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Never expect the expected in India

Christchurch's weather has been much better behaved in the latter part of this week and if it remains that way the stage is set for a thrilling opening to the ICC Under-19 World Cup at Bert Sutcliffe Oval when host New Zealand meet Sri Lanka in the

Both the Auckland and Otago sides probably watched their State Shield one-day cricket hopes being washed down the drain at Eden Park Outer Oval today

Canterbury's 36-run over Wellington in a State Shield match at the Basin Reserve today, which ends Wellington's unbeaten run after seven matches in the competition, may provide a feast for trivia buffs who will pick the carcass of the game in years

South Australian captain Darren Lehmann has used the Pura Cup match against NSW to remind selectors he may be the man to lift the struggling national one day team, after hitting a cavalier 143 at Adelaide Oval today.

The test match is over and finally we can walk away with something to be proud of

Australia's aspirations of claiming a spot in this season's VB Series finals suffered another grave blow tonight as a brave New Zealand team inflicted a 23-run defeat on the home country here in Sydney.

The New Year has got off to a flying start for Somerset left arm bowler Matt Bulbeck

Daryll Cullinan produced his first major innings of the domestic limited overs season with an unbeaten century that set up the Highveld Strikers' 24-run win over North West at the Wanderers in the Standard Bank Cup on Wednesday

Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan, players who have grown to be stalwarts of the Pakistani middle-order in recent times, struck sparkling centuries to propel their side to a 281-run lead over a baffled Bangladesh at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong.

The Semi Finals of the Champions Trophy Limited Over Tournament will be held on Saturday, the 19th of January 2002, with Lankan CC meeting Moratuwa SC at the P

England are back on Indian soil - and the comparatively genteel pace of the pre-Christmas Test matches is about to be blasted away by the fireworks of the One Day game

Pakistani spinners Saqlain Mushtaq and Danish Kaneria shared nine wickets to leave Bangladesh in the dumps on the opening day of the second and final Test here Wednesday

The International Cricket Council (ICC) referee Brian Hastings of New Zealand would see Pakistan opener Shadab Kabir Thursday for showing dissent on the first day of the second Test

Stylish southpaw Hemang Badani's inclusion into the one-day squad for the upcoming series against England has come as little surprise to followers of the game, especially after his sterling performances in the recently concluded Challenger Trophy

James Averis won the club's Player of the Year award in 2001, but 2002 has already proved likely to surpass even that as he is now engaged to be married to his long-term girlfriend, Anna Jago

Things are a bit hectic in New Zealand at the moment

Young NSW batsman Michael Clarke will be aiming to score a century and lead his team to first innings points after a counter-punching partnership with Brad Haddin revived his team's fortunes against South Australia today.

HCCC has recently appointed a new Cricket Development Officer, Neil Rider ...

Central Districts and Wellington with eight points each, share the lead in the National Under-17 tournament being played at Nelson Park in Napier today