Cricket News

The first rain-free day in Central Otago for a fortnight did not prove to be a happy omen for Otago who lost their State Shield match with Auckland at Molyneux Park in Alexandra today by seven wickets

What began as a rout has ended as a contest

Australian paceman Jason Gillespie will know tomorrow whether he can resume his international cricket career after undergoing a fitness test on his injured right shoulder today.

Australian skipper Steve Waugh believes Matthew Hayden is playing cricket as well as anyone who's gone before him, with the possible exception of Don Bradman.

An aggressive hundred from captain Jagadeesh Arunkumar and his 206-run fourth wicket partnership with Vijay Bhardwaj ((94) guided Karnataka to a comprehensive 84-run win over Hyderabad in the Ranji one-dayer between the two teams at the Indira

Swashbuckling centuries from Younis Khan and Yousuf Youhana put the touring Pakistan team in a very comfortable position as they amassed 312 runs for the loss of only three wickets to declare their innings

Paul Hitchcock was in a pleasant, almost blissful state of shock tonight as he reviewed the bowling performance - his five wickets for 10 runs - which cast out Central Districts for 58 and gave Wellington a bonus point and a win by 110 runs in a

Irresponsible batting on the third day Friday left Islamabad facing defeat against Rawalpindi in their Quaid Trophy Grade-I match at the KRL Stadium

All other cricket in New Zealand has been affected by the miserable summer weather so it was no surprise that the start of the women's State League should not prove immune to problems caused by rain

The Australian cricket team has donated its $51,000 prize money for beating South Africa today to the Salvation Army's bushfire relief fund.

Three Sri Lankan selectors handed over their resignation to the Sports Minister Johnstone Fernando on Friday following the selection debacle that preceded the second Janashakthi National Test in Kandy

Tamil Nadu captain Robin Singh claimed four wickets to lead his side to a seven-wicket win over Goa at the STRSA Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Somerset left arm bowler Matt Bulbeck played his first match of the year on his comeback trail to regaining a first team place in 2002

A blistering assault on the North West bowling by 19-year-old Umar Abrahams just failed to carry Eastern Province to victory as the Dragons kept alive their hopes of a Standard Bank Cup semi-final berth at St George's Park on Friday

The England Women's Cricket team made a winning start to their tour of India today, beating a Women's Cricket Association of India XI (WCAI) by 6 wickets in a warm-up match at the Guru Nanak College Ground, Chennai.

Sports minister Johnston Fernando forced Sri Lanka's selectors into a U-turn late on Thursday night as members of the team seriously contemplated standing down from the second Janashakthi National Test in protest of the decision to rest Marvan

Kerala defended a moderate total with gumption to register a 73-run win over Goa in their Ranji one-day match at Visakhapatnam on Thursday

Hopes of Australia's first series whitewash over South Africa in 70 years appear closer to fruition after a four-pronged attack bowled the home team into a winning position on the third morning of the Third Test in Sydney today

Controversial United Cricket Board president Percy Sonn is on his own in believing that banned former captain Hansie Cronje should be allowed back into cricket at this stage

Former Somerset scorer David Oldam died in Taunton on New Years Day at the age of sixty six