Cricket News

Though it seemed to escape serious attention on both sides of the Atlantic last year, it's worth bearing in mind that, among the four major prizes that were on offer in English domestic cricket in 2001, only one went to a team without an Australian

In making the following announcements, the WACA would again like to acknowledge the valuable contribution Allan Edwards has made to West Australian cricket and his work during the past season as Chairman of the State Selection Panel.

Marcus North, the 23-year-old left-handed batsman from Perth, is visiting Chennai as a part of a Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy training squad

Australian coach John Buchanan believes the real impact of Steve and Mark Waugh's sacking from one-day cricket won't be known for 12 months as the new-look team moves towards its World Cup defence.

Australia's cricketers have been rated in the same class as golfing icon Tiger Woods after enhancing their reputation as the world's best team during a ruthless South African tour.

Queensland has continued the trend of appointing home-grown identities to its on and off field leadership positions by naming Terry Oliver as its new senior coach in Brisbane today.

The visiting Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy team from Australia continued their winning run in Chennai when they beat the Combined XI by six wickets on the final day of the three-day match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.

Queensland assistant coach Terry Oliver was today named to take on the XXXX Bulls coaching job in place of Bennett King.

There have been times during the Standard Bank one-day series when hell seemed more likely to freeze over than a South African victory over Australia

Captain Ricky Ponting will change his batting order for Tuesday's final match as Australia tries to remain unbeaten in the one-day cricket series against South Africa.

The Victorian Cricket Association last night elected former Victorian captain Ray Bright to its state selection panel for the 2002/03 cricket season

Veteran batsman Darren Lehmann expects Ricky Ponting to steer Australian one-day cricket to a higher level after shining in South Africa during his first series as national captain.

As a young cricket fan growing up in the late 1970s I, like many other young enthusiasts, had my heroes

South Africa captain Shaun Pollock has scoffed at suggestions that his side might boycott the opening match of next year's World Cup as some sort of protest against the way the game is administered in South Africa

South African captain Shaun Pollock said Australian selectors were right to have dropped Steve and Mark Waugh and gamble on a new-look squad for the World Cup defence next year.

Building on the back of a thunderous Adam Gilchrist 52, Australia produced a masterly batting display to achieve the highest winning score by a team batting second in one-day history when they beat South Africa by three wickets in the sixth match of

Darren Lehmann's status as Australian domestic cricket's finest player received further endorsement last night when he was named winner of the prestigious Lord Hampden Medal at South Australian cricket's night of nights in Adelaide.

Queensland batsman Jimmy Maher tonight capped off a season of success by winning the Ian Healy Trophy as the XXXX Bulls Player of the Year.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting said that his side's ability to keep digging themselves out of trouble was the mark of a great team

Jason Gillespie is wearing the unusual tag of Australia's fast bowling ironman in South Africa as he tries to cement his place in one-day international cricket.