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Cricket’s Lords could sell its soul – uh – its name, fans fear

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:41:42 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lords, a name that in the world of cricket means something akin to the holy ground, as the sport’s “most famous ground” according to the Times, UK, is considering selling its name. It becomes the latest major traditional sport venue in Britain to consider selling naming rights to a major sponsor. Wembley Stadium and Twickenham [...]

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International sports, cricket: England in historic Lords win

Nicholas Bates — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:26:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England (GenevaLunch) – England won their first Ashes Test at Lords since 1934 when Andrew Flintoff claimed five wickets to end the Australian resistance. The match was over before lunch as England won by 115 runs. The First Test at Cardiff ended in a draw so England lead 1-0 in the five Test series. [...]

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International sports, cricket: Michael Clarke leads Aussie fight-back.

Nicholas Bates — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:43:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England (GenevaLunch) – England dominated the Second Test at Lords but the Australians forgot to die. England set them a daunting 522 run target for the last innings, higher than any side has achieved to win a Test. The Australian wickets soon fell to Flintoff, Broad, Swann and the umpires till, at 128-5, it [...]

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International sports, cricket: England in control at Lords

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:24:51 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England (GenevaLunch) – England are in a dominant position after three days of the second test at Lords: the first test ended in a draw. They lead by 515 runs with two days to play. The Australian tail enders held up the English attack but fell just in time for England captain Andrew Strauss [...]

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International sports, cricket: Second Ashes Test balanced at Lords

Nicholas Bates — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:33:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England and Beijing, China (GenevaLunch) – England made a great start to the second test, winning the toss and putting on 196 runs before the first wicket fell. Australia then fought back and destroyed the English middle order, only captain Andrew Strauss maintaining resistance with an unbeaten 161 runs. England ended on 364-6, a [...]

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International sports, cricket: Pakistan wins Twenty20 final

Nicholas Bates — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:03:49 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lords/London, England (GenevaLunch) – Shahid Afridi was the star as Pakistan at last was in the news for a celebration of victory. The Pakistan team has played little cricket in the last few years as other teams have refused to travel to Pakistan because of security concerns. The last team to visit was the Sri [...]

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International sports, cricket: England knock India out of Twenty20 Cup!

Nicholas Bates — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:59:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England (GenevaLunch) – England sent the World Champion Indian team back early when they beat them by three runs at Lords. India won the toss and put England in to bat. Pietersen lead the England batting with 46 runs before falling lbw to Jadeja. England slipped from 121 for 3 to 153 f0r 7 in [...]

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International sports, cricket: Netherlands beat England!

Nicholas Bates — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:19:16 +0000

GenevaLunch.com London, England (GenevaLunch) – The Netherlands beat England on the final ball of the opening match of the world Twenty20 match at Lords. The Dutch team, 500 to one outsiders to win the tournament, needed two runs from the final ball and achieved it with the help of an overthrow from the England fielders. Details, [...]

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