Riding on a superb 141 by Shane Deitz and some useful lower-order contributions, South Australia made 471, a first-innings lead of 152, and then reduced Tasmania to 3 for 35 at close of play on the third day

The feud between Digicel, the sponsors of the West Indies cricket team, and their rival telecommunications company, Cable & Wireless, was no closer to a resolution last night, after an attempt by Dr Keith Mitchell, the prime minister of Grenada, to

St Thomas College needed just eight overs on the third morning at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo to wrap up a thumping innings-and-28-run victory over their arch-rivals, Royal College, to secure their first victory in the

John Major, the cricket-loving former British prime minister, has been made an honorary life member of the prestigious Cricket Club of India in Mumbai

Andrew Flintoff has been officially ruled out of England's two-Test series against Bangladesh in May and June, but could yet make his competitive comeback for Lancashire in their opening championship fixture against Somerset next month, as he

Ray Jennings, South Africa's interim coach, has confirmed his long-term interest in the post, according to a statement from Cricket South Africa (CSA), but he will have to fight for his place from a list of 20 applicants

Phil Jaques led New South Wales' quest for victory on the third day of their Pura Cup match against Victoria at Sydney

Late strikes by Western Australia kept them in the hunt for a place in the Pura Cup finals

A magnificent century from Dale Benkenstein put the Dolphins in command against the Warriors at Kingsmead on the second day

Shivnarine Chanderpaul continued his terrific form with a second consecutive hundred to take Guyana to a formidable 320 for 6 against Leeward Islands at the end of first day of the tenth-round of Carib Beer series at Hampton Court ground in Guyana

Pakistan's president, Pervez Musharraf, has accept an invitation by Manmohan Singh, the Indian prime minister, to visit and watch the ongoing India-Pakistan series

Canterbury managed 219 in their first innings and Otago and then proceeded to seal a slender lead as Otago slumped to 203 all out in their first dig

At the end of the drawn Test at Mohali there were happy people in all camps

Michael Bevan was unceremoniously dumped from their one-day plans last summer, it was widely assumed that his reign as the undisputed master of limited-overs batting had been brought to an inglorious end

Three quick wickets in the final session of the second day reignited New South Wales' hopes of the outright victory they need to ensure a spot in the final, after Jason Arnberger and David Hussey had threatened to bring Victoria right back into the

Shoaib Akhtar, currently recovering from a hamstring problem, has admitted that he might not play the one-day internationals against India due to the injury

Eagles notched up 217 runs for the loss of two wickets on the first day at Sedgars Park in Potchefstroom against the Lions

Dennis Lillee has expressed his disappointment over Brett Lee's omission from the first Test against New Zealand, and has recommended he play county cricket ahead of the Ashes

Two English tourists who filmed New Zealand's fast bowler, Daryl Tuffey, allegedly having sex with a Christchurch woman have gone to ground in Australia, refusing to contact even their own families

Gerald de Kock, Cricket South Africa's media manager for the past two-and-a-half years, has resigned in order to return to broadcasting