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Cricket

Martin Speight, the Sussex batsman, who missed the whole of last season after being struck down by a virus, is to play for the New Zealand side, Wellington, this winter in a bid to boost his fitness for next summer.

Australia's first-class season got off to a frustrating start yesterday when rain prevented play on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and New South Wales.

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