Miscellaneous

ON THURSDAY morning, BBC breakfast-time viewers woke up to a programme involving David Lloyd, in which the England cricket coach was chuntering away even more animatedly than usual

M Johnson: MacLaurin's optimism could yet be supported by reality (6 Jun 1998)

EAST LANCASHIRE and Accrington will enjoy the services of their professionals for two weeks longer than had been expected after the Australians cancelled the English leg of this summer's A tour

Lancashire League: A team tour boost for Lancs League pair (6 Jun 1998)

AUSTRALIA A's powerful tour party will be woefully short of quality opposition following the decision to lop off the English leg of their tour next month

C Ellis: England Cricket Diary (6 Jun 1998)

he's a useless toe-rag but his sister's cute

S Hughes: England Cricket Notes (6 Jun 1998)

Former test captain Imran Khan has pleaded for appointment of national cricket teams' captain now so as to give him an opportunity to work out a strategy for the world cup tournament to be held in England in May next year

Mahmood Zaman: Imran pleads for naming captain now (6 Jun 1998)

WITH two batsmen in sight of centuries and one team in sight of a win, the first round of the Courts/Suzuki Division 1 cricket season is set for an intriguing finish

Barbados: Two going after tons (6 Jun 1998)

A YEAR ago, a young Glasgow-born cricketer on holiday from New Zealand turned out for Drumpellier in their Western Union fixture at Shawholm against Poloc - his one and only game - and made such an impact by taking six Poloc wickets that he agreed to

Scottish Cricket: Purdie seeks return at scene of triumph (5 Jun 1998)

DARWEN have run into more professional problems with Nikhil Chopra still in India and facing the prospect of missing another big chunk of the season

Lancashire League: Chopra blow for Darwen (5 Jun 1998)

BERKSHIRE captain Gary Loveday inaugurated the launch of Minor Counties 'grade' cricket with a momentous 206 not out against Wales

Minor Counties: Loveday makes grade (5 Jun 1998)

Narayanganj moved into the semifinals of the 24th national cricket championship with a 41-run win over Comilla at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday

Bangladesh: National cricket - Narayanganj in semis (5 Jun 1998)

IN-FORM batsman Martin Briggs believes Ribblesdale Wanderers can make a genuine push for a Lancashire Cup place this season

Ribblesdale League: Bold Briggs eyes top four finish (5 Jun 1998)

Jessore moved into the semifinals of the Jhenidah zonal qualifying round of the Gazi Tank 18th national youth cricket championships with a 31-run win over Kushtia at the Jhenidah Stadium yesterday

Bangladesh: National Youth Cricket Round-up (4 Jun 1998)

The Galle International Stadium which hosts the second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand becomes Sri Lanka's seventh Test venue and international cricket's 79th

S Thawfeeq: Galle Stadium, Lanka's 7th Test venue (4 Jun 1998)

THE Confederation of Cricket Leagues are believed to have given a firm thumbs down to any revival in the controversial Premier League issue

Lancashire League: Leagues say no to Premier idea (4 Jun 1998)

THE Queen's Park Oval will be a Test match venue during Australia's tour of the Caribbean next year

K Laurence: Champions QPCC not worried about WICB (4 Jun 1998)

Haroon Rasheed has reported to the cricket board that rift among the players was one of the reasons for team's unimpressive performance in the three-nation series in South Africa

Pakistan: Former coach reports rift in cricket team (4 Jun 1998)