Cricket News

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is to send a delegation to Zimbabwe before the end of the year to assess safety and security in the country prior to the 2003 World Cup.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) established a formal process to resolve disputes over player terms before next year's World Cup at an executive meeting at Colombo completed on Tuesday.

In 286 one-day internationals spread over almost eighteen years, Aravinda de Silva has never won the man of the match award for his bowling

To avoid congestion on ticket sales channels, the public are to be given a four-week window of opportunity starting on October 8 to apply for tickets for individual matches for the ICC Cricket World Cup South Africa 2003

Addressing the media gathered at the Taj Samudra in Colombo on Wednesday, the president of the International Cricket Council revealed that there would be a doping policy in place for the World Cup 2003.

Jonty Rhodes, South Africa's best loved cricketer, has been named as Patron of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 national volunteers programme

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 has handed over to a Soweto centre for disabled children a cheque for R100 000 as part of a contribution to needy causes

Cricket fans were today warned to think twice before attempting to buy tickets through unauthorised channels for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa

Ticket sales, on the opening day, for the 2003 World Cup in South Africa were hit out of the park yesterday when heavy demands put to much pressure on on-line and telephone sales

For some disgruntled cricket lovers it may have come a day too late, but overnight, the World Cup organising committee turned things around to have almost a problem free day of ticket sales

Ground capacity at Newlands Cricket Stadium has been increased ahead of the opening of booking at 09h00 SA Time tomorrow (Monday 15 July) for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 in South Africa

The 2002 Red Stripe Competition will now be played in St

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka is pleased to announce that the International Cricket Council has informed the BCCSL that Pepsi have permitted Dilmah Tea to be the Team Sponsor for the Sri Lanka Cricket Team for the ICC Champions Trophy

A new cricket hotline dealing only with information on next year's ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa opened on Saturday

Selling of rights for next year's World Cup in South Africa is going well and deals have recently been completed in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, World Sport Group chief executive Seamus O'Brien said today

International cricket player power has resulted in an impasse being reached over player contracts for next year's World Cup in South Africa

Former one-day international Eric Simons was duly confirmed as South Africa's new coach on Monday, fitting into the role vacated by Graham Ford who was sacked by the United Cricket Board at the beginning of this month

Eric Simons is almost certain to be appointed South Africa's new coach on Monday at a press conference due to be addressed by United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola in Cape Town

Today (Wednesday) marks exactly 249 days to go before the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup in South Africa in 2003 - a global sports event that will have a major music component throughout its 44 days' duration

St George's Park in Port Elizabeth will keep its World Cup semi-final, for the time being anyway, despite a new outbreak of infighting in the Eastern Province Cricket Board which prompted the resignation of president Ronnie Pillay at the weekend