Cricket News

Former New South Wales batsman Graeme Rummans and paceman Shane Harwoodwill make their Pura Cup cricket debuts next week for Victoria.

Rival captains Steve Waugh and Waqar Younis have contrasting opinions onthe first act of the second cricket Test starting in Sharjah.

Australia, though rattled in the Colombo Test, are still favourites to clinch the three-match series by winning the second Test starting Friday here at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium

The Pura Cup champion XXXX Queensland Bulls will open their 2002-03season campaign at the Gabba next week.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has named a fourteen-man squad for the first cricket matches of the season to be held at AdelaideOval.

SHARJAH - Australia is considering axing a batsman and playing fivebowlers to cope with extreme conditions in the second cricket Test against Pakistan starting in Sharjah tomorrow.

Somerset County Cricket Club are giving their full support to the charity soccer match and fun day that is taking place at Wordsworth Drive the home of Taunton Town Football Club this Sunday afternoon

BRISBANE - Stuart Law will break a Queensland cricketing record next week after selectors retained faith in the veteran batsmen by naming him for the opening Pura Cup clash against NSW at the Gabba.

Karachi Greens and Gujranwala qualified for the final of the National Junior (Under-19) Grade-II Cricket Championship Tuesday

Once one had got over the disappointment, a huge disappointment for Pakistan had come tantalisingly close to winning, one felt good for the future of Pakistan cricket

Somerset all rounder Ian Blackwell is playing his last few rounds of golf in England before he departs for Adelaide on Sunday with the rest of the England Academy players, and if his performances at cricket are anything like his most recent efforts

After a month in Colombo, the Australian cricket team heads to Sharjahtoday for an historic first Test in the United Arab Emirates.

SYDNEY, Oct 9 AAP - Michael Slater's prospects of being named in the first NSW Pura Cup side of the summer suffered a blow today when he was comfortably outscored by both of his major rivals.

The Tasmanian Selectors have today announced the following teams to participate in trial matches being held at the NTCA Number 2 Ground in Launceston on Friday 11th, Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October 2002.

Hampshire skipper Shane Warne reckons that he is in the best form of his career.

SYDNEY - Newly appointed NSW Cricket captain Simon Katich today found itstrange to comprehend he would be leading a team he had never played forand said he still had to earn the respect of his players.

MELBOURNE - Paceman Damien Fleming will miss South Australia's openingPura Cup cricket match against his former state, Victoria, next week.

MELBOURNE - Australian fast bowler Brad Williams will replace theinjured Jason Gillespie for the final two cricket Tests against Pakistanin Sharjah.

COLOMBO - Steve Waugh isn't a fan of neutral venues for Test cricket

Australian bowler Jason Gillespie in danger of missing the second Testwhich starts in Sharjah on Friday.