Cricket News

Australian captain Steve Waugh will miss his last chance for an interstate match before the first cricket Test against New Zealand but paceman Brett Lee is back.

The ACT President's XI has made an impressive start against the touring New Zealanders to be 2-177 at tea on the first day of the three-day match at Manuka Oval, Canberra.

New Zealand suffered a blow to its Test preparations today when key spin bowler Daniel Vettori suffered ankle ligament damage in the three-day tour match against the ACT President's XI at Manuka Oval.

Left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori threw a scare into the CLEAR Black Caps camp during their game with the ACT Invitation XI at Manuka Oval in Canberra today

Temperatures might have been cool later in the day but the batting was sizzling on the last day of the second three-day game between the New Zealand and Australian Academies at Bert Sutcliffe Oval today

Andrew Symonds unleashed his second knockout punch on Western Australia in as many days to ignite Queensland's cricket season at the Gabba today.

Big-hitting Andrew Symonds helped Queensland beat the clock when it roared to an ominous win over Western Australia in the Pura Cup match at the Gabba today.

Honours were evenly split between the New Zealand and Australian Cricket Academies after the second day of their second three-day game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today

A run of cheap wickets meant South Australia missed the opportunity to claim outright victory over Victoria in the Pura Cup cricket match at Adelaide Oval today.

Tasmanian captain Ricky Ponting used it as an opportunity to make history

New Zealand's bowlers will have a valuable two-hour stint following captain Stephen Fleming's declaration at tea on the final day of their tour match against the Queensland Academy of Sport at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

Runs flowed as the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy from Australia took toll of some periods of loose bowling from their New Zealand counterparts on the first day of their second three-day game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today

Chris Cairns acknowledged before flying out to Australia to join the CLEAR Black Caps today that the prospect of taking on the world champions had hastened his recovery from knee surgery

New Zealand wicketkeeper Adam Parore made the most of an early life to light up the final day of the Black Caps' drawn cricket tour clash with the Queensland Academy of Sport here today.

While his rivals scrambled for a Test spot, Matthew Hayden proved he was the best opening batsman in Australia when he drove Queensland past Western Australia in the Pura Cup clash at the Gabba today.

It wasn't Wednesday and Walcott, Worrell and Weekes were not immediately in sight

New Zealand has struggled to 5-142 at lunch on the fourth and final day of its Tour match with the Queensland Academy of Sport at Allan Border Field in Brisbane.

Victoria's Ian Harvey stole the show with a hat-trick as South Australia took first innings points in the Pura Cup cricket match at Adelaide Oval today.

A century stand by Daniel Payne and a cavalier James Hopes has carried the Queensland Academy of Sport XI to 5-190 at tea on the third day of their cricket tour clash against New Zealand at Allan Border Field here today.

A spectator provided the catch of the day while dashing batsman James Hopes excelled for the Queensland Academy of Sport against the touring New Zealander cricket team at Allan Border Field here today.