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Bulawayo Test crawls towards a draw

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

17-Sep-2001•John Ward

Sharjah to continue as planned despite attacks

"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

17-Sep-2001•CricInfo

Newly Sports Minister resigns after two-day tenure

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

17-Sep-2001•CricInfo

NZC plan for more state matches likely to strike trouble

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.

17-Sep-2001•John Polack

Final rookie contracts announced

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.

17-Sep-2001•Western Australian Cricket Association

Sports Minister plans to stamp down on corruption

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

17-Sep-2001•Clemetine Fernando

News and Views

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

17-Sep-2001•Rafi Nasim

Former Hampshire chaiman Geoffrey Ford dies

Former Hampshire chaiman Geoffrey Ford dies..

17-Sep-2001•Vic Isaacs

Somerset announce new contracts on back of successful season

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

17-Sep-2001•Richard Walsh

Dale wins Player of the Year Award

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

17-Sep-2001•Andrew Hignell

Selection rethink required by selectors and coach

All the planning in the world couldn't cope with disruption such as the terrorist attacks in the United States caused for world sport, and as one of the first sports groups to have their plans upset, New Zealand's cricket selectors have to re-think

17-Sep-2001•Lynn McConnell

The young stars are coming

The Bangladesh Under-19 squad is teeming with a bunch of promising young players, which predictably will dominate the country's cricket in international arena in near future

17-Sep-2001•Shahryar Khan

Hampshire Under 17s, 2001 season report

Hampshire U17s season report ...

17-Sep-2001•Colin Beer - Team Manager

Badani replaces unfit Laxman for South Africa tri-series

Hyderabadi stylist and Indian middle-order batsman VVS Laxman has been replaced by Tamil Nadu southpaw Hemang Badani for the forthcoming limited overs tri-series to be played between India, South Africa and minnows Kenya in South Africa

17-Sep-2001•Anand Vasu

Shadow of US terror attacks casts pall over Cricket World Cup

The 2003 Cricket World Cup will be the "best" and "cleanest" to date, Lord Condon, the director of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit, said on Monday

17-Sep-2001•Peter Robinson

New Zealand to ask Australia to extend tour itinerary

WELLINGTON - New Zealand Cricket will ask Australia to expand the itinerary of its November and December tour in Australia to compensate for the cancellation of a tour to Pakistan

16-Sep-2001•AP

Zaheer Khan is straining at the leash

16-Sep-2001•Rajesh Kumar

Hampshire win leaves them with agonising wait

Hampshire cruised to a seven-wicket win over Sussex and were left with an agonising wait to discover whether it would be enough to secure promotion to Division One of the Norwich Union League

16-Sep-2001•Bruce Talbot

Derbyshire end grim season on a high

Derbyshire ended an eight-match losing streak when they beat Lancashire by six wickets to end a grim season on a winning note

16-Sep-2001•Nigel Gardner

WP switch sponsors

WP have switched sponsors from MTN to Nashua

16-Sep-2001•Staff Reporters

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