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At Faisalabad, October 24, 25, 26, 27

One of the most satisfactory features of last season's cricket was the way Reginald Thomas Simpson, the Nottinghamshire right-handed opening batsman, fulfilled the expectations of those who have watched his gradual development

Zimbabwe 210 for 5 (G Flower 22*, Whittall 5*) lost to South Africa (363 for 3) by 153 runs So it was as it was always going to be, a massive victory for South Africa

Faisal Iqbal's maiden international century and an incisive spell of fast bowling from Mohammad Sami guided Pakistan to a comfortable eight-wicket victory at Harare, as Zimbabwe slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat of the series

Deprived of their captain, David Gower, through injury, and their talisman, Ian Botham, through excess, England turned to Mike Gatting for the second Test at Headingley as they attempted to get back on level terms with an Indian team already one up

WELLINGTON (Reuters) New Zealand will seek to tour Pakistan next year after calling off a planned three-Test series earlier this month because of security concerns

FRANK GOUGH, the Queensland allrounder, introduced them at a tennis party over the weekend

player team wickets year JC Laker Eng 46 (average 9.61) for England in England 1956 MW Tate Eng 38 (average 23.18) for England in Australia 1924-25 RM Hogg Aust 41 (average 12.85) for Australia in Australia 1978-79

IN A perfect world, one in which national boundaries were simply geographical signposts rather than a cue for prejudice and hostility, it wouldn't matter a damn if Graeme Hick was invited to play for England against Pakistan next summer

At Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, February 7, 8, 9

The news that Michael Atherton has signed up to join Channel 4's Test commentary team from next year comes as no big surprise

For the fourth game in a row, famously mercurial India kept their cool and delivered

Nasser Hussain has pointed to the lack of depth in English cricket as the reason why unfit players have had to be selected in the Ashes squad

Stephen Fleming admitted that New Zealand's victory over West Indies in the first Test in Barbados was one of the most satisfying of his career

The West Indian bowlers used the helpful conditions at Sabina Park much better than the Indians, and that is why they are in a better position in this match

We asked Y Ananth Narayan, who devised the ratings system for the Wisden 100, why neither of the Sachin Tendulkar innings which most of our entrants talked about didn't make the Top 100: What about Tendulkar's matchwinning innings of 155 not out

year for Pakistan in Pakistan: 553-10 at Sheikhupura 1996-97 for Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe: 544-4 at Harare 1995 for Pakistan in Zimbabwe: 403-10 at Bulawayo 2002-03 for Zimbabwe in Pakistan: 375-10 at Sheikhupura

The International Cricket Council's much-hyped Test Championship is in danger of being scrapped after the major Test-playing countries failed to reach an agreement on the ten-year programme

Eng venue year match analysis H Verity Chennai 1933-34 11-153 (7 - 49,4 - 104) GOB Allen Lord's 1936 10-78 (5 - 35,5 - 43) AV Bedser Lord's 1946 11-145 (7 - 49,4 - 96) Manchester 1946 11-93 (4 - 41,7