Miscellaneous

New Zealand Cricket Captain to donate $20,000 to Heart Children of New Zealand Inc

KARACHI, Aug 26: The national selection committee on Wednesday summoned two more cricketers and instructed them to join the training camp as soon as possible

It's going to be an all-Christ Church showdown in the final of the BET Under-15 cricket competition at Wildey next week

Canterbury Cricket has been forced to arrange an overdraft and have funds advanced from New Zealand Cricket to cover its past season's budget blowout, which approached $250,000

HE'S 90 today

YORKSHIRE all-rounder Gavin Hamilton could be tempted to change his mind over his decision to play for Scotland in next year's World Cup

The University of Sussex comprising outstanding cricketers will tour Sri Lanka from September 6 to September 28 and play a number of district cricket matches

ALEC Stewart will be at the head of England's Ashes party when they arrive in Australia in October - which means he will not captain the one-day side in the prestigious Bangladesh tournament coinciding with the start of the Antipodean adventure

Lancashire are set to step up their search for an overseas player to replace Wasim Akram next season - with Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan topping the list

Scores: Cornwall 92; Surrey South 66 for one

Where did you go to school

WE now know for certain what we only suspected a fortnight ago

ENCOURAGED by the results of a questionnaire, the MCC committee posted a proposal yesterday to their membership of just under 18,000, calling a Special General Meeting for Sept 28 on the issue of women members, writes Christopher Martin-Jenkins

The Victory Park Board is understood to be considering paying Canterbury Cricket $70,000 compensation for the botched Shell Cup match at Lancaster Park last season

Tykes are tonked

India will witness a new concept in Academics with the launch of Radiant Total Cricket

SHAHID ASLAM took a five-wicket haul in Heriot's Conference A victory over Kelburne to take his seasonal tally to 55

DERBYSHIRE will fly Michael Slater back from a training camp in Brisbane two days before the NatWest Trophy final against Lancashire at Lord's on Sept 5

India will play Sri Lanka in the five match Freedom 50 Cup series, under the banner of newly formed Senior Cricket Association

THE names of John Norman and John Lewis will not be found in Wisden, but three decades on from one of cricket's most famous feats, these two men are owed a considerable debt by flanneled fools everywhere