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The gnome of Essex

1944 The Gnome is born

20-May-2003•Rob Smyth

The end of Zulu?

In a team sport as quirkily individual as cricket, players are often credited with winning a match single-handedly, but only one man has nearly won a World Cup off his own bat

20-May-2003•Marcus Prior

Richman blasts himself into record books

Hard hitting Paultons all-rounder Tony Richman wrote himself into cricketing folklore when he smashed a maximum six sixes in a single over in a Border League match at Bramshaw.

20-May-2003•Mike Vimpany

Bashley and Portsmouth to clash in National KO

Ben Nolan-Stone faces his old Portsmouth team-mates when Bashley (Rydal) aim for a regional semi-final slot in the ECB National Club Championship at the BCG on Sunday, 2pm.

20-May-2003•Mike Vimpany

Australian cricket player payment growth rate slows

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) and Australian Cricketers' Association (ACA) have jointly advised international and state cricketers that their payments will not grow as fast as expected in the next two years.

20-May-2003•Australian Cricket Board/Australian Cricketers' Association

Pakistan into the final with 22-run victory

Powered by a rapid 74 from Shoaib Malik - the highest score of the tournament - and some incisive pace bowling from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami, Pakistan clinched a 22-run victory over New Zealand in the last group match of the Bank Alfalah Cup,

20-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Tendulkar's recovery making good progress

Sachin Tendulkar's recovery from his injured left hand is on track after a successful operation on it last month

20-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Shoaib accused of ball-tampering again

Pakistan's fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar faces a possible ban if he is found guilty of ball-tampering during the sixth match of the Bank Alfalah Cup in Sri Lanka

20-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

KZN President gets full vote of confidence

At a special Council meeting of the KwaZulu Natal Cricket Union held on Friday 15 May 2003, the Members of Council expressed overwhelming support for the President of the Union, Dr Logan Naidoo

20-May-2003•KZN Press Release

Klusener left out of South African team for England

Lance Klusener was the most high-profile casualty as South Africa announced the most demographically representative touring party since they were readmitted to the international cricket community

20-May-2003•Marcus Prior

Tufnell's new radio role

Phil Tufnell has been given an extended role for BBC Radio Five Live this summer

20-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

'We are in a strong position and going to the Rosebowl to win' says Shine

Somerset will be looking for their third championship victory of the season when they take on Hampshire at the Rosebowl tomorrow and travelled to the south coast in confident mood after their emphatic innings victory over Glamorgan in their last

20-May-2003•SOMERSET

Mahmud fined for criticising umpires

Little has gone right for Bangladesh lately, and now their captain, Khaled Mahmud, has been fined for criticising umpires following their innings defeat by South Africa in Dhaka earlier in the month

19-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

The Croucher

1874 The original entertainer is born

19-May-2003•Rob Smyth

WorldTel COO dies in car crash

Samir Singh, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of WorldTel, died in Bangalore on Saturday night, when his car crashed into a bus

19-May-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

England check on Flintoff and Hoggard ahead of 1st npower Test

Yorkshire and England pace bowler Matthew Hoggard underwent an ultra-sound scan on an abdominal injury today ahead of the 1st npower Test against Zimbabwe at Lord's starting on Thursday

19-May-2003•ECB Media Release

Championship promotion and the C and G are priorities says Somerset boss

After seeing his side enjoy two victories over the weekend, Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson was feeling in a buoyant mood at Taunton on Monday morning

19-May-2003•SOMERSET

Protesters plan Lord's demonstration

Opponents of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's regime will stage a protest outside Lord's when the first npower Test between England and Zimbabwe starts on Thursday

19-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

New Zealand squeak a thrilling victory

New Zealand clinched a nailbiting nine-run win against Sri Lanka in another low-scoring thriller, thanks to a career-best bowling performance from Daniel Vettori, to cement their place in the final of this Bank Alfalah Cup

19-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

BCCI may have to forego guarantee money

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may have to forego at least part of its guarantee money from the recently concluded World Cup in South Africa

19-May-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff

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