The Headlines for Aug 96

Aug 1996: August 31st England take the one day international series against Pakistan, by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead after comfortably winning the second game by 107 runs

Excellence - Turner's Downfall (29 Jul 1996)

Jul 29, 1996: Discarded national cricket coach Glenn Turner stood up for the New Zealand players after long delays in confirming their revised player contracts

Sri Lanka Local - NCC Scrape Through (29 Jul 1996)

Jul 29, 1996: NCC`s ploy to contain ace pinch-hitter Sanath Jayasuriya with spin worked beautifully, but only just, as they scraped home by a mere one run to win the division I limited-over cricket final against defending champions Bloomfield at the Sara

Opening International Dutch Grass Wicket (28 Jul 1996)

Jul 28, 1996: Saturday 27 July 1996 opening of the KNCB's (Royal Dutch Cricket Association) grass wicket in Amsterdam with a match between a KNCB President's XI and the Flamingos, both teams consisting of Premier League players

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Sri Lanka - Paranjape Back To Help Bloomfield Stay On Top (26 Jul 1996)

Jul 26, 1996: The name of Vasu Paranjape, the former Bombay and national coach of India may not be synonymous with Sri Lanka cricket, but it is very much with Bloomfield cricket

Aussie Replaces Turner as New Zealand Coach (26 Jul 1996)

Jul 26, 1996: Glenn Turner was dumped yesterday (25 July) as New Zealand`s national cricket coach

Gavaskar In BCCI Committee To Probe Sidhu Affair (26 Jul 1996)

Jul 26, 1996: Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jagmohan Dalmiya said in Calcutta on Friday that the cricket body has constituted a three-member committee to probe the the circumstances surrounding the abrupt exit of Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sri Lanka - CTC Trading To Sponsor CCC (26 Jul 1996)

Jul 26, 1996: CTC Trading Limited will sponsor the Colombo Cricket Club during the 1996/1997 inter-club cricket season

Singer Final To Be Held At Premadasa Stadium (25 Jul 1996)

Jul 25, 1996: The venue for the final of the Singer World Series has been shifted to the R

Rediff (India) To Conduct On-Line Interview With Ganguly (25 Jul 1996)

Jul 25, 1996: Rediff On The NeT, the leading India site on the Web, invites you to an online chat with Saurav Ganguly, the Bengal tiger became who the first Indian to score a century on debut at Lord's last month

Botham And Lamb Accused Of Rejecting "Hand Of Friendship" (25 Jul 1996)

Jul 25, 1996: LONDON, Wednesday - Former England cricket legends Ian Botham and Allan Lamb were accused in the High Court on Tuesday of spurning the ``hand of friendship`` offered them by former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan

West Indies 'A' To Tour Sri Lanka (24 Jul 1996)

Jul 24, 1996: Five cricketers who have represented West Indies at Test and one-day internationals form the 15-man West Indies `A` squad named for the tour of Sri Lanka in October/November this year

UAL To Boost Cricket In Outstations In Sri Lanka (24 Jul 1996)

Jul 24, 1996: Union Assurance will continue their dual purpose policy of boosting cricket in the outstations as well as promoting interest in the game among the public when they hold a series of coaching camps and exhibition matches commencing later this

KBS To Broadcast Singer Tourney In USA (24 Jul 1996)

Jul 24, 1996: Kelly Broadcasting Systems, Inc

Delhi High Court Blasts BCCI's Greed (24 Jul 1996)

Jul 24, 1996: The Delhi high court, hearing a contempt petition against Board of Control for Cricket in India president Inderjit Singh Bindra and five others, said on Wednesday that the cricket body had become "too greedy" and that it should think