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England completed their second successive victory in the VB triangular series, beating a lacklustre Sri Lanka by 95 runs at the WACA

England completed their second successive victory in the VB triangular series, beating a lacklustre Sri Lanka by 95 runs at the WACA

HOBART, Dec 20 AAP - Queensland's Martin Love emphasised his claims for higher honours today by hitting 190 and virtually ensuring there can be only one winner in the Pura Cup match against Tasmania in Hobart.

Man-of-the-Match Paul Collingwood is hoping to have clinched his place in England's World Cup squad after his maiden one-day international century carried England to their second successive win over Sri Lanka.

It may already be too late for Nuwan Zoysa, Sri Lanka's languid and lanky left-arm medium pacer, to rescue his flagging international career in time for the World Cup

Namibia batting once again failed miserably as the Boland bowlers demolished the top order, bowling the visitors out for 79 in 31.5 overs, winning by 111 runs and securing a bonus point to go to the top of Pool B, as round four of the Standard Bank

PERTH, Dec 20 AAP - Paul Collingwood's maiden one-day international century guided England to 9-258 off 50 overs in its day-night cricket match against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground.

Please note all the Hampshire Cricket Offices will be closed from 1:00pm Friday 20th December 2002 until 9:00 am Thursday 2nd January 2003.

Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday decided not to send left-handed opening batsman Saeed Anwar to South Africa for the two-Test series which gets under way from next week but offered him fresh hopes of playing in the World Cup

Tuffey celebrates the dismissal of Bangar New Zealand fast-medium bowler Daryl Tuffey unleashed one of his finest bowling spells in his 12-Test career today, but probably the best ball he bowled, as India crumbled to 92/8 at

ADELAIDE, Dec 20 AAP - Justin Langer finally capitalised on what he believes is his career-best form to score his first first-class century of the season, handing Western Australia first innings points and control of its Pura Cup match against South

Brendon McCullum appears set to make a big comeback when New Zealand's selectors announce their side for the National Bank One-Day International Series against India starting in Auckland on Boxing Day

New South Wales has dashed any hopes of jumping Victoria and taking top spot on the Pura Cup ladder after two disastrous sessions with the bat and an ordinary day with the ball

Veteran batsman Peter Bowler may be into his fortieth year but he has no intentions of retiring from the first class game at present and is already looking forward with great enthusiasm to the 2003 season

PERTH, Dec 20 AAP - England captain Nasser Hussain won the toss and elected to bat in the day-night cricket match against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground today.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has announced that, due to extreme hot weather conditions, they have cancelled junior cricket scheduled for this coming weekend.

Having already thrown down the gauntlet to India's batsmen to score runs on New Zealand pitches, home captain Stephen Fleming is now asking the same of his own batsmen, himself included, to get New Zealand into an impregnable position when they bat

After a break of nearly a month the fourth round of the Standard Bank Cup starts again Friday 20th with Griqualand West hosting North West and Namibia going to Paarl to do battle with Boland

A sparkling century from young tyro Ambati Rayudu saw Hyderabad amass 296 for four from the first day's play of their Ranji Trophy elite group match against Bengal at Secunderabad on Thursday

Man-of-the-Match Paul Collingwood is hoping to have clinched his place in England's World Cup squad after his maiden one-day international century carried England to their second successive win over Sri Lanka.