Sri Lanka: Sports Minister's letter referred to Court of Appeal (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: The enjoining order debarring Thilanga Sumathipala and others from holding office as the President of the BCCSL and as members of the Ex-co respectively was not extended yesterday on the orders of the Colombo District Court

Board may ban glass bottles at grounds (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: A ban on glass bottles at cricket grounds is among measures being contemplated by the West Indies Cricket Board after Sunday's bottle-throwing incident at Kensington Oval

No hard feelings towards Bajans (27 April 1999)

Apr 27, 1999: Australian cricket officials appear willing to forgive Barbados after Sunday's crowd-affected seventh One-day International at Kensington Oval

Expert commentators from Pakistan (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: LONDON: Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan and opening batsman Mudassar Nazar will represent Pakistan on rival channels as expert commentators during the forthcoming World Cup

Waugh: Safety again at risk (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: AUSTRALIAN captain Steve Waugh has claimed local cricket officials told him they could not guarantee his team's safety if play did not resume in yesterday's One-day

Stakes rise as Talk Radio makes waves (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: IN COMMON with at least one other regular occupant of the Test Match Special commentary box, I received a call from Kelvin McKenzie last week

South Africa start preparation (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: CAPE TOWN - Newlands, in the ominous shadow of Table Mountain, is as good a place as any for South Africa to start their 1999 World Cup campaign as the late autumn chill gives added meaning to your bracing south-easterly

Ribblesdale League: Harvey's men set the pace (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: CHAMPIONS Padiham are among the early pacesetters of the Jennings Ribblesdale League

Scramble to fill void (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: THE WEST INDIES selectors have the job of finding a replacement in short time to fill the gap left by the retirement of all-rounder Carl Hooper

Ranatunga: 'We'll just concentrate on our game' (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: Sri Lankan captain Arjuna Ranatunga has pledged his team will concentrate on the defence of their world crown and ignore any furore stirred up around them

Throwback to 1979 (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: The only previous bottle-throwing incident at Kensington Oval was in 1979

Pakistan involved in many one-day tied matches (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: The fifth match of the West Indies-Australia series ended in a tie in Guyana on April 21, 1999

Northern League round-up (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: DARWEN's cricketers enjoyed a highly successful first weekend of the season with a thrilling last over league win against Kendal on Saturday and a comfortable victory yesterday over Harris Park to progress to the second round of the National Knockout

Run-out was fair, says match ref (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: MATCH REFEREE Raman Subba Row said he and umpires Basil Morgan and Eddie Nicholls felt that West Indies opener Sherwin Campbell was "fairly" run out in yesterday's One-Day International at Kensington Oval

Lancashire League: Sunday round-up (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: EAST LANCS' South African professional Claude Henderson had a wonderful weekend, leading his team to maximum points with a 13-wicket haul to defy the weather

Lancashire League: Saturday round-up (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: An overnight deluge meant only two games were completed in the EW Cartons Lancashire League on Saturday, East Lancs and Burnley both winning

Lancashire League: Brad's back with a bang (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: Anyone doubting Haslingden's decision to re-sign Brad McNamara had better start thinking again

The enigma drops a 'bomb' (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: Enigmatic West Indies all-rounder Carl Hooper has stunningly announced his retirement from international cricket, only three weeks before the World Cup starts

Hooper Retires (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: CARL HOOPER has announced his sudden retirement from the international arena

Hoops runs out on WI (26 April 1999)

Apr 26, 1999: "IT came as a shock to us, seeing that we have only one more game here and this is the same squad that will be going to the World Cup,'' said West Indies manager Clive Lloyd