Cricket News

Mark Missen, playing for Hampton United against Cluden in a club match inMelbourne on Australia Day (Jan 26), took all 10 wickets for 27, in 24.1overs

Gwynne Jones has left his role as chief executive of Cricket Scotland

Pakistan's Under-17s struck a blow for their senior team by beating their Indian counterparts in the final of the Asian U17 tournament in Bangalore

Future first-class matches between South Australia and Victoria will becontested for the David Hookes Memorial Trophy, in a mark of recognitionfor Hookes

Stuart Law smashed his own record for the fastest century in Australian domestic one-day cricket as the Queensland cruised to a six-wicket win over Tasmania in the ING Cup at Bellerive Oval

Cricket NSW Chief Executive David Gilbert has announced the SpeedBlitz Blues team to play the Queensland Bulls in an ING Cup Match in Brisbane on Friday January 30th, 2004.

Khaled Mahmud has retired from international cricket, after being replaced by Habibul Bashar as Bangladesh's Test captain for their forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe

Surrey have signed a new sponsorship deal which could be worth ass much as £2.5m to the club

New South Wales suffered a huge setback in the defence of their Pura Cup title, as Western Australia inflicted a comprehensive 126-run defeat at Perth

Thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral of David Hookes at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday

Grant Flower hit a valiant 94 but Zimbabwe fell 13 short of Australia's total in a close encounter at the Adelaide Oval

The ECB has delayed making a decision on whether to tour Zimbabwe in October until next month

Retravision Warriors wicket-keeper batsman Ryan Campbell has strained his left adductor muscle and has been advised to rest for a week.

Grant Flower hit a valiant 94 but Zimbabwe fell 13 short of Australia's total in a close encounter at the Adelaide Oval

Stephen Fleming, the New Zealand captain, marked a rare appearance in New Zealand's State Shield competition by scoring 131 for Wellington against Canterbury at Hagley Oval

England's cricket authorities may have been given a get-out clause in their dilemma over the Zimbabwe tour, after claiming to have received a letter from the government instructing them not to go

The latest PwC ratings have confirmed something that has been abundantly clear throughout a winter of huge scores

Steve Waugh has been named Australian of the year for 2004

Nathan Bracken lifted New South Wales's prospects of an unlikely win, by skittling through Western Australia's top-order on the third day at Perth

Steve Waugh has been named Australian of the year for 2004