Cricket News

MELBOURNE, Dec 14 AAP - Injury has given a chance to many of England's touring team

The Canadian Cricket Association extends our deepest sympathies to the Seebaran family on the loss of Evelyn Katherine Seebaran, 55, who passed away peacefully last Thursday morning at 10:10 am, with her husband at her side

SYDNEY, Dec 14 AAP - Australia A won the toss and decided to bat in the one-day cricket match against Sri Lanka at the Gabba today.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has delivered an unmistakeable vote of no confidence in West Indian umpires by the exclusion of Billy Doctrove and Eddie Nicholls from the 11 members of its international panel chosen to augment its full-time

New Zealand lived out the cliche that a team united can always beat a team of stars when recording a surprisingly easy 10-wicket win over India at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today

Attempts were made to play a One-Day International between New Zealand and India at the Basin Reserve tomorrow

With the 2003 membership campaign just underway Somerset County Cricket Club have already been inundated with applications to sign up for the new season

For a team that was initially doubtful to even make it to the Blind World Cup in Chennai, Pakistan have done remarkably well, batting and bowling consistently throughout the tournament and beating out title-holders - and gritty ones at that - South

Gary Kirsten has been recalled to the South African squad for the last two one-day cricket internationals against Pakistan.

BRISBANE, Dec 14 AAP - Jimmy Maher steered Australia A to a convincing victory over Sri Lanka at the Gabba tonight, and in the process booked himself a likely World Cup berth.

Veteran bat Jacob Martin made 88 before being run out to guide Railways to a three-wicket win over Rajasthan in a low-scoring Central Zone Ranji one-dayer at the Daly College Ground, Indore on Saturday

LONDON, Dec 14 AFP - Ian MacLaurin, departing chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), says the England team should be more like premier league soccer champions Arsenal if it wants to succeed.

MELBOURNE, Dec 14 AAP - One-day cricket captain Ricky Ponting today fully endorsed Shane Watson as Australia's limited overs allrounder and backed his fellow Tasmanian to win a World Cup berth.

New Zealand were very nervous when India started their second innings, fearing that they would pay the price for not posting more runs in their first innings of the first National Bank Series Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington today

SYDNEY, Dec 13 AAP - England captain Nasser Hussain today won the toss and elected to bat in the limited overs tri-series match against Australia at the SCG.

The Central Districts primary schoolboys' tournament (six District teams) was held last week at Wanganui

At the Central Districts' Under-15 tournament (eight District teams) held in Masterton December 9-12 Nelson won the Graham Morrison Cup

Off-spinner Jason Llewellyn Smith is the second winner of the annual Lord Gavron Award which is given to the most outstanding youth cricketer

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh offered a hint of the menace that may yet allow his side to recover from their poor first innings batting and steal the initiative from New Zealand in the first National Bank Series Test at the Basin Reserve in

Australia eased to a seven-wicket victory with five overs to spare in the opening match of the VB Series in Sydney