Miscellaneous

LONDON, Aug 26: Saqlain Mushtaq, the off-spinner who is on a short contract with Surrey, is likely to be re-engaged for the next summer on a much lucrative term than his first stint with the county this year

Lancashire in turmoil

LANCASHIRE announced yesterday that John Bower, their chief executive, would be leaving at the end of this month; a damaging coincidence after Bob Bennett`s decision last week to stand down as chairman

By Our Sports Reporter KARACHI, Aug 25: Discarded Test opener Aamir Sohail is likely to miss the three-match one-day international series against India in September

GRANGE marched to their first Caledonian 80/- Scottish League title and, on Sunday, completed a notable double when they easily overcame RHSM to win the Whyte & Mackay Scottish Cup

AUSTRALIA are to field specialist one-day international teams as part of a drive to win the 1999 World Cup

NINETEEN runs - less than an over of involuntary snicks to third man - is not much of a margin, but in the black and white world of British sport, it equates to the proverbial country mile

KARACHI, Aug 25: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has received more complaints from the manager of the Pakistan A team, Mr Justice Ijaz Yousuf, against a couple of other players also

KARACHI, Aug 25: The chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Majid Khan, came hard on the managers of the Asia Cup squad saying the duo had violated the instructions of the authorities

CHORLEY overwhelmed neighbours Leyland DAF at sun-drenched Windsor Park to win by 110 runs and go joint top of the Northern League with Netherfield who deposed long-time leaders Fleetwood with a crushing nine wickets win at Kendal

KARACHI, Aug 25: The mascot and logo of the golden jubilee international season were unveiled here at a five-star hotel on Monday

Successful Canterbury cricket coach Denis Aberhart is expected to be named today as one of three coaches for the new conference teams -- but not of his home southern region

FIRST sporting memory: Getting the ball on the halfway line and trying to score all on my own, then going to watch Arsenal at Highbury in the 1973-74 season

EAST Lancs stepped up the pressure on leaders Haslingden in the EW Cartons Lancashire League as they cruised to victory over Rishton at Alexanrda Meadows yesterday

Events in between have been thoroughly deflating, the Texaco Trophy and the delusory triumph at Edgbaston apart, but if Atherton were the kind of man capable of fooling himself, he would be able to look back on nine international matches

ALTHOUGH Michael Atherton would only say at the end of the Ashes series that he is spending the next few days away from cricket - even to the extent of missing this week`s Roses game - thinking about his future, he was still keen to cast his

THAT was some afternoon

AUSTRALIA finished the series as they started it - in disarray

AFTER a near washout on Saturday, the Vaux Ribblesdale League bounced back with a full programme of matches yesterday

ON the surface the Corrie Jordaan saga is settled