The 2002 cricket season comes to an end this Saturday with the final of the Knock Out competition being played at Hadar Yosef

Lions Lod will be looking to secure the "double" when they meet Tel Aviv in the final of the ICA Cup

Weather permitting, the semi finals of the ICA knock out competition will be held on Saturday November 16 at the Hadar Yosef Cricket Grounds

David Massil bowling to Gedaliya Auerbach

Netanya will meet Lions Lod in the 2002 ICA League final, after they beat Tel Aviv by 5 wickets in their semi final clash at Hadar Yosef on Friday

Two teams each from Be'er Sheva, Dimona and Yeruham participated in a very successful tournament played today in Yeruham, as the Succot holiday "Festival of Cricket" continued in the Negev

There can be few places in the world where cricket is played under such harsh conditions as in the Negev desert

It was dejaveu at Hadar Yosef Stadium on Saturday when Tel Aviv made short work of Young Ashdod for the second time in 3 weeks, this time in the first round of the ICA Cup

David Silver and Des Moss, both founding members of Netanya Cricket Club, scored half centuries, steering their team to a comfortable 7-wicket win over Be'er Sheva 'A', in a game played in Be'er Sheva on Friday

In a season that has featured no shortage of surprises, none were more surprising than the 2-wicket victory of Ashdod 'A' over Lions Lod on Saturday

The Israel U13 team concluded their history-breaking tour of Italy, where they participated in the European U13 'B' Championships, with a comprehensive victory by 89-runs over France yesterday

The Israel U13 cricket team made history yesterday, defeating Gibraltar in a rain-affected game at the U13 'B' European Championships being played in Italy, and in so doing secured the gold medal at the 6-nation tournament

The Israel U13 team continued their brilliant run of successes at the European Championships being played in Italy, when they beat tournament favourites Germany by 36 runs today

Anybody who witnessed the 1999 World Cup semi-final between Australia and South Africa in England would know what a tense, dramatic and nailbiting game cricket can be

The Israel U13 team began their European Championship campaign with a comprehensive 59-run win over host nation Italy earlier today

Any hopes that Young Ashdod might have entertained of avoiding the drop to Division 2 next year were dashed by Tel Aviv

In senior league action, Lions Lod maintained their unbeaten record with a narrow 5-wicket win, achieved with a handfull of balls to spare, over Be'er Sheva A in Be'er Sheva

In April, as part of the European Spirit of Cricket Day, Dani Hotz set a new European record for the longest time batting in the nets - 12 hours, and last month he became the youngest ever player to represent Israel when he was selected for the team

David Silver, playing his first game since having undergone a knee operation, hit a polished 90 to lead Netanya to a 88-run victory over Ramle in a Division 1 game played at Hadar Yosef on Friday

In a game of high tension, Be'er Sheva beat Ra'anana in an U15 League game played at a very hot and humid Hadar Yosef stadium on Sunday