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Apart from providing the fastest ever ICC Cricket World Cup century - John Davison (67 balls) and fastest ever ICC Cricket World Cup fifty - Brian Lara (23 balls) there were a few other features of this match

Lucy Pearson, England's opening bowler, today became the first Englishwoman to take ten wickets in an Ashes Test Match throughout it's 69 year history; but it was not enough to prevent Australia reaching 163-4 and a lead of 110 runs

Facing a summary exit if they stumble any further, Pakistan aim to put their World Cup campaign back on the rails in Paarl here against lowly-rated Holland on Tuesday.

The Australian Cricket Board is set to publish the findings of ShaneWarne's drugs hearing in full within days whether or not the leg-spinnerdecides to appeal his 12-month ban from the game.

Hamilton's cricketers face a nervous wait to see if they will win the Fergus Hickey tournament for the 2002/03 season

Northern Districts will be bolstered by the return of bowlers Graeme Aldridge and Bruce Martin for their State Championship match with Canterbury in Hamilton starting tomorrow

Sir Donald Bradman's 1947 baggy green cap apparently set a new record inMelbourne yesterday, but auctioneer Michael Ludgrove is not revealingthe price.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 AAP - Brad Hogg is ready

No excuse in the world exists as to why the International Cricket Council has not adopted anti-doping regimes with the same fervour it applied to anti-match-fixing and gambling

The Greatest One-Day Innings Ever

Another win on the weekend thats 2 from 2 so a good finish to the season with 2 more games to go

PERTH, Feb 23 AAP - Test opener Justin Langer says captain Steve Waugh is a "clown" if he doesn't tour the West Indies after leading NSW to a crushing ING Cup final win today

JOHANNESBURG - Two years after he joined Richie Richardson, Courtney Walsh and Brian Lara in the West Indies' captaincy out tray, Jimmy Adams in enthused over the progress of the young batsmen who first appeared under his leadership

JOHANNESBURG - Two years ago Niaz Ahmed had one thing in mind: a job in the 2003 Cricket World Cup working with the West Indies

Almost 20 years ago - on 9 June 1983 to be precise - Zimbabwe met Australia in their first-ever World Cup match at the historic Trent Bridge ground in Nottingham

Carl Hooper (WI) needs 8 wickets to join the 25 World Cup wicket-club

The instructions were carried out to the letter, as India first piled up a mammoth score - 311/2 - and then used spin to tighten the screws on an inexperienced Namibian side, skittling them for 130 and winning easily by 181 runs.

Article: Report by Agha Albar, Eng-v-Pak, 23 Feb 2003, WC2003

Shoaib Akhtar's 43 against England produced a number of interesting statistics

JOHANESBURG - Roger Harper remained non-committal yesterday on reports that he had not reapplied for the job as West Indies team coach