Cricket News

Marcus North helped Western Australia post 335 against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval

Marcus North scored a unbeaten 130 to carry Western Australia to a handy first-innings total on a scorching opening day of their Pura Cup match against South Australia at Adelaide

Tasmania made a bad start to their Pura Cup clash against Victoria but were saved the blushes by a magnificent 152 by Michael Dighton

Bangladesh have won the final of the Under-19 Plate Championship, after edging out the overwhelming favourites Australia by eight runs in a thrilling match at Fatullah

Their era of domination is long gone but the mere presence of any West Indies cricket team still draws reverence in Bangladesh

Sri Lanka have called up Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Nuwan Zoysa, AvishkaGunawardene and Nuwan Kulasekera into a 15-man squad for the first Testmatch against Australia, which starts in the south coast town of Galle onMonday

Australians built a lead of 568 runs, after dismissing their opponents for 166 in 36.2 overs, and then scoring 250

West End Redbacks batsman Chris Davies today announced his retirement from first-class cricket.

A look at what the newspapers are saying about the India-Pakistan series - March 3, 2004

Matthew Elliott has been confirmed as one of Glamorgan's two overseas players for 2004

Glenn McGrath has not given up hope of earning a late call-up to Australia's Test squad for their three-match series in Sri Lanka, and believes he is bowling better than he has done for years

Adrian Tucker, a 34-year-old legspinner, is set to play his first first-class game for 10 years, in NSW's pivotal fixture against Queensland at Sydney.

East Zone take on North Zone in the title clash of the Duleep Trophy at Mohali - arguably India's best venue - on March 4

Chris Taylor has been named as Gloucestershire's new captain, and the Pakistan fast bowler Shabbir Ahmed has been signed as their second overseas player, as preparation for the 2004 season gets underway at Bristol

English cricket was rocked yesterday when Patricia Hewitt, the trade and industry secretary, claimed that cricket balls would be a casualty of the escalating trade war between the European Union and the USA

Paul Collingwood made the most of his chance, hitting a hundred as England drew a fairly meaningless encounter with Jamaica at Sabina Park

Mark Butcher, who sprained an ankle in a freak accident during yesterday's tour-opener against Jamaica at Sabina Park, is now doubtful for the first Test

Dewald Pretorius and Heath Streak have joined Warwickshire for the 2004 season, after agreeing to share one of the two slots available for overseas players

Michael Papps's consistent performance in the one-day internationals against South Africa has earned him a berth in New Zealand's squad for the first Test, which starts at Hamilton on March 10

Denish Ramdin, the West Indian captain, and Zamal Khan clicked through the gears in an 87-run partnership for the sixth wicket, to transform a rocky innings into a rock-solid platform for their bowlers, as the second semi-final of the Under-19 World