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The New Zealand Herald: "As well as they played (Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer), their deeds were significantly unravelled by some of the most brainless batting seen in these parts, as Australia's middle-order disintegrated against the part-time

Lights that will make Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park the best lit international venue in New Zealand were given a test last night

Jammu and Kashmir took advantage of Himachal Pradesh's reckless batting to bowl their rivals out for 145 in 75.1 overs on the first day of their North Zone Ranji league match at Mandi

A century knock from the dependable Pankaj Dharmani (106) enabled Punjab to score 300 runs for the loss of nine wickets against Services during their North Zone Ranji match being played at Gandhi Ground, Amritsar, today

England's tour party to India escaped further dilution yesterday, when Craig White, Ashley Giles and James Ormond all came through fitness tests in Birmingham

Tasmania and South Australia are the two states with the smallest populations in Australia and they're also often depicted as possessing two of the more unfancied teams among the six that are drawn together in Pura Cup competition.

West Indies bowlers enjoyed their first match practice of their Sri Lanka tour on Thursday, easing fears that they would start the Test series next week under prepared, but they were still forced to toil hard in high heat by a strong Sri Lanka A side

Far from being cricketing weather at Taunton, there is sleet in the air at the County Ground and Marcus Trescothick, glowing after a workout with his personal trainer, is eager to board Tuesday's plane to Mumbai and get back to warm weather and his

A century knock from the dependable Pankaj Dharmani (106) enabled Punjab to score 300 runs for the loss of nine wickets against Services during their North Zone Ranji match being played at Gandhi Ground, Amritsar, today

Bangladesh team's net practice washed away due to overnight rain today

Rahul Dravid volunteering to open the batting meant that VirenderSehwag could be accommodated in the side

Hampshire start their 2002 County Championship First Division campaign with a visit to Canterbury on the 19th April, and their first home match is against Leicestershire on 24th April.

Richard Petrie will return to the State Wellington Firebirds team which will defend the State Max title at Albany's North Harbour Stadium complex next week

New Zealand's Academy side has given itself every chance of wrapping up a victory over the Queensland Academy of Sport just after lunch tomorrow in their game at Bert Sutcliffe Oval

Shaun Pollock was grinning from ear to ear after his side had thumped India by nine wickets in the first Test at Goodyear Park on Tuesday

New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming admitted it was time he scored a century against Australia to ensure the Black Caps were not trampled in tomorrow's First Test at the Gabba.

A wiser Brett Lee will begin his summer of reckoning tomorrow with an instruction to blast out New Zealand's shaky top order in the First Test at the Gabba.

Hampshire start their defence of their ECB Second XI Championship at the AMP Oval

To the outsider, it may seem incomprehensible that the biggest stories surrounding Australian team selection at the outset of this Test series against New Zealand centre on a man out of the team, rather than the twelve in it.

Sri Lanka team manager Air Commodore Ajith Jayasekera expressed disappointment on Tuesday night that no action was taken by the International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee in Sharjah after a verbal outburst by Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar