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Cricket finale muscles its way into winter sports news space

Michael Vaughan's first-up match heroics in yesterday's series-equalling thriller at Eden Park have made him flavour of the week in England's Sunday newspapers

24-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

Late decision to be made on pitch for first Test

A final decision on whether a natural, or a portable, pitch will be used for the first National Bank Series Test at Jade Stadium next month will be left until the last possible moment

24-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

Vengsarkar criticises aspects of Under-19 World Cup

Indian advisor to their side at the ICC Under-19 World Cup Dilip Vengsarkar has taken a swipe at the organisation of the event and criticised the choice of New Zealand's High Performance Centre at Lincoln University as the venue

24-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

Thornely, Bradstreet steal show for back-to-back Blues

Though pages on this site do not normally come complete with warnings, the report of New South Wales' hard-bitten 19-run win over Queensland in today's ING Cup Final in Brisbane arrives with at least two in close attendance.

24-Feb-2002•John Polack

Zimbabwe face massive task on final day

A statistics student with an interest in demography could have taken it on as a case study

24-Feb-2002•Samanth Subramanian

Another job for Robbo to add to his long list!

During his 37 years at Somerset County Cricket Club the popular former all-rounder Peter Robinson has undertaken almost every job that there is to be done at the club

23-Feb-2002•Richard Walsh

Former Somerset skipper Ben Brocklehurst celebrates his eightieth birthday

Ben Brocklehurst, who captained Somerset in 1953 and 1954, has just celebrated his eightieth birthday

23-Feb-2002•Richard Walsh

Kenya sound World Cup warning

Sri Lanka have been warned

23-Feb-2002•Charlie Austin

New Zealand's batting depth worried Hussain

Even as victory for England over New Zealand became assured last night in Auckland, captain Nasser Hussain wasn't prepared to disregard the threat as New Zealand were required to score around 12 runs an over

23-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

It's all about baking the cake first before icing it

New Zealand needs its bottom five or six batsmen to ice the cake, not bake it, captain Stephen Fleming said last night after the 33-run loss to England that squared the National Bank Series 2-2

23-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

Tendulkar ton puts India in the driver's seat

It is unfair to expect any player to score a hundred every time he walks out to bat

23-Feb-2002•Anand Vasu

It's now Carisbrook or bust for England and New Zealand

New Zealand gave it a go, but without a steady top order contribution it was always going to struggle to score the 223 needed to beat England and prevent the National Bank Series being tied up 2-2 going in Tuesday's last match

23-Feb-2002•Lynn McConnell

Australian official to visit next month

An Australian Cricket Board official will visit Pakistan next month to foresee pre-tour arrangements

23-Feb-2002

East-North Deodhar tie abandoned due to rain

A Deodhar Trophy match between East Zone and North Zone at Ludhiana that started two hours 20 minutes late was abandoned at 2 p.m

23-Feb-2002•Staff Reporter

Australians demand extra security from South African fans

Australia's cricketers have demanded extra security from loutish South African fans after Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist and Damien Martyn were spat on and sprayed with beer during the opening day of the Test series in Johannesburg.

23-Feb-2002•Michael Crutcher

Bulls, Blues prepare to step out on stairway to seven

New South Wales will arrive at the 'Gabba tomorrow missing a brace of its best players, with injury threatening the capacities of another, and with a young batsman cooling his heels at home as he waits for a drugs hearing that will shape his future

23-Feb-2002•John Polack

Australia take a clean sweep of home leg

Australia thrashed New Zealand by 57 runs at the MCG today to take a clean sweep of the home leg of the women's one day cricket international series.

23-Feb-2002•Adam Cooper

Donald likely to miss rest of series

South African fast bowler Allan Donald is almost certain to miss the remainder of the Castle Lager/MTN Test series against Australia at the Wanderers with a hamstring strain

23-Feb-2002•Peter Robinson

Gilchrist just misses a million as Australia take complete control of first Test

Adam Gilchrist missed out on a million, but carved his way into the record books with Test cricket's quickest double century as Australia took complete control of the first Castle Lager/MTN Test match against South Africa at the Wanderers on Saturday

23-Feb-2002•Peter Robinson

Dave Tiller returns to his Southsea roots for 2002

Dave Tiller, Portsmouth's leading wicket-taker for eight of the past nine seasons, is returning to his old roots to play Hampshire League cricket with Southsea this coming season

23-Feb-2002•Mike Vimpany

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