Cricket News

In a move that smacks ominously of desperation, left-arm spinner Nicky Boje is to fly to Australia on Monday at the request of the South African selectors "to give them an extra option as a spinner" ahead of the third Test in Sydney which starts on

With Graham Grace hitting an unbeaten maiden limited-overs century, North West scramble to a one-wicket win over Border in a Standard Bank Cup match in Potchefstroom on Sunday

A tense, rather than exciting, third day saw this State Championship match move into the control of Northern Districts, but a quickfire sixth wicket partnership between Kyle Mills and Tama Canning left Auckland with some hope

Wellington started out with good intentions on day three of their State Championship match with Otago at Carisbrook today, but the loss of wickets forced it to abandon any hopes of first innings points and declare to set up a last day run chase

Ben Smith reached his second double century in first-class matches for Central Districts against Canterbury at Pukekura Park today, transforming at one stroke this match and his season

As a full moon holiday in Colombo brought the first Test to a temporary halt on Sunday, Zimbabwean captain Stuart Carlisle was left ruing a string of poor umpiring decisions on the first three days that leaves his side facing a massive innings defeat

The West Indies will have to put two teams in the field at the same time in different countries next June because of a clash in dates between the home Tests against New Zealand and the A team's tour of England

Australian captain Steve Waugh will forego half of his current match payment after being found guilty of misconduct in a hearing before match referee Ranjan Madugalle in Melbourne last night.

Gerhard Strydom played the innings of his life to lift Boland to a four-wicket Standard Bank Cup victory over Western Province that was as remarkable as it was unexpected in Paarl on Friday night

Ben Smith's story is an old one - as old as cricket

A battered South Africa has no quarrel with Australia's world championship ranking after suffering another humiliating defeat here today.

Successful New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming put the 2-0 National Bank series victory over Bangladesh behind him immediately today and started to concentrate on the Australian tri-series and, most importantly, the forthcoming England series

Dhaka Division got full points in their 4-day match against Chittagong Division in Ispahani 3rd National Cricket League 2001-2002 held in M A Aziz stadium, Chittagong today

England's most consistent Test batsmen during the last year, Graham Thorpe, who left the recent tour of India early in order to attend to marital problems at home, has made himself available to go back to India for the one-day series and then on to

New Zealand's expected dominance over Bangladesh in their two-Test series was emphatically completed today when the visitors were beaten by an innings and 74 runs at Wellington's Basin Reserve

Bangladesh coach Trevor Chappell was left to lament that his side's batting had again let them down in the second National Bank Test against New Zealand at Wellington today

Hyderabad held on for a draw on Day Four of their Ranji Trophy league match against Andhra Pradesh at Secunderabad on Friday, giving their rivals five points from the match

The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced that Graham Thorpe had confirmed his availability for the forthcoming One-Day Series in India and the One-Day and Test Series in New Zealand

It has been more than three years since South Africa last lost two Tests in succession

Zimbabwe were left facing an innings defeat at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday after being forced to follow on 402 runs in arrears in the first Janashakthi National Test