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National cricketers steal limelight

Sri Lanka cricketers stole the limelight in the four Mercantile `A'division cricket matches played on Saturday.

26-May-2001•Saadi Thawfeeq

'Good for cricket'

If the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) finally decides to proceed with the introduction of the country's third lottery, local clubs would benefit from the estimated $3.5 million the BCA stands to gain annually from the lottery

26-May-2001•Haydn Gill

Waugh backs down on England as favourites claim

Australian captain Steve Waugh has reneged on his claim that England deserved favouritism for the upcoming Ashes series, saying a straight-faced

26-May-2001•Will Swanton

Off-field strategy against Aussies was deliberate: Ganguly

Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly has advocated the need for appointing a media manager for the team, saying it would ease the pressure on the captain and the players considerably

26-May-2001

No mobile phones in dressing room: Chauhan

The Indian cricket team which arrived in Harare on Friday for their tour of Zimbabwe, is taking measures to ensure no finger is pointed at them with regard to betting and match-fixing and it's members will not be allowed to use mobile phones in the

26-May-2001

Indian news round-up

The Asian Cricket Council secretary Zakir Mohammad Sayeed on Friday said that the Test playing countries in Asia have agreed in principal to a system by which a side failing to honour contractual obligations to play in a series has to offer

26-May-2001•Staff and Agencies

Afridi, Nazir and Malik drafted for the triangular

LAHORE - There were no surprises as the Pakistan Cricket Board announced three players to augment the Pakistan squad touring England for the triangular series that follows after the second Test at Old Trafford

25-May-2001•Agha Akbar

Australians are underdogs: Waugh

Captain Steve Waugh today claimed Australia would enter the first Ashes Test against England as underdogs.

25-May-2001•Will Swanton

New Zealand inquiry strikes similar problems to ACU

Investigation of allegations against former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe are striking problems similar to those outlined by Anti-Corruption Unit boss Sir Paul Condon

25-May-2001•Lynn McConnell

Zimbabwe will pose an exciting challenge: Dravid

With confidence gained from a spirited series win against Australia, a determined Indian team embarked on a 46-day tour of Zimbabwe early on Friday, raring to break a 15-year jinx of not winning a Test series outside the subcontinent

25-May-2001

Sussex regret day of missed chances

Skipper Michael Powell and Mark Wagh batted Warwickshire into a strong position after day one of the Cricinfo Championship match against Sussex at Hove

25-May-2001•Bruce Talbot

Pietersen blasts Middlesex all over Lord's

A feast of runs in the sunshine at Lord's produced a magnificent seventh wicket partnership, which ended just one short of a double century, took Nottinghamshire to 409 for eight at stumps

25-May-2001•Andy Jalil

This Week Last Year: Hemang Badani breaks into the Indian squad

It was in the fourth week of May 2000 that the Indian team for the Asia Cup in Dhaka was selected

25-May-2001•Santhosh S

Technology tide will rise, despite ICC decision

In deciding to maintain the existing balance between umpiring and technology, the ICC's cricket-playing committee has predictably adopted a "wait and see" policy on lbw decisions

25-May-2001•Stephen Lamb

Hampshire's Kenway and Kendall make Derby pay

Derbyshire's decision to put Hampshire into bat backfired as Derek Kenway and Will Kendall hit half-centuries before lunch on the first day

25-May-2001•Nigel Gardner

Vaughan stands firm against Northampton

Vaughan carries his bat to lunch for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire

25-May-2001•David Warner

CBI to summon WorldTel chief Mascarenhas

The CBI will soon be summoning WorldTel chief Mark Mascarenhas in the case of alleged bunglings in the award of telecast rights in collusion with some officials of Doordarshan

25-May-2001

Binny not in favour of five seamers for Zimbabwe Tour

Roger Binny, coach of the junior Indian cricket team, today said the selectors should have picked an additional spinner to give variety to the bowling attack instead of packing the team with as many as five seamers for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour

25-May-2001

Walker and Saggers star for Kent

Matthew Walker and Martin Saggers were the notable performers as Kent took the initiative on the first day of their CricInfo Championship match with Glamorgan at Swansea

25-May-2001•Richard Thomas of the South Wales Evening Post

Weston and Bichel earn Worcestershire the honours in Bristol

Philip Weston's application and Andy Bichel's stroke-play ensured Worcestershire had the better of the opening day at Bristol

25-May-2001•Richard Latham

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