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Francis steers Hampshire to thrilling win over Worcestershire

Hampshire scrambled a two-wicket victory at New Road to join Glamorgan and Worcestershire in three-way tie on 34 points behind Second Division leaders Durham

26-Aug-2001•Roy Bradley

Hollioakes hold out as Surrey draw with Somerset

The Hollioake brothers frustrated Somerset's victory bid as Surrey held out for a draw on the final day at Taunton

26-Aug-2001•Richard Latham

Sri Lankan timidity undermines quest for Test success

Sri Lanka's third successive failure in Kandy leaves supporters and pundits searching for rational explanations

26-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Shine wants to bat Surrey out of the match

After seeing his side finish the day on 265 for five, nearly 400 ahead of Surrey, Somerset coach Kevin Shine said: "It's been a very good day for us today, and we have finished in a strong position

26-Aug-2001•Richard Walsh

ECB issues statement regarding availability for winter tours

"In recent weeks, the England selectors have held discussions with a number of senior players regarding their availability for this winter's tours of India and New Zealand

26-Aug-2001•ECB Media Release

Title is Portsmouth's as Cook and Prittipaul smash Old Basing

Stephen Cook and Hampshire's Lawrie Prittipaul smashed centuries as Portsmouth clinched the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2 championship with a 346-run avalanche against relegated Old Basing at St Helen's, Southsea

26-Aug-2001•Mike Vimpany

Bond thrills as New Zealand 'A' enter final

There was the desperate feeling in the pit of the stomach when New Zealand 'A' were shot out for a paltry 129 in the first innings of their semi-final clash against Indian Railways in the MRF Buchi Babu Tournament

26-Aug-2001•Staff Reporter

Rain at The Oval lifts England's hopes of a draw

Following days of endless sunshine and absorbing cricket, the fourth day of the final npower Test match was lost to the rain clouds today to reduce Australia's chances of victory and boost England's hopes for a draw

26-Aug-2001•Kate Laven

Shine names squad to face Foxes.

Somerset Coach Kevin Shine has named the same squad that played against Surrey Lions on Tuesday night to face Leicestershire Tigers at Grace Road tomorrow in the Norwich Union National League

26-Aug-2001•Richard Walsh

Bond thrills as New Zealand 'A' enter final

Playing some top flight cricket that included aggressive batting sustained over a period of time and quick bowling that put the batsmen on the back foot, New Zealand 'A' enjoyed the sweet taste of success in their semi-final match of the MRF Buchi

26-Aug-2001•Staff Reporter

Cricket matches cannot be equated with dialogue: PM

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today justified India's decision to pull out of the Asian Test championship starting later this month saying it was not the opportune time to resume cricketing ties with Pakistan

26-Aug-2001

India square series after Ganguly heroics

In front of a capacity local crowd who had come to cheer Sri Lanka's first series victory for 16 months and with his captaincy attracting increasing criticism, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly finally cast off the shackles of poor form to guide his side

25-Aug-2001•Charlie Austin

Ganguly: this is one of my best Test knocks

Indian captain Sourav Ganguly believes his match winning unbeaten 98 is one of his best ever Test innings

25-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

Somerset Seconds lose to Glamorgan

Somerset Seconds lost their penultimate game of the season against Glamorgan by 4 wickets

25-Aug-2001•Richard Walsh

Ramprakash century steals just a little of Warne's thunder

After a day of toil and sweat, Shane Warne finally landed his 400th Test wicket at the AMP Oval today while, after waiting ten years, Mark Ramprakash finally made his first Test century on home soil

25-Aug-2001•Kate Laven

Wagh's mammoth 315 gives Warwickshire draw with Middlesex

A record-breaking 315 by Warwickshire's Mark Wagh was the highlight of a draw against Middlesex in this promotion battle at Lord's

25-Aug-2001•Mike Appleby

Railways - New Zealand 'A' clash interestingly poised

Indian Railways ground home their advantage on the second day of their semi-final clash with New Zealand 'A' in the MRF Buchi Babu Tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai

25-Aug-2001•Staff Reporter

ACC names Sri Lankan umpire for Multan

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Friday appointed Sri Lanka Ashoka de Silva as umpire for the Asian Test Championship opener between Pakistan and Bangladesh starting at Multan from next week

25-Aug-2001

Saqlain misses Asian Test

Off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq will miss the Asian Test Championship opener between Pakistan and Bangladesh starting at Multan from Aug 29

25-Aug-2001

Jayasuriya blames his batsmen for defeat

Sri Lankan captain Sanath Jayasuriya blamed his batsmen after India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets to win the second Test at Kandy and square the series

25-Aug-2001•Rex Clementine

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