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New Zealand win the First Test

One big question arises from the first New Zealand-West Indies at Hamilton: how could the team ending the first day at 282 for one lose the match

20-Dec-1999•Chris Rosie

The West Indies Cricket Team: Excellence in Ineptness

One Sports Radio headline suggested: "New Zealand crush West Indies by 9 wickets." Considering the relative positions of the two teams after Day 1 of the 1st Test, this headline seems as if it came from the Twilight Zone

20-Dec-1999•Colin Croft

Bizarre end to forgettable match

From the moment that Tasmania rested Ricky Ponting and India left out five key players of its own, it was probably inevitable that the tour match between the sides would not develop into one of the more attractive games of this Australian summer

20-Dec-1999•John Polack

North Zone sure to regain Duleep Trophy

North Zone have virtually made sure of regaining the Duleep Trophy

20-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

Pathan helps Baroda to comfortable position

A century by Yusuf Pathan and his 83 run seventh wicket stand with HM Shah (46) took Baroda to a comfortable score of 326 in their West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Saurashtra at Rajkot yesterday

20-Dec-1999

Test hangs in the balance

A late wicket-taking rally led by Reon King allowed the West Indies to get back to even terms with New Zealand by the end of the third day of the first cricket Test at WestpacTrust Park yesterday

19-Dec-1999•Don Cameron

Wasim Jaffer's century sustains West Zone

Wasim Jaffer, with an unbeaten century, played the sheet anchor role to perfection as West Zone scored 237 for three off 93 overs at close of play on the third day of the five day Duleep Trophy final against North Zone at the Eden Gardens on Sunday

19-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

Tasmania put depleted Indian attack to the sword

The Tasmanian batsmen thrashed the depleted Indian attack on the third day of the tourists' game at Hobart on Sunday to give their team a lead of 156 runs with six first innings wickets intact

19-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

Cozier on Cricket: WI fail to seize moment

Not many teams bat themselves into such a formidable position on the first day of a Test

19-Dec-1999•Tony Cozier

Rain does not prevent West Indies embarrassment

Rain had the final say on the fourth day of the Hamilton test but not before the New Zealand bowlers had reasserted the dominance they had established over the West Indies batsman on the second day

19-Dec-1999•Chris Rosie

Rajasthan score 89-run victory over MP

Rajasthan completed an 89-run victory over Madhya Pradesh in their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy (under-16) match at Bhilwara yesterday to collect the maximum 8 points

19-Dec-1999

Punjab's run riot on final day

The Punjab batsmen, led by Yuvraj Singh, just kept piling on the agony for Bihar on the fourth and final day of the Cooch Behar Trophy (under-19) final at the Keenan stadium in Jamshedpur on Sunday

19-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

Rajasthan pack off MP by 89 runs

Rajasthan completed an 89 run victory over Madhya Pradesh in their Central Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Bhilwara yesterday to collect the maximum 8 points

19-Dec-1999

Maharashtra take first innings lead

A fine 91 from Sumit Chavan and a patient 56 from Shirish Kamthe helped Maharashtra to the first innings lead against Gujarat in a West Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match at Ahmedabad yesterday

19-Dec-1999

Verma cracks unbeaten century

A brilliant unbeaten 139 (213 balls, 14 4's) from ASK Verma and his unbroken stand of 140 with Y Gnaneswara Rao (72) helped Andhra post an imposing 317-2 from 93 overs on the first day of their South Zone Vijay Merchant Trophy match against Karnataka

19-Dec-1999

Rajiv Nayyar's century sustains North Zone

Rajiv Nayyar, who has an insatiable appetite for runs, hit an unbeaten 105 to help North Zone towards a challenging total of 469 in their first innings on the second day of their five day Duleep Trophy final against West Zone at the Eden Gardens in

18-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

New Zealand take first innings lead on day three

New Zealand will look back on the third day of the Hamilton test against the West Indies and reflect on what might have been

18-Dec-1999•Chris Rosie

Indian bowlers make little impression

A make shift Indian bowling line up, bereft of two leading bowlers in Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble as well as the in form Ajit Agarkar made little impression as the Tasmanian openers put on 166 without loss off 58 overs at stumps on the second day

18-Dec-1999•Partab Ramchand

WI fall away

The West Indian cricketers who had pride of place in the Lord Mayor's parade on the first day of this first Test against New Zealand finished the journey on the dust-cart yesterday

18-Dec-1999•Don Cameron

Day Three, The best day of the Test so far

New Zealand started the 3rd day at 113-3, with their composed captain, Steven Flemming, 18 not out overnight, and night-watchman Daniel Vettori on 5 not out, the team needing to bat well but under some pressure

18-Dec-1999•Colin Croft

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