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The three-member Australian team wasgiven a detailed presentation about organisational matters and security plans at the Gaddafi Stadium Friday for their cricket team's visit to Pakistan in September

Tasmanian captain Jamie Cox shrugged off a batting form slump in heroic style today - scoring a marathon unbeaten century to put his side in a commanding position after day two of its crucial Pura Cup game against South Australia at Adelaide Oval.

In a move to rest him ahead of India's tour to the West Indies, the national selection committee have decided to rest Sachin Tendulkar for the first three games of the upcoming five-match one-day international series against Zimbabwe.

A week ago we pulled back to level the series at 2-2

Mark Vermeulen of Mashonaland A filled his boots against CFX Academy on a hot sunny day at Country Club in Harare, scoring 169 not out and hungry for more on the morrow, with his team score at 326 for five

To say that cricket in this country tends to be a bit wary of change is to make one of the great understatements of all time

Former cricket academy student Wisdom Siziba scored a century as Matabeleland got off to a disastrous start on the first day of their Logan cup match against Midlands at Bulawayo Athletic Club yesterday

No miracles, no real surprises, even - Zimbabwe lost the First Test match against India by an innings

Four days and one session was how long the Zimbabweans lasted out at the Vidarbha Cricket Ground in the city of Oranges, Nagpur

Manicaland bounced back from their poor showing in the Logan Cup game a fortnight ago to beat Takashinga convincingly by seven wickets in the league cup semi-final last Sunday

Doug Marillier (Capt), Dirk Viljoen (vice-capt), Raymond Price, Craig Wishart, Travis Friend, Sean Ervine, Terrence Duffin, Colin Delport, John Vaughan-Davies, Campbell Macmillan, Luther Mutyambizi, Ed Rainsford, Craig Grant, Tarai Karambwa, James

Chandra Schaffter, a former Sri Lanka fast bowler of the pre-Test era, was appointed manager of the national cricket team for the fourth time on Thursday

Victoria, nicknamed the Bushrangers, would be as guilty as Ned Kelly of daylight robbery if it makes this month's Pura Cup cricket final

On 171/4 at the end of the second day's play of the Delhi Test, the best news for Indian fans was a purple patch that skipper Sourav Ganguly ran into, striking a six and 11 fours in his unbeaten knock of 78 off 168 balls

Four Zimbabwe cricket players will be joining the national team for the one-day international series against India, beginning next Thursday (07 March 2002)

England's pre-Test three-day match tomorrow with Otago starting in Queenstown, New Zealand's major tourist resort, is in celebration of 125 years of cricket for the Otago Cricket Association - the southernmost first-class association in the world

Stephen Fleming's performance as skipper of New Zealand was recognised in New Zealand's annual sports awards that were presented in Wellington last night

Aftab Habib, the England batsman who recently bought out the last year of his contract with Leicestershire, has signed a new three-year deal with Essex

Former South African Test all-rounder Mike Procter has been included on the International Cricket Council's elite panel of match referees

Somerset Chief Executive Peter Anderson, Cricket Development Oficer Andrew Moulding and two youngsters from the Academy, Daniel Martin and Nat Price met Prince Edward and Sophie the Countess of Wessex this morning