Cricket News

Article: Rafi Nasim Report on Pak v Aus Match, NWS ODI8

Pakistan gained a morale-boosting victory over Australia in the Day/Night International at Trent Bridge ahead of Saturday's NatWest Series Final

The Australian women's team began their tour of England on Monday with an easy 142-run win over an MCC Invitational XI at Walker's Ground, Southgate, in north London

England having lost all their five matches played so far in the NatWest Series is out of the tournament

A number of members have asked Chief Executive of Somerset, Peter Anderson, whether or not Somerset are going to recruit Mali Richards, the 18-year-old son of Sir Viv Richards

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Mike Atherton hit a superb unbeaten century to put Lancashire in a strong position after the first day of their Championship match against Essex at Old Trafford

Matthew Bulbeck and Joe Tucker both return to play Second XI cricket in the four-day match against Gloucestershire, starting at The County Ground on Tuesday

Sir Paul Condon has said that he expects to interview Alec Stewart in the near future concerning allegations that he took money for information on matches

Security is to be increased at Trent Bridge in preparation for tomorrow's One-Day International between Australia and Pakistan

Sports Minister Richard Caborn has stepped in to attempt to prevent any repetition of the events that have marred the NatWest Series games at Edgbaston and Headingley

Bridgnorth: Shropshire 192 (MJ Marvell 67no, NTP George 6-39) Cornwall 73-5

Mike Burns will take charge of Somerset until Jamie Cox returns from injury

Durham maintained their top-of-the-table position, beating Essex by 24 runs at Ilford to gain their fourth league win of the season

Article: Mudassar Nazar's column on Pak v Eng Match, NWS ODI7

Lancashire, champions of the one-day league two years ago, continued to struggle in Division Two as they slumped to a ten-run defeat by last season's relegation partners

Sussex hauled themselves off the bottom of the second division after a narrow nine-run win over Derbyshire in their Norwich Union League encounter at Arundel

Challow and Childrey: Cheshire 313 (N Woods 89, A Hall 70) Oxfordshire

Jeremy Ord took 6-33 and left-arm spinner Nick Wood 4-18 as Old Tauntonians & Romsey rushed Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 rivals, Sparsholt out for 81 to chalk up a 48-run victory

All matches postponed Flamingo v Bashley (Rydal) II, Havant II v New Milton, Hursley Park v Portsmouth II, Leckford v Alton, Lymington II v Winchester K.S., Paultons v Hook and Newnham Basics, Rowledge v Gosport Borough, St.Cross Symondians v