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IT is 29 years since the West Indies players on the 1973 tour of England formed their association

Six Barbadians have been named in an All-Star 14-man squad following the conclusion of the West Indies Under-19 youth cricket championships

Guyana (204-9 in 50 overs) beat Antigua and Barbuda (168 in 46.5 overs) by 36 runs

Windward Islands won the regional Under-19 limited-overs championship after afternoon rain prematurely ended the final against Guyana at the Melbourne Club ground yesterday

KINGSTON - In the face of conflicting stories over the status of a recurring knee injury, Dale Richards revealed here yesterday that he was keen on playing in Barbados' Red Stripe Bowl semifinal against Trinidad and Tobago on Friday

It took 13 balls on the final morning of this Test for Nasser Hussain to reach his twelfth Test century, his fifth as England captain and his fourth against India as he led England's resistance at Headingley

The death knell is a familiar sound for English cricket

Glamorgan Dragons breathed new fire into their Norwich Union title aspirations with a five-wicket win over Nottinghamshire Outlaws

KINGSTON - Barbados and Jamaica combined to produce a sustained, electrifying display of hitting in their top-of-of-the-table Zone "A" Red Stripe Bowl zone clash at Sabina Park here on Sunday

The return of Shaun Pollock to Warwickshire after the Morocco Cup saw the South African captain demolish Somerset with both bat and ball

Somerset travelled north to Blackpool on Monday ahead of their vital championship relegation match against Lancashire boosted by the news that Andrew Caddick will definitely be playing

Hampshire director of cricket and caretaker coach Tim Tremlett set his players a target of two wins from their last three championship games after they salvaged just two bonus points from their mauling at the Oval.

South African opening batsman Herschelle Gibbs has confirmed the signing of a book deal between cricket writer Colin Bryden, publishers New Africa Books Pty (Ltd) and himself

BRISBANE - Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist expect some tough questionsto be answered during a busy nine-month examination of Australia's Testand one-day cricket sides.

KARACHI - The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) today announced minorchanges to the schedule of the Test series against Australia which hasbeen shifted to Sri Lanka and Sharjah because of security fears.

Australian coach John Buchanan will not lead Australia on the Travelex Tour of Kenya after sustaining a back injury this weekend during the team's training camp in Brisbane.

Surrey took just 24 minutes to wrap up the innings and 60 run victory over Hampshire to further their claims to the Frizzell County Championship title and relegate the visitors back to the bottom three

Hursley Park came within a hairsbreadth of shattering Purbrook's Southern Electric Premier League Division 3 championship dream in a reduced-overs thriller at The Quarters

Surrey's view of another County Championship title is clearer still after they dismissed the last two Hampshire batsmen this morning to record yet another victory

Kevin Nash and Luke Ronchi share the same Bashley-Rydal dressing room every Saturday - but next Thursday they'll be the deadliest of rivals in a key Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2003 first round tie at Hursley Park