd

Former West Indies star Chris Gayle and former international umpire Billy Bowden made a reappearance on the field in the T20 Black Clash between Team Rugby and Team Cricket at the Hagley Oval, in Christchurch, on Saturday. Gayle turned up for Team Rugby and was seen bowling in his usual style with sunglasses on.
Adam Parore, Hamish Marshall, Nathan McCullum, Chris Martin and Lou Vincent also featured in front of a sell-out crowd. The Black Clash is a celebrity match boasting of some of the biggest names in New Zealand rugby and cricket.
Friday saw the seventh edition of the T20 Black Clash. Last year, Brian Lara was part of Team Rugby, but he couldn't steer his side to a win.
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Mitchell Starc commentates on wife Alyssa Healy's dismissal
Starc also managed to take a dig at England captain Ben Stokes, who claimed, after Australia retained the Ashes with a 2-2 series draw in 2023, that his side had earned a "moral victory". Speaking about the last women's Ashes, which were also drawn and held by Australia, Starc quipped: "Yeah, but who won morally?"
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James Vince, seagull killer

Vince top scored for his BBL team with 53 from 44 balls, at the expense of one unfortunate, unsuspecting seagull

James Vince accidentally killed a seagull with a lofted drive during Sydney Sixers' 16-run loss to Melbourne Stars at the MCG on Thursday.
Vince, who top scored for his team with 53 from 44 balls, launched Joel Paris down the ground for a one-bounce four - with that first bounce sending feathers flying as his unfortunate victim took a direct hit, just inside the rope at long-on.
Vince's fellow Englishman Ben Duckett, who was wearing a microphone during his fielding stint, described the incident to Fox Cricket during the broadcast.
"He didn't look in a good way there," Duckett said. "I think he's dead... it didn't look too nice, it actually hit him so hard.
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Mark Waugh's Bumrah hangover
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has come home, Australia has put one over India, but the ghost of Jasprit Bumrah still haunts cricketers and commentators alike. Mark Waugh, for one, is seeing him everywhere, even at the BBL.
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