Miscellaneous

With thanks to acting convener of selectors Max Ebrahim for his information

RAIN SPOILS FINAL SHOWDOWN The final of the National First League knockout competition, between defending champions Old Hararians and Bulawayo-based Queens Sports Club, was badly affected by rain on Sunday as hopes of an exciting end to the club

Pakistan coach Javed Miandad has denied reports that he will resign during the current tour of New Zealand

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka announced today that the Annual Genaral Meeting will now take place on the 31st March at 11am

Greg Matthews, the former Australian all rounder who is in India as a radio commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, has proved to be extremely adept in correctly forecasting the result of a game

In an obvious attempt to get some badly needed match practice ahead of the crucial second Test in Kolkata, Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will lead the Board President's XI against the visiting Australians in the three-day match to be played at the

The Busta International Shield Final between Jamaica and Guyana has been delayed by one day

As a finale to an outstanding tradition, England A's tour of the Caribbean proved a disappointing anti-climax as the net result showed a below-expectations third place in the Busta Cup and defeat in the semi-finals of the Busta International Shield

Carterton is used to big sporting occasions, usually with an oval ball, but on Sunday the Gray family home on Carters Line just outside of town will see a cricket match to remember

The deluge that has swept over Zimbabwe for the last few weeks has taken it's toll again, suspending play in all but one Logan Cup match, that between Mashonaland and Mashonaland 'A'

All other cricket news this week has been overshadowed by the death of Sir Donald Bradman at the age of 92

The Zimbabwe Board XI had a disappointing weekend at East London where they played Border B in the last matches of their league programme

South Africa captain Shaun Pollock arrived in the Caribbean yesterday, saying that his team was stronger than two years ago and he also expressed surprise that he did not yet know who his opposing counterpart would be

LONDON - Australian pace hero Glenn McGrath has grabbed a share of top spot with South African arch-rival Shaun Pollock in the latest world cricket ratings, while Adam Gilchrist has joined the top five batsmen for the first time

MUMBAI, India - Indian paceman Javagal Srinath may not be fit for the second cricket Test against Australia after fracturing his right index finger in the first game of the three-match series, the team coach said today

New Zealand Cricket has announced its 2001 intake of players for its Cricket Academy at Lincoln University

With the dust finally settling on the controversial First Test Match in Galle, England have started preparations for the second match in Kandy, where they hope that the two new umpires, Sri Lanka's B.C

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has named a threeman panel to review controversial paceman Shoaib Akhtar's bowling action

Former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan blasted the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its law covering suspected bowling action

Romesh Kaluwithrana has been named captain of the BCCSL Colts XI that will play England in a limited overs match at Welegedera Stadium, Kurunegala on Saturday