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Former Western Australian and Australian Test cricketer Barry Shepherd has passed away after a long battle with illness.

James Hamblin has been awarded 2nd XI Player of the Month for Aug/Sept, winning £600

The Spec-Savers Jumbos will be playing against the Boland team in a pre-season friendly that will be played in Graaf-Reinet at the Satesana Game Reserve from Thursday 20-Sunday 23 September 2001

Northamptonshire will offer a new contract to Australian opener Mike Hussey in the wake of the left-hander's stunning debut season in county cricket

Heath Streak (captain) Guy Whittall (vice-captain) Gary Brent Alistair Campbell Stuart Carlisle Dion Ebrahim Andrew Flower Grant Flower Travis Friend Douglas Marillier Hamilton Masakadza Mluleki Nkala Henry Olonga Paul

Durham County Cricket Club today announced that 25 year-old all-rounder Paul Collingwood has signed a new contract extending his stay at the club for another two years

Hampshire in talks with Neil Johnson

Stylish Tasmanian left hander Michael DiVenuto has agreed to a new contract that will see him retained as Derbyshire's overseas professional for the 2002 county season.

Pakistan's plans to host New Zealand on a seven-match One-Day International tour if the international situation allows a tour are news to NZC chief executive Martin Snedden

Otago Cricket has joined the list of first-class associations in New Zealand cricket unable to keep their heads above the financial waters

South Africa plodded through the fourth day of the Bulawayo Test against Zimbabwe to finish with 300 on the board for the loss of just two wickets

"There is absolutely no change in the schedule and all the three teams have committed to play here and they will stick to the plan," said Zahid Noorani, chief executive of the Cricketers Benefit Fund Series, reported Reuters Sunday

The unfolding political crisis in Sri Lanka, which the President Chandrika Kumaratunga Bandaranaike is trying to circumvent with the formation of a delicate coalition government, has forced the resignation of the newly-appointed Sports Minister after

Scheduling difficulties may compromise New Zealand's proposal to play more state matches on its upcoming tour of Australia, even if the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) grants its in-principle approval to the request this week.

The WACA is pleased to announce that the two final Rookie Contracts for season 2001-2002 have been awarded to Adam Voges and Andrew James.

Newly appointed Sri Lankan Sports Minister, Mangala Samaraweera, who replaced Laksman Kiriella on Friday after a cabinet reshuffle, has vowed to come down hard on endemic corruption within national sports bodies, the most high profile of which is the

Aussies tirade against England in bad taste There is no doubt that Australia thrashed England in the Ashes series with a convincing 4-1 victory but it does not mean that the victors should continue rubbing salt into the vanquished right, left and

Former Hampshire chaiman Geoffrey Ford dies..

Following their most successful season ever Somerset County Cricket Club today announced that the following new contracts have been offered:- Keith Dutch, Ian Blackwell and Steffan Jones all 3 years, Keith Parsons and Matt Wood both 2 years, Jason

Adrian Dale today won the Glamorgan Player of the Year Award for the second successive season