Miscellaneous

Scholastica found their way into the semifinals of the 16th national schools cricket Dhaka zonal qualifying round with a convincing seven-wicket win over Pallabi M I Model in their second phase clash at the City Club ground in Mirpur yesterday

Bangladesh schools cricket - Scholastica in semis (15 May 1998)

THERE WILL be no prize money for the 1998 Barbados Cricket Association's (BCA) domestic competitions

No prize money for Barbados domestic competitions (15 May 1998)

THESE are early days but already several clubs have put down markers in the struggle to achieve high placings for next season's three divisional National League

Scotland: Aberdeenshire looking to continue their flying start (15 May 1998)

Daily News Sri Lanka's cricketing interests in the United Kingdom will in future be handled by a committee headed by former Sri Lanka under 19 and Royal captain Asitha Jayaweera

Comittee to watch Sri Lankan cricket in UK - Jayaweera at the helm (14 May 1998)

Sri Lanka: Mendis retained as chairman (14 May 1998)

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CHAIRMAN of Barbados cricket selectors Charlie Griffith said he was not part of the panel which selected the squad for September's Commonwealth Games in Malaysia

Cricket Selector: I Did Not Pick Barbados Commonwealth team (14 May 1998)

WEST of Scotland's young off-spinner Gregor Maiden will make his debut for Scotland at Lord's next week in the annual two-day fixture against MCC

Scottish Cricket: Maiden bowled over by call-up (14 May 1998)

ALEC STEWART has joined the long list of England captains to take the reins of a losing side

ER Dexter: Only winning will turn Stewart into great leader (13 May 1998)

BCCSL to lose 3m US $? (13 May 1998)

BCCSL to lose 3m US $

Rajshahi moved into the final round of the 24th national cricket championship with a comprehensive 98-run win over Dinajpur in the Thakurgaon zonal final concluded on Tuesday at the Thakurgaon Stadium

Bangladesh national cricket - Rajshahi reach final round (13 May 1998)

NOBODY could be more upbeat about the new season than Michael Atherton, whose campaign to guarantee himself a place in England's Test team against South Africa begins in earnest with Lancashire's championship match at Canterbury today

Atherton remains confident about keeping Test place (13 May 1998)

LORD MacLAURIN struck a note of strictly qualified optimism in presenting the first annual report of the England and Wales Cricket Board to some 100 delegates of 38 county clubs at Edgbaston yesterday

ECB's first report underlines need for TV revenue (13 May 1998)

WHEN he begins his most difficult Test series mission down in South Africa in November, West Indies captain Brian Lara will at least have the reassurance of some positive reinforcements

Three more for South Africa - WI make squad 19 (13 May 1998)

CRICKET: The battle for the Spalding Cup opens at Melbourne Oval today with Sunlight Cup champions Kingston College taking on Headley Cup winners Holmwood Technical in what promises to be a closely contested affair

Jamaica: KC, Holmwood square off (12 May 1998)

GRANGE made a decisive move in Conference A by winning both their weekend games and establishing themselves at the top of the table, defeating West Lothian at home on Saturday and earning a comprehensive victory over Watsonians on Sunday

Scottish Cricket: Dykes stars as Grange make move (12 May 1998)

DAVID BYAS, the Yorkshire captain, yesterday warned his side against complacency after they were installed as the new 3-1 favourites for the Benson and Hedges Cup by bookmakers William Hill

Benson And Hedges Cup: Draw makes Yorkshire favourites (12 May 1998)

MIKE Watkinson staked a strong claim for a Lancashire Championship recall with a superb all-round performance for the second team at Old Trafford yesterday

Lancashire: Mike stakes claim for Lancs recall (12 May 1998)

South African grass groots cricket Sunday received a major sponsorship boost when Bakers doubled their sponsorship committment for R5-millione to R10-miilion over the next three years

RSA: Bakers boost mini cricket programme (12 May 1998)

THE first signs of a new militancy on the part of the Professional Cricketers' Association emerged yesterday from a special meeting at Edgbaston attended by 210 of the 400 current players

England: 'Militant' players in favour of two division system (12 May 1998)