Basingstoke sport news from the Basingstoke Gazette

Lumb has IPL debut to forget

6:20pm Thursday 18th March 2010

Hampshire batsman Michael Lumb had an Indian Premier League debut to forget as the Rajasthan Royals suffered a humiliating third successive defeat against Bangalore Royal Challengers.

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Mascarenhas heads home from IPL

11:24am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Dimi Mascarenhas is returning home from the Indian Premier League after suffering an Achilles injury while playing for the Rajasthan Royals.

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Swann leads England to hard-fought victory

8:00am Tuesday 16th March 2010

Graeme Swann spun England to a comprehensive 181-run victory in the first Test against Bangladesh, but not before the tourists were made to sweat during a wicketless opening session in Chittagong.

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Hampshire Rose Bowl hotel protest is hit for six by judge

9:28am Monday 15th March 2010

WORK can go ahead on the Rose Bowl’s controversial hotel after a judge threw out a legal bid to block the development, the Daily Echo can reveal.

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England frustrated by Bangladesh

2:18pm Monday 15th March 2010

England's hopes of a four-day finish in the first Test against Bangladesh were dashed by a gutsy sixth-wicket stand but the result remained in little doubt.

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Dimi can't prevent second Rajasthan defeat

6:46pm Monday 15th March 2010

Hampshire captain Dimi Mascarenhas took two wickets in as many balls but could not prevent a second successive defeat for the Rajasthan Royals.

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KP's 99 overshadows Carberry debut

10:00am Friday 12th March 2010

HAMPSHIRE'S Michael Carberry today made his England Test debut, but it was his Hampshire colleague Kevin Pietersen who stole the show.

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KP relieved to score 99

1:07pm Friday 12th March 2010

Kevin Pietersen believes he has finally ironed out the technical flaws that plagued his preparations for the first Test against Bangladesh.

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KP turns to Fletcher for advice

11:49am Thursday 11th March 2010

Former England coach Duncan Fletcher has revealed Kevin Pietersen contacted him after the recently-completed one-day international series in Bangladesh as he attempts to find a way out of his batting slump.

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England star Anderson in Winchester

1:06pm Thursday 11th March 2010

James Anderson will be in Winchester tomorrow to publicise the new Mongoose bat on the day his England teammates start their two-Test series against Bangladesh.

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