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Clayson retires hurt as Beds slip to Oxon defeat
Bedfordshire's run of poor form in one-day competitions continued at Cople as they went down by 102 runs to Oxfordshire
Beds' Trophy bid all but dead after West Country woe
Minor county cricket is being staged at Cople for only the second time today when Bedfordshire take on Oxfordshire in the MCCA Trophy. Despite the appalling recent weather the Cople square is in good
Gould expects tight title tilt
Batsman Dave Gould is hoping his Luton Town & Indians side are still top of the pile in the the Bedfordshire Cricket League Premier Division tonight after they play host to Southill Park
Simpkins backs league changes to boost youth talent
Rob Simpkins is pleased to see Dunstable Town's youth policy bearing fruit, and hopes that the new playing regulations in the Bedfordshire County Cricket League Premier Division will aid them if they go on to play professionally
Simpkins: There's no team Dunstable can't beat after sinking champions
Rob Simpkins is aiming for another allround team performance from Dunstable Town when they host local rivals Lutonians in the Bedfordshire Cricket League Premier Division today
Defeat and washout dampen county's hopes of Trophy success
Defeat by Cornwall at Truro on Sunday and an abandoned game against Devon at Bovey Tracey on Monday has effectively ended Bedfordshire's hopes of making it through to the quarter finals of the MCCA Trophy
McGarry out and Kettleborough in as county keep fingers crossed
If the weather allows - a big 'if' given the recent monsoons - Bedfordshire face back-to-back MCCA Trophy matches this Bank Holiday weekend
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Wembley walk will spark pride in Pilks
Leading Luton out at Wembley will be proud moment for George Pilkington but the captain admits the play-off final against York City could be staged anywhere - as long as they win
England awaits for Reynolds despite final shock
Jordan Reynolds has been called up to the England squad but believes that video evidence proves he should be joining the elite band of fighters as 66kg Class 5 Junior Amateur Boxing Association (ABA) champion
Hatters' big game hoodoo is over, insists Neilson
There will be nothing that Luton Town and York City don't know about each other when they face-off for a place in the Football League on Sunday according to Alan Neilson - but the coach believes the Hatters have now proved they can beat the big sides
Bobby on track for a title shot within year
Bobby George is on track for a title shot before the year is out, that is the belief of trainer Mervyn Turner after his next opponent was named as undefeated Polish pugilist Slywester Walczak
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MoreSacked Dalglish backs owners
Sacked Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has given his backing to owners Fenway Sports Group.
Strauss 'not losing taste for captaincy'
Andrew Strauss insists he is "not even close" to thinking he has had enough of the England captaincy, despite his long and vain search for his 20th Test century.
Suarez row pressure worst for Evra
Patrice Evra has admitted the pressure he was under prior to his non-handshake with Luis Suarez was the greatest he had ever felt in his life.
