Miscellaneous

HYDERABAD, Aug 31: Niaz Stadium which is being readied for hosting one-day match on Sept 30 between Pakistan and India is still being used as a helipad for the 'VIPs'

THE cry went up in the East Lancs dressing room, "We was robbed" writes BRIAN DOOGAN

AFTER stage-managing the Derbyshire committee`s climb-down over their recent contest of wills with the players, chairman Vic Brownett now finds himself with a new dilemma over Chris Adams` "umpteenth" request to be released from his

A car accident in the early hours of Sunday morning, resulting in the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has had a profound effect on the United Kingdom

HASLINGDEN skipper Mark Griffin believes yesterday's washed-out Lancashire League programme should NOT be replayed

YORKSHIRE are considering an official complaint to Lord's over Saturday's Roses washout which could cost them the championship

The second phase of Pakistan cricket started with the inaugural tour of India in the winter of the 1952-53 season, under the leadership of Abdul Hafeez Kardar

CHERRY Tree clinched an amazing league and cup double in the Vaux Ribblesdale League with a spectacular performance

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ESSEX will have in Stuart Law the classiest batsman on either side in the NatWest Trophy final

STUART LAW will make two important phone calls when he returns home to Brisbane next month

TO an outsider it is obvious that English cricket has been on another planet for a while, rather than another plane

KARACHI, Aug 30: Pakistan vice-captain Saeed Anwar is set to join a struggling Derbyshire for next season's English county championship

AT the end of an `interesting` week the question keeps coming back to me

ENGLAND have their best chance of winning in the West Indies since the all-out fast-bowling era began, now that continuity has been assured by Mike Atherton`s reappointment

FORMER KINGSWOOD College cricket captain Sripali Gunatillake died in action at Pulliyankulam recently, fighting the separatist war in the North

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LANCASHIRE could be looking for two new opening batsmen next summer

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

KARACHI, Aug 29: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has so far not sanctioned the tour and match fee to the cricketers for the Sri Lanka visit for the Asia Cup despite the fact that the event ended about seven weeks ago