Charlie Austin

Zimbabwe clinch four-wicket victory in nervy encounter

Zimbabwe successfully recovered from their chastening 38 all out on Saturday to defeat a West Indies side that looks ill at ease after a spate of injuries, disciplinary problems and a three-Test drumming by Sri Lanka

09-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Chaminda Vaas starts LG Abans tri-series with record-breaking bonanza

In was nightmare for the sponsors, but a dream for Colombo's police authorities, who were reportedly in a quandary as to whether to impose another post-election city-wide curfew in the afternoon, as Chaminda Vaas ensured the first game of the LG

08-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Vaas remains modest as Carlisle hopes it's a freak day

Sri Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas claimed it was the best performance of his career whilst Zimbabwe captain Stuart Carlisle hoped it was just a "freak day" as the tourists were bowled for 38, the lowest ever One-Day International (ODI) total, at

08-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Ranatunga sweeps to victory in Sri Lankan polls

Former Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga won a seat in Parliament during the Sri Lankan general elections held on Wednesday

07-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Brian Lara calls for fundamental re-think on the game in the Caribbean

West Indian batting genius Brian Lara has called for a fundamental re-think on the direction and development of the game in the Caribbean following his team's three-nil whitewash in Sri Lanka

05-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka complete historic series whitewash

As sure as night follows day the dismissal of Brian Lara singled the end for West Indies as they slipped towards their third consecutive defeat to give Sri Lanka their first ever series whitewash in their 19 year Test history at the Sinhalese Sports

03-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Carl Hooper hopes young side learn from Sri Lankan disaster

Captain Carl Hooper paid tribute to Sri Lanka after their three-nil drumming and hoped that his inexperienced side would learn from the humbling experience

03-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Politicians brace themselves for Ranatunga's entry into politics

Sri Lanka's politicians are a quarrelsome bunch, but even they will be looking on with some trepidation, as former cricket captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, whose career was littered with bellicose disputes with officials and opponents, is seeking to become

03-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Jayasuriya claims whitewash to be one of Sri Lanka's finest performances

Captain Sanath Jayasuriya acclaimed his side's three-nil series whitewash over West Indies as one of the finest ever performances by Sri Lanka

03-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Tillakaratne double-century sets up victory chance on final day

Prior to tea a military helicopter circled the Sinhalese Sports Club before a seven-man team of elite commandos sky-dived into the stadium during the interval

02-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Tillakaratne dominates third day at SSC

Veteran left-hander Hashan Tillakaratne scored his second century of the series and Russel Arnold partially broke off the shackles of poor form as Sri Lanka batted throughout the third day of this third and final Janashakthi National Test match

01-Dec-2001•Charlie Austin

Dav Whatmore pays tribute to Chaminda Vaas after seven-wicket haul

Sri Lankan coach Dav Whatmore paid tribute to Chaminda Vaas at the end of the second day of the final Test in Colombo after the left-arm pace bowler had ripped through the West Indies batting with the second new ball

30-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Chaminda Vaas conjures up Houdini-like recovery

Despite the heroics of Brian Lara, who scored 221, his third double century and the highest ever Test score by a touring batsman in Sri Lanka, the home side finished the day with a bounce in their step thanks mainly to a career best seven-wicket haul

30-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Lara credits Sir Garfield Sobers for Sri Lankan run spree

Present West Indian batting icon Brian Lara credited former great Sir Garfield Sobers for a run making spree in Sri Lanka that sees him closing in fast on the all-time record Caribbean run getters

29-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Brian Lara shines again at Sinhalese Sports Club

West Indian morale was given a much-needed boost at a sun splashed Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday, as Brian Lara made full use of a flat pitch to score his second century of the series

29-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies seek to avert Sri Lankan whitewash in Colombo

Two Tests down and the series lost, West Indian captain Carl Hooper is looking for his top-order to finally gel in the third Test in Colombo starting Thursday, as the tourists try to avert the ignominy of a series whitewash in Sri Lanka

28-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Hooper hails Muralitharan as off-spinner breaks more records

West Indian captain Carl Hooper hailed Muttiah Muralitharan as the world's best spinner after the 29-year-old had equalled Richard Hadlee's world record for the highest number of ten-wicket hauls in the second Janashakthi National Test at Kandy.

27-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indies rue umpiring blunder in Kandy Test

West Indies were left fuming on Sunday night following the controversial dismissal of batting superstar Brian Lara which paved the way for Sri Lanka' s series winning victory in Kandy

25-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

Sri Lanka seal series after nail-biting finale

Sri Lanka finally ended Kandy jinx on the final tension-strewn day of the second Janashakthi National Test when they defeated West Indies by 131 runs in the descending gloom to win this three-Test series

25-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

West Indians face fight for survival after latest capitulation

The sun finally shone in Kandy, but that did not brighten the mood of the West Indian players, who suffered yet another batting collapse; a capitulation that squashed any faint hopes of squaring this Janashkathi National Test series and leaves them

24-Nov-2001•Charlie Austin

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