Bell ready for the step up second time around

Feb 26, 2001: Wellington opener Matthew Bell, who was recalled to the New Zealand Test side today after a season's absence, believes he is much better equipped mentally to cope with the demands of international cricket than he was when he was first selected at 21,

Tireless Trophy bowling star set to tackle English leagues

Feb 26, 2001: Wellington's latest bowling discovery, the stripling medium pacer Iain O'Brien, will travel to England in the New Zealand off-season to harden the skills which have brought him 41 wickets in this season's Shell Trophy

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall - How good is CricketX, after all?

Feb 26, 2001: Time for introspection

4th Match, New Zealand v Pakistan, Statistical Highlights

Feb 26, 2001: It was the 1692nd ODI in cricket history

Three changes for Test squad: Ijaz Ahmed set for a surprise comeback?

Feb 26, 2001: Dumped Test batsman Ijaz Ahmed was back in the fray for the second half of the New Zealand tour as the Pakistan cricket selectors deferred the announcement of changes for the three-Test series by 24 hours

India one up at the Wankhede stadium

Feb 26, 2001: In the second and final part of the series on India-Australia Tests at Bombay, the author looks back on the two games played at the Wankhede stadium

Australians are suspect against good off spin bowling: Shivlal Yadav

Feb 26, 2001: "Basically, if you observe right from the old days, Jim Laker's time to recently, I think Australians are a little suspect against good off spin bowling

Ganguly's attitude will dictate the approach of his team

Feb 26, 2001: "Treat fire with fire" is the attitude Sourav Ganguly should adopt in the Test series against Australia to get the better of the exchanges

Bell caps great weekend with Test recall

Feb 26, 2001: Wellington captain Matthew Bell got a belated birthday present today when recalled to the New Zealand team as an opening batsman for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Auckland on March 8

Waugh diary provides fascinating insight into great year

Feb 26, 2001: Never Satisfied - the diary of a record-breaking year by Steve Waugh (pb)

Some New Zealand reminiscences of The Don

Feb 26, 2001: It says much for the universal respect for the late Sir Donald Bradman that only 15 minutes after the Auckland and Canterbury players heard of the great batsman's death yesterday they arranged their own tribute before starting the last day of their

Cricket world in mourning as its greatest legend passes

Feb 26, 2001: Even to those who never saw him play, Sir Donald Bradman has always been a revered figure

Sir Donald Bradman dies

Feb 26, 2001: Sir Donald Bradman, the greatest Australian cricketer of all time, and in the eyes of many the greatest cricketer from any country, has died at the age of 92

Ground plan

Feb 25, 2001: Cricket grounds around the Caribbean need to undergo major changes if the West Indies are to successfully stage the 2007 World Cup

Jamaica large and in charge

Feb 25, 2001: Jamaican flags and voices once more held sway at Kensington Oval in spite of an unwavering effort by Barbados yesterday

'Time for hi-tech pitches here'

Feb 25, 2001: The quality of pitches in the Caribbean is a source of concern to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau

12 on list for cricket school

Feb 25, 2001: The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has nominated 12 hopefuls to be part of the first class at the Shell Cricket Academy

New Busta format a great success

Feb 25, 2001: People are sometimes suspicious of change and this was somewhat the case late last year when information regarding the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) new format for this year's Busta Cricket Series began filtering into the public domain

Not much to shout about - Cozier on cricket

Feb 25, 2001: Pat Rousseau and Gregory Shillingford have been patting themselves on the back, hailing the success of the enlarged Busta Cup

Jayasuriya to be quizzed by Condon's anti-corruption team

Feb 25, 2001: According to a report in the Sunday Times today, Sanath Jayasuriya is to be questioned by officers of Sir Paul Condon's Anti-Corruption Unit over a US$500,000 bribe offer when they fly to Sri Lanka in April