Miscellaneous

Day 1, Close of play: CFX Academy 207; Mashonaland A 88/1 (Gripper 60*, Matambanadzo 0*)

I have absolutely no qualms about recommending this game to those who haven't seen it yet, (particularly to the members of the "Barmy Army" who seem to have invaded our shores in their thousands from "old blighty"

Going into the second Test against Australia, India face the familiar dilemma of whether to play six batsmen and four bowlers or five batsmen and five bowlers

Petals of rose and marigold were today showered on Australian skipper Steve Waugh by the inmates of Udayan, a home for children of leprosy parents, as they played Holi with the celebrated cricketer

The 2001 season is going to be a very important one for John Stephenson

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming looks to be holding the hopes of his team after day two of the first National Bank Test with Pakistan in Auckland today

Allan Donald, the great South African fast bowler, spoke to Colin Croft and South African journalist Neil Manthorp prior to the first Test match against the West Indies in Georgetown earlier this week

With six Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinals starting all over the country on Saturday (and a seventh commencing on Sunday), Indian domestic cricket is well and truly swinging into top gear

Whether Younis Khan completes his third century on Friday or not, his innings on Thursday was still a slap on the faces of the selectors who had ignored him for the home series against England late last year

MELBOURNE - Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is expected to be fit for the upcoming Ashes cricket tour after receiving encouraging news on his injured elbow today

Australian coach John Buchanan said on Thursday that his team was moving in the right direction after the match against the Board President's XI

Durham have signed Australian batsman Martin Love as their overseas player for the coming season

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) are pleased to announce that this year's match between the University of the West Indies' Vice-Chancellor's XI and the South African cricket team will take place in

Matabeleland will this weekend play hosts to visitors Midlands in the third round of the Logan Cup competition

With just two days left for the second Test to get underway on Sunday, both the Australian and Indian teams had a strenuous workout at the Eden Gardens to get acclamatised to the conditions in Kolkata

Indian team manager Chetan Chauhan told reporters after the practice session at the Eden Gardens today that the team had analysed the last game and had planned out certain strategies for the second Test against Australia starting in Kolkata on Sunday

"We've prepared well, so I'm happy

DAVID ELLMAN-BROWN Chief Executive

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Jagmohan Dalmiya said on Wednesday that spectators will not be allowed to carry water bottles into the Eden Gardens in Kolkata during the second Test to be played there from Mar 11-15

Throughout the lean period, his team were behind him to a man, and it showed when the pay-off finally arrived