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Somerset Chief praises fast bowler's performance.

Chief Executive Peter Anderson was full of praise for Somerset paceman Andrew Caddick in the wake of England's victory in the first Test Match against New Zealand in Christchurch

18-Mar-2002•Richard Walsh

KZN middle order halts WP final surge

Western Province were again unable to follow-up their early inroads into the KwaZulu-Natal second innings, and by close of play on the third day the visitors had extended their lead to 365 with three wickets still in hand and no declaration in sight

18-Mar-2002•Peter le Grange

Somerset players report back for new season

At a very wet County Ground this morning the Somerset players reported back for pre-season training ahead of the start of the 2002 season next month

18-Mar-2002•Richard Walsh

Aggressive batting key to big run chases: Waugh

Steve Waugh said aggressive batting had been the reason Australia and South Africa had reeled off two of the highest successful run chases in Test cricket in the last seven days.

18-Mar-2002•Michael Crutcher

Harris and Tuffey get call up for second Test

New Zealand's selectors have not panicked after the loss of the first National Bank series Test for the William Jordan Rosebowl in Christchurch yesterday and have named two new players only in a 13-man squad for the second Test starting in Wellington

17-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

Astle deserved better from his home town fans

The greatest tragedy of Nathan Astle's world record innings at Jade Stadium on Saturday was that it was watched by so few Cantabrians

17-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

Astle did a 'Bob Beamon' on double century record

Judging individual batting efforts by New Zealand, and world, batsmen will be changed forever as the dust settles on the amazing and remarkable double century scored by Nathan Astle on Jade Stadium yesterday

17-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

Bell called into England Test squad as cover for injured Butcher and Hussain

Warwickshire's 19 year-old batsman Ian Bell has been called up to join the England Test squad in New Zealand as cover for the injured Mark Butcher and captain Nasser Hussain

17-Mar-2002•Ralph Dellor

WP final chances fading fast

Western Province ended a roller-coaster second day of this Super 6 match still trailing their visitors from KwaZulu Natal by 138 runs with just three wickets in hand

17-Mar-2002•Peter le Grange

Turn to shine for Hauritz

It may have been a popular refrain 12 months ago but predictions of Australia's impending decline don't really look like materialising right now

17-Mar-2002•John Polack

Harris' absence will make things tougher for Canterbury

Chris Harris' selection for the Test team recognised all he has done for Canterbury, his coach Michael Sharpe said today

17-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell/Matthew Appleby

Mashrafe is suffering his second successive injury

Mashrafe-bin-Mortaza, regardless recognized as the fastest bowler of the country, will be missing two Test series that Bangladesh are going to take on from July this year

17-Mar-2002•Staff Correspondent

Yuvraj played a breathtaking innings

17-Mar-2002•Erapalli Prasanna

Somerset author recaptures the atmosphere of a bygone cricketing age with his first book

A Somerset author has just published a book entitled "And Hitler Stopped Play" which will transport readers back across the years to an age when cricket was a leisurely pursuit played in a gentlemanly spirit by all who took part in the game

17-Mar-2002•Richard Walsh

Lee ready to test the speed camera again

Brett Lee has backed South Africa's controversial speed guns by declaring he is bowling faster than at any time during his eventful career as the Test series winds down.

17-Mar-2002•Michael Crutcher

Astle occupies the media space around the cricket world

Nathan Astle's heroics had the whole cricket world gasping today as reaction set in to what was, and ever will be, one of the outstanding individual achievements in cricket history

17-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

New bowler in the Somerset camp is ambitious for the new season.

New fast bowler Simon Francis is fully fit and has set his sights on a first team spot with the Cidermen this season

17-Mar-2002•Richard Walsh

Cairns out for remainder of England series - no word beyond that

New Zealand supporters had their worst fears realised today when it was announced that all-rounder Chris Cairns is out for the remainder of the National Bank Series

16-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

McKenzie relishes his moment in the spotlight

The CLEAR Black Caps had little to remember from the third day of the Test at Jade Stadium as England ran up a huge score sending New Zealand to almost certain defeat

16-Mar-2002•Matthew Appleby

Butcher has crack in right thumb

England top-order batsman Mark Butcher has a slight crack to his right thumb but a best case scenario would have him fit to play in the second National Bank Test starting on Thursday in Wellington

16-Mar-2002•Lynn McConnell

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