Miscellaneous

A 14-member Pakistan cricket team, led by Wasim Akram, arrived in the city yesterday morning to take on Sri Lanka in the first Asian Test Championship final to be held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from March 12 to 16

Asian Test Final: Sri Lankan team, ACC president due today (10 March 1999)

Six TV commentators - Geoffrey Boycott, Tony Greig, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Ramij Raja and Sikander Bakth - will cover the first Asian Test Championship final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka

ESPN-Star Sports focus on the Asian Test Final (10 March 1999)

One shock follows another as the tormented West Indies try to sort themselves out for the second Cable & Wireless Test, starting at Sabina Park on Saturday

Chanderpaul not ready (10 March 1999)

Alistair Campbell retained his captaincy as the Zimbabwean Cricket Board on Sunday named a 15-member team to take part in the tri-nation tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from March 19

Zimbabwe name Dhaka squad (9 March 1999)

Postcard (9 March 1999)

What a sensational day

Tickets of the Coca Cola Asian Test Championship final will go on sale at eleven branches of Al Baraka Bank from this morning

Asian Test Final: Tickets on sale today (9 March 1999)

Otago zoomed into Shell Trophy cricket calculations by beating Canterbury, while poor weather seriously disrupted other fourth-round fixtures

Shell Trophy: Otago zooms into frame (9 March 1999)

Royal College, under the able leadership of stylish top order batsman Thushan Amarasuriya, are determined to come out with their best effort this season when they take on their traditional rivals S.Thomas' College, Mt.Lavinia in their 120th 'Battle

Sri Lanka Schools: Royal out to excel in big match (9 March 1999)

A 14-member Pakistan cricket team led by Wasim Akram will arrive in the city this morning to play the inaugural Asian Test Championship final against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium from March 12 to 16

Asian Test Final: Ijaz Ahmed, Shoaib Akhtar included for Dhaka (9 March 1999)

Jade Stadium officials are eager to continue hosting Shell Cup, as well as international matches, if the Canterbury Cricket Association develops the QEII Village Green

New Zealand: QEII Village Green passes initiation (9 March 1999)

If you listen to the man in the street, and especially those of the older generation, Jamaicans should be involved in only a few sports, those are the ones which the government and the sponsor should support, and, not necessarily in order, they are

The pursuit of excellence (9 March 1999)

Just when their supporters thought it couldn't get any worse, the West Indies collapsed to their lowest Test match total of 51 yesterday

New Windies low: Lara's men are bundled out for just 51 (9 March 1999)

CENTURION (South Africa) - Peter Kirsten plans to put his feet up tomorrow and catch up on a little television viewing and the soapie he plans to look at is the Fochville crunch where Free State play North West in the play offs for the Standard Bank

Standard Bank League: Titans prepare for quarters (9 March 1999)

Mike Atherton and Ian Austin are to tour South Africa with Lancashire as a pre-World Cup fitness test

Lancashire Pair on tour (9 March 1999)

Time for patience, says Lloyd (9 March 1999)

"Cricket is my life

Baroda's Jacob Martin became the sixth batsman in Ranji trophy history to reach 1000 runs in a season during his second innings score of 19 against Punjab (Ranji Trophy Super League, 1998-99) at Baroda on Saturday (06-03-99)

A race between Jacob Martin & Vijay Bhardwaj (8 March 1999)

Lancaster Park-Woolston was on the losing end of both finals in the WestpacTrust Cup one-day first grade club cricket finals

New Zealand: Bad day for Park sides (8 March 1999)

Imagine the best celebration you have ever had

Postcard (8 March 1999)