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This week's Around The Grounds features tweets from club cricket, county cricket and the international game.

There is not much to pick between the two sides going into the 2016 Final of the Royal London Cup, on Saturday, and we have put together some interesting stats, with the help of Opta, to guide you through as the Warwickshire and Surrey go head to head.

England all-rounder Scott Borthwick has announced his exit from Durham at the end of the ongoing season after signing a new three-year contract with Surrey.

England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler has come in support of limited overs captain Eoin Morgan after he has opted out to pull out of the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan is hoping the England and Wales Cricket Board will send a strong England squad for the upcoming tour which was clouded by security concerns.

The Indian selectors on Monday have announced a 15-man squad for the upcoming three-match Test series against New Zealand starting later this month.

For scoring 211 runs in the two Twenty20 International games against Sri Lanka and leading Australia to a 2-0 series triumph, Glenn Maxwell is the Cricket World Player of the Week.

Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood lauded the attitude displayed by the players of the national team during the recently concluded tour of England.

England limited overs captain Eoin Morgan and swashbuckling opening batsman Alex Hales have decided to pull out from the upcoming tour of Bangladesh due to security concerns.

England pace bowler Stuart Broad has expressed his commitment for the tour of Bangladesh which has been greenlit by the England and Wales Cricket Board after a pre-tour inspection.

A hat-trick by Rumana Ahmed helped Bangladesh Women successful defend a total of 106 runs as they bowled Ireland Women out for 96 runs in 37.5 overs to claim a 10-run victory in the third One-Day International in Belfast, going on to claim the three-match series 1-0.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has reached a career-best third position in the ICC Twenty20 International batsman rankings after two blistering knocks against Sri Lanka in the recently concluded series.

The International Cricket Council will present Pakistan with the Test Championship Mace on 21st September to the Test team captain Misbah-ul-Haq at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has appointed former Test captain Wasim Bari as the manager of the national team for the upcoming series against West Indies in the United Arab Emirates.

An All Asian Women’s team led by Salma Bi played for the White Ribbon Trophy against Combined Services Women team last Sunday in a campaign to "bowl out domestic violence".

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club has announced that batsman Greg Smith and fast bowler Ben Kitt have signed two-year contracts with the club.

Australian all-rounder Ellyse Perry has been selected to lead the Governor-General’s XI against South Africa on 13th November at Drummoyne Oval.

Durham County Cricket Club has confirmed that England all-rounder Ben Stokes has signed a one-year contract extension following the conclusion of the international summer season.

The Pakistan selectors have included wicket-keeper batsman Umar Akmal in the Twenty20 International squad which will face West Indies in the United Arab Emirates later this month.