T Cozier: Lara acid test (11 Jan 1998)

Jan 11, 1998: AMIDST all the words about the change in the West Indies captaincy, more than even Brian Lara himself will ever score runs, the line by the wiggly worm in Guy OÕNealÕs cartoon in the Weekend Nation were the most pointed

Caylyle Best on Lara's ascencion (11 Jan 1998)

Jan 11, 1998: Quote: ÒNo doubt, knowledge is a poor substitute for skill and capacityÓ

Barbados: Kensington Oval box charges increase (11 Jan 1998)

Jan 11, 1998: THE TITANS of industry are going to have to fork over 163 per cent more to entertain their business friends in prime view boxes at Kensington Oval

Jan 10, 1998: Okay, so what was your favourite headline of 1997

Sri Lanka News Round-up (10 Jan 1998)

Jan 10, 1998: An unfinished 187-run fourth wicket stand between Migara Perera (154 n.o) and Indika Dilhan (105 n.o.) helped Air Force to make a commanding 320 for 3 at close on day one of their Sara Trophy tournament match against kandy CC begun at Katunayake

Akram leads PIA today to prove his fitness (10 Jan 1998)

Jan 10, 1998: KARACHI, Jan 9: The final round of the Patron's Trophy Grade One championship begins at four different centres of the country from Saturday

West Indies Cricket Board at loggerheads with sponsor (9 Jan 1998)

Jan 9, 1998: SPONSOR FLYING

Jamaica: Wallace in confident mood (9 Jan 1998)

Jan 9, 1998: CRICKET: In last year's Red Stripe Cup, Barbados crowned themselves champions ahead of Jamaica

Jan 9, 1998: Trevor Chesterfield

Sri Lanka News Round-up (9 Jan 1998)

Jan 9, 1998: Compiled by Dinesh Weerawansa

Pakistan double-wicket Cricket Tournament: Eight countries confirm (9 Jan 1998)

Jan 9, 1998: LAHORE,Jan 8: A pairs of the eight Test-playing countries will participate in the second International Floodlit Double-wicket Cricket Tournament, to be held at the Qadhafi Stadium from April 26 to 29

Walsh to consider retiring (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: BRIAN LARA last night met with Courtney Walsh, the man he deposed, in an attempt to persuade the fast bowler to prolong his distinguished career and face England

West Indies: Discarded Cricket Captain Unsure Of Future (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: ST

E W Swanton: England attack hold key to Test success (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: CONTRASTING emotions chase one another as English cricket comes out of its brief hibernation and once more claims our close attention

Sri Lanka News Round-up (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: * Skipper Indika Batuwitarachchi of Thorn Group scored a record 167 not out which included 14 sixes and 5 fours to beat Upali Group by 185 runs in a Mercantile H division cricket match at MCA grounds

Walsh should call it a day - Prescod (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: CRICKET: George Prescod, the chief executive officer of the Jamaica Cricket Association, and George Sterling, second vice president of the Jamaica Cricket Board of Control, yesterday cautiously greeted Brian Lara's selection as the new captain of the

Captain Lara ... the prince is now king (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: Captain Lara ..

Becca on Lara: Hardly a surprise, it was on the cards (8 Jan 1998)

Jan 8, 1998: Brian Lara's elevation to the captaincy of the West Indies was hardly a surprise

Warne's array grows greater (7 Jan 1998)

Jan 7, 1998: WHEN Terry Jenner mutters that Shane Warne could go on to 600 Test wickets, you wonder how much, if at all, he is joking

International Support For Lara As Captain (7 Jan 1998)

Jan 7, 1998: ON the eve of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) decision on the captaincy for the forthcoming home series against England, Brian LaraÕs case has been advanced by two eminent former Test captains