Miscellaneous

+ Sharjah will host the next edition of Asia Cup Cricket from April 5 to 13, 1995

Two ex-England stars have now expressed their views on the Atherton ball-tampering scandal

Ray Illingworth has fined Mike Atherton 2000 pounds in an attempt to knock the ball tampering controversy on the head

The 9 o'clock news on Radio 3 this morning reports that Atherton has been cleared of wrong-doing

Visionaries have recently proposed that two divisions of Test cricket be created, the prospect of promotion and relegation adding to the inherent interest of a series

The umpires and referees have been chosen for the Sri Lanka v Pakistan Test Series starting in August, the Pakistan v Australia series starting September, and the Quadrangular World Series in September

Atherton(cap), Stewart, Gooch, Crawley, Hick, White, Rhodes(wk), De Freitas, Gough, Salisbury, Fraser, Udal

Miandad tore a ligament of the knee and is out of action for six weeks

ICC chiefs have given the go ahead for Test fast bowlers to deliver a maxiumum of two bouncers per over instead of the current one

ICC attempt to bring back element of surprise without encouraging intimidation

Television rights to cover cricket in England over the next three years are being negotiated, with four communications companies entering the bidding

Martin Crowe has announced that when he resumes on 94 not out on the fifth day of the 3rd Test vs England, it will be the last time he appears at the crease in England

Veteran Javed Miandad, who was persuaded out of retirement from Test Cricket by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, and opening batsman Ramiz Raja have both been recalled by Pakistan for the coming tour of Sri Lanka

Martin Crowe was interviewed by Bryan Waddle for Radio New Zealand this morning

Transvaal fast bowler, Richard Snell, will be joining the South African cricket team in England to replace the injured Aubrey Martyn