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Listless Pakistan fail to win by big margin

Feb 26, 2003: PAARL, Feb 25: Wasim Akram achieved another milestone in his distinguished career when he became the first bowler in one-day history to take 500 wickets in helping Pakistan earn four precious points against Holland on Tuesday

Anwar, Elahi tested for dope

Feb 25, 2003: Report: Pakistan players tested for banned substances, WC 2003

Pakistan outclass Dutch as Akram scales summit

Feb 25, 2003: Report: Agha Akbar, Pak v NL at Paarl, WC2003

Wasim reaches 500 ODI wickets as Pakistan beat the Netherlands

Feb 25, 2003: Wasim Akram took 500 one-day wickets as Pakistan completed a comfortable, although hardly convincing, 97-run victory against the Netherlands at Paarl

Milestones: Pakistan v Netherlands

Feb 25, 2003: Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK) needs 3 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Shoaib Akhtar (PAK) needs 2 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club Waqar Younis (PAK) needs 6 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club

Pakistan hope to move from reverse gear into fifth

Feb 24, 2003: Facing a summary exit if they stumble any further, Pakistan aim to put their World Cup campaign back on the rails in Paarl here against lowly-rated Holland on Tuesday.

Pakistan face the Dutch - and the weather

Feb 24, 2003: When the World Cup fixture list appeared and Pakistan saw they had a match against the Netherlands in the delightful surroundings of Paarl, they would have welcomed the prospect with relish

Sri Lanka boost NRR with crushing victory

Feb 19, 2003: Sri Lanka crushed international minnows Canada with embarrassing ease at Paarl on Wednesday, completing a nine-wicket win inside two hours without the majority of their players even breaking into a sweat

India have too much firepower for Holland's comfort

Feb 11, 2003: Bells shall chime ever more vigorously and fervent prayers shall rend the air, for on Wednesday, the world's most populous cricketing nation renews its quest for the ultimate quadrennial glory

Standard Bank Cup set for entertainment

Jan 9, 2003: With all the national players available, the Standard Bank Cup semi-finals sees full strength Border and Western Province meet in East London while the giant killers Boland and Griqualand West meet in an interesting encounter in Paarl

2002 Pre-season supporters' tour to South Africa

Jan 2, 2002: Once again, Gloucestershire will be travelling to sunny South Africa for our pre-season training

Hampshire complete a hat trick of defeats in the Winelands Tournament

Mar 31, 2001: Hampshire completed a hat trick of defeats in the Winelands Tournament, when they again failed to post a decent score, against a well drilled Warwickshire outfit

Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 85 runs in the Winelands Tournament

Mar 30, 2001: There are some glum faces around the Hampshire camp here at Boland Park, Paarl as another abject batting performance has led to another ignominous defeat

Hampshire start tour of South Africa with a loss

Mar 29, 2001: The players were met with thick fog for the start of the Winelands Tournament at Boland Park, Paarl today

Easterns complete academic win

Mar 18, 2001: Easterns finally mopped-up a match they had controlled virtually from the outset, beating Boland by 139 runs in a meaningless exercise in first-class cricket in Paarl on Sunday

Boland face huge target on final day

Mar 17, 2001: Easterns just about squeezed the life out of a tired Boland side on day three of this Supersport Series Super Eight encounter in Paarl, finishing the day well on top and within sight of an emphatic victory

Easterns on top but refuse to enforce follow on

Mar 16, 2001: After the events of recent days in Kolkata, it would come as little surprise if there was a contagious fear of following on sweeping through the cricketing world at present

Easterns ward off threat of military haircuts

Mar 15, 2001: Easterns turned a corner at Boland Park on Thursday, producing a gritty batting display which will have warmed the heart of coach Ray Jennings, who accused his side of 'meek capitulation' in last week's ten-wicket defeat at the hands of North West

Paarl, Benoni join World Cup party

Mar 5, 2001: Boland Park in Paarl and Willowmoore Park in Benoni will join South Africa's World Cup party in two years' time, the executive director of CWC 2003, Ali Bacher announced on Monday

High drama as Boland draw with Eastern Province

Mar 5, 2001: After four days of nip and tuck, it came down to the last ball