Miscellaneous

Lancashire chairman Jack Simmons spelled out the tough title challenge which lies ahead for the Red Rose outfit

DESPITE the sense of injustice which accompanied South Africa's Test series defeat, captain Hansie Cronje goes home believing that the onus should be on players to keep up the standards rather than whingeing about umpires

Eight teams will participate in the inaugural under-15 inter-region cricket tournament organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka which will get under way on August 22 at various venues in the island

IN HIS standard work, A History of Cricket, H S Altham's chapter entitled 'The Coming of WG' salutes the emer gence of the game from its ancient pastoral roots

Mike Watkinson's first job tomorrow will be to make sure he goes into the right dressing room when Enfield face Accrington in a derby showdown at Dill Hall Lane

TALKING to the old and bold on the circuit, there are many inevitable differences of opinion

Roger Harper will lead Nelson into their title showdown with challengers East Lancashire tomorrow looking to capture his first Lancashire League championship

Some of the analytical methods which will be employed by Ashley Ross with the Black Caps cricket team will be given a trial when the New Zealand Academy team plays in Brisbane during the next fortnight

Canterbury and Northern Districts will hope for better fortune at Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park) on November 6, when the provincial cricket season is launched with a Cricket Max match

Gordon atones in peace deal

Jamaica youth manager Lynden Wright has expressed concern about the future of former Nortel players, especially those who do not get selected to national teams

The National Sports Council (NSC), under its quota, has nominated former national cricket captain and former president Bangladesh Sports Writers Association, ASM Roquibul Hassan, as an executive committee member of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

One of New Zealand's promising young cricketers is set to pack his gear bag and move to Christchurch

Darwen have lodged an official protest with the Northern League about Chorley's substitute professional Greg Loveridge, who had a leading role in knocking them out of the Vaux Bitter Cup

Hansie Cronje wants to use the white Dukes ball, used in England's Axa Sunday League and the recent Emirates Triangular Tournament, during the one-day fixtures against the West Indies in the forthcoming season

A former West Indies fast bowler will soon be appointed as coach for Bangladeshi bowlers, Bangladesh Cricket Board general Secretary Syed Ashraful Haque said yesterday

Three weeks ago Earby's visit to Padiham tomorrow looked like a potential title decider in the Ribblesdale League

Left-arm pacer Manjurul Islam of Mohammedan Sporting Club has been suspended for a year and fined Taka 50,000, a partial amount that the board spent for his travel to South Africa

Some golf-style local rules might be necessary if next year's opening Super 12 rugby game is allocated to Jade Stadium (Lancaster Park), as expected

Neil Fairbrother is one innings away from a place in Lancashire history - as the first man to score centuries against the other 17 first class counties