Cricket News

SYDNEY, Jan 5 AAP - Injury-prone paceman Jason Gillespie sent a scare through the Australian camp today when he left the field hurt on day four of the fifth Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

If Australia reach the 452 they have been set to win, it will be the highest successful run-chase in the fourth innings of a Test

Veteran Western Warriors paceman Jo Angel has became only the second player in Sheffield Shield/Pura Cup history to take 400 wickets.

SYDNEY, Jan 5 AAP - Six hours of rehabilitation work every day for the last 21 days have paid off for Shane Warne.

For all the best efforts of Lou Vincent, Llorne Howell and Aaron Barnes in the batting department and Heath Davis and Gareth Shaw at the bowling crease, Auckland could only sit and watch as the rain washed away their dominant position in the fourth

Otago beat an insipid Northern Districts by 79 runs in round four of the State Shield at Smallbone Park in Rotorua today to go top of the table

Signs of progress were tempered by the same old inconsistencies for the West Indies in 2002

KwaZulu-Natal and Griqualand West, knowing that a Standard Bank Cup semi-final place was up for grabs, met in Pietermaritzburg with the prize a trip to Paarl to meet Boland

PERTH, Jan 5 AAP - Evergreen West Australian seamer Jo Angel's career-best figures and a Marcus North half century were not enough to stop Queensland snatching control of their Pura Cup cricket match today.

The young cricketers who are part of the Academy at the County Ground in Taunton may have been away for a few days over the Christmas period, but during their time away will most certainly have kept in touch with coaches Mark Garaway and Kevin Shine

DEVONPORT, Dec 5 AAP - In a tumultuous finish, Nathan Bracken was run out off the last ball of the day as New South Wales and Tasmania tied their ING Cup cricket here today.

If Australia reach the 452 they have been set to win, it will be the highest successful run-chase in the fourth innings of a Test

SYDNEY, Jan 5 AAP - Australia needs to break a record that has stood for more than a century if it is to beat England in the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Wellington cruised to a share of the top of the State Shield points table with Otago after an outstanding seven-wicket win over Canterbury at Hagley Oval today

If Australia are to achieve their coveted five-nil Ashes whitewash by winning the fifth Test in Sydney, they need to score 363 runs on the final day with seven wickets in hand

If Australia are to achieve their coveted five-nil Ashes whitewash by winning the fifth Test in Sydney, they need to score 363 runs on the final day with seven wickets in hand

"A clinical and professional performance plus a proud moment," was the way Shaun Pollock summed up the feelings of the team after winning the second Castle Lager/MTN Test against Pakistan by an innings and 142 runs in Cape Town and in so doing

At Secunderabad, South Zone kicked off their Deodhar Trophy campaign in style, cruising home by seven wickets and picking up five points from their tie against Central Zone at the Gymkhana Grounds

Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) faced the prospect of follow-on after a dismal batting display in their Quaid-Azam Trophy Group-IV match against PIA at Rawalpindi Stadium on Friday

SYDNEY, Jan 4 AAP - Australian paceman Brett Lee claimed his 100th Test wicket to dent England's second innings at the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.