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NATIONAL COUNTIES Soames leads Dorset to victory
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- Created on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 07:48
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 08:02
- Published on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 07:49
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Former Hampshire batsman Oli Soames led Dorset to an eight wickets win over Wiltshire at Wimborne with his second half century of the match. Soames followed up his first innings 55 with 91 from 114 balls to see Dorset home in some comfort in a low-scoring contest.
OLYMPICS GOLD for Tom Dean of Team Bath swimmer
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 07:57
- Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 08:29
- Published on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 07:57
- Written by NEIL ROSE
University of Bath student Tom Dean produced the swim of his life this morning to win 200m freestyle gold for Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.Mechanical Engineering student Dean, who is supported by a Bill Whiteley Sporting Scholarship, took a quarter of a second off his personal best to clock a new British record of 1:42.22 in an incredible final and pip fellow Team GB star Duncan Scott to victory by four-hundredths of a second.
NATIONAL COUNTIES All to play for on final day
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 06:24
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 16:13
- Published on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 06:24
An intriguing final day is in prospect today in National Counties Western Division One at Wimborne where Wiltshire have a lead of 130 over Dorset with four second innings wickets left.A half century from former Hampshire batsman Oli Soames, who was last out, restricted Wiltshire’s first innings lead to 22. Off-spinner Joe King took four for 50 for Wiltshire.
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- Created on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 06:23
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 13:01
- Published on Tuesday, 27 July 2021 06:23
- Written by SWSN Cricket team
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Wimborne: Dorset v Wiltshire
Banbury: Oxfordshire v Cheshire
Western Division Two
Sandford: Devon v Wales MC
Shifnal: Shropshire v Herefordshire
NATIONAL COUNTIES Championship best for Dorset's Pack
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- Created on Sunday, 25 July 2021 21:39
- Last Updated on Monday, 26 July 2021 09:47
- Published on Sunday, 25 July 2021 21:39
- Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent
Dorset slow left-armer Rob Pack took a Championship-best six for 38 against Wiltshire at Wimborne.Pack had taken six wickets in his previous four Championship matches since his debut in 2016, but he comfortably doubled that tally.
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