Astle named NZ player of the year (28 April 1999)

Apr 28, 1999: Canterbury cricketer Nathan Astle dominated New Zealand Cricket's annual awards, winning three prizes including the ultimate accolade, player of the year

Campbell's protest sparks nightmare for West Indies (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: THE past few days have been a nightmare for West Indies cricket

Cup qualifying 'harder' (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: New Zealand's task of qualifying for the Super Six play-offs at cricket's World Cup in England has become harder after the recent return to form of two of the Black Caps' rivals in section play, Pakistan and the West Indies

A touch of South African irony (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: CAPE TOWN (South Africa) History could not have scripted better, yet most analysts failed to recognise the messages of irony as the day's events unfolded

Sri Lanka Schools: Peterite-Ananda clash pick of the quarter-finals (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: The League champions St

Ranji Trophy 1998-99: Statistical Highlights (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: In last super league encounter of group "C", Madhya Pradesh piled up 605 runs in its first innings against Haryana at Rajnandgoan whithout any batsman reaching in tripple figure

Bevan and Pollock top the One-Day Ratings (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Michael Bevan and Shaun Pollock are the new number one batsman and bowler in the PricewaterhouseCoopers One Day Ratings, updated after 65 one-day internationals played this year

Powell gets nod (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: The refreshing new boldness and imagination that has marked West Indies selections this season was confirmed yesterday when the young Jamaican, Ricardo Powell, was named as the retired Carl Hooper's replacement for the forthcoming World Cup in

Powell for World Cup (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Jamaica's 20-year-old middle order batsman Ricardo Powell has been drafted into the West Indies team for the World Cup cricket tournament which opens in England on May 14

World Cup: Pakistan squad leaves for UK on Tuesday (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Skipper Wasim Akram said on Monday that Pakistan will qualify for the Super Six round of the forthcoming seventh World Cup

Pakistanis arrive as inquiry concludes (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: PAKISTAN'S World Cup squad are due to arrive in England today - 24 hours before the commission investigating allegations of match-fixing and bribery in Pakistani cricket hold their final hearing in Lahore

Comment: Christoper Martin-Jenkins (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: IT IS an unfortunate irony that the welcome renaissance in West Indian cricket on the field should have led to a reprise of the crowd disturbances which were once a not uncommon feature of cricket in the Caribbean

Lancashire League: McNamara hits out at new rules (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Haslingden professional Brad McNamara has launched a stinging attack on the new Lancashire League rules

Lloyd: Need to beef up security (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: The intimate nature of the smaller Caribbean grounds and the fact crowds are much closer to the players than at many other venues around the world means that security in the West Indies needs to be among the best of all cricket nations

Cricket bosses knock practice facilities (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Clive Lloyd and Steve Waugh have both bemoaned the lack of practice facilities for their teams during Australia's tour of the West Indies

Jamaica Schools: KC, Jonathan Grant aim at another showdown (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Defending Champions Kingston College and last year's beaten finalists Jonathan Grant High will be hoping to set themselves up for a repeat of the 1997-98 Sunlight Cup finals, when they oppose St

Leeds at centre of ECB's plans (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: THE Leeds area will become a focal point for development of the best players in England as a result of an announcement from Lord's

Crawley's early season warning (28 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Lancashire skipper John Crawley today admitted that the Championship match against Leicestershire starting at Grace Road tomorrow is one his team cannot afford to lose

Hooper surrenders one more time (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Carl Hooper has called it quits

Limbering up for D-Day (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Warm-up matches of the 1999 Cricket World Cup will begin from May 7