Cricket News

BRISBANE, Nov 13 AAP - Elevated batsman Lee Carseldine can't wait to step into big shoes on the Gabba deck against Tasmania this week after enduring Queensland's recent four wicket Pura Cup loss to Victoria at the MCG.

Otago will go into next week's opening State Championship match against Central Districts in Wanganui without having had any cricket on grass pitches

International all-rounder Chris Cairns will lead one of the sides in a Canterbury trial match to be played at Hagley Park, starting at 11am on Sunday

The Western Australian Cricket Association congratulates Damien Martyn on his 100th first-class game for Western Australia.

Cricket is the second most popular sport among adults in South Africa after soccer, according to the latest research conducted by BMI-Sport Info

Arif Mahmood and Imran Javed stole batting honours as Total Energy defeated Mohammad Hussain CC by 14 runs in the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Tournament at AKG Ground here Tuesday

The Sri Lanka chances of making a comeback in the second Castle Lager/MTN Test at Centurion starting Friday 15 November has been dealt a further blow with an injury to their captain

Opener Amit Pagnis scored an unbeaten hundred while Yere Goud made an unbeaten 86 as defending champions Railways prevented Delhi from registering an outright win in the four-day Ranji Trophy elite group match, which ended at Feroz Shah Kotla on

Kent County Cricket Club today announced that its President for 2003 will be Shepherd Neame Chairman, Robert Neame, CBE DL.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced the domestic first class fixture list for the 2003 cricket season

You know the English are getting desperate when they bring Kylie Minogue into an argument about cricket

England have defended their decision to put relaxation before intense practice as they prepare for this week's encounter with Australia A in Hobart

The Tasmanian Cricket Association is pleased to announce the State Under 19 Team to participate in the National Championships in Canberra from the 11th-22nd December 2002.

England proved not to be an immovable object as Australia, the irresistible force, blew them away as it had Pakistan

Lack of preparation won't be an excuse for Northern Districts when they open their State Championship campaign against Auckland at the Harry Barker Reserve in Gisborne on November 29

Michael Kasprowicz will become the first bowler to lead Queensland sinceCarl Rackemann following his selection today as captain of the XXXXQueensland Bulls for this week's Pura Cup clash with Tasmania at theGabba.

An unbeaten double hundred from opener Gautam Gambhir and his 336-run partnership with Mithun Minhas (158) put Delhi in an impregnable position at the end of the third day of their elite group match against Railways

Sri Lanka's preparations for the second Test at Centurion have been hit by fitness concerns over skipper Sanath Jayasuriya and prize spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan

South Africa's selectors have named an unchanged squad for the second Testagainst Sri Lanka, which starts at Centurion on Friday.

The World Cup 2003 is surely uppermost in the mind of the coach and captain and part of the preparation was to land in South Africa and prepare the team mentally for the challenges that lay ahead next year