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Ranatunga rejects pact with Sumathipala

Despite acknowledging that he faces defeat in the forthcoming Sri Lanka cricket board elections, Arjuna Ranatunga has flatly rejected the suggestion that he join forces with Thilanga Sumathipala, the leading contender for the post of president

22-May-2003•Charlie Austin

'We have got ourselves into a good position' says Shine at the Rosebowl

Somerset have played themselves into a strong position in their championship match at the Hampshire Rosebowl and by the end of the second day the hosts still required a further 36 runs with three first innings wickets remaining to avoid the follow on

22-May-2003•SOMERSET

Dampening down the demonstrators

We were promised demonstrations on the first day of the first Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's, but the only scowls on the way down to the ground from the tube station were on the faces of the touts, who must have caught a cold on a match where

22-May-2003•Steven Lynch at Lord's

Bridge across forever

Nothing in contemporary cricket is any longer kosher, and rightly so

22-May-2003•Anil Nair

A remarkable rise

Graeme Smith's astonishing promotion from Test rookie to South African captain took 12 months

22-May-2003•Wisden Cricket Monthly June 2003

BBC Sport Kwik Cricket Tournament 2003 is the biggest yet

The 2003 BBC Sport Kwik Cricket Tournament is now under way with games taking place in Primary Schools throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

22-May-2003•ECB Media Release

A quintessentially English affair

Making a point: protestors outside the Grace Gates © Getty Images If the officials of the England & Wales Cricket Board had a sleepless night fearing civil unrest and rioting in St John's Wood, they needn't have worried

22-May-2003•Martin Williamson at Lord's

$Working out the fractions$

Working out the fractions

The spectators who ran the gauntlet of the demonstrators at Lord's received about two-thirds of the overs expected today, and about one-third of the excitement

22-May-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Steven Lynch

Fleming retires to take up coaching role

Former Australian seamer Damien Fleming has announced his retirement to enable him to take up a coaching role at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide

22-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Fans go mad for Twenty20 tickets

Finals Day for the Twenty20 Cup has become the hottest ticket in cricket with almost 25 per cent of the seats available to the general public sold within three days at Trent Bridge

22-May-2003•Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Promoted new-boys St Cross aim for surprise top spot

Newly promoted St Cross Symondians can expect their claim to pole position in the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 table to come under stiff examination from Lymington at the Royal Green Jackets Ground, Winchester tomorrow, 1pm.

22-May-2003•Mike Vimpany (Daily Echo)

Port Adelaide to remain in A Grade under a 3-year performance-based agreement

The South Australian Cricket Committee last night voted to accept therecommendation that the Port Adelaide Cricket Club remains in the AGrade cricket competition under a performance-based agreement.

22-May-2003•South Australian Cricket Association

'Pressure is the key' - Fleming

Stephen Fleming, after a triangular series dominated by low-scoring and closely fought matches, believes that the final of the Bank Alfalah Cup between New Zealand and Pakistan will be won by the team that is best able to cope with the extra pressure

22-May-2003•Charlie Austin in Dambulla

England reach 184 for 3 in truncated first day

Mark Butcher and Marcus Trescothick contributed a brace of half-centuries to give England the upper hand on a challenging first day against Zimbabwe at Lord's

22-May-2003•Andrew Miller

Goldstraw joins BAT's long injury list

Already minus top wicket taker Dan Goldstraw, BAT Sports face a mini injury crisis as they bid to kick start their ECB Southern Electric Premier League challenge against Bashley (Rydal) at Southern Gardens tomorrow, 1pm.

22-May-2003•Mike Vimpany (Daily Echo)

Back problem Wheeler goes for New Milton run-out

Promising Hampshire YC's all-rounder David Wheeler is set to play his first Southern Electric Premier League match of the season tomorrow (SAT) - barely a week after having been diagnosed with a stress fracture of the spine.

22-May-2003•Mike Vimpany (Daily Echo)

Speed: Umpires should have disciplined McGrath and Sarwan

Malcolm Speed, chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has stated that the umpires were wrong in failing to lay disciplinary charges following the controversial clash between Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan on the fourth day of

21-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

SPCL2 Week 2 - Lymington all-rounders spark win

Lymington, whose opening match against Purbrook was another weather victim, began their Southern Electric Premier League Division 2 challenge on a positive note, beating recently relegated Burridge by eight wickets.

21-May-2003•Mike Vimpany (Daily Echo)

Assault and battery

1997 The highest score in one-day international history

21-May-2003•Rob Smyth

Symonds and Clarke in charge as Aussies go three up

It was an unfamiliar-looking Australian side - no Adam Gilchrist, no Darren Lehmann, no Brett Lee (so no Lee in the Leeward Islands) - but by the end of this match, at the beautiful Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia, the tale was rather more familiar

21-May-2003•Steven Lynch

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