M Johnson: MacLaurin's optimism could yet be supported by reality (6 Jun 1998)

Jun 6, 1998: ON THURSDAY morning, BBC breakfast-time viewers woke up to a programme involving David Lloyd, in which the England cricket coach was chuntering away even more animatedly than usual

Barbados: Two going after tons (6 Jun 1998)

Jun 6, 1998: WITH two batsmen in sight of centuries and one team in sight of a win, the first round of the Courts/Suzuki Division 1 cricket season is set for an intriguing finish

Scottish Cricket: Purdie seeks return at scene of triumph (5 Jun 1998)

Jun 5, 1998: A YEAR ago, a young Glasgow-born cricketer on holiday from New Zealand turned out for Drumpellier in their Western Union fixture at Shawholm against Poloc - his one and only game - and made such an impact by taking six Poloc wickets that he agreed to

Ribblesdale League: Bold Briggs eyes top four finish (5 Jun 1998)

Jun 5, 1998: IN-FORM batsman Martin Briggs believes Ribblesdale Wanderers can make a genuine push for a Lancashire Cup place this season

Minor Counties: Loveday makes grade (5 Jun 1998)

Jun 5, 1998: BERKSHIRE captain Gary Loveday inaugurated the launch of Minor Counties 'grade' cricket with a momentous 206 not out against Wales

Lancashire League: Chopra blow for Darwen (5 Jun 1998)

Jun 5, 1998: DARWEN have run into more professional problems with Nikhil Chopra still in India and facing the prospect of missing another big chunk of the season

Bangladesh: National cricket - Narayanganj in semis (5 Jun 1998)

Jun 5, 1998: Narayanganj moved into the semifinals of the 24th national cricket championship with a 41-run win over Comilla at the Sylhet Stadium yesterday

K Laurence: Champions QPCC not worried about WICB (4 Jun 1998)

Jun 4, 1998: THE Queen's Park Oval will be a Test match venue during Australia's tour of the Caribbean next year

S Thawfeeq: Galle Stadium, Lanka's 7th Test venue (4 Jun 1998)

Jun 4, 1998: The Galle International Stadium which hosts the second Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand becomes Sri Lanka's seventh Test venue and international cricket's 79th

Lancashire League: Leagues say no to Premier idea (4 Jun 1998)

Jun 4, 1998: THE Confederation of Cricket Leagues are believed to have given a firm thumbs down to any revival in the controversial Premier League issue

Pakistan: Former coach reports rift in cricket team (4 Jun 1998)

Jun 4, 1998: Haroon Rasheed has reported to the cricket board that rift among the players was one of the reasons for team's unimpressive performance in the three-nation series in South Africa

Bangladesh: National Youth Cricket Round-up (4 Jun 1998)

Jun 4, 1998: Jessore moved into the semifinals of the Jhenidah zonal qualifying round of the Gazi Tank 18th national youth cricket championships with a 31-run win over Kushtia at the Jhenidah Stadium yesterday

C Randall: Sussex switched on brighter future (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: SUSSEX have become the second county to apply for planning permission to erect permanent floodlights at their headquarters in the belief that day-night cricket has "a big future"

Sri Lanka News Round-up (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: Thurstan College beat Raddoluwa MMV in their U-17 'Singer' Trophy match played at Thurstan Arounds recently

Ribblesdale League: Daniel is a danger (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: WITH the burden of captaincy lifted from his shoulders Daniel Cheesbrough has weighed in with the runs to keep Great Harwood pushing for honours on two fronts

PCB probe committee meets on Sunday (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: The Pakistan Cricket Board's probe committee, investigating betting and match-fixing is meeting at the Gadhafi Stadium, Lahore, on Sunday

G Longley: New Zealand may move level with Zimbabwe (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: A test cricket series win against Sri Lanka would only lift New Zealand to equal - eighth with Zimbabwe on the world rankings, according to influential British publication Wisden

C de Bourg: The bright side of midnight (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: Carlene de Bourg consoles Brian Lara

Lancashire: Akram ruled out of Lancs game (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: WASIM Akram was ruled out of Lancashire's Championship match against Northants today

GA Davies: Jonty Rhodes - My School Sport (3 Jun 1998)

Jun 3, 1998: Jonty Rhodes, regarded as one of the finest fielders in world cricket, is in line to play for S Africa in the first Test against England tomorrow