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The first Test heads towards a watery end Inspection followed inspection at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on the scheduled fourth day of the first Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka

Corsham: Wiltshire 297 & 95-4 v Herefordshire 270

David Christmas marked his return to the Minor Counties three-day game with a barnstorming innings which gained Lincolnshire maximum batting points in their first innings at Barrow-in-Furness

An ECB Pitch Panel comprising Tony Brown and John Jameson (Pitch Liaison Officers) was convened today at Derby to conduct a hearing in respect of the pitch used for Derbyshire's Twenty20 Cup match against Nottinghamshire on Thursday 19 June 2003 that

Calmore Sports lie anchored to the Southern Electric Premier League basement after suffering a crushing 135-run defeat against fellow strugglers Portsmouth at St Helen's, Southsea.

When you first meet Ambati Rayudu, you can scarcely believe that he's the person who got so many rave reviews in his first full season of domestic cricket

1972 The beginning of Massie's match

India is set to "forget" the Mike Denness affair, on "humanitarian grounds," according to an International Cricket Council (ICC) spokesman, reports the Press Trust of India

Zaheer Khan is all set to spend a month at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, fine-tuning his skills ahead of the Indian international season, which kicks off with a home series against New Zealand

Marcus Trescothick completed a memorable weekend with a magnificent unbeaten 108, and Chris Read chipped in with a resourceful and impish 25, as England recovered from a seemingly hopeless position to win the deciding match of the NatWest Challenge

Zimbabweans 193 for 5 (G Flower 60* Friend 44) beat Essex 189 for 9 (A Flower 52, Price 3 for 20) by five wickets

Glamorgan`s unbeaten run in the National League came to an end at Edgbaston as Warwickshire won a rain-affected match by two wickets, and they were indebted to a fine captain`s innings of 75 by Nick Knight who anchored Warwickshire`s successful run

Saints footballer Jason Dodd turned in a stunning all-round performance for Flamingo's, cracking 140 and then taking five wickets in a breathtaking one-man show against Southern Electric Premier League, Division 3 rivals Hambledon.

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Heavy rain at Wantage Road put pay to Northamptonshire's match against the South Africans

Bashley (Rydal) cricketers have been nummed by the loss of their 23-year old team-mate Dale Middleton, who was found dead at his Lymington home on Friday evening.

If Bournemouth needed any reminder about how far they are away from making a realistic challenge for the ECB Southern Electric Premier League championship it came in the form of a five-wicket defeat by title holders Havant at Chapel Gate.

Corsham: Wiltshire 297 (KR Blackburn 115, B Rizvi 62) v Herefordshire 44-2

Damian Shirazi and Neal Parlane shared a double-century opening partnership as BAT Sports cemented pole position in the ECB Southern Electric Premier League leadership race with a 63-run win over Liphook & Ripsley at Southern Gardens.

A very promising return of 5-38 from Hampshire Academy all-rounder David Griffiths coupled with half centuries from Alex Richardson and Tom Burrows was not quite enough for the depleted bowling attack of the young Hawks to secure a third consecutive