Miscellaneous

When he last pulled into South Africa, Mike Atherton was the skipper of all he surveyed with the poker-faced Ray Illingworth as the England henchman as well as hatchman, and there was no committee to run the rest of the team's business

Atherton's new role in team management exercise

Islamabad, Oct26: Islamabad avoided follow-on but it's bright left-arm opener Ashar Zaidi missed his maiden first-class century by mere two runs owing to a mix-up that led to his run out against Sargodha in the pool-B match that ended in a meek draw

Ashar misses century by two runs

Former Tamil Nadu State cricketer VN Madhava Rao passed away in Chennai on Monday

Madhava Rao passes away

27-Oct-1999•Partab Ramchand

Gary Brent - a short biography

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland Under-24/Young Mashonaland (1994/95-1995/96); Mashonaland (1996/97 to date)

In the last chapter of my recent book on Indian cricket captains, I have said that Sachin Tendulkar's best could lie ahead

Tendulkar - confident captain, undisputed leader

27-Oct-1999•Partab Ramchand

PIA play defensive for a dull draw

Karachi, Oct 26: Former champions Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) showed a chicken-hearted approach and squandered an opportunity to beat Pakistan Customs in the four-day Quaid-i-Azam Trophy game which ended in a draw at the National Stadium on

Centurion: A national selection policy steeped in time-honoured tradition and gift-wrapped with conservative ribbon has emerged as Rushdie Majiet's panel declined to adopt a bold approach for the Test series against Zimbabwe

Selection policy steeped in tradition

Islamabad, Oct26: Peshawar secured three points over first innings lead as their pool-B fixture against Rawalpindi ended in a draw after visitors set a tall target of 324 to win in 53 overs here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday

Peshawar pick 3 points

England are our oldest cricketing rivals, the first Test between our two countries having been played in Port Elizabeth in 1889

England arrive in South Africa - Media Release

27-Oct-1999•Dr A Bacher

Nasser Hussain faces the press

Johannesburg - Nasser Hussain, unlike Brian Lara a year ago, spoke confidently about the prospects of the England team's chances on the current tour of South Africa

27-Oct-1999•Keith Lane

Andy Blignaut - a short biography

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland (1997/98- )

Centurion: It says little for the image of Nasser Hussain's England tourists who arrive in South Africa today with the label as the world's worst Test side tied around his neck and heading for another drubbing by a cocky South Africa

World's worst Test side in for another drubbing?

Karachi, Oct 26: A match haul of 10 for 106 by left-arm pacer Zahid Saeed helped Pakistan Reserves record an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Faisalabad on the fourth and last day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I match at the Iqbal Stadium,

Zahid claims match haul of 10 for 106

Master batsman Stuart Law will captain the XXXX Queensland Bulls for the remainder of the 1999-2000 season, it was confirmed today

Law to captain for Season

27-Oct-1999•Queensland Cricket

Mpumelelo Mbangwa - a short biography

MAJOR TEAMS: Zimbabwe (1996/97- ), Matabeleland (1995/96 to date)

MAJOR TEAMS: Mashonaland (1998/99- ), Zimbabwe (1999/2000- )

Trevor Gripper - a short biography

27-Oct-1999•Partab Ramchand

An emphatic victory over gallant opponents

A victory is a victory

Trevor Gripper - an Interview

John Ward interviews Zimbabwe's latest Test cricketer, Trevor Gripper, immediately after the match against Australia from 14-17 October, in which he scored 4 and 60