Miscellaneous

New Zealand cricket team will resume its training for the forthcoming home series against England and the world champions Sri Lanka after the Christmas holidays

New Zealand Team To Resume Training (20 Dec 1996)

The West Indies are finalising the tour itinerary of Sri Lanka`s tour of the Caribbean islands and will be sent to the BCCSL soon

Sri Lanka To Tour West Indies In May 1997 (20 Dec 1996)

If we are to seriously believe Wasim Akram`s list of the "world`s best teams", lowly Mashonaland now find they are rubbing shoulders with the elite

T Chesterfield: Mashonaland Now Rubbing Shoulders With The Elite (20 Dec 1996)

South African will hold its first ever one day international tournament next month

South Africa To Hold Annual One-Day Tourney (20 Dec 1996)

Canada will be embarking on a tour to the Carribean in April of 1996, to participate in the Atlantic Cup tournament, along with host country Barbados and visiting countries Bermuda and USA

Canada To Tour The Caribbean (20 Dec 1995)

It`s all over, the speculation we mean, and many a patriotic, well meaning cricket lover of this country, would no doubt have heaved a sigh of relief on learning that an Australian coach, the reputed Bruce Yardley has been entrusted with the

On Yardley's Appointment (20 Dec 1996)

Former Pakistani captain Asif Iqbal had posed as Kerry Packer`s agent and offered eight Indian players $25,000 each during India`s tour to Pakistan in 1978, reveals former Indian cricketer Mohinder Amarnath in his benefit souvenir

Asif Iqbal Was Packer Frontman, Says Mohinder Amarnath (18 Dec 1996)

The annual elections of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board is due to take place within the first quarter of next year

Forthcoming Annual BCCSL Elections (18 Dec 1996)

One of Sri Lanka`s leading Test umpires K.T

Sri Lanka Umpire Francis Given More Assignments (18 Dec 1996)

World Cup champions Sri Lanka will use their loss in Kenya and Sharjah to motivate themselves towards winning the Test and one day series in New Zealand early next year

Sri Lanka Motivate Themselves From Losses (18 Dec 1996)

Sri Lanka will figure in a one day international tournament in South Africa for the first time

Sri Lanka To Play In Triangular In RSA (18 Dec 1996)

Sunil Gavaskar`s firm Professional Management Group has floated a scheme to select, each year, the best international cricket team of that period

Gavaskar Launches International Team Of The Year Rankings (18 Dec 1996)

So after a bit of shopping for a coach in the cricketing bazaar, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has finally settled for former Aussie allrounder Bruce Yardley to fill the void created by the premature defection of Dave Whatmore

Bruce Yardley A Good Buy For Sri Lankan Cricket (17 Dec 1996)

IN THE end, a comprehensive 84.3 per cent of the MCC membership gave the go-ahead last night for the new space-age media centre to be constructed at the Nursery End at Lord`s

Lord's Media Centre Gains Big Majority From MCC (17 Dec 1996)

Sri Lanka national cricket pool will have four weeks of training under their new coach Bruce Yardley before the forthcoming New Zealand tour

Sri Lanka Tour To New Zealand (17 Dec 1996)

I as the chairman of selectors would like to clarify the above on behalf of all the nationaal selectors

Coach Whatmore's Untold Story (17 Dec 1996)