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Gloucestershire have welcomed the First Class Forum's proposed introduction of a new 20-over competition to replace the Benson & Hedges Cup next season

Gloucestershire 350 all out (Ball 83, Averis 53, Spearman 52)

Surrey County Cricket Club is delighted to announce that Pakistani cricketer Azhar Mahmood has signed for Surrey as a short term replacement for Saqlain Mushtaq

The First Class Forum (FCF) of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)today voted to support the introduction of a new 20-over Competition to replace the Benson and Hedges Cup for a minimum of three years as from the 2003 season.

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) today announced the Australian women's squad, the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Commonwealth Bank Southern Stars, for the 2002-03 international season.

Sri Lanka `A' head the points table in the ICC Six Nations' Challenge, currently underway in Windhoek, Namibia, after the first two rounds, with Kenya lying second and Zimbabwe `A' in third place

Sussex County Cricket Club are proud to announce PAV-i.t

The ECB today announced 11 players who have been awarded Test Match centralcontracts for the 2002 domestic season.

Andre Adams (Grafton United) was named the Auckland Cricketer of the Year at Auckland Cricket's annual awards dinner this evening (Wednesday)

Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Phillip Stoner Jewellery have teamed together to honour one of Yorkshire's favourite gentlemen

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced new playing andtraining kits for the England Test Match and One-Day teams.

Due to one hour advancement in the Pakistan Standard Time, match timings for New Zealand v Pakistan Series 2002 will be as under: - One Day Internationals 1530-1900 hours 1st Session 1900-1945 hours Dinner/prayers 1945-2315

England and Surrey cricketer Mark Ramprakash today joined forces with over 100 volunteers to renovate Lingfield Cricket Club, Croydon

The New Zealand Cricket Academy intake will be bolstered by three members of the TelstraClear Black Caps awaiting Test duties in Pakistan, for a series of two two-day matches against last year's Academy intake this week

PCB has announced the names of the following players to represent PCB XI in a friendly / exhibition cricket match against Governor NWFP XI on April 9, 2002, at Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar: Imran Farhat Taufeeq Umar Babar Naeem Usman

PCB has decided to allocate organization of matches between Pakistan and New Zealand to be played at Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi to its affiliated units i.e., KCCA, LCCA and RCA

Following is the posting of umpires for the Pakistan v New Zealand Test and ODI series

Nathan Astle was named The National Bank New Zealand Player of the Year at the New Zealand Cricket awards dinner this evening

Chairman PCB, Lt

Australia, South Africa and Sri Lanka continued to occupy the top three spots in the latest ICC Test Championship Points Table, while New Zealand climbed to fourth place from fifth, and England dropped from fourth to fifth following the recent series