Declines captaincy of South Africa A

Stewart refuses to tour Zimbabwe on moral grounds

Jan 19, 2003: Errol Stewart's chances of being understudy to Mark Boucher at next month's World Cup are all but dead after he turned down an invitation to lead the South Africa A side on a three-match tour of Zimbabwe

ACB Chairman's XI too strong for England

Oct 22, 2002: England have begun their tour of Australia with a 58-run defeat, going down to the ACB Chairman's XI for the first time in the traditional opener to the Ashes series at Lilac Hill

Pakistan lashes out at India for severing ties

The not-so-golden jubilee

Oct 16, 2002: Pakistan marked 50 years of Test cricket today with a bitter attack on arch-rivals India for severing ties with them

SA christen Buffalo Park with a feast of runs

Smith and Kirsten make Banglas toil

Oct 16, 2002: Graeme Smith converted his maiden Test century to a superb 200, and Gary Kirsten became the first man to score centuries against all nine Test-playing opponents, as South Africa christened Buffalo Park, the 85th and newest Test venue, with a feast of

Ganguly wants to wrap up the series in Chennai

Lined up for the knockout

Oct 16, 2002: Sourav Ganguly said his team was confident of wrapping up the three-Test series at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India's happiest hunting ground

Beleagured team now wait on Freddie

Flintoff adds to England's worries

Oct 16, 2002: England's preparations for the Ashes, already undermined by the withdrawal of Graham Thorpe and the ongoing injury concerns surrounding Darren Gough, received another blow with the admission by Andrew Flintoff that he is struggling to be fit for the

When India gave as good as they got

The pace war

Oct 16, 2002: It's 14 years since West Indies played a Test in Chennai, formerly called Madras

Looks forward to "massive winter"

Flintoff fighting to recover for Ashes series

Oct 16, 2002: England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has admitted his recovery from a doublehernia operation is taking longer than he expected

Chandrasekhar to receive Lifetime Achievement award

Parthiv Patel named Castrol Junior Cricketer of the Year

Oct 15, 2002: Leg-spinning great BS Chandrasekhar will receive the Castrol Lifetime Achievement in Cricket Award

Vaughan England Player of the Year

Sep 24, 2002: England batsman Michael Vaughan has been voted Player of the Year by the Professional Cricketers' Association

Notts try to tempt MacGill for 2003

Sep 4, 2002: Nottinghamshire are in talks with Stuart MacGill which could eventuate in the Australian leg-spinner returning to Trent Bridge next season

Vaughan may need knee surgery

Sep 4, 2002: Michael Vaughan has become the latest England injury doubt for the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka

Clarke wins Young Cricketer Award

Aug 31, 2002: Surrey's Rikki Clarke has won the Cricket Writers' Club Young Cricketer of the Year award after one of the tightest votes in recent history

Injury threatens Pietersen

Aug 28, 2002: Nottinghamshire batsman Kevin Pietersen is likely to miss the rest of the English season after fracturing a shin bone

James Whitaker leaves Leicestershire

Aug 16, 2002: James Whitaker has resigned as general manager of Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Silverwood on England standby

Jul 23, 2002: Yorkshire fast bowler Chris Silverwood is on England standby for the first Test against India at Lord's

New Zealand take women's tri-series final

Jul 20, 2002: England's women slipped to a comprehensive 63-run defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the final of the 2002 Tri-Series tournament at Chester-le-Street.

Woolmer set to quit as Warwickshire coach

Jul 5, 2002: Bob Woolmer has confirmed that he is standing down as Warwickshire's first team coach at the end of the season.Woolmer does not wish to extend his contract, and will finish his second stint in charge of the Bears in September.

ECB seeks explanation for low Headingley turn-out

Jul 4, 2002: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have written to Yorkshire asking the club to explain the low attendance at the NatWest Series one-day international between England and Sri Lanka at Headingley on Tuesday.

Opening berth could be a lifeline for Arnold

Jul 1, 2002: Arnold - middle order specialist

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