Scottish Cricket: Maiden bowled over by call-up (14 May 1998)

May 14, 1998: WEST of Scotland's young off-spinner Gregor Maiden will make his debut for Scotland at Lord's next week in the annual two-day fixture against MCC

Sri Lanka: Mendis retained as chairman (14 May 1998)

May 14, 1998: Sports Minister S

Cricket Selector: I Did Not Pick Barbados Commonwealth team (14 May 1998)

May 14, 1998: CHAIRMAN of Barbados cricket selectors Charlie Griffith said he was not part of the panel which selected the squad for September's Commonwealth Games in Malaysia

Three more for South Africa - WI make squad 19 (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: WHEN he begins his most difficult Test series mission down in South Africa in November, West Indies captain Brian Lara will at least have the reassurance of some positive reinforcements

ECB's first report underlines need for TV revenue (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: LORD MacLAURIN struck a note of strictly qualified optimism in presenting the first annual report of the England and Wales Cricket Board to some 100 delegates of 38 county clubs at Edgbaston yesterday

ER Dexter: Only winning will turn Stewart into great leader (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: ALEC STEWART has joined the long list of England captains to take the reins of a losing side

Bangladesh national cricket - Rajshahi reach final round (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: Rajshahi moved into the final round of the 24th national cricket championship with a comprehensive 98-run win over Dinajpur in the Thakurgaon zonal final concluded on Tuesday at the Thakurgaon Stadium

BCCSL to lose 3m US $? (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: BCCSL to lose 3m US $

Atherton remains confident about keeping Test place (13 May 1998)

May 13, 1998: NOBODY could be more upbeat about the new season than Michael Atherton, whose campaign to guarantee himself a place in England's Test team against South Africa begins in earnest with Lancashire's championship match at Canterbury today

Scottish Cricket: Dykes stars as Grange make move (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: GRANGE made a decisive move in Conference A by winning both their weekend games and establishing themselves at the top of the table, defeating West Lothian at home on Saturday and earning a comprehensive victory over Watsonians on Sunday

England: 'Militant' players in favour of two division system (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: THE first signs of a new militancy on the part of the Professional Cricketers' Association emerged yesterday from a special meeting at Edgbaston attended by 210 of the 400 current players

Officials react to Clive Lloyd Academy - WI behind time (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: While the British are getting ready to put the future of their cricket in the hands of the Clive Lloyd Academy, some of the planners in regional cricket are at odds over which course is best for West Indies cricket

Lancashire: Mike stakes claim for Lancs recall (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: MIKE Watkinson staked a strong claim for a Lancashire Championship recall with a superb all-round performance for the second team at Old Trafford yesterday

Jamaica: KC, Holmwood square off (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: CRICKET: The battle for the Spalding Cup opens at Melbourne Oval today with Sunlight Cup champions Kingston College taking on Headley Cup winners Holmwood Technical in what promises to be a closely contested affair

RSA: Bakers boost mini cricket programme (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: South African grass groots cricket Sunday received a major sponsorship boost when Bakers doubled their sponsorship committment for R5-millione to R10-miilion over the next three years

Benson And Hedges Cup: Draw makes Yorkshire favourites (12 May 1998)

May 12, 1998: DAVID BYAS, the Yorkshire captain, yesterday warned his side against complacency after they were installed as the new 3-1 favourites for the Benson and Hedges Cup by bookmakers William Hill

Michael Parkinson: MCC chaps in a flutter over chintz effect (11 May 1998)

May 11, 1998: THAT the MCC are to ask members who voted against women to say what they are afraid of is a clear sign all is not well at Lord's

Middlesex and Ramprakash - Breakfast of champions? (11 May 1998)

May 11, 1998: Breakfast of champions

Jamaica: Melbourne win Senior Cup title (11 May 1998)

May 11, 1998: CRICKET: Melbourne defeated Portland by ten wickets to win the 1998 Senior Cup cricket title at Melbourne Oval yesterday

Life after Lloyd- Ray Ford appraises Viv Richards' captaincy (11 May 1998)

May 11, 1998: OF LEADERS, Field-Marshal Montgomery once said `they have infectious optimism, a determination to persevere in the face of difficulties and the composure to radiate confidence when they themselves are not too certain of the outcome.Õ One would think