Cricket News

Lee Carseldine has become the second batsman from the Queensland Academy of Sport to score a century against New Zealand in the three-day tour matchat Allan Border Field.

Winning the toss for the first time in the four-game series finally paid dividends for the New Zealand Academy today, the success being the forerunner of the side's only victory over the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy at Lincoln University

World Cup champions Australia will start their defence of their title in a repeat of the 1999 final against Pakistan at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on February 11 according to the 2003 World Cup schedule released in Durban on Saturday

Greg Mail has delivered the runs but he believes Stuart MacGill can deliver victory for NSW over South Australia in its Pura Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Ricky Ponting provided the highlights, but it was a host of lesser lights who steered Tasmania safely to stumps and first day honours in the Pura Cup cricket match at the WACA today.

There were so many dizzy spells the players were left seeing stars at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

New Zealand claimed two early wickets before rain forced umpires to call an early lunch break on the opening day of the three-day tour match against the Queensland Academy of Sport at Allan Border Field.

Australia's pace bowlers were in venomous form as 20 wickets fell on the opening day of the Pura Cup cricket match between New South Wales and South Australia at the SCG here today.

Not so much as a ball was bowled at Punt Road in Melbourne today, persistent rain ending all hopes of play on the scheduled third day of the Pura Cup match between Victoria and Queensland.

Rain has delayed the start of play in the three-day tour match between New Zealand and the Queensland Academy of Sport at Allan Border Field.

New Zealand's Cricket Academy's bad luck with injuries has been a boon for the country's standby players for the tour of Australia, as several players have now featured in games against the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy at Lincoln University

Rain forced umpires to call off play after just 12 overs of the first day of the three-day tour match between the Queensland Academy of Sport and New Zealand at Allan Border Field today.

Western Australia selectors will give Damien Martyn until the coin toss to prove his fitness for tomorrow's Pura Cup cricket match against Tasmania at the WACA.

Brett Lee's sheer pace is no guarantee of a place in the Australian cricket team according to his brother and state captain Shane Lee.

Keen to overcome an opponent that has grossly frustrated it in each of the last two Finals of this competition, Victoria only encountered more annoyance on the second day of the Pura Cup match against Queensland at Punt Road in Melbourne today.

Paul Wiseman has come in from the cold

HONG KONG, October 23, 2001 - In a stunning coup for the tournament, Mike Walsh, Chairman of the Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA), today revealed that Pakistan will send a stellar squad of current Test and one-day stars to the 2001 Cathay

Tasmanian captain Ricky Ponting posted his highest domestic one-day score to lead the Tigers to a bonus point victory over Western Australia at the WACA tonight.

Damien Martyn has thrown a fitness scare into the Australian camp just two weeks out from the start of the Test series against New Zealand.

Australia has today officially taken possession of Test cricket's world championship trophy.