Alex Hoad
Sports Journalist at Freelance
Freelance Sports Journalist at BBC Radio Kent
Sports Journalist @BBCSport
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3 weeks ago |
au.sports.yahoo.com | Alex Hoad
A fine bowling display helped Hampshire Hawks win at Surrey on the DLS method in the T20 Blast, while Middlesex's game against Kent was abandoned. On a slow pitch in the second game of a soggy south London double-header at The Oval, Hampshire put the hosts in and then stifled them with the ball, limiting Surrey to just 14 boundaries in a modest total of 141-7.
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3 weeks ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Alex Hoad
Grace Harris posted a blistering half-century and took three vital wickets on debut as Surrey inflicted a first defeat on Hampshire to go top of the Women's T20 Blast table. The Australian rattled 63 from 35 balls as the hosts amassed an imposing 213-4 from their 20 overs, with the evergreen Danni Wyatt-Hodge cracking 62 and Paige Scholfield smashing an unbeaten 49 from just 18 balls.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Alex Hoad
Oldham Athletic boss Micky Mellon says earning the Latics' first promotion in 34 years will awaken his "monster of a club". It was the Scot's third promotion to the EFL as a manager - equalling John Still's record - and sixth overall in his career in football. And the 53-year-old said it would have a seismic impact on the whole club. Mellon told BBC Sport: "It's an unbelievable achievement to turn it round and get a result from where we were. It's a fantastic moment for us. "This club is a monster.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Alex Hoad
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Gloucestershire lifted the T20 Blast title for the first time at Edgbaston last SeptemberHistory will be made in the 2025 T20 Blast as women's teams have officially become "fully aligned" with the men's game for the first time. This season will include 52 double bills of men's and women's matches played back-to-back, of which all 18 first-class counties will host at least one and nearly 30 venues in total will see 20-over cricket.
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1 month ago |
bbc.co.uk | Alex Hoad
Wellens said he needs a break before trying to assemble an Orient 2025-26 squad jigsaw puzzle, after a gruelling season which has seen the O's play 61 games. Their play-off campaign followed a fine run to the FA Cup fourth round where they gave then Premier League champions Manchester City a run for their money. Wellens told BBC Radio London: "I'm tired, this week has taken a lot out of us. It's been a long season. I need a few weeks off. "We'll dust ourselves down and try to recruit.
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