Cricket News

The speed of Shoaib Akhtar, on a lifeless pitch, and the guile of Saqlain Mushtaq destroyed Zimbabwe's batting on the first day of the Second Test match at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo

The missing scorecard for matches played on 3 November has finally been uncovered

One-nil up to Pakistan - a deserved victory, but honesty must insist that Zimbabwe dug their own grave to an extent

Most of this week has been taken up with the First Test match between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Harare Sports Club

Veteran left-hander Hashan Tillakaratne became the first Sri Lankan to score a century on a South African soil, batting himself into contention for a late call-up into Sri Lanka's one-day squad on the second day of the second Test at SuperSport Park

© Reuters The game at Ahmedabad's Motera stadium shaped exactly like the one at Rajkot

Sri Lankan captain Marvan Atapattu paid tribute to veteran Hashan Tillakaratne after the left-hander became the first Sri Lankan to score a century on South African soil.

Note: these averages are not accurate due to numerous discrepancies in the scoresheets submitted

Western Australia wrapped up their four day Pura Cup match against Victoria at the WACA ground in Perth today with a win by an innings and 69 runs

Peter Robinson who has been part of the Somerset cricket scene since he joined the Cidermen from Worcestershire back in the mid 1960's has just taken on the role of coach to the Somerset County Ladies team

Holders Tapal CC received a rude shock when they were beaten by seven wickets by Baqai Dolphins in the 17th Karachi Gymkhana Callmate Cricket Festival played Friday

BRISBANE, Nov 16 AAP - Defending champion Queensland flexed its Pura Cup muscle today while Test paceman Andy Bichel showed off his bowling brawn as the Bulls scored a five wicket win over Tasmania at the Gabba.

Zimbabwe, as Rhodesia, played in the inter-provincial Currie Cup competition in South Africa and for cricketing purposes were under the authority of that country's administrators until independence in 1980

Sparkling centuries by Shoaib Malik and Imran Farhat as PCB Greens beat Blues by 50 runs in the the Super League Ramazan Cup at Gaddafi Stadium Friday

On Saturday 23 November 2002, the Hebron School (the British 'international' school established in 1899) in Ootacamund will play hosts to the cricket team of the British Deputy High Commission (BDHC) in Chennai

Ben Smith has been appointed the County's new captain and is relishing the opportunity to lead the side to the pinnacle of the English game

LAHORE, Nov 14: International Cricket Council (ICC) president Malcolm Gray will attend the development committee meeting to be held in Pakistan on Dec 7 and 8

LAHORE, Nov 14: Former captain Moin Khan, battling to make a comeback to the national team has said that he was fit to play international cricket for the next four years

West Indies captain Carl Hooper will miss the upcoming tour of Bangladesh that starts on November 26

Vince Wells, Leicestershire's captain for the last three years, has rejected the offer of a new one-year contract and has decided to leave the club