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Why Rehan Ahmed’s stunning start is anything but an overnight success story

Ahmed’s prodigious youthful talent has seen him brushing shoulders with the greats from a tender age

The Independent UK

Rehan Ahmed’s stunning start to Test career is no overnight success story

The 18-year-old made an instant impression in the Test arena.

The Independent UK

Rehan Ahmed to become England’s youngest men’s Test cricketer against Pakistan

The 18-year-old only made his County Championship debut for Leicestershire in May but is set to play in England’s third and final game in Pakistan

The Independent UK

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Shane Warne tipped England prospect Rehan Ahmed for greatness aged just 13

Rehan Ahmed has received his maiden call up to the England Test squad for the upcoming series in Pakistan, and the youngster's talent was spotted by the great Shane Warne five years earlier

Daily Mirror

Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby hit centuries as Somerset seal Division One survival

Somerset clinched victory over Northamptonshire

The Independent UK

George Balderson hat-trick leads Lancashire to stunning two-day win over Essex

Wickets tumbled at Chelmsford.

The Independent UK

Hashim Amla stars in Surrey fightback as Dan Lawrence puts Essex on top

In Division Two, Matthew Potts took six wickets on his Durham return.

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Keaton Jennings scores record-breaking Roses century before Yorkshire hit back

Jennings became the first batter in this fixture’s history to score four hundreds in as many innings

The Independent UK

Royal London Cup One Day: Pujara smashes career-best 174

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Ollie Robinson double earns Kent win while Glamorgan make fine start to defence

Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire also won their opening Royal London Cup games.

The Independent UK

Northeast scores 300 and Hants beat Gloucs in a hurry: county cricket – as it happened

The top three in Division One all won, while Sam Billings and Sam Northeast had us reaching for the record books

The Guardian - UK

Division One leaders Surrey close in on victory against Essex

The hosts closed on 85 for two in their second innings at the The Oval, needing a further 76 to win.

The Independent UK

Jamie Overton claims six wickets as Surrey overcome Yorkshire in Scarborough

Overton made his England Test debut last month.

The Independent UK

Somerset's Steve Kirby on crossing the divide, Gloucestershire's glory days and sledging

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Notts Outlaws lose third T20 game at Trent Bridge in a row as Leicestershire Foxes win by 47 runs

Hopes of Notts Outlaws reaching the Vitality Blast quarter-finals are hanging by a thread

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Burns helps Surrey blunt Somerset attack after Overton blow

Rory Burns scored 113 for Surrey while Lancashire, Warwickshire, Hampshire and Yorkshire all harbour hopes of results

The Independent UK

Eoin Morgan limps off as Middlesex claim Vitality Blast victory over Glamorgan

England’s white-ball skipper went off while fielding and did not come out to bat.

The Independent UK

Stephen Eskinazi stars in record-breaking Middlesex win over Gloucestershire

Paul Stirling made the first century of the Vitality Blast season for Birmingham Bears.

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The Independent UK

James Anderson removes Joe Root for just four but Yorkshire thwart Lancashire

Harry Brook came to Yorkshire’s rescue to secure a Roses draw

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Surrey complete Northamptonshire win by innings and five runs inside three days

New Zealand all-rounder Colin De Grandhomme started the Northamptonshore rot

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Stokes forced to wait as Durham’s Dickson continues fine form

The first county outing this season for England’s new Test captain was spent sitting on the balcony as his teammate made 104

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Yorkshire frustrated by bad light and Kent resistance

Ben Compton became Division One’s top run-scorer before a valiant Kent rearguard on a day of draws all round

The Independent UK

Jamie Smith and Jordan Clark star with bat as Surrey pile on runs at Bristol

Surrey were eventually bowled out for 603, leaving Smith unbeaten on 234.

The Guardian - UK

Yorkshire v Kent, Hampshire v Lancashire: county cricket – as it happened

Lancashire’s lower order recovered well against Hampshire while Northants are well on top against Essex

AFP

Pakistan's Masood hits back-to-back double centuries

London (AFP) - Pakistan opener Shan Masood on Friday hit a second successive double century in the English county championship to take his aggregate to 608 runs in four innings.

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