Cricket News

SYDNEY, July 20 AAP - Mike Hussey won a prestigious race against Mark Ramprakash yesterday.

Sri Lankan expatriates in Sydney, Australia have organised an expatriate indoor series against Indian expatriates, called the International Charity Challenge, to raise funds for charity

SYDNEY, July 19 AAP - Steve and Mark Waugh are almost certain to be watching next year's cricket World Cup from the sidelines after the national selectors sent a clear message to the unwanted pair today.

MELBOURNE - Having lived the boyhood dream in 35 Tests and 92 one-day internationals for Australia, Paul Reiffel may have found a way to extend his international cricketing career for decades to come

Western Warriors recruit Paul Wilson has agreed to play club cricket with Melville for the next two seasons.

Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist has been recognised by his international peers as the cricketer of the year

Warwickshire today confirmed completion of a playing contract with Australian pace bowler Damien Fleming for a 2 week period as cover for current overseas player Shaun Pollock, who will be taking part in the ICC Champions Trophy in Sri Lanka from

Dean Jones, former star Australian batsman, admitted to feeling more than a little strange when walking out onto his beloved Melbourne Cricket Ground last summer sporting New Zealand's colours, a move which couldn't help but attract some pointed

SYDNEY, July 3 AAP - Former Australian cricket captain Allan Border will add some spice to the Ashes rivalry when he emulates England legend Ian Botham on a charity walk from Sydney to Brisbane later this year.

SYDNEY, July 3 AAP - Australian selector Allan Border today challenged the nation's cricketers to help end the search for a world class allrounder.

India may have drawn first blood against England in their first NatWest encounter at Lord's on Saturday, but captain Sourav Ganguly is in no mood for complacency as he prepares his team for tomorrow's day-night match at Chester-le-Street.

Australian spin bowler and coach Peter Philpott was unwittingly in on the ground floor of the revival that has been behind New Zealand's advance in cricket

By his own calculation, former Australian Test spinner Peter Philpott has been involved in 60 cricket summers in his 67 years of life

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) said it was too early to react toconflicting reports Australia will play Pakistan at a neutral venuelater this year.

Colin Miller, the hero of every sporting thirty-something still waitinghopefully by the phone for a call from the national selectors, hasretired from first-class cricket.

Pakistan announced on Sunday that a tri-nation tournament and a Testseries it planned to host later this year will now be played outside thecountry.

The venue for Australia's cricket series against Pakistan later thisyear remains a mystery after the Pakistanis rejected another alternativesuggested by the world champions.

A new player will win the honour of being the winner of the FICA international player of the year in the 2002 awards when they are announced on July 10

The South Australian Cricket Association and the South Australian Country Cricket Committee has appointed former Redbacks Coach Jeff Hammond to coach the SA Country team the

BRISBANE - Australians Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden and Indian starSachin Tendulkar have been nominated by their peers for theinternational cricketer of the year award.