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News: Youth Asia Cup 2003 report for Jul 16

Nicky Boje has been given permission to fly back home to recuperate from the injury he sustained on his left leg during the NatWest Series

Surrey fielded as many as five debutants against India A at The Oval, and the tourists duly took advantage of the depleted side by knocking the batting over quickly, before racing to 235 for 2 by stumps on the first day

Wasim Akram has been forced to quit his Hampshire contract for health reasons

No great surprises have occurred in the naming of players contracted to the six major associations for next summer

One Test cap Hamish Marshall smashed an unbeaten 183 against London New Zealand Cricket Club on Sunday to lead a Wanderers side boasting four New Zealand first-class players to a 35-run victory over the expat Kiwi club at Harefield in Middlesex

Chetram Singh, president of the Guyana Cricket Board and the forerunner for the post of president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), withdrew from the elections amidst controversy about his bookmaking business

It may have the look of the biggest mismatch in history, but Justin Langer insisted Australia's two-Test series against Bangladesh is important for the game

The ECB have named the England under-19 squad for the first Test against South Africa, with Nottinghamshire allrounder Bilal Shafayat continuing as captain

News: Youth Asia Cup 2003, Day 2 round-up

St Austell: Cheshire 253 & 109-7 v Cornwall 368

Hampshire Cricket's day started badly with the announcement that their Pakistan all-rounder had pulled out of his one season contract due to ill health, and the rumour mill was winding about the future of Ed Giddins, and Shaun Udal pulled out before

Kent 384 for 4 (Smith 203, Walker 92*) v Lancashire Scorecard Ed Smith continued his hot streak of form for Kent with his third Championship century in a row, as he became the first batsman to pass 1000 runs for the season

Geoffrey Boycott has said Andrew Flintoff could be an even more effective one-day international player if he was promoted to open the innings

Matthew Maynard reached the milestone of his 50th first-class hundred for Glamorgan on the opening day of Glamorgan`s Championship match against Hampshire at The Rose Bowl

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Zimbabwe Cricket Union will be held in the VIP Pavilion, Harare Sports Club on Saturday 26 July 2003 at 9.00 am

Australia have been continuing their mind-games (or covering their backs, depending on how you look at it) ahead of the inaugural Test against Bangladesh at Darwin on Friday

David Sewell's season in Dutch cricket has come to an abrupt end following problems with his registration with the VRA club which is leading the competition

The former Australian opening batsman, John Dyson, has been confirmed as Sri Lanka's new coach

Steve Waugh has promised fans that Australia would "put on a good show" when his side takes on bottom-ranked Bangladesh in the first of two Tests at Darwin this week