Miscellaneous

WASIM Akram could be out of tomorrow's Sunday League clash with Northants - but with Andrew Flintoff in exhilarating form, the skipper may not be missed

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASIM Akram was ruled out of Lancashire's Championship match against Northants today

Carlene de Bourg consoles Brian Lara

Jonty Rhodes, regarded as one of the finest fielders in world cricket, is in line to play for S Africa in the first Test against England tomorrow