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West Zone skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar led from the front as his team eased to a six-wicket victory over North Zone in a Deodhar Trophy encounter at the Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad on Sunday

COME February 9 - Cape Town, South Africa - the West Indies will be ready

Sri Lanka's New Year resurgence gathered pace as they defeated England by 31 runs in their one-day international match against England on Monday.

A rapid century from Australian opener Liam Davis ensured a hard day in the firsl for England as the hosts took a first-innings lead after day two of the first Test in Adelaide.

It's been a frustrating season on the sidelines for fast-medium bowler Ian Butler as he recovers from a torn quadricep muscle

Chris Harris: keen to tackle role of batting at No 3 in McMillan's absense Chris Harris might have landed the job that no-one in New Zealand's one-day squad wants at the moment, batting at No 3, but he's turned it into a positive

With all the attention of politicians currently centred on Zimbabwe and the ICC poised to examine security aspects of staging World Cup matches there and in Kenya, another serious instance of politics interfering with cricket has come to light

Chris Harris' experience means he is the best person in New Zealand's one-day squad of the moment to handle the job of batting at No 3

England Under 19 captain Bilal Shafayat, who was totally confident of success for his side on their tour of Australia, led by example on day one of the first Test against Australia Under 19s in Adelaide

The Austrian Cricket Association has named its eight man squad for the forthcoming European Indoor Championships, to be held in Herning, Denmark from 14th-17th February 2003.

What a difference fine weather makes

It was honours even at the end of the first day's play in the Under 19 Test Match between England and Australia at Adelaide, that had seen the visitors make 331, thanks to a fine 108 from skipper Bilal Shafayat and the hosts end the day on 18for the

JOHANNESBURG, Jan 11: The South African police is to take over all the venues of the forthcoming World Cup two weeks before the big event gets underway as part of a nationwide security operation

After a drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in their last match, to say nothing of defeat in the final Ashes Test, Australia got back to winning ways in the latest VB Series encounter with a tense victory over England in Hobart

New Zealand are paying the price for their earlier success with the National Bank Series already in the bag

HOBART, Jan 11 AAP - Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and will bat in today's one day cricket international against England at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.

Former Guyana and West Indies spin bowling legend Lance Gibbs has been contracted by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to be the technical advisor at a five-day camp for orthodox spin bowlers (sometimes called finger spinners) in Antigua, starting

There is going to be a desperate shortage of cricket umpires in the recreational game when the 2003 season gets underway, according to Somerset Cricket Development Officer Andrew Moulding, and at the moment he is struggling to rectify the situation

After a drubbing at the hands of Sri Lanka in their last match, to say nothing of defeat in the final Ashes Test, Australia got back to winning ways in the latest VB Series encounter with a tense victory over England in Hobart

Virender Sehwag: second century of the series sets India up for victory It was the result the National Bank Series has been crying out for and it was a genuine thriller at Eden Park as India got home over New Zealand by one wicket