Lions Lod secured their place in the 2002 League Final with a comprehensive 8-wicket win over Be'er Sheva.

A flawless Australian bowling performance restricted Israel to just 104 all out in Ashdod today. Gary Litinsky took 4 for 15 and Marc Lipsitz 3 for 25, as the Israel batting line up collapsed.

The Israel senior team go into today's match against Australia in Ashdod knowing that victory will give them a place in Wednesday's final, following their second straight win of the tournament, over Great Britain on Friday.

South African captain Adam Bacher put in a fine all round performance to lead his team to a 4-wicket win over Australia in Ashdod on Wednesday. India were no match for Great Britain, being bowled out for just 60 runs, and losing by 10 wickets.

The much anticipated clash between the South African and Israeli U18 teams on the second day of competition in the junior cricket tournament at the 17th Maccabiah turned into a one-sided match dominated by the visitors.

Although competition in both the senior and junior tournaments commenced on Sunday, the 17th Maccabiah was officially only opened tonight, during a superb opening ceremony at Ramat Gan Stadium, attended by more than 40,000 people, including approximately

In a memorable day for Israel cricket, both the Israel senior team and the U18 side recorded comprehensive victories over India and Great Britain respectively. Star of the day was Isaac Massil who scored a magnificent hundred in Israel's 102-win over Indi

Although the Maccabiah Games opening ceremony only takes place on Monday, the cricket competition will get underway on Sunday.

Team Great Britain is sending out a 14-man squad to compete at the inaugural junior cricket tournament at the 17th Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Stanley Perlman was re-elected to the Executive Committee of the International Cricket Committee, chosen as one of three Associate Members' representatives on the governing body of world cricket.

Lions Lod returned to winning ways, beating Ra'anana by 1-wicket in a titanic match played in Hadar Yosef on Friday.

Newly promoted Tel Aviv provided the shock of the season when they defeated Lions Lod in a hard fought Division 1 encounter at Hadar Yosef, handing the champions their first defeat in four season.

Simon Penkar took 5 wickets for 34 runs, including a hat trick, as Lod defeated Diamonds by 61 runs in a Division 2 fixture played at Hadar Yosef on Saturday. In Division 3, Lions Be'er Sheva defeated Negev Academy 2 by 7 wickets, and Dimona A easily outp

In a full weekend of matches in Division 1, another ruthless performance from Lions Lod brought them a 164-run victory over Ashdod A, Tel Aviv easily beat Be'er Sheva A by 8 wickets, and in a close finish, Young Ashdod showed plenty of character to defeat

Notice is hereby given that the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Israel Cricket Association will be held on Monday May 9 2005 at 19:30 at Hadar Yosef Sports Hall, Tel Aviv.

Three new teams will join the league in 2005, bringing the total number of teams to 18

The 2004 domestic season averages indicate the dominance of champions Lions Lod - their players finished top of the batting and bowling averages in Division 1.

Israeli cricket's most frequent and welcome visitor, former Dutch captain Roland Lefebvre, will be visiting Israel during the Channuka holiday for a 5-day coaching visit.

Silverware returned to Ashdod for the first time in many a season, as Young Ashdod defeated Diamonds by 11 runs in a thrilling ICA Cup final played in Ashdod on Saturday

Third division outfit Diamonds Cricket Club will play first division Young Ashdod in the final of the ICA Cup on Saturday