Miscellaneous

HOVERING round the boundary at Canterbury during next week`s important skirmish between Kent and Gloucestershire will be a bobble- hatted figure with a video camera and divided loyalties

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CAPTAIN Mark Griffin has revealed the key to Haslingden's Lancashire League championship drive - amateur power

Lancashire League: Griffin backs amateur bid (30 Aug 1997)

Wattala Anthonians beat Gampaha C.C

Sri Lanka: Sports in brief (30 Aug 1997)

World champions Sri Lanka have been invited to take part in a one day triangular series to be played in England next summer

D Weerawansa: Lanka invited for one-day triangular in England next year (30 Aug 1997)

THE condemned man was eating a hearty breakfast

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Michael Owen Smith talks to national coach Bob Woolmer about prospects for a summer that includes away test series against Australia and Pakistan, arguably the two strongest sides in the world

M Owen-Smith: Woolmer's vision for the summer (30 Aug 1997)

THE Zone Six Cricket tournament which was won by South Africa last weekend will cease to be Africa's prime crickaet tournament as it is now being replaced by the annual Africa Cup Competition

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Lanka Cavaliers led by Bandula Warnapura, Sri Lanka's first Test Captain, including several former national players travelled to Anuradhapura recently to launch their Outstation Cricket Program which is the first of 12 such programs which will follow

Lanka Cavaliers promote cricket in Anuradhapura (29 Aug 1997)

KARACHI, Aug 29: Shahid Khan Afridi, the young Test all-rounder was presented with a gold medal by the Khyber Cultural Society Khyber Agency in a colourful ceremony held at a local hotel, Peshawar, according to a message received over here

Shahid Afridi honoured (29 Aug 1997)

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

CMJ: Atherton set to call it a day (29 August 1997)

Deposed New Zealand cricket captain Lee Germon is available for Conference Cricket as he is still on contract to NZC

Geoff Longley: Germon uncertain on role (29 Aug 1997)

CONTRACT rebel Jason Gallian was today facing a dual rap from Lancashire and Lord's

Lancashire: Gallian in hot water (29 Aug 1997)

EAST Lancs skipper Mark Lomas knows it's all or nothing as the title race reaches boiling point in the EW Cartons Lancashire League

Lancashire League: Skipper Lomas eyes triple (29 Aug 1997)

Compiled by Dinesh Weerawansa

Sri Lanka news round-up (28 Aug 1997)

KARACHI, Aug 27: The prize distribution ceremony of the Seventh Hinopak Trophy Inter-Firm cricket tournament, was held on Wednesday evening at a local hotel

Zaheer says he backs Karachi cricketers (28 Aug 1997)

Graveney, the chairman of selectors, revealed that he knew Atherton`s whereabouts in London, but the player had not yet been in contact

Peter Deeley: Botham offers captain counsel (27 August 1997)

THERE is one glaring omission in the new development plans at Lancashire County Cricket Club - a members' laundry

Wishy-washy Lancashire (28 Aug 1997)