Cricket News

An inconclusive round of games in the State Women's League was completed today with rain creating more havoc in Masterton and Wellington

Australia Under-19 fully tested the workings of the Carisbrook scoreboard in their 430-run win in their opening game of the ICC Under-19 World Cup against Kenya today

South Africa kept Bangladesh waiting for their first wicket in the ICC Under-19 World Cup tournament in Auckland today

New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden has successfully appealed a five-day suspension on Canterbury's Ben Yock and the suspension has been extended to 13 days

Eastern Province kept alive their hopes of a Standard Bank Cup semifinal berth with seven-run victory over Boland on Sunday, but the Border Bears' hopes of making significant progress up the log table were thwarted when they tied with Northerns

Chickenpox victim Nathan Bracken could play for New South Wales against Victoria later this week - but at least one of the Blues' ailing batters might miss out.

Central Districts 142 (P Pimm 70; L Crisp 2-12, A Corliss 2-29) tied with Wellington 142 (J Newdick 37, S Nightingale 22; T Gillespie 2-11, D Bolstad 2-19)

Zimbabwe's strong top order ensured their side a handsome first-up victory when beating Namibia by nine wickets in their ICC Under-19 World Cup match on Bert Sutcliffe Oval at Lincoln University today

Papua New Guinea's hopes for the ICC Under-19 World Cup were severely dashed on Lincoln Green at Christchurch today when they were stunned by Pakistan in their opening game of the tournament

Wellington maintained their lead in the State Shield one-day competition when they eked out a precarious 10-run win over Central Districts in a rain-affected match at Waikanae Park today

St Cross Symondians are off to a flier in the newly sponsored NatWest Bank Hampshire Development Youth Indoor Cricket competition at the Rose Bowl

Young South Australian paceman Paul Rofe pushed himself to the brink of exhaustion in near-40 degree temperatures to claim seven second innings wickets and lead the Redbacks to an outright Pura Cup win over NSW today.

One of Somerset's best-ever amateur players, Mickey Walford, has died in the Yeatman Hospital in Sherborne, at the age of 86

A quickfire half century from Ryan Campbell today propelled Western Australia towards first innings points at stumps on day two of its Pura Cup match against Victoria.

FULL NAME: Alester Maregwede BORN: 5 August 1981, at Harare MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland A (1997/98), CFX Academy (1999/2000)

Alistair `Two-Ton' Campbell is ready and prepared to join the national team in India - if the selectors choose him

FULL NAME: Richard William Sims BORN: At Chinhoyi, 23 July 1979 MAJOR TEAMS: CFX Academy (1999/2000), Manicaland (2000/01 to date)

With less than three months to go to the start of the 2002 season Somerset Chief Executive Peter Anderson has issued a heartfelt appeal to all businesses across the south west to come forward and support the club

Chris Cairns' match-winning century in Brisbane tonight highlighted the sheer quality of his batsmanship under the severest pressure

In a one-day international that was a classic of its kind, India won a thrilling match by 22 runs despite a marvellous innings of 121 from Marcus Trescothick