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Lakers hammer Warilla

06 Feb 12 | Lake Illawarra made it back-to-back one-day titles with a punishing eight-wicket win over Warilla Sports in yesterday's final at Howard Fowles Oval.

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Maddinson looking to the Futures for redemption

04 Feb 12 | South Coast batsman Nic Maddinson will seek redemption on Monday when he plays in the Futures League match at Blacktown. | Four-day focus for Maddinson | Unbeaten Illawarra improve ...

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Bye-bye, Haddin

01 Feb 12 | Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin says he's been dropped, not rested from the Australian one-day cricket team, and concedes he may never get his spot back. | Don’t punt on Ponting, says Pup

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Four-day focus for Maddinson

31 Jan 12 | Still basking in the magenta afterglow of the Sydney Sixers' Big Bash League win, NSW batsman Nic Maddinson has turned his focus to a dominant year in longer forms of the game.

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Maddo makes it in cracker weekend

30 Jan 12 | Body

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Unbeaten Illawarra improve ranking with wins

30 Jan 12 | Illawarra has improved its ranking to fifth in the NSW Country Colts series after two impressive victories during this year's tournament, held in Wollongong over the weekend.

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Eagles' shoddy collapse

30 Jan 12 | A gallant innings of 33 from Jay Ferguson was the highlight of an otherwise dismal performance by Albion Park during its first-ever innings defeat at the hands of Warilla on Saturday.

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India cop another double whammy

26 Jan 12 | The idea of double centuries for two batsmen in one Test innings, and a partnership of nearly 400 between them, is difficult to grasp. But it happened yesterday.

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Ponting, Clarke hammer the Indians

25 Jan 12 | India's hopes of scoring a face-saving win in Adelaide quickly unravelled in the face of a ferocious barage from captain Michael Clarke and veteran Ricky Ponting.

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Big Bash circus takes centre stage

24 Jan 12 | Big Bash circus takes centre stage

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Don’t punt on Ponting, says Pup

24 Jan 12 | Evergreen batsman Ricky Ponting has a lot of Test cricket left in him, Australian captain Michael Clarke says.

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Reid puts Gerringong in strong position

23 Jan 12 | David Reid smashed an unbeaten century in only his third match of the season to lead Gerringong into a strong position against The Rail in their round 14 South Coast clash at Gerry Emery Oval on Saturday.

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Points to be made down final stretch

21 Jan 12 | Two months of one-day cricket is replaced by the return of the two-day format for South Coast clubs, with the opening day of round 14 this afternoon.

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Diplomatic Dave will not talk 'whitewash'

19 Jan 12 | Mauled in Melbourne, savaged in Sydney and punished in Perth - it's hard not to believe India's cricketers are a spent force this summer.

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Port's scintillating ton

18 Jan 12 | Port Kembla Cricket Club is not Illawarra's oldest club but the members will celebrate its centenary next month as the region's most successful, with 19 first grade premierships. |

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Aussies eye Ashes triumph after India clean sweep

17 Jan 12 | Australia is determined to complete a 4-0 rout of India but coach Mickey Arthur says reclaiming the Ashes next year is the ultimate goal.

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Uni's middle make chase competitive

16 Jan 12 | A stubborn middle-order guided University to a strong position against Wollongong in their vital round-10 Illawarra cricket clash at Uni Oval on Saturday.

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Yeaman notches third century for South Coast cricket season

16 Jan 12 | The Rail skipper Col Yeaman smashed his third century of the season, while Josh Jones saved Kiama with the bat, then won the game with the ball against Gerringong in Saturday’s round 12 of South Coast cricket. |

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Clarke won’t rest until he gets a clean Test sweep

16 Jan 12 | India's misery was compounded last night when captain MS Dhoni was banned for the Adelaide Test for a slow over rate and Australian captain Michael Clarke said he would not relax until Australia had completed a 4-nil series whitewash.

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Graeme Batty shines as NSW pick up country title

14 Jan 12 | Wollongong's Graeme Batty has taken out player of the tournament at the Australian Country Cricket Championships, en route to NSW’s 10th victory in the competition.

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