Isaac Talkar took 4 for 13 in a magnificent display of fast bowling as Ramle bowled out Ra'anana for a mere 93 to win by 31 runs

At a meeting of the Executive Board of the ICA held last Monday night in Lod several measures were unanimously agreed upon which will have a direct effect on the organisation of the ICA

Mr Sharad Pawar, the Indian Minister of Agriculture was in Israel last week to participate in the annual Agritech exhibition held in Tel Aviv

Be'er Sheva A comforatbly beat Lod by 51 runs, Dimona C defeated Diamonds by 3 wickets and Neve Yonatan eased to a 7 wicket win over Lions Be'er Sheva in Division 2 3rd Round matches played last week

The gulf between Lions Lod and the other Division 1 teams was highlighted yet again in Ashdod on Saturday, as Lions Lod demolished Young Ashdod by the massive margin of 196 runs

Ra'anana 2nd team captain Gabi Schachat enjoyed the best performance of his young career, leading his team to a comfortable 53-run win over Rishon Le'Zion in a Division 3 fixture at Hadar Yosef on Friday

A superb all round performance by Raymond Aston provided Young Ashdod with a crushing 177 run win over city rivals Ashdod A

Lions Be'er Sheva, who swept all before them to win Division 3 last season, came unstuck in their first game in Division 2, losing to city rivals Be'er Sheva A by 4 wickets

An umpires seminar will be held in Ashdod on April 26, from 18:30 - 21:30

The 2006 domestic season got underway over the weekend with a total of five matches being played

Israel was represented at the ECC Administration Conference held in London last week by Ezra Ben Yehuda and Naor Gudker

Stanley Perlman was re-elected as chairman of the ICA committee at the Annual General Meeting which was held earlier this month in Tel Aviv

The Israel Cricket Association (ICA) will stage the 2006 European U17 2nd Division Championship, hosting teams from Belgium, France, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Italy and Jersey from 18 - 24 August

Ra'anana coasted to a 6-wicket win over Lod on Friday to secure a place in the ICA Cup final which will be played on Friday in Ashdod. Ashdod A defeated Diamonds in their semi final played last weekend

Last season Cup runners up Diamonds were no match for an Ashdod team who have saved their best form for the end of the season

In an exciting weekend of Cup action, Ashdod A provided the biggest upset of the day, defeating league champions Lions Lod by 14 runs

Tel Aviv ended the season on a high note when they defeated Beer Sheva by 6 wickets to clinch second spot in Division 1

Four seasons ago then-Victorian captain Paul Reiffel declared with 20-year old batsman Michael Klinger stranded on 99

Lions Lod, with the league title secured, began their chase for the double with a thumping win by 199 runs over Lions Be'er Sheva as the first round of ICA Cup action got underway over the weekend. Lod were also too strong for their lower division opponen

Lions Lod successfully defended their Division 1 championship over the weekend, without even playing