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Stuart Carlisle: life at the helm

Stuart Carlisle, enjoying a three-week break at home before the national side takes off for India, is not downhearted at the struggles Zimbabwe cricket is going through, but he is concerned

02-Feb-2002•John Ward

Trevor Gripper: runs in Sri lanka

Runs in Sri Lanka

25-Jan-2002•John Ward

Muralitharan believes 600 is a possibility

Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan played down the pre-match hype but he couldn't hide his delight when became the youngest bowler and was fastest to take Test 400 wickets at Galle on Tuesday morning and he has now set his sights on taking 600

15-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Zimbabwe batsman save follow-on and put celebrations on hold

A brave fight-back by Zimbabwe's adhesive openers on the third day of the final Janashakthi National Test match saved the visitors the ignominy of following on and sent Muttiah Muralitharan to bed still dreaming of his 400th wicket

14-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Deadly double act sends Zimbabwe tumbling to defeat

Muttiah Muralitharan reached 400 wickets in record time and Sri Lanka completed their eighth straight Test win and second successive series whitewash during an extraordinarily dramatic day of Test cricket at Galle International Stadium on Tuesday

14-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Sri Lankan tail leaves Muralitharan waiting in the wings

A large and expectant crowd braved the stifling heat and humidity on the second day of the final Janashakthi National Test at Galle to watch Muttiah Muralitharan pass the 400 mark

13-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Zimbabwe's part-time spinners cause problems in Galle

Zimbabwe finished the first day of the final Janashakthi National Test with their self-respect intact

12-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

History beckons for Muralitharan in Galle

Cricket has a reputation for producing the unexpected but there are few safer predictions than Muttiah Muralitharan grabbing a bagful of wickets on a dusty Galle track

11-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

ZCO editorial, volume 3 issue 16

Another week, another innings defeat

11-Jan-2002•John Ward

Sri Lanka recall Ruchira Perera for final Test

Sri Lanka have recalled left-arm fast bowler Ruchira Perera for the final Test match against Zimbabwe at Galle starting Saturday

10-Jan-2002•CricInfo

Michael Tissera to head new four-man selection committee

Sri Lankan Sports Minister Johnston Fernando appointed former Ceylon captain Michael Tissera as chairman of a fresh four-man selection committee on Thursday

10-Jan-2002•CricInfo

Sri Lanka crush Zimbabwe but sterner tests lie ahead

Sri Lanka completed their third consecutive Test series win on Monday when they crushed a poor Zimbabwean side by an innings and 94 runs at Asgiriya International Stadium in Kandy

07-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Sanath Jayasuriya warns of tougher assignments ahead

As a rampant Sri Lankan side romped to a predictable series win against Zimbabwe, captain Sanath Jayasuriya warned of tougher challenges ahead in 2002

07-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka poised for series clinching win on fourth day

Zimbabwe were left with their backs firmly to the wall in Sri Lanka's hill country capital on Sunday night with the hosts poised for a series clinching win on the fourth day of this second Test

06-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

CricInfo talks to Murali after his narrow failure to take all ten

Hill-country spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan came agonisingly close to recording the best bowling figures ever in Test cricket at the Asgiriya International Stadium on Saturday morning only to be denied all ten when Chaminda Vaas inadvertently

05-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Day of anti-climax after Muralitharan misses out on all ten

A day that started with anti-climax, when hometown hero Muttiah Muralitharan narrowly failed to become the third man in history to take ten wickets in an innings, ended with Sri Lanka in a now familiar position of dominance in this one-sided Test

05-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Three Sri Lankan selectors resign over Atapattu debacle

Three Sri Lankan selectors handed over their resignation to the Sports Minister Johnstone Fernando on Friday following the selection debacle that preceded the second Janashakthi National Test in Kandy

05-Jan-2002•CricInfo

Sri Lankan sports minister intervenes in selection debacle

Sports minister Johnston Fernando forced Sri Lanka's selectors into a U-turn late on Thursday night as members of the team seriously contemplated standing down from the second Janashakthi National Test in protest of the decision to rest Marvan

04-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

Muralitharan grabs limelight with brilliant nine wicket burst

An extraordinary power struggle between the national selectors and the Sri Lankan team may have dominated the build-up to the second Janashakthi National Test against Zimbabwe at Kandy but local hero Muttiah Muralitharan soon grabbed the limelight

04-Jan-2002•Charlie Austin

ZCO editorial, volume 3 issue 15

A Happy New Year to all our readers and to all genuine cricket-lovers everywhere

04-Jan-2002•John Ward

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