Miscellaneous

DOUR batting from Brian Spence frustrated West of Scotland as Poloc forced a draw in good batting conditions at Hamilton Crescent on Saturday

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Hosts Sylhet paved their way into the quarterfinal of the 24th national cricket championship with a comfortable 44-run win over last year's semifinalists Dhaka at the local stadium yesterday

STEVE Dearden made a miserable return to his former club as Haslingden were one of six Lancashire League clubs to book their place in the quarter finals of the Lancashire League and Central Lancashire League Knockout Cup

Pakistan cricket coach Haroon Rashid has finally called it quits on May 22

WASIM Akram is out of today's floodlit Axa League clash with Essex - and could be struggling for Wednesday's Benson and Hedges Cup quarter final at Surrey

For the next World Cup, to be held in the summer of 1999 in England, practically every participating nation has entered the home stretch for preparations

More than 1 300 cricketers left the pre-season controversy behind them and donned their whites yesterday to herald the start of the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) season, generally regarded as the showpiece of the local sporting calender

Dhaka University yesterday named an 18-member team which will take part in the final round of the 24th national cricket championship now being held in Sylhet

Rajshahi moved into the quarterfinals of the 24th national cricket championship with a facile 49-run win over Khulna at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday

HOW quickly things have changed

THE line-up for cricket's debut in the Commonwealth Games has been finalised - with England confirmed as the headline absentees

LAHORE, May 22: Pakistan senior cricket team coach Haroon Rasheed submitted his resignation to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief executive Majid Khan on Friday

Leicestershire have extended manager Jack Birkenshaw's contract into the next millennium

The final round of the 24th national cricket championship begins at the Sylhet Stadium this morning with Khulna taking on Rajshahi in the opening match

WHEN the final round of matches in the National League Division One competition begins today, the top four teams will have absolutely no margin for error

SIR Everton Weekes's record breaking bat sold at auction in London for UKP £1,050

KARACHI, May 22: Pakistan cricket team's tour itinerary for next year's visit of India was in final stages with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hoping that the trip was on despite political uncertainty

MATTHEW Mott hopes an encouraging double-header for himself and the team last weekend will trigger off an improvement in Lowerhouse's fortunes - starting at Todmorden tomorrow

A ruling by world cricket's governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC) to inspect the pitch at Sabina Park before future matches has been welcomed by Errol Ziadie, chairman of the pitch committee