Miscellaneous

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

C Martin-Jenkins; ECB make steps to reach the top (4 May 1998)

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

M Nicholas: England selectors miss chance to find new flavour (4 May 1998)

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

Hollioake given the all-clear on cannabis rumour (4 May 1998)

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

T Cozier: Respect due to Hall (3 May 1998)

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

Bangladesh: National championship and schools scores (3 May 1998)

Sri Lanka: Most Popular Schoolboy Cricket Contests (3 May 1998)

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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

Barbados cricketer Marshall turned away from England (3 May 1998)

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

Trinidad: Two to go in national cricket (2 May 1998)

02-May-1998

Sri Lanka News Round-up (2 May 1998)

Minister of Samurdhi, Youth Affairs and Sports S

02-May-1998

Sri Lanka News Round-up (1 May 1998)

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

W Fernandez: Imran urges probe into match-fixing allegations (1 May 1998)

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

Scots taking to the high road (1 May 1998)

International Umpires pane: Cooray out, Manuel in (1 May 1998)

Sri Lanka umpire B

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

Atherton leads MCC in Diana game at Lord's (1 May 1998)

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

Bangladesh: Schools cricket (1 May 1998)