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Last week of the One-Day Cup group stage leaves 15 counties in contention

Leicestershire, Kent, Surrey, Middlesex, Durham and Sussex all featured as the One-Day Cup group stage reached its decisive final week.

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Stokes rules out 2027 Ashes return but still wants to coach England

Ben Stokes has ruled out a 2027 Ashes comeback and said he would love to coach England one day, while also backing Joe Root and questioning England's decision not to appoint Harry Brook.

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Short fifty steers Welsh Fire to six-wicket win over Brave

Matt Short hit an unbeaten 60 as Welsh Fire beat Southern Brave by six wickets in Cardiff to claim a fourth win in five Hundred matches.

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Welsh Fire batter Matt Short in action against Southern Brave

Rashid takes five as MI beat Super Giants

Rashid Khan took 5-17 as MI London beat Manchester Super Giants by 45 runs, while Ben Duckett helped Trent Rockets edge Sunrisers Leeds by five runs.

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Rashid Khan of MI London celebrates a wicket, pointing and sticking his tongue out

Gay ton lifts Durham as Leicestershire and Middlesex go top

Emilio Gay hit an unbeaten century as Durham beat Hampshire, while Middlesex and Leicestershire moved top of their One-Day Cup groups after key wins.

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Durham batter Emilio Gay drives off the back foot during the One-Day Cup

Cricket’s dark arts, plus letters on regattas, salt and dinner

Letters recall cricket’s “dark arts,” a 1963 regatta scandal, rock salt labelled 10m years old, and competing definitions of dinner.

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Silhouettes of cricket players against setting sun

Rockets hold off Sunrisers fightback to claim five-run win

Trent Rockets beat defending champions Sunrisers Leeds by five runs at Trent Bridge, with Sophia Dunkley scoring 56 and Annabel Sutherland finishing unbeaten on 59 in a late chase.

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Sophia Dunkley, wearing a yellow helmet and shirt, plays a shot with her bat over her left shoulder

Archer stars as Brave beat Spirit, while Root leads Fire win

Jofra Archer took 4-9 as Southern Brave beat London Spirit by five wickets at Lord's, while Joe Root guided Welsh Fire to victory over Birmingham Phoenix.

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A dynamic shot of a cricketer clapping during an outdoor match on a sunny day.

Perry leads Phoenix to first women's Hundred win over Fire

Ellyse Perry and Alice Capsey helped Birmingham Phoenix beat Welsh Fire by seven wickets at Edgbaston for their first women's Hundred win.

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Alice Capsey (left) and Ellyse Perry, both wearing black tops and orange helmets

Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 13

BBC Sport's latest Hundred Who Am I? quiz asks readers to identify the tournament's mystery cricketer in as few clues as possible.

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The Hundred trophy next to a yellow question mark overlay

Key backs Fleming to lead England’s Test reset

Rob Key says Stephen Fleming can help England’s Test team sustain success, while also improving coaching and leadership pathways after a turbulent eight months.

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