Miscellaneous

Cricket in the outstations will be given a big boost when 30 concrete wickets complete with metal structure and nets will be constructed for the lesser known schools and clubs by the Cricket Board's National Development Committee through the Regional

LAHORE, Aug 10: Teams from Australia and Zimbabwe willplay three Tests and as many one-day international matches, each during their tours of Pakistan this winter, PCB Secretary Waqar Ahmad announced here today

A cricket coaching camp for young cricketers in the Hanguranketha area which is the electorate of the Minister of Sports Mr

The Regional Cricket Board II (Kandy) conducted a cricket coaching camp for schoolboys in the Kegalle District at the Kegalle Esplanade last Friday

National Youth cricket captain Daren Ganga shared the spotlight with West Indies player Dinanath Ramnarine as the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board Of Control held it's 42nd Annual Presentation of Awards ceremony at the Rudranath Capildeo Learning

IT WAS fortunate that Lancashire last month booked their England pair, Michael Atherton and Andrew Flintoff, on a flight from Leeds /Bradford to Southampton yesterday evening

Wasim Akram was ruled out of Lancashire's NatWest semi-final against Hampshire in dramatic circumstances at Southampton today

PAKISTAN pace bowler Waqar Younis will miss the remainder of the season for Glamorgan because of his troublesome elbow injury

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At Nelson Oval: Lucas gained first innings points over Middlesex

The next meeting of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) executive committee, scheduled for August 21 at the Dhaka Stadium, has been brought forward by a day

Courtney Browne is a changed man these days

And when the smoke settled, Wotton emerged from the "heat" smiling as winners of yesterday's rescheduled Barbados Fire & Commercial Shield semifinal at Paragon

The Ak attack

THE sun shone, there were girls in their summer dresses and the beer flowed as if we were taking it from the Thames (after a while it wouldn't have mattered if we had)

I have returned to the subject of cricket after a long time when the selection of two teams for twin challenging tours abroad is under active consideration

"There must be sensitivity to what is required for potential World Champions"

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Executive Secretary Tanjeeb Ahsan Saad has tendered his resignation

Finding a new captain and wicketkeeper-batsman are two pressing concerns for Canterbury's incoming cricket selection panel, again headed by Brian McKechnie

At Nelson Oval: Lucas 253 after 86 overs; Middlesex 59 for four