Miscellaneous

FRIENDS for 35 years, former England cricket captain Bob Willis and ex-Corinthian Casual centre-forward Martin Tyler attended school together in Guildford, shared a flat in Streatham, and now work as Sky commentators

AUCKLAND -- The New Zealand cricket team's bowling problems in India have prompted Auckland coach Tony Blain to label as "shortsighted and bizarre" the decision to shut the door on experienced seam bowler Danny Morrison

CONFIRMATION of Scotland`s rising international status, following their success in the ICC Trophy, came this week when it was revealed that Sri Lanka might tour Scotland in the summer of 1998

LAHORE, May 23: "In conformity with our bank`s policy to promote sports and give protection to players we put our foot down when Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) tried to ban Test opener Aamir Sohail and deprive him of playing in the Wills

PAUL SMITH, Shropshire`s new professional for the 1997 Minor Counties season, has been suspended by the club pending an official investigation by the disciplinary committee of the England and Wales Cricket Board

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

KARACHI, May 22: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials were criticised for breaking Government of Pakistan Service Rules by former Chairman of Selectors Hasib Ahsan

DAVID BOON is the bloke who is supposed to have drunk fiftysomething beers on the flight home from England after the 1989 Ashes tour

COACH David Lloyd yesterday urged a new generation to follow Ben Hollioake through the "Team England" dressing-room door

INCONVENIENT though it was for the Australians, who moved on to Leeds early to prepare for the first oneday international tomorrow, yesterday`s wash-out at Durham was much more serious for local cricket

I WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank that charitable soul who at Canterbury last Friday provided a muchneeded boost to morale by reminding me that "form is temporary but class is permanent" as I trudged back to the

PRESSURE is mounting at the Oval for Surrey to sign an overseas player to strengthen the side as they attempt to revive a limp start to their championship season at Leicester today

CHRIS LEWIS, ignored by the England selectors for the Texaco Trophy games against Australia, will captain Surrey in the championship match at Leicester beginning tomorrow

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Compiled by Dinesh Weerawansa

IT WAS the game that nobody believed would take place

Why a fresh probe against Aamir Sohail

Christopher Martin-Jenkins

For the first time in the annals of Thomian Cricket, a representative cricket squad comprising sixteen players, will embark on a three-week tour of England, when they take flight on British Airways on May 21

Chamath Perera smacked a run-a-ball half century to steer Commercial Bank to a four-wicket win over ACW Insurance in their Mercantile `A' division cricket match played at Reid Avenue yesterday