Miscellaneous

KARACHI, Sept 26: Pakistan suffered a body blow when Saqlain Mushtaq expressed his inability to play in the first Test against Australia starting at Rawalpindi from Oct 1

Saqlain to miss First Test, Waqar included in team (27 Sep 1998)

AS the 1998 Red Stripe Bowl limited overs cricket tournament gets going next month, this year's competition will impact significantly on West Indies cricket

Across The Board: Vital Red Stripe Bowl (27 September 1998)

Daryll Cullinan has been asked to open the batting for South Africa in the forthcoming Wills International Cup limited overs tournament in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cullinan to open for SA in Dhaka (27 Sep 1998)

Cecil Beaumont Williams - "Monty" to family and friends, "Boogles" to those who knew him through his considerable sporting exploits - lost his long battle against cancer in Toronto, Canada, last weekend at the age of 72

Tribute To An All-Rounder (27 September 1998)

Kandy Regional Cricket Board conducted a coaching clinic for women cricketers from the farming village of Hanguranketha at Poramadulla recently

Sri Lanka News Round-up (27 Sep 1998)

Has West Indies fast bowler Franklyn Rose has given up the pitch for the catwalk

The Man And His Gear (26 Sep 1998)

He has had more than his fair share of disappointment

G Wattley: I'll be back, says David Williams (26 Sep 1998)

Ever since Bangladesh's glorious victory by winning the ICC Trophy against Kenya in Kuala Lumpur, it has met with debacles, one after another in almost every encounter abroad

Bangladesh cricket in context (26 Sep 1998)

The nondescript town of Rohtak in Haryana will be the unlikely venue for a record 18 matches in a span of just 71 days, including the key Ranji Trophy match between Delhi and Haryana from October 22 to 25

India: Haryana Venue Wars (26 September 1998)

Wayne Blackman is set to return to Division 1 cricket today in familiar surroundings but in an unfamiliar role when the eighth round of the Courts/Suzuki Division 1 competition starts at 1 p.m

Barbados: Returnees In Cricket Action Today (26 Sep 1998)

It turned out to be a run crawl at Katugastota where St

Sri Lanka News Round-up (26 Sep 1998)

England cricket captain Alex Stewart has rated Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle as New Zealand's biggest hopes for the World Cup next year

Stewart rates Astle, Fleming (26 Sep 1998)

Cricketer Debbie Hockley added to an almost staggering list of honours when she was named the 1998 Canterbury of New Zealand Sportsperson of the Year at the awards dinner in the International Antarctic Centre

New Zealand: Hockley on winning run (26 Sep 1998)

KARACHI, Sept 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) plans to revive cash incentives for the team from this season

Pakistan: PCB plans to revive cash awards (26 Sep 1998)

SEVEN Tests and 10 one-day internationals a season are to be proposed by the England and Wales Cricket Board at next month's meeting to discuss the structure of the game from 2000

England: Discord brewing as internationals head for overload (25 Sep 1998)

Having had an unusual and uncommon problem with their choice of wicket-keepers for the last year, Barbados' cricket selectors yesterday named both Courtney Browne and Ricky Hoyte in a squad for 14 for next month's Red Stripe Bowl

Two Wicket-Keepers Named To Barbados Squad (25 Sep 1998)

KARACHI, Sept 24: Australia will make changes in their team for the ICC Trophy in Bangladesh and three one-day internationals against Pakistan, skipper Mark Taylor said on Thursday

Australia to change team for one-dayers (25 Sep 1998)

KARACHI, Sept 24: Speed merchant Waqar Younis returns to top level cricket when he tests his fitness and form against the Australians who begin their six-week tour of Pakistan on Friday with a four-day game against Karachi City Cricket Association

Australia open tour against KCCA today (25 Sep 1998)

A Canterbury Shell Trophy cricket match in February is likely to be the first-class trial game for the portable pitch at Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park)

New Zealand: Trophy game test for pitch (25 Sep 1998)