Cricket News

Putting the seal on a result that loomed as a near-inevitability from inside the first three hours of the match, Australia has today defeated West Indies in the First Test in Brisbane by the crushing margin of an innings and 126 runs

Fifteen wickets fell on the third day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy clash between Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh at the Maulana Azad Stadium in Jammu, with the visitors emerging with the better of the exchanges

Any hangover left over from defeat in the first Test match was blown away in the sea breeze at East London's Buffalo Park on Saturday as Stephen Fleming's New Zealand tourists rattled up 311 for four declared before grabbing three Border wickets in

The Orange city provided an ideal batting strip for the Indians to take on Zimbabwe in the second and final Test

Kerala beat Karnataka comfortably by ten wickets in their Ranji Trophy South Zone clash at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi to complete only a second victory against their northern neighbours in 46 encounters in the competition

In the latest round of Cooch Behar Trophy (West Zone) that ended on Saturday, Gujarat and Baroda met at the Sardar Vallabh Patel Stadium, Navarangapura, Ahmedabad

Western Province weathered a 140-run assault for the fourth wicket by Easterns' Mike Rindel and Derek Crookes to take the upper hand by the close of day two of this Supersport Series game at Newlands on Saturday

Skipper Hrishekesh Kanitkar's fine batting display placed Maharashtra in a commanding position on the first day of the West Zone Ranji Match against Gujarat at the Shivaji Stadium, Karad

Under the glare of floodlights, the gaze of television viewers at home and surrounded by some rather lonely looking concrete terraces, Colts Cricket Club qualified for the final of the Premier Division Limited Overs tournament at Premadasa

The KwaZulu-Natal Dolphins added to the woes of a Highveld Strikers side who have already failed to come up to expectations in their defence of the first-class Supersport Series title this season when they beat them by 99 runs in a Standard Bank Cup

Aided by a fine century by skipper Sanjay Verma, Services made amends to a disastrous start, ending the third day at 312 for 9 in their North Zone Ranji Trophy match against Haryana at the Air Force Station Ground in New Delhi on Saturday

Punjab completed a fifth successive drubbing in the North Zone Ranji Trophy league, their latest victim being Delhi which succumbed by 199 runs inside three days at the capital's Harbax Singh Stadium

Boland assumed control of their four-day Supersport Series match against North West in Paarl on Saturday, after taking an eight-run lead in the first innings

Andhra managed to hold off Tamil Nadu's desperate quest for the first innings lead, closing at 228/9 on the final day of their South Zone Ranji Trophy match at the Guru Nanak College ground in Chennai

On a pitch tailor made for their quartet of spin bowlers, Tamil Union look set to spring a surprise in the first semi final of the Premier Limited Overs tournament at Premadasa International Stadium tonight

In the other match played at Nehru Stadium in Pune between Maharashtra and Mumbai there was no result other than a draw as time ran out on a positive Mumbai side

In the Ranji Trophy South Zone League match between Hyderabad and Goa at NFC Ground, Hyderabad, the last day's play on Saturday saw Hyderabad beat Goa by 153 runs

Lahore, Nov 23: England pacer Matthew Hoggard once again pressed for a Test spot with his impressive performance as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI were dismissed for 117 on the opening day of the threeday game at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Thursday

The second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy clash between Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh was marred by overnight rains, which allowed for just 22.1 overs during the day, play starting only at 3.45 pm

Teenager Andrew Puttick scored his maiden first-class century in just his third game, as Western Province got off to a useful start in their Supersport Series, top-of-the-table clash with Easterns at Newlands on Friday