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Western Province certain to host final

Western Province grabbed all four bowling points on offer in their last match of the Super Eight phase on Friday, ensuring they cannot possibly be stopped from hosting next week's final and grabbing a 49-run first innings lead

16-Mar-2001•Grant Shimmin - MWP

Easterns on top but refuse to enforce follow on

After the events of recent days in Kolkata, it would come as little surprise if there was a contagious fear of following on sweeping through the cricketing world at present

16-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

Border still hold sway despite Lavine century

Mark Lavine smashed 113 runs off 108 balls to temporarily keep North West's heads above water in Potchefstroom on Friday

16-Mar-2001•MWP

Dropped catch ruins what might've been a perfect day for Kiwis

What could have been a great day for the New Zealanders in the second National Bank Test against Pakistan in Christchurch lost some of its lustre in the last session when a vital catch was dropped

16-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Thorpe and Vaughan lead England recovery

Graham Thorpe and Michael Vaughan orchestrated an England recovery in the Second Test in Colombo today

16-Mar-2001•CricInfo

Thorpe may hold the key in evenly balanced game

It should come as no surprise that the second day of this Colombo Test Match was yet another gripping affair, with fortunes fluctuating throughout the day and controversy an ever-present bed fellow

16-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Thorpe holds the key in evenly balanced game

It should come as no surprise that the second day of this Colombo Test Match was yet another gripping affair, with fortunes fluctuating throughout the day and controversy an ever-present bed fellow

16-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Confusion becomes elementary as Watson stars

On a day when a Queenslander talked of his love for Tasmania, and when four different umpires were used in the space of eleven minutes of play, it might have been hard to maintain any sense of perspective about the general progress of this Pura Cup

16-Mar-2001•John Polack

Vics struggle for motivation against Warriors

A day after seeing its hopes of hosting next week's Pura Cup final against Queensland snuffed out, Victoria today seemed to lose interest in its final round match against Western Australia at the MCG

16-Mar-2001•Paul Gough

Reliable runmakers steer Bulls toward victory

Reliable runmakers Jimmy Maher and Stuart Law avoided a burst from Stuart MacGill to steer Queensland to familiar territory in the Pura Cup cricket match against New South Wales here today

16-Mar-2001•Michael Crutcher

Laxman, Harbhajan script sensational Indian victory

Thursday was a day for drum beats and celebrations at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

15-Mar-2001•Anand Vasu

Easterns ward off threat of military haircuts

Easterns turned a corner at Boland Park on Thursday, producing a gritty batting display which will have warmed the heart of coach Ray Jennings, who accused his side of 'meek capitulation' in last week's ten-wicket defeat at the hands of North West

15-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

Province grab batting points to confirm home final

By the end of the first day of their last Super Eight match, Western Province had confirmed their home final next week by grabbing four batting points, having gone into the encounter 18 clear of second-placed Border

15-Mar-2001•Grant Shimmin - MWP

Mpitsang helps skittle Eastern Province

Victor Mpitsang claimed his second five wicket haul of the season as Free State skittled Eastern Province for just 180 on day one of this Supersport Series Super Eight match at Goodyear Park on Thursday

15-Mar-2001•Marcus Prior - MWP

Mitchell steers Border out of troubled waters

Border wicketkeeper Ian Mitchell featured in partnerships of 79 for the eighth wicket with Vasbert Drakes and 49 for the ninth with Geoff Love as he helped plug a leak in the visitors' ship and see them through to three batting bonus points at the

15-Mar-2001•Grant Shimmin

Spinners bowl England into a position of strength

Just when England's players looked to be wilting under the oppressive wet heat of Colombo they once again displayed their new-found propensity to fight themselves out of tricky situations with a stirring comeback in the late evening sunshine

15-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

Croft and Giles put England in charge after first day

England's spinners came good on the first day of the Third Test against Sri Lanka at Colombo, reducing the home side to 221/7 at the close

15-Mar-2001•CricInfo

Sinclair's century sets scene for New Zealand recovery

Mathew Sinclair scored his third Test century in 148 balls of outstanding control when Pakistan asked New Zealand to bat first in the second National Bank Test at Christchurch's Jade Stadium today

15-Mar-2001•Lynn McConnell

Spinners bowl England into position of strength

15-Mar-2001•Charlie Austin

England strike back with two wickets after lunch

England struck twice soon after lunch to reduce Sri Lanka to 108/3 in the deciding Third Test in Colombo

15-Mar-2001•CricInfo

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