Cricket News

BRISBANE, Oct 18 AAP - New South Wales dug in for the long haul towards first innings points against Queensland on the third day of the Pura Cup match at the Gabba today.

Shane Warne's hot streak against Pakistan has presented him with the opportunity to claim another Australian record - for most wickets taken in a three-Test series.

BRISBANE, Oct 18 AAP - Batsmen Matthew Phelps and Michael Clarke settled into the trenches at the Gabba today as NSW inflicted a rare day of pain on Queensland in a grinding Pura Cup cricket match at the Gabba.

ADELAIDE, Oct 18 AAP - Victorian coach David Hookes believes it's outrageous to play an early-starting limited overs match tomorrow, the day after Victoria lost a Pura Cup match to South Australia.

BRISBANE, Oct 17 AAP - Little-known Queenslander Lee Carseldine led another left-handed assault on NSW today as Queensland reached the high ground in the Pura Cup cricket match at the Gabba.

ADELAIDE, Oct 17 AAP - South Australia continued to build a commanding lead despite losing three wickets before lunch in its second innings on day three of its Pura Cup cricket match against Victoria at Adelaide Oval today.

ADELAIDE, Oct 17 AAP - Two interstate recruits making their debuts for South Australia put the Redbacks within eight wickets an outright victory over Victoria on the third day of their Pura Cup match at Adelaide Oval.

BRISBANE, Oct 17 AAP - Left-hander Lee Carseldine posted his maiden first-class century as Queensland piled on the runs against NSW on the second day of the Pura Cup cricket match at the Gabba.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has named a 12-man squad for the ACB Cup match against Tasmania's second XI to commence on Monday, October 21.

WESTERN Australian cricket selectors today announced teams to contest the RE/MAX Cup series against England next week.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has named the finaltwelve-man squad for the first ING Cup match to be held this Saturday,October 19 at Adelaide Oval.

ADELAIDE, Oct 17 AAP - Victoria needed to score 512 in four sessions for an outright victory after South Australia declared its second innings closed at 6-515 at tea on the third day of the Pura Cup match at Adelaide Oval today.

BRISBANE, Oct 17 AAP - The New South Wales bowlers finally stopped Brendan Nash today but only after the Queensland opener steered the Bulls into a strong position in the Pura Cup cricket match at the Gabba.

THE Western Australian cricket selectors have appointed Michael Hussey as Western Warriors stand-in captain for the 2002-2003 season.

Fitzroy Doncaster's batting star, David Plumpton has been named in a 13 man squad to contest the Bushrangers first ING Cup match of the season against the Southern Redbacks in Adelaide this Saturday.

Cricketers across Victoria will this weekend observe a minute's silence as a mark of respect to the victims of the Bali bombing attack.

Western Australian cricket selectors, in conjunction with the Australian Cricket Board, today confirmed the ACB Chairman's XI to play England at Lilac Hill next Tuesday.

SYDNEY - Matthew Hayden has gone top of the PricewaterhouseCoopersratings of Test cricketers for the first time.

The Tasmanian Selectors have today announced the Cascade Tasmanian Tigers squad to participate in preparations for Tigers first ING Cup match to be played against the Queensland Bulls in Brisbane on Sunday 27th October 2002.

West End and the South Australian Cricket Association today strengthened their decades-old association by announcing a formal sponsorship deal for the next five years.