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Cricket in the West Indies isn't all about turning wickets and sweeping cover-drives to the boundary

04-May-2003•Christine Davey in Bridgetown

Scotland shock Durham on NUL debut

Steve Selwood's 88 not out from 130 balls led the way for Derbyshire's first win of the season

04-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Heat and dust ... and marriage

One man makes such a difference

04-May-2003•Wisden Roving Reporter by Nagraj Gollapudi

Lara and Sarwan give Windies hope as Australia struggle on dead pitch

On a pitch that might have been lifted directly from the SnooziSleep beds emporium, West Indies waded through 87 powder-puff overs to keep alive their hopes of avoiding a series whitewash

04-May-2003•Andrew Miller

Zimbabweans on top at Edgbaston

Douglas Hondo picked up five wickets and Grant Flower cracked a century to give Zimbabwe the upper hand against British Universities at Edgbaston, in the opening match of their tour

04-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

South Africa secure innings victory over Bangladesh

It took South Africa three overs to nab the remaining two Bangladesh wickets, as they romped to an easy win by an innings and 18 runs, thus winning the two-Test series 2-0

04-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Raja M

Dalmiya sceptical about early resumption of bilateral ties

In an effort to revive truncated cricket ties with Pakistan, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has written to Atal Behari Vajpayee, India's Prime Minister, requesting him for permission to play Pakistan at neutral venues

04-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Sri Lanka take the upper hand on rain-curtailed day

For five sessions they lazed in their hotel, looking forward to the chance to win their first series in Sri Lanka for two decades, as an army of groundstaff mopped up a waterlogged outfield with hand sponges and scraped away the mud with cardboard

04-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Charlie Austin

Hussain stands down as England selector

Nasser Hussain has stepped down as a national selector, to allow someone who watches more county cricket to take his place

04-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Glamorgan win at Leicester

Glamorgan began their defence of the National League title with an emphatic 44 run victory over Leicestershire at Grace Road

04-May-2003•Andrew Hignell

No play at Kandy

The opening day's play of the second match of the two-Test series at Kandy was abandoned without a ball being bowled after heavy overnight rain left large areas of the outfield saturated

03-May-2003•Charlie Austin

Hampshire squad for One Day matches

Hampshire Hawks open their ECB National League campaign at the Rose Bowl on Sunday against neighbours Sussex Sharks, followed by Middlesex Crusaders on Bank Holiday Monday, then the third round Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy game also against Sussex

03-May-2003•Vic Isaacs

Zimbabwe name team for British Universities match

Zimbabwe have named their team for the opening fixture of their tour of England, against British Universities at Edgbaston, starting on May 3

03-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

All Today's Yesterday's - May 4

1960 Birth of England's Martyn "Frog" Moxon , the unluckiest of the eight men to make 99 in a Test but never a century

03-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Soggy welcome for Zimbabweans

Zimbabwe received the dampest of welcomes to England, on and off the pitch, as the first day of their opening tour match against British Universities was reduced to 38 overs by rain

03-May-2003•Bulletin by Wisden CricInfo staff

Draws across the board as rain has final say

Even though the match was heading for a certain draw, the Surrey bowlers took the honours on the last day's play at The Oval - despite 103 not out from Warwickshire's Nick Knight

03-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Bangladesh in disarray

Bangladesh teetered on the brink of yet another innings defeat, after collapsing in the morning session for 102

03-May-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Raja M

Australia in control after day of hard graft at Bridgetown

It's not often that Australia's bowling attack is made to work for its wickets, but today, on a pitch that Steve Waugh described as the slowest of his career, they were forced to graft every step of the way

03-May-2003•Andrew Miller

Lara laid low with suspected chickenpox

West Indies' hopes of salvaging the third Test have been dealt a huge blow, after Brian Lara was laid low with a suspected case of chickenpox

03-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Hooper expected to sign for Lancashire next week

Carl Hooper, the former West Indian captain, is expected to sign for Lancashire next week, as a replacement for the injured Harbhajan Singh

03-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

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