Miscellaneous

The DSS - S Thomas' cricket encounter, which appeared to be confined mainly to the first innings, petered out in a draw at Wijerama Mawatha, yesterday

Sri Lanka Schools: DSS - STC drawn (9 Oct 1997)

Compiled by Dinesh Weerawansa

Sri Lanka News round-up (9 Oct 1997)

CRICKET: The final matches in the round-robin section of Zone A of the Red Stripe Bowl limited over cricket tournament take place today with Jamaica up against Bermuda at Alpart and Trinidad and Tobago tackling the Windward Islands at Melbourne Oval

T Becca: Red Stripe - Jamaica search for edge (Oct 8 1997)

ENGLAND'S cricketers will be better prepared next season for the busiest year ever faced by the national team

ECB to tighten preparations in busiest international year (8 Oct 1997)

Former New Zealand cricket captain Lee Germon has rejected a series of stinging character attacks on him by pace bowler Danny Morrison

G Langley: Germon rejects Morrison barbs (8 Oct 1997)

GLAMORGAN, three weeks after winning the Britannic Assurance title for the first time in 28 years, received a further boost yesterday when Sportlot, the Lottery Sports Fund for Wales, awarded the club a £3.2 million grant towards a national academy

England and Wales: Lottery support for Glamorgan (8 Oct 1997)

ANYTHING pertaining to Brian Lara gets into the news, it seems

Lara on Red Stripe and Walsh (8 Oct 1997)

ABN Amro Asia Pacific cricket tourney on Oct

Sri Lanka: ABN Amro Asia Pacific cricket tourney on Oct. 11, 12 (8 Oct 1997)

SL Schools: U. Fernando belligerent 139, STC 243/7 DSS 54/3 (8 Oct 1997)

SL Schools: U

One of Sri Lanka's top division I Sara trophy cricket clubs, Tamil Union, who will celebrate their Centenary Year in 1999, are faced with the exodus of some of its promising young players led by a former Sri Lanka Test cricketer

Sri Lanka: Tamil Union's loss Moors' gain (8 Oct 1997)

A good number of thirteen schools have entered the Southern Province Inter-school under 19 limited over cricket tournament which is now in progress at the Uyanwatte Stadium, Matara

Sri Lanka News round-up (8 Oct 1997)

In a simple though meaningful ceremony held last Thursday at the board room of S

SL Schools: Royal, STC get over 9 lakhs each, keen on joint tour abroad (8 Oct 1997)

Australian Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Officer Mr

ACB: Players representation on new contracts (8 Oct 1997)

* Police and intelligence authorities probing into the Indian cricket betting scandal have learnt that the bridge between bookmakers and cricketers was established by either one or more journalists including a very high profile Calcutta-based sports

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CRICKET: The West Indies cricket team leaves for Pakistan next month for what is expected to be a tough outing - a series which is important to the West Indies as they seek to re-establish themselves as one of the best teams in the world

Tony Becca: From the Boundary - Showdown at Chedwin (7 Oct 1997)

CRICKET: Georgetown, Cana: Second round matches in Zone 'B' of the new Red Stripe Bowl regional one-day cricket tournament will be played today at two venues here

Top-of-the-table Zone 'B' Red Stripe Bowl clash (7 Oct 1997)

Journalists involved in betting scandal

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DEFEATED but not deflated, Trinidad and Tobago's Red Stripe Bowl cricketers are looking to regroup and rebound for their third match against the Windward Islands at Portland tomorrow

G Wattley: Lara looks to rebound, denies rift with Walsh (7 Oct 1997)

RAWALPINDI, Oct 6: Former captain Ramiz Raja was quick to grab an opportunity of becoming a television commentator before deciding what he would be doing after he quits the game

Ramiz Raja joins panel of TV experts (7 Oct 1997)