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It was the perfect day for Sri Lanka

After playing themselves into a promising position, Hampshire allowed Surrey a less-than-deserved first innings lead of 91, as the home side lost their last four wickets for 13 runs at the close of the second day's play at the Rose Bowl.

COLOMBO, Sept 12 AAP - Michael Bevan and Damien Martyn got much-needed boosts as Australia beat the West Indies by six wickets in a practice match ahead of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament.

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe will declare open the ICC Champions Trophy Sri Lanka 2002 in a vibrant and colourful opening ceremony at 1:30 p.m

The junior selection committee is in a spot of bother as it prepares to announce the Pakistan 'A' team for the first four-day 'Test' against Sri Lanka 'A' starting at Faisalabad from Sunday

Vasbert Drakes is facing his second career decision within a week

When they meet at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Friday, both the West Indies and South Africa will fancy their chances against each other

Daryl Tuffy cleaned up Raymond Price (11) in the final over of the match to end an enterprising 40-run last wicket partnership between Price and Douglas Hondo (29*) which had threatened New Zealand in the warm up game at Nondescripts Cricket Club

Somerset will be looking for some early wickets in the morning in their vital relegation match at Grace Road where Leicestershire will resume seventeen runs ahead with five first inning wickets still to fall

The world's most renowned coaches will gather in Sri Lanka later this month for a high-powered coaching conference

With talent in abundance, Pakistan cricket team which is perhaps the best on paper in the world looks demoralised because of the total mess in the management

Karachi Blues' fine start to their National Junior (Under-19) Grade-I Cricket Championship match against Islamabad was spoilt by heavy afternoon rain as they were stopped in their tracks at 146 for one on the first day of this three-day game

Sir Vivian Richards, chairman of the West Indies selection panel, says Vasbert Drakes will be considered for the squad for the seven limited-overs internationals against India that follow the three Tests

The contract dispute may have been resolved at the eleventh hour, but the International Cricket Council (ICC) faced fresh controversy on the opening day of the ICC Champions Trophy - the "car pass and complimentary ticket scandal"

Protea and SA "A" discard Gary Kirsten struck form with a century for Nashua WP on Thursday in a pre-season friendly against Easterns at Benoni

There are only five matches on Sunday in the penultimate round of Norwich Union League matches, but there is something significant at stake in all of them to make sure they will be played with the intensity of cup-ties

Nashua WP drew their opening pre-season friendly against Northerns at Tukkies on Tuesday

Injured New Zealand all-rounders Chris Cairns and Andre Adams are set to start building up their programmes for projected starts in the domestic competitions starting in November

LONDON - Graham Thorpe said his selection in England's 16-man squad forthe forthcoming Ashes tour of Australia represented the

New Zealand's Provincial A sides will have an extra opponent during the annual competition this summer