Miscellaneous

The race for the WestpactTrust Trophy senior club cricket championship took another interesting twist when leader Riccarton conceded first innings points to East Christchurch-Shirley

New Zealand: Music raises tempo in race for club title (15 February 1999)

MATCH referees are to be brought in for the one-day series between England A and Zimbabwe A after some potentially explosive incidents during the second five-day Test, which ended at Queens on Saturday

England A Tour: Role for referees after tense Test (15 February 1999)

The throwing controversy regarding Muralitharan has received unprecedented publicity in the sports world

The throwing fiasco (15 February 1999)

Bangladesh Biman has become champions of Metropolis Premier Division Cricket League with nine wins in the per team 11-match 80-over two-day single league that concluded Saturday

Bangladesh: Biman Champions in Premier League (14 February 1999)

THE more I saw of Shane Warne's captaincy during the one-day series, the more I was convinced the time was right for him to be appointed full-time Australian leader

Australia should have picked Warne (14 February 1999)

Sherantha Mendis hit a blistering century off 64 balls inclusive of 11 sixes and 4 fours to enable St

Sri Lanka News Round-up (14 February 1999)

Ananda openers Lakshan Fernando (45) and Dinusha Bandara (80) who shared a 131-run opening stand in the first innings came up with another good stand of 111 runs in the second innings against Mahinda in their drawn inter-school encounter at Ananda

Sri Lanka Schools: Ananda's openers in two century stands (14 February 1999)

Royal retained the Sir Frank Gunasekera Shield for another year when their inter -school cricket encounter against Wesley ended in a draw at Campbell Park yesterday

Sri Lanka Schools: Danushka and Andrew help Royal to defy Wesley (14 February 1999)

The structure of domestic cricket will undergo a full review in May, which is not a moment too soon for former Test vice-captain Craig Matthews

Planned revamp wins praise (14 February 1999)

MONEY was the main reason for rejecting a South African proposal for fixed cameras to take the guesswork out of television umpiring decisions at the cricket World Cup, according to event manager Michael Browning

Cost bowls out SA firm's electronic-eye plan for World Cup (14 February 1999)

After our defeat on the recent tour of South Africa, the focus of the West Indies team now shifts to the 1999 tour of the Caribbean by Australia

Learning from experience (14 February 1999)

A centenary calls for celebration and the Sinhalese Sports Club plans to celebrate its century-old existence in a fitting manner this year

Sri Lanka: Many sporting and social events at SSC centenary celebrations (14 February 1999)

Madulsima Plantations coming under the Stassens Group beat Kotagala Plantation by five wickets in the final of the Inter-Plantation six-a-side cricket tournament organised by the Dimbula Athletic and Cricket Club at the Radella grounds last week

Sri Lanka: Madulsima Plantations - sixes champs (14 February 1999)

Impeachment proceedings of one kind are over, others of a somewhat different nature have just started

Why Lara should be impeached (14 February 1999)

Abahani Krira Chakra ended their Janakantha Premier League campaign on a high note when the popular Dhanmondi outfit recorded a huge 129-run win over Brothers Union at the almost-empty Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday

Bangladesh: Abahani clinch second spot (14 February 1999)

More work needs to be done on the portable pitch at Jade Stadium before it is approved to host international cricket matches, says Canterbury captain Gary Stead

New Zealand: Portable pitch fails to impress (13 February 1999)

THE second day/night final was washed out without a ball being bowled yesterday as the rainy weather followed England to Melbourne

Stewart's hopes dashed by washout (13 February 1999)

Two half-centuries from opener Mehrab Hossain and Pakistani recruit Ijaz Ahmed inspired Abahani Krira Chakra to pile up a huge total against Brothers Union in the last match of the Janakantha Premier Division League began at the Bangabandhu National

Bangladesh: It's now 'official' - Biman are the champs (13 February 1999)

ICC running with the Hair

ICC running with the Hair? (13 February 1999)