Sri Lanka Sara Trophy: Colombo Cricket Club Dumped (23 Dec 1996)

Dec 23, 1996: Sara trophy champions Colombo Cricket Club (CCC) have been suspended from participating in the current Sara tournament

Australia Blind Cricket Championships Commence (22 Dec 1996)

Dec 22, 1996: On the 29th December 1996 states from around Australia will commence the tussle for the mantle of National Champion as the 23rd Foster`s LightIce Blind Cricket Championships commence in Sydney

On Yardley's Appointment (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: It`s all over, the speculation we mean, and many a patriotic, well meaning cricket lover of this country, would no doubt have heaved a sigh of relief on learning that an Australian coach, the reputed Bruce Yardley has been entrusted with the

Sri Lanka To Tour West Indies In May 1997 (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: The West Indies are finalising the tour itinerary of Sri Lanka`s tour of the Caribbean islands and will be sent to the BCCSL soon

South Africa To Hold Annual One-Day Tourney (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: South African will hold its first ever one day international tournament next month

New Zealand Team To Resume Training (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: New Zealand cricket team will resume its training for the forthcoming home series against England and the world champions Sri Lanka after the Christmas holidays

Hathurusinghe In Good Form (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: Sri Lanka and Tamil Union Test opener Chandika Hathurusingha has, after a tough initiation to South Australia`s premier grade cricket competition, found excellent form for his club Elizabeth CC

Canada To Tour The Caribbean (20 Dec 1995)

Dec 20, 1996: Canada will be embarking on a tour to the Carribean in April of 1996, to participate in the Atlantic Cup tournament, along with host country Barbados and visiting countries Bermuda and USA

T Chesterfield: Mashonaland Now Rubbing Shoulders With The Elite (20 Dec 1996)

Dec 20, 1996: If we are to seriously believe Wasim Akram`s list of the "world`s best teams", lowly Mashonaland now find they are rubbing shoulders with the elite

Sri Lanka To Play In Triangular In RSA (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: Sri Lanka will figure in a one day international tournament in South Africa for the first time

Sri Lanka Motivate Themselves From Losses (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: World Cup champions Sri Lanka will use their loss in Kenya and Sharjah to motivate themselves towards winning the Test and one day series in New Zealand early next year

Gavaskar Launches International Team Of The Year Rankings (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: Sunil Gavaskar`s firm Professional Management Group has floated a scheme to select, each year, the best international cricket team of that period

Sri Lanka Umpire Francis Given More Assignments (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: One of Sri Lanka`s leading Test umpires K.T

Forthcoming Annual BCCSL Elections (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: The annual elections of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board is due to take place within the first quarter of next year

Asif Iqbal Was Packer Frontman, Says Mohinder Amarnath (18 Dec 1996)

Dec 18, 1996: Former Pakistani captain Asif Iqbal had posed as Kerry Packer`s agent and offered eight Indian players $25,000 each during India`s tour to Pakistan in 1978, reveals former Indian cricketer Mohinder Amarnath in his benefit souvenir

Bruce Yardley A Good Buy For Sri Lankan Cricket (17 Dec 1996)

Dec 17, 1996: So after a bit of shopping for a coach in the cricketing bazaar, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board has finally settled for former Aussie allrounder Bruce Yardley to fill the void created by the premature defection of Dave Whatmore

Coach Whatmore's Untold Story (17 Dec 1996)

Dec 17, 1996: I as the chairman of selectors would like to clarify the above on behalf of all the nationaal selectors

Sri Lanka Tour To New Zealand (17 Dec 1996)

Dec 17, 1996: Sri Lanka national cricket pool will have four weeks of training under their new coach Bruce Yardley before the forthcoming New Zealand tour

Lord's Media Centre Gains Big Majority From MCC (17 Dec 1996)

Dec 17, 1996: IN THE end, a comprehensive 84.3 per cent of the MCC membership gave the go-ahead last night for the new space-age media centre to be constructed at the Nursery End at Lord`s

Whatmore Tells Inside Story At Last (16 Dec 1996)

Dec 16, 1996: The amateurish handling of a professional was a key factor to World Cup winning team coach Davenall Whatmore`s premature resignation