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County cricket talking points: Bears beat Bairstow to go second

There were plenty of thrilling finishes this week, but more could be done to eradicate dull drawsBy the 99.94 Cricket BlogIf you were asked which recent England player had delivered these results – lost by five wickets, won by 504 runs, drawn, lost by five wickets – you would guess Jonny Bairstow, wouldn’t you? Continue reading...

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