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PCA joins Slade's 'Project Red Card' battle for players' data (The Guardian)

The Professional Cricketers' Association has joined the battle for sportspeople to take more control of their data being led by former football manager ...

“This data is being collected, in many instances unlawfully, and people are making a lot of money out of it,” Slade said. “We believe this is the correct time in cricket to resolve and to progress this issue with our partners. “It is being processed by companies outside of cricket for commercial purposes with little or no funding being returned to the players.”

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Refugee Cricket and Culture Event | Kent Cricket (Kent Cricket)

Kent Council Council's Specialist Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Independent Reviewing Officer · KCC Foster Carer, – voice of the young person accessing ...

Following on from the development of the projects run to support young people and families to access cricket, a Refugee Cricket and Culture event is taking place on Thursday 26th January from 18.00 – 19.30 at The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury (and via a Teams link) for cricket clubs and coaches who may be currently supporting local Afghani refugees or for clubs who may be welcoming local refugees. To book onto the Refugee Cricket and Culture event on the 26th of January, please follow the link below: Refugee Cricket and Culture Event

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'I'm world no.1 in List A with conversion rate better than Kohli, yet ... (Hindustan Times)

A veteran Pakistan cricketer has claimed that his staggering List A record, "better than" that of the former India captain, has been repeatedly ignored by ...

Khurram has so far scored 7992 runs in 166 List A appearances with 27 tons, implying a century every 6.11 innings. And based on my average of 53, over the last 10 years, I am ranked fifth in the world in List A cricket. He clarified that although his attempt was not to compare himself with the star India batter, but to rather highlight his achievements in domestic cricket amid selectors' repeated denial. Of those three matches in the shortest format, was one that featured both Kohli and Khurram, the only such fixture in the latter's career. Any number of a value above what Kohli does in any format, does get noticed and highlights in the cricket fraternity. Every era in world cricket has a player or two who defines that period.

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Winner of the Women's Associate Cricketer of the Year revealed (ICC Cricket)

While Esha Oza has enjoyed an admirable start to her international career since debuting in 2018, the batting all-rounder made 2022 her own with a long list of ...

She then cleared the rope with a six in the first over of the Powerplay, and continued to motor as the score went above 10 an over. Prior to 2022, Oza had made just 463 T20I runs at 23.15, and a strike rate of 100.43. Here we take a look at the performances to take out the award.

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