Cricket News

Captain Simon Katich said Western Australia's first outright win of the season, over South Australia at the Adelaide Oval today, was a reward for patient bowling and sharp fielding.

Pundits are enthusing about how much the WACA ground will suit Australia's pace attack in the third cricket Test against New Zealand

The ECB National Academy won the second match of their winter tour programme in Australia earlier today - beating South Australia 2nd XI by 70 runs in a One-Day game

West Australian paceman Matt Nicholson picked up two wickets in his first two overs late today as the Warriors moved within striking distance of an outright victory in the four-day cricket match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval.

Queensland dished out another Brisbane hiding to New South Wales today but the Blues still left the Gabba believing they were sneaking up on Australian cricket's best domestic team.

The Perth Test, which begins on Friday, will be the decider in this three-match series between Australia and New Zealand, after rain again hit Hobart to ensure that the Second Test ended in a frustrating draw today.

An autumn Test match in Hobart between, say, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is an unlikely prospect.

Queensland's Andrew Symonds has a reputation for tormenting opposition bowlers at the Gabba but today he used an old red ball to bring New South Wales to its knees in a fast-moving Pura Cup match.

Western Australian pacemen Matt Nicholson and Jo Angel stormed through the South Australian lower order to dismiss the Redbacks for 206 and claim a first innings lead of 21 on day two of their four day match at Adelaide Oval today.

Two winners are in prospect on the last day of play in the second rain-affected Australia-New Zealand Test in Hobart tomorrow

Queensland's batsmen survived on the Gabba tightrope for long enough today to edge their noses in front of New South Wales during a difficult start to the Pura Cup match.

South Australia's youngest player Paul Rofe got his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket as Western Australia was dismissed for 227 on day one of their match at Adelaide Oval today.

New Zealand Cricket's injury curse has struck again with Daryl Tuffey the victim this time

Unless New Zealand suffer two dramatic collapses in Hobart over the next two days the third Test in the series with Australia, starting next week in Perth, looks like providing the deciding match

Promising XXXX Queensland Bulls left-arm paceman Mitchell Johnson willmiss the next two months of the 2001-2002 season after it was confirmedtoday that he has a stress fracture in his back.

There was so lengthy a rain delay that the effect of its batting was largely watered down today

Veteran fast bowlers Allan Donald and Steve Elworthy have both been included in the South African squad to tour Australia at the end of the year, but there is no place for Daryll Cullinan

XXXX Queensland Bulls captain Stuart Law will equal the mark set bySam Trimble for the most first class games for Queensland when hetakes to the field on the opening day of the Pura Cup clash againstNSW at the Gabba from Sunday.

It was only a moderately overcast day in Hobart, and there certainly weren't enough in the way of ugly clouds to provoke thoughts that a thunderstorm might be approaching

The following players have been named by the WA Selectors, to representthe Western Warriors in an ING Cup game v the South Australian Redbacks,at the Adelaide Oval on Friday 30th November 2001.