TCCB To Speed Up Drugs Discipline (12 Nov 1996)

Nov 12, 1996: NEW measures designed to reduce delay in disciplinary procedure are likely to be introduced by the Test and County Cricket Board next year as a result of last summer`s Ed Giddins cocaine case

South Africa, West Indies To Play Tests In Pakistan (12 Nov 1996)

Nov 12, 1996: KARACHI: The international cricket programme for 1997 released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) shows that Pakistan will be hosting separate Test series against South Africa and West Indies next season

Clive Lloyd Advocates World League For Test Nations (12 Nov 1996)

Nov 12, 1996: THERE was influential support yesterday for future regulation of the international cricket calendar to produce a world championship of Test cricket

D Trelford: Gooch Bandwagon Needs Brakes (12 Nov 1996)

Nov 12, 1996: A BANDWAGON seems to be rolling for Graham Gooch to be made chairman of the England cricket selectors

Whatmore's Book To Come Out Before Christmas (11 Nov 1996)

Nov 11, 1996: SHARJAH, Sunday - Sri Lanka coach Dave Whatmore said he is not permitted to speak to the press but will disclose his side of the story in a book which will be published before the Christmas, the `Gulf News` reported on Sunday

Giddins Denies Drugs Confession (11 Nov 1996)

Nov 11, 1996: ED GIDDINS, the suspended England A seam-bowler, will be negotiating with several counties this week with a new allegation - that he lied during the Test and County Cricket Board disciplinary hearing - hanging over his head

Michael Atherton Comes Under Attack (10 Nov 1996)

Nov 10, 1996: LONDON, Nov 9 - The former Warwickshire and England all-rounder Dermot Reeve launched a blistering verbal assault on England captain Michael Atherton on Saturday

Frank Tyson - Develop The Kids, The Seniors Will Look After Themselves (9 Nov 1996)

Nov 9, 1996: Former English fast bowling great Frank Tyson, now an eminent coach, on Saturday urged Indian cricket authorities to concentrate on the development of under-12 and under-14 players, in order to build a broader pyramid of cricket talent

Giddins Is Rebuffed (9 Nov 1996)

Nov 9, 1996: ED GIDDINS said yesterday he hoped to sign for a new county next week after his appeal against a 19-month suspension for drugtaking was rejected at Lord`s yesterday

M Johnson: Tufnell Finally Working Out Rules Of Game (9 Nov 1996)

Nov 9, 1996: PHILIP Tufnell broke off from training at England`s pre-tour health and fitness resort in Vale do Lobo and said: "I`ve never been worked so hard in my life

V Gangadhar: Hitting Out In A Pinch (9 Nov 1996)

Nov 9, 1996: During the 1992 World Cup in Australia, Imran Khan`s Pakistanis who were on the verge of being knocked out of the preliminary rounds, adopted a new strategy in some of their crucial league matches

Somerset Terminate Weston Festival (8 Nov 1996)

Nov 8, 1996: SOMERSET have taken Weston-super-Mare off their first-class list, citing financial reasons, and next summer`s scheduled game against Kent will be moved to headquarters at Taunton

Lloyd Seeks Players Fit To Play For England (8 Nov 1996)

Nov 8, 1996: ENGLAND`S cricketers can currently be located amid the palm trees, swimming pools, private villas and golf courses of a luxury sports and leisure resort in the Portuguese Algarve, warming up in 80-degree temperatures for this winter`s

Crowd Control The Main Agenda At Convention Of Match Referees (7 Nov 1996)

Nov 7, 1996: The two-day National Grid match referee`s meeting in Bombay, on November 8 and 9, will consider various methods of investing crowd control power to its members in view of the serious problems it has created in recent times in international

Reeve In Fitness Bonus (6 Nov 1996)

Nov 6, 1996: DERMOT REEVE plans to make fitness and professionalism the bywords of his new job as Somerset coach

One More Pakistani To Play In England (6 Nov 1996)

Nov 6, 1996: The pakistani fast bowler Shahid Nazir will play in the season 1997 professional cricket for Kendall in the English Northern League

Ed Giddins To Appeal Ban (6 Nov 1996)

Nov 6, 1996: Ed Giddins, the first player to be disciplined for failing a drugs test, will have his appeal against a 20-month ban heard at Lord`s on Friday

Dermot Reeve To Coach Somerset (5 Nov 1996)

Nov 5, 1996: DERMOT Reeve, who retired as Warwickshire captain in July owing to persistent groin strains, is to join Somerset on a three-year contract as first team coach

Asanka Gurusinghe To Play For North Melbourne (4 Nov 1996)

Nov 4, 1996: Sri Lanka Test batsman Asanka Gurusinha is to play for one of Australia`s top cricket clubs, North Melbourne after he returns from the Champions trophy cricket tournament in Sharjah

Sri Lankan President Confers Special Honors On Cricketers (3 Nov 1996)

Nov 3, 1996: President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga conferred special honours to the World Cup winning Sri Lanka cricket team at a special ceremony held last evening at Temple Trees