Miscellaneous

Canterbury and New Zealand women's cricketer Katrina Withers is available for the sport again at all levels after a short-lived break

Katrina Withers swings back into action (23 December 1998)

The national cricket selectors have extended the Sri Lanka squad to Australia to 16 players by including SSC's left-arm fast-medium bowler Ruchira Perera

Sri Lanka News Round-up (23 December 1998)

New Zealand and Canterbury cricketer Nathan Astle can tell his grandchildren about the day he deceived Sachin Tendulkar and took the Indian master batsman's wicket with his slower ball

Astle gets Xmas bonus (23 December 1998)

National skipper Aminul Islam missed his first century of the season yesterday but his 94 propelled title aspirants Biman to a fighting total against emerging force Surjo Tarun Club on the first day of the two-day match of the Janakantha Premier

Bangladesh: Aminul third time unlucky, Seamers tear apart Wari (23 December 1998)

DURBAN - With the third Test between the West Indies and South Africa at Kingsmead just a few days away, both teams have been taking more than a casual interest in the pitch

Pitch to be big factor in third Test (23 December 1998)

John Coffey catches up with some of the members of one of our most enduring sports teams

New Zealand Team relives terrific, taxing tour of '49 (23 December 1998)

HOBART, Tasmania, Dec 22 (AFP) - Ben Hollioake started the current Ashes tour of Australia as England's next Ian Botham

England still expecting Hollioake to do his duty (22 December 1998)

Former TVNZ cricket commentator and Pakistan player Billy Ibadulla continues to believe racism was the reason he was dismissed from the commentary team 12 years ago, and is again calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the issue

Ibadulla pursues racism claim (22 December 1998)

Wellington again stumbled when poised for victory against Canterbury in a run-laden warm-up Shell Cup one-day game at Hagley Oval

New Zealand: Wellington chokes again with win in sight (22 December 1998)

PIETERMARITZBURG - Philo Wallace spent half-hour in the nets at the indoor facility in Durban yesterday and remains hopeful he will be ready for the third Test starting on Boxing Day

Blurred Vision Still Bothers Wallace (22 December 1998)

Having a reserve day for test matches will be pushed by New Zealand Cricket chief executive Christopher Doig

Doig pushes case for test match reserve day (22 December 1998)

ZIMBABWE have won their first Test series after the decisive third and final Test against Pakistan at Faisalabad was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of fog

Zimbabwe tie up series (22 December 1998)

The New South Africa is moving at a rapid pace towards a free, and as the coloureds, blacks and Indians refer to it, a just society

Lessons from South Africa (22 December 1998)

LAHORE, Dec21: Venues of matches for the Pakistan cricket team's tour of India will be finalised and communicated to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)in a week's time

Pakistan's itinerary being finalised (22 December 1998)

COUNTIES are struggling with unparalleled problems in their search for overseas professionals next summer

Dilemma over imports grows as Kallis signs (22 December 1998)

A DRESSING-room remark made in jest by Mark Waugh was the first time Australian officials heard of bribes being offered in Pakistan, according to an article in the Melbourne Age

Waugh remark alerted officials (21 December 1998)

The Zimbabwe Cricket Union is delighted to announce that the Logan Cup and National League which commences in January 1999 has been sponsored by the brewers of Castle Lager

CASTLE LAGER SPONSORSHIP (18 December 1998)

HOBART, Australia, Dec 21 (AFP) - Ricky Ponting said Monday he fully expected to be dropped by Australia for the fourth Ashes Test against England at Melbourne starting December 26

Ponting expected Test axe to fall (21 Dec 1998)

Three other clubs also had cause to celebrate when East Christchurch-Shirley ended the previously unbeaten run of High School Old Boys during Saturday's fourth round of the WestpacTrust Cup cricket competition

New Zealand: East-Shirley halts Old Boys' unbeaten run (21 December 1998)