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Lahore, Nov 23: England pacer Matthew Hoggard once again pressed for a Test spot with his impressive performance as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) XI were dismissed for 117 on the opening day of the threeday game at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Thursday

The second day of the North Zone Ranji Trophy clash between Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh was marred by overnight rains, which allowed for just 22.1 overs during the day, play starting only at 3.45 pm

Teenager Andrew Puttick scored his maiden first-class century in just his third game, as Western Province got off to a useful start in their Supersport Series, top-of-the-table clash with Easterns at Newlands on Friday

Heavy overnight rain has left the Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore saturated, causing a delay to the start of play on the second day of England's match against the Pakistan Cricket Board XI

North West held the edge after the first day of the four-day Supersport Series match against Boland in Paarl, on a day when 12 wickets fell and one batsman was hospitalised

Islamabad, Nov 22: Out of favour Test batsman Mohammad Wasim announced his return to form with a valiant 112 (133 balls) studded with 15 boundaries to help Rawalpindi reach respectability in their first innings total of 283 for 7 against Gujranwala

Islamabad, Nov 23: Wicket-keeper Nadeem Abbasi completed a fine century in Rawalpindi's first innings total of 341 all out against Gujranwala as only one session of play was possible during heavy overcast conditions here on the second day of the

Pacemen Marlon Black and Mervyn Dillon fought a brave battle against the inevitable but Australia has nonetheless finished day two of the First Test against West Indies in a commanding position here at the 'Gabba in Brisbane

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Karnataka were facing the prospect of a crushing defeat at the hands of Kerala in a Ranji Trophy South Zone clash at the Nehru Stadium in Kochi

Tamil Nadu riding on a fluent century by opener S Sriram, posted a healthy 325/5d from 100 overs on the third day of their South Zone Ranji trophy match against Andhra Pradesh here at the Guru Nanak College ground in Chennai

Punjab's Gagandeep Singh gave Delhi a run for their money in a Ranji Trophy North Zone league match at the capital's Harbax Singh Stadium

Chasing a target of 380 in the fourth innings, Goa were 26/1 at stumps on the third day of their Ranji Trophy South Zone clash against Hyderabad at the Nuclear Fuel Complex ground in Hyderabad

New Zealand quick Daryl Tuffey didn't have much of a game as a bowler against the Border Invitation XI out at Alice on Friday, but he came good as a lower order batsman to clump the tourists to a two-wicket victory that had seemed, 10 overs before

Haryana were in command of their Ranji Trophy North Zone clash against Services at the Air Force Station ground in Delhi after the latter began their first innings disastrously in reply to their opponents' tally of 389

Overnight rain put paid to the second day of England's match against a PCB XI in Lahore

After a predictably disappointing batting collapse in the first innings, Victoria regained the momentum through great bowling and solid batting on the second day of its Pura Cup match against South Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Karachi, Nov 22: Opener Suleman Huda was unlucky to miss his century by nine runs as Karachi Blues reached 237 for six in their first innings on the opening day of the four-day Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Grade-I Cricket Championship match against

A patient unbeaten 85 by opener Nischal Gaur helped Himachal Pradesh finish the first day of their North Zone Ranji Trophy clash against Jammu & Kashmir on 222/5 from 90 overs

In their last match before the second Test next week, England ended the first day's play at the picturesque Bagh-e-Jinnah ground in Lahore on 76 for two, with Marcus Trescothick 28 not out and Alec Stewart on 12