S Hasan: Salman Taseer opts out as PCB Treasurer (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: KARACHI, Aug 7: The Treasurer of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Salman Taseer, on Thursday took the officials as well as the followers of the game by surprise when he resigned from the key post after holding the office for 29 months

Ilyas Beg: Shafiq Papa to be selector (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: LAHORE, Aug 7: The former Test opener Shafiq Ahmad "Papa" has been appointed a national selector in place of another former Test cricketer Haroon Rashid, who had resigned from the selection committee after being made a coach of the Pakistan senior

Vaux Ribblesdale League: 30-somethings inspire Whalley (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: NEVER mind the young guns, it's the golden oldies who have spearheaded Whalley's rousing revival in the Vaux Ribblesdale League this season

Woodcock's list slammed (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: HYDERABAD, Aug 7: The council member of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and vice president, Hyderabad Division Cricket Association (HDCA), Yar Mohammad Solangi, has lashed out at John Woodcock, the sports correspondent of The Times for omitting the name

Lancashire League: Lowerhouse can still win title says Hope (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: MATT Hope insists that Lowerhouse can put the Corrie Jordaan saga behind them to concentrate on their challenge for the Lancashire League

Indian deaf cricket side to tour Pakistan (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: KARACHI Aug 7: The Indian Deaf Cricket team is to undertake Pakistan tour in November this year to play three one-day matches in Lahore and Karachi

Captain's report on Afridi being awaited (8 Aug 1997)

Aug 8, 1997: LAHORE, Aug 7: The reports from captain Ramiz Hassan Raja and head of team's self-disciplinary committee Salim Malik about Shahid Afridi are being awaited by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), it was reliably learnt on Thursday

Vaux Northern League: Darwen sack Greenbank (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: DARWEN have cancelled the contract of their Australian professional Keith Greenbank for "disciplinary reasons" and have started the search for substitutes with seven games still to go in the Vaux Northern League

CMJ: Gough injury tips the balance further in Australia`s favour (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: Christopher Martin-Jenkins

Charles Randall: A few paragaphs will give students a lift (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: UNIVERSITY students will become involved in more firstclass cricket, not less, if the English Cricket Board`s in- tentions to rid this sector of an "elitist" image are followed through

England: Midland Combined Counties League News (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: The margin between the top sides narrowed again after Highway's defeat by Kenilworth Wardens and Bedworth's two wicket win over Hampton-in-Arden

Martin shines in bid to earn recall (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: LANCASHIRE have the England selectors to thank for the best run of Peter Martin's career

Modest `Dizzy` a fast bowler who declines to blow his own trumpet (7 Aug 1997)

Aug 7, 1997: `SPEECH!" the Australian team demanded in unison when Jason Gillespie collected his man-of-the-match award at Headingley

G Hawthorne: White, Sonn likely to step up if Mackerdhuj leaves UCB

Aug 6, 1997: Cape Town - Western Province president Percy Sonn will take another step up the United Cricket Board's executive ladder before the end of the year

G Hawthorne: Cook, Ontong go one-on-one in effort to rejuvenate Vaal

Aug 6, 1997: Cook, Ontong go one-on-one in effort to rejuvenate Vaal

G Hawthorne: SA no-balls Aussie idea of introducing pinch-hitters

Aug 6, 1997: The United Cricket Board of SA have no intention of following their Australian counterparts in restructuring limited-overs cricket to accomodate a specialist pinch-hitter

G Hawthorne: Precious little time at home for SA's players

Aug 6, 1997: Being a professional sportsman can be glamorous and the financial rewards substantial, but there are down-sides sometimes to reaching that pinnacle

CMJ: Counties set for three-way split (6 Aug 1997)

Aug 6, 1997: AT last professional cricket in Britain has recognised its shortcomings and reformed itself

Tim Rice: Rankings all-stars could give Australia run for their money (6 Aug 1997)

Aug 6, 1997: SEVENTY-SIX years ago, as one or two readers may possibly remember, Warwick Armstrong`s mighty Australians brushed England lightly aside almost as brutally as they had the previous winter

ECB Revamp: The Main Proposals (6 Aug 1997)

Aug 6, 1997: A 14-match three-conference County Championship with enhanced prize money structure