Cricket News

Hampshire II's continued their fine run of form as they beat Worcestershire at the Rose Bowl, making it six wins out of six in the Second Eleven Trophy.

It's six out of six as seconds defeat Worcestershire

04-Jul-2003•Iain Brunnschweiller

BCCI to introduce player contracts

India's cricketers will soon be on par with their counterparts in Australia, New Zealand and England, once the system of player contracts is put into practice by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

04-Jul-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Snedden prepares New Zealand cricket for its next big step

Lindsay Crocker's appointment as New Zealand team manager was no surprise today - that cat was let out of the bag when he resigned as Auckland's chief executive - but what was of interest was his appointment as general manager of the team

New Zealand will play their Test matches on the tour of India in September-October in Mohali and Kanpur, although in which order is still to be decided

Indian venues decided but order unknown for NZ

A total of $21,430 will be donated to community health and cricket programs in South Australia as the result of money raised by the Prime Minister's XI v the Australian and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) match in Adelaide on March 21

More than $20,000 raised in PM's ATSIC match

04-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo Staff

Bournemouth must win to stay in touch

Leaders BAT Sports can effectively knock third-placed Bournemouth out of immediate ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship contention if they beat the Dorset club at Southern Gardens tomorrow, 11.30am.

The final schedule for England's tour of Sri Lanka later this year has been confirmed after slight changes by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka

Changes in schedule for England tour of Sri Lanka

Steve Waugh visits a home for leprosy-afflicted children on the outskirts of Calcutta As the long, white luxury limousine pulled up at the MRF Pace Foundation, pandemonium broke loose

Waugh on the road

04-Jul-2003•Roving Reporter by Anand Vasu

Hampshire lose in three days at Northampton

Hampshire slumped to their second Frizzell Championship defeat of the season, when they went down to Northamptonshire at Wantage Road within three days.

04-Jul-2003•Vic Isaacs

Services stand in St Cross firing line

St Cross Symondians bid to secure their new-found Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 leadership with a sixth win in seven games against United Services at Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, tomorrow, 1pm.

Trojans bid to regain the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 leadership from Alton has been hit by injury and unavailabilities.

Worry for Trojans as they tackle Hambledon

John Bracewell, the newly appointed New Zealand coach, feels that it is the right time to accept a job at the international level because of the potential for the side to continue its rise in the world rankings

Time is right for Bracewell move home

The second day of India A's tour game against Nottinghamshire has been rained off

Second day of India A match washed out

John Bracewell has been given a three-year contract as New Zealand's latest coach

Three-year contract for Bracewell in New Zealand

St Cross Symondians chase their sixth successive win when they entertain Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 strugglers Gosport Borough at the Royal Green Jackets Ground, Winchester, tomorrow, 1pm.

St Cross aim to extend lead at Div 2 summit

They are winless after seven County Championship matches, and staring relegation full in the face, but Kent's prospects for the season have increased tenfold after it was announced that Muttiah Muralitharan would be joining them for the remainder of

Muralitharan joins Kent

Ben Phillips: vital runs and wickets as Northants beat Hampshire Surrey 401 and 249 for 3 lead Kent 352 for 5 by 300 runs at The Oval Scorecard A generous declaration from Kent's captain, David Fulton, gave Surrey an unlikely chance

Surrey set up declaration

Teenage Portsmouth batsman Michael Barnes has joined the growing list of cricketers who have been ruled out of action for the remainder of the season.

Teenager Barnes joins lengthy injury list