Miscellaneous

THE announcement of who is to captain England this summer will be made from Lord's this morning and for the two principals the journey will be short

CRICKET: When the West Indies Cricket Board names its new selection panel during this month's annual general meeting in Grenada, Wes Hall will not be on it

THE first full day of League action in Scotland was marked by controversy when the Conference game at Raeburn Place between Edinburgh Accies and Clydesdale could not be played because a floodlight pylon used for rugby training had not been removed

London: Limited over one-day matches which started as a fun game to entertain the crowd is now the biggest money spinner

FOR reforming zeal the present Government cannot begin to compare with the England and Wales Cricket Board

SO NOW we know for sure that it is Alec Stewart or Nasser Hussain who will be appointed to captain England: no outsider will be invited to the party

TWO of England's selectors, David Graveney and Graham Gooch, have spoken to Ben Hollioake about an article in the magazine GQ which implied that the 20-year-old Surrey and England all-rounder had smoked cannabis during England's A tour of Sri Lanka

CONFIRMATION that Wes Hall has resigned as chairman of the West Indies selectors will evoke mixed feelings

The qualifying round of the 24th national cricket championship got underway at different venues across the country on Friday

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Barbados leg-spinner Dave Marshall has returned home prematurely after being denied a work permit to play professional cricket in England

WHEN round five is concluded this weekend, just two rounds of action will be left in the Carib National League Division one race

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LAHORE, April 30: "That the Pakistan cricketers are today being accused of throwing a Test match, limited-overs series or for that matter a Test series and a One-day International tournament, even if they are genuinely beaten is due to the

SCOTLAND'S cricketers begin a hectic season tomorrow when they play Yorkshire at Linlithgow in the first of their Benson and Hedges Cup matches

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MIKE Atherton is to captain one of the international sides in the Diana, Princess of Wales memorial match at Lord's on July 18, which the MCC hope will raise £1 million for the fund

Rahamatullah Model High School, Ahmed Bawani School and Wari High School reached group finals winning their respective matches of the 16th national schools cricket championship yesterday, reports UNB