Cricket News

South Australian captain Darren Lehmann has mastered desperately hot conditions as well as a determined attack to lead his team to a vital win over New South Wales in the teams' ING Cup match at Coffs Harbour today.

A magnificent century by Darren Lehmann led South Australia to a convincing winover New South Wales in the ING Cup cricket match here today.

Australia's VB One-Day International Series campaign has been thrown into disarray with Glenn McGrath banned for the home side's next match and another fast bowler, Brad Williams, likely to be out of action for a month with a fractured right thumb

Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has been charged with dissent following an incident in tonight's one-day international match against New Zealand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

If this New Zealand team was a racehorse, it would probably need to be swabbed

Rival captains Steve Waugh and Stephen Fleming and leading officials condemned crowd misbehaviour at tonight's opening triangular series one-day cricket match at the MCG.

Australian selector Andrew Hilditch was today named on a top-level commission to examine the rift in world cricket over match referees.

Former Australian opening batsman Michael Slater was today considered fit enough for selection in the NSW cricket team for the Blues' Pura Cup cricket match against South Australia starting in Adelaide next Wednesday.

Colin Miller has been included in Victoria's team for the Pura Cup cricket match against Western Australia starting in Perth next week.

Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist is set to make history today by becoming the first international cricketer to carry commercial sponsorship on his bat.

Fast bowler Brad Williams and the use of bonus points will feature in an Australian one-day international for the first time when the home team takes on New Zealand in the opening match of the VB Series tomorrow.

The Tasmanian Selectors have today announced the Cascade Tasmanian Tigers squad to play the Queensland Bulls in the ING Cup on Sunday 13th January, 2002 at Bellerive Oval.

The Tasmanian Cricket Association (TCA) is seeking expressions of interest from applicants for the position of State Coach.

Lower order half-centuries from one-day specialist Jonty Rhodes and captain Shaun Pollock rescued South Africa as it finished with nine for 215 in 50 overs in the day-night match against Australia A at Adelaide Oval today.

The following players have been named by the WA Selectors, to representthe Western Warriors v the Victorian Bushrangers.

The depth of Australian cricket was on display again tonight as opening batsman Jimmy Maher made a well-paced 94 to guide Australia A to victory over South Africa in their day-night limited overs match at Adelaide Oval.

New South Wales and Australian batsman Michael Bevan has been named as Leicestershire's overseas professional for the 2002 county cricket season.

Opener Jerry Cassell has been recalled to the XXXX Queensland Bulls teamfor the Pura Cup match against Tasmania in Hobart next week.

England Under 19 lost by 168 runs in its one-day match against the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Under 19 in Adelaide today

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming has no regrets about roasting his players in the Brisbane sun, saying it toughened them ahead of Friday's tri-series opener against Australia.