Cricket News

Nathan Hauritz's World Cup call-up had a flow-on effect today withWynnum-Manly allrounder Chris Simpson called into the XXXX QueenslandBulls squad to play NSW in the Pura Cup in Sydney this week.

SYDNEY, March 3 AAP - Western Australian cricket selectors swung the axe today ahead of this week's Pura Cup match against Victoria.

The media are reminded that match ticket applications for the Super Six matches will open on the 4th March 2003

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, March 2 AAP - Ricky Ponting fears Australia's likely World Cup semifinal at St George's Park will be decided by the toss of the coin if the state of the pitch doesn't improve

THE Western Australian Cricket Selectors today announced a Western Warriors team to play Victoria in the Pura Cup match in Melbourne on March 6-9, 2003.

Australia clinched a record-breaking 12th consecutive ODI victory last night with a dramatic win over England at St George's Park, South Africa.

Another win for the men in green and gold, who clawed back from the brink

PERTH, March 2 AAP - Unflappable Mark Waugh continued New South Wales' late-season charge with an unbeaten half-century to guide the Blues to a thrilling two-wicket Pura Cup victory over Western Australia.

Victories for India and Kenya on Saturday secured places in the Super Six for both nations

HOBART, March 2 AAP - Last-placed Tasmania had little trouble ending South Australia's slim final hopes in the Pura Cup with an eight wicket victory at Bellerive Oval today.

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BRISBANE, March 1 AAP - Victoria added another chapter to its book of Gabba nightmares today when Queensland surged into its fifth consecutive home Pura Cup cricket final.

HOBART, March 1 AAP - South Australia's hopes of reaching the Pura Cup final were all but dashed today by a fiesty Tasmania on day three of their rain-marred clash at Bellerive Oval.

PERTH, March 1 AAP - Chris Rogers' and Marcus North's outstanding 369-run partnership put Western Australia back in with a chance in the Pura Cup cricket match against NSW at the WACA Ground.

HOBART, Feb 28 AAP - South Australia will be tempted to make an attacking declaration at Bellerive Oval tomorrow in their desperate pursuit of an outright win over Tasmania.

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - Gabba hitmen Michael Kasprowicz and Adam Dale gave Victoria another Brisbane belting today as Queensland virtually booked itself a berth in the Pura Cup cricket final.

Australia have won their last 11 one-day internationals in succession

PERTH, Feb 28 AAP - New South Wales' ambitions of making the Pura Cup cricket final lifted dramatically today as it moved towards outright points over Western Australia at the WACA Ground.

The Tasmanian Cricket Association would like to advise that prior to the commencement of the Pura Cup match at Bellerive against the Southern Redbacks, two late changes were forced upon the team.

HOBART, Feb 27 AAP - South Australia lost two early wickets in its attempt to chase Tasmania's first innings tally of 285 at stumps on day one of the Pura Cup match at Bellerive Oval today.