Miscellaneous

Lancashire League: It's a heart Acre

Paul Agnew: It's a heart Acre! (Lancashire League) (25 Aug 1997)

ENGLAND cricket, the national side as opposed to the structure which supports it, was saved in the very nick of time at the Oval on Saturday afternoon

CMJ: Australia again fail to hammer home last nail (25 August 1997)

LAUREL and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Morecambe and Wise: artistes are more successful in pairs

Simon Hughes: Fruitful harvest of diverse pair (25 August 1997)

A NEW sense of purpose and discipline has been pledged by the South African cricket team following a "jolt" when they lost at home against Australia last season

C Bryden: Bacher gives jolted SA pep talk on pride, passion (24 Aug 1997)

GREGORY STEPHEN Chappell, the former Australian cricket captain, could be considered as one of the best players Australia has ever produced

Ranjan Anandappa: Interview with Greg Chappell (24 Aug 1997)

David Gower: Time is right for the captain to depart with dignity (24 August 1997)

ENOUGH IS enough

KARACHI, Aug 23: Pacer Shoaib Akhtar is on the verge of joining the growing list of players who had the potential but couldn't represent Pakistan simply because they were ill-mannered and arrogant

PCB comes hard on Shoaib Akhtar (24 Aug 1997)

Sri Lanka cricket team's next international assignment is a Quadrangular one-day tournament in Pakistan in October/November to coincide with Pakistan's Golden Jubilee Independence celebrations

Lal Gunesekera : Sri Lanka's next assignment in Pakistan (24 Aug 1997)

WHEN Australia`s last man Glenn McGrath chipped the final ball of the sixth Test towards mid-off for Graham Thorpe to dive forward and take the conclusive catch, it was a glorious moment for English cricket

Scyld Berry: Atherton`s last stand (24 August 1997)

I suspect Mike Atherton would have held the same sentiment about resignation on Thursday when Australia were quickly 49 without loss in reply to England`s paltry 180

Ian Chappell: Resigning will come easy for Atherton (24 August 1997)

By Asoka Jayakody - Kurunegala Sports Cor

Asoka Jayakody: Gerry Perera's death - a loss to cricket (24 Aug 1997)

IT is time to recognise the awful affliction shared by those who have the responsibility for running English cricket - the compulsion to be seen to be doing something and to be saying something about it

Tony Lewis: Base would be weakened by academy (24 August 1997)

NAEEM Ashraf stepped off the plane, was taken straight to Cherry Tree's clubhouse and immediately declared: "I want to go for the double"

Ribblesdale League: Ashraf eyes a double (23 Aug 1997)

Lancashire League: Barker's dogs of war

Lancashire League: Barker's dogs of war! (23 Aug 1997)

Mihir Bose: Protection plan for the Lord`s showpieces (23 August 1997)

Mihir Bose

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22: The Secretary Islamabad Cricket Association, Jawadul Hassan has again challenged the decision of Pakistan Cricket Board to include Islamabad under-19 team in Grade-II despite an ex-parte decision taken in favour of ICA against LCCA

Pakistan: Islamabad cricket body's protest to board (23 Aug 1997)

LANCASHIRE are in danger of missing the boat in their bid to sign Shane Warne

Lancashire News: Warne bid brewing (23 Aug 1997)

I CAN'T imagine there are going to be many more weeks like this in my career

Shane Lee: So close to a dream Ashes selection (23 Aug 1997)

SHANE WARNE sits back in the armchair of his smart Mayfair hotel room and lights a cigarette

Mark Nicholas: Warne`s world turns to embrace thoughts of English county set (23 August 1997)