Nash Softly, Softly On Comeback Trail (27 Aug 1996)

Aug 27, 1996: New Zealand pace bowler Dion Nash is taking a softly, softly approach in his comeback to cricket

Sri Lanka cricket news at-a-glance (24 Aug 1996)

Aug 24, 1996: Sri Lanka`s domestic limited-over cricket champions Bloomfield C & AC has confirmed their participation at the City of Durham Inter-national Invitations limited-over Club Cricket Festival to be held in Durham next year

How I poured lager on WG's cricket bag by Jonathon Morley

Aug 24, 1996: I worked as a teacher at Wolborough Hill School in Newton Abbot, Devon, for 7 years (1974-1981)

Gamini Dissanayake remembered (24 Aug 1996)

Aug 24, 1996: A sustained round of applause filtered through the solemn and dignified atmosphere of the Committee room at "Lords" on a delightful summer day in June 1981

India bids for next edition of Under-15 World Cup (23 Aug 1996)

Aug 23, 1996: India, the newly-crowned World Under-15 cricket champions, is among the countries which have offered to host the next edition of the Lombard Challenge Cup tournament

Ganguly`s marriage unoffically confirmed (23 Aug 1996)

Aug 23, 1996: Even as Indian cricket`s latest star, the stylish left-hander Saurav Ganguly arrived in Colombo with the rest of the side for the Singer Cup competition, the national media is agog over the fact that the 24-year-old has married, in

Tendulkar and Patil hail India's U-15 World Cup win (21 Aug 1996)

Aug 22, 1996: Indian cricket team captain Sachin Tendulkar and manager Sandeep Patil on Wednesday hailed the Indian Under-15 team`s victory over Pakistan in the Lombard World Challenge Cup at Lord`s on Tuesday

John Childs to retire from first-class cricket (22 Aug 1996)

Aug 22, 1996: Former England spinner John Childs will retire from first-class cricket at the end of the season, his county side Essex said on Wednesday

CM Jenkins: TCCB retain right to rest players (21 Aug 1996)

Aug 21, 1996: THE Test and County Cricket Board gave their blessing to the proposed new England Management Committee at their summer meeting at Lord`s yesterday but, predictably, retained their independence on the question of keeping England cricketers fresh

CM Jenkins: Giddins banned for 20 months for cocaine use (21 Aug 1996)

Aug 21, 1996: ED GIDDINS, the 25-year-old Sussex and England A fast bowler, was banned from professional cricket until April 1998 by the discipline committee of the Test and County Cricket Board after a hearing at Lord`s yesterday

Sri Lanka cricket news - Home and Abroad (20 Aug 1996)

Aug 20, 1996: Australia coach Geoff March said in Brisbane that their team is going to Sri Lanka with a positive approach and with an open mind.He said, it will take some time to heal the relationship between the two sides

Elmo Rodrigopulle: Thanks to the Australian HC (20 Aug 1996)

Aug 20, 1996: The Australian cricketers led by new captain Ian Healy have finally decided to come and for this the credit must go to the Australian High Commission, if not for whose monitoring and sending of encouraging security reports to the Australian

Prem Panicker: Sidhu affair spawns yet anotheer committee (19 Aug 1996)

Aug 19, 1996: What started out as one of the biggest controversies - not to mention cricketing tragedies - in recent history is rapidly degenerating into farce, as the Board of Control for Cricket in India appoints yet another committee to deal with the

CM Jenkins: Giddins issue casts long shadow over Lord's (19 Aug 1996)

Aug 19, 1996: A BUSY and important week for cricket starts at Lord`s today with the happy announcement that the Cricket Foundation are distributing #2.35 million to the Boards of various minor and major counties for youth development

Harsha Bhogle : "Tendulkar is a thinker"- Azharuddin (19 Aug 1996)

Aug 19, 1996: He is starting to grow a moustache again

Sri Lanka News at a glance (17 Aug 1996)

Aug 17, 1996: The Sri Lanka Cricket Board`s umpires committee has picked a four-member panel to officiate the seven matches of the Singer World Series limited-over cricket tournament from August 26 to September 7

BCCI working committee to discuss ICC issue (17 Aug 1996)

Aug 17, 1996: On August 28, the working committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India will meet at Vishakapattinam

P.Juriansz: England - a force to reckon with (16 Aug 1996)

Aug 16, 1996: The present English side has become a force to reckon with after their improved performance against the Indians and in the second Test versus the Pakistanis

Kuldip Lal: Tough-talking Tendulkar cracks whip (15 Aug 1996)

Aug 15, 1996: NEW DELHI, Wednesday (AFP) - Batting sensation Sachin Tendulkar settled into his new role as India`s captain on Wednesday by warning team-mates to shape up or ship out

England tour was a bad dream - Sandeep Patil (14 Aug 1996)

Aug 14, 1996: "The England tour was like a bad dream," team manager Sandeep Patil said in Madras on Wednesday