Miscellaneous

LAHORE, Dec

ON WEDNESDAY afternoon last the chairman of Tesco, knighted in 1989, was introduced to the House of Lords

The general meeting of the Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) of 30 November 1996 approved plans for sweeping changes in Dutch cricket

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE have already topped #500,000 in ticket sales for the fifth Cornhill Ashes Test at Trent Bridge, which starts on Aug 7, and are well on the way to a sell-out on each of the first four days

ENGLAND will play five one-day internationals, including one at Lord`s, when South Africa make their first tour of England, next August

The England Under-23 squad could be forced to call off their tour of Australia in the New Year because Australia`s governing body have been unable to raise the A$50,000 (#25,000) needed to fund it

CRICKET`S winter season is in full cry this week

PETER BOWLER, who took charge of the Somerset side when Andy Hayhurst was dropped because of poor form towards the end of last season, has been appointed captain for 1997

Bob Simpson our next cricket coach

The Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL) took an unanimous decision at its ExCo meeting held on Saturday, that all national cricketers should play in at least 60 percent of the matches in the major domestic tournament - the

Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna Ranatunga said that he was quite used to winning as well as losing and taking criticism

One of Sri Lanka`s senior most cricketers Asanka Gurusinha left for Australia on Tuesday night with mixed feelings concerning his future with the national team

Match referees will henceforth submit their views on umpiring decisions and the performance of umpires in the report to the International Cricket Council (ICC)

Opening batsmen can be considered the explorers of cricket

KARACHI, Nov 20: Pakistan, which has played pioneer role in promoting cricket in Sri Lanka and the Gulf region, has been offered to play the same role in the United States of America

Dennis Amiss, Warwickshire`s chief executive, is pessimistic about the possible return to Edgbaston of Brian Lara as their overseas player in 1998

Danny Law joined the exodus from Sussex yesterday when the all-rounder signed a three-year contract with Essex

CONFIRMATION of the departures of Ian Salisbury and Ed Giddins yesterday left Sussex certain they will have no option but to build for the future with a young side