Miscellaneous

Australian opener Michael Slater on Thursday threw tantrums questioning a negative verdict on his appeal for having caught Indian vice-captain Rahul Dravid and was lucky to get away with just a warning

MUMBAI, India - Indian paceman Javagal Srinath fractured his right index finger while batting in the first Test against Australia, a team official said today

New Zealand is still nowhere near ready to assert itself as a force in the world of one-day cricket despite its success at the ICC KnockOut tournament at the start of the summer

As centuries go, Adam Gilchrist's was pretty special

MUMBAI, India - Michael Slater's behaviour during the first cricket Test against India was "over the top" and wrong according to Australian captain Steve Waugh

Players behaving like louts on the field of play is, I am afraid, nothing new

Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly agreed that the first Test match was lost to an outstanding innings played by Adam Gilchrist which took the match away from the hosts

The chairman of the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF) Jagmohan Dalmiya said in Kolkata on Thursday that certificates signed by Sunil Gavaskar and Ian Chappell will be given to those who pledge their eyes

Border `B' - 36/1

Border B - 192 all out (44.4 overs) J Kreusch 41, Stander 31 B Watambwa 2-28, D Mutendera 3-32, R Price 2-34

Cricket fans and players will pay tribute to the passing of Sir Donald Bradman before play starts tomorrow, Friday 2 March, in the Pura Cup match at the WACA Ground

Jimmy's gone

1996: Under pressure after the loss of the Frank Worrell Trophy to Australia in the West Indies in 1995 and defeat by Kenya in the World Cup in India and Pakistan, Richie Richardson resigns during the World Cup tournament

Greg Turner, one of New Zealand golf's leading players will visit Hawkes Bay to speak at a dinner in Hastings on March 22 and will play in Central District's annual golf day on Friday, March 23 at Bridge Pa Golf Club Hastings

What a fantastic series win for the CLEAR Black Caps

Former Test cricketers Ata-ur-Rehman and Ijaz Ahmed Junior were suspended by their Allied Bank team management for creating commotion during lunch interval of the Patron's Trophy match at Pindi Stadium on Wednesday

It was the 1530th Test match in cricket history

Indian coach John Wright admitted on Thursday that the Indian team had to improve in all aspects of the game, following the loss to the Australians in the first Test at Mumbai

BKSP, the eminent sports training institute of Bangladesh has proved their worth once again by becoming the 19th School champions, defeating Scholastica by 173 runs in a one sided final at BNS today

Central Districts face a tough schedule if they make the final of the Global One-Day provincial cricket tournament in Perth from March 29-April 4