An Englishman in Sri Lanka (part 3)

Feb 23, 2001: Nuwara Eliya or "little England" as the locals like to call it is Sri Lanka's premier hill station and has been since Colonial times

Carnival time as England A prepare for semi-final

Feb 23, 2001: England A's preparations for their semi-final clash against Guyana had a carnival feel to them this morning as the city of Georgetown was transformed into a theatre of colour and calypso as part of their annual Mashramani celebrations

India in prestige clash with Bangladesh

Feb 23, 2001: Indian colts are up against a confident Bangladesh, who have improved by leaps and bound, when the two neighbouring countries clash in the final of the Under-17 Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dhaka on Saturday

Patron's Trophy Grade II: Sui Gas emerge the sole winners in first round

Feb 23, 2001: The first round of the Patron's Trophy (Grade II) ended with only one out of a total of three matches reaching a result as rain and subsequent bad weather seriously affected the two matches played at Lahore

Steve Waugh disappointed with middle order

Feb 23, 2001: Australian skipper Steve Waugh said on Friday that he was happy with his own batting form but expressed disappointment that the top order batsmen had missed out on valuable practice in the middle

Indian news round-up

Feb 23, 2001: Leg spinner Narendra Hirwani, who has earned a recall into the Indian team for the ensuing India-Australia series, said in Indore that he would not let the selectors down and added that he would give his hundred percent on the field

First round Patron's Trophy matches all produce results

Feb 23, 2001: Patron's Trophy, the second most premier tournament of Pakistan's domestic arena, has started with nothing less than a bang with all the four matches (of four-day duration each) of the first round yielding results well before their closing time

BCCI bars Bindra for two years

Feb 23, 2001: In keeping with its tough stance of late, the Board of Control for Cricket in India at the special general body meeting in Chennai on Friday, restrained its former President IS Bindra from attending meetings of the BCCI for two years, though the

A season of promises for the future

Feb 23, 2001: Kerala is God's own country

BBC in Test Match access row

Feb 23, 2001: The BBC were refused entry to the Galle International Stadium on the second day of the First Test between Sri Lanka and England following a dispute over broadcasting rights

India beat Pakistan to reach final

Feb 23, 2001: Karachi: India overcame arch rivals Pakistan by 77 runs to qualify for the Under-17 Asia Cup final at Bangladesh Krira Shixa Protishan Ground-1 in Dhaka on Thursday

Boycott to return again in May, September

Feb 23, 2001: Karachi: Former England opener, Geoffrey Boycott, will visit Pakistan again in May and September in connection with his coaching assignment at the National Academy in Lahore

3rd Match, New Zealand v Pakistan, Statistical Highlights

Feb 23, 2001: It was the 1691st ODI in cricket history

When Nayan Mongia shone in an unfamiliar role

Feb 23, 2001: Even in the days of short tours in the 90s, it seemed inconceivable to think that India and Australia would ever play a one off Test

Bindra slapped with two year suspension

Feb 23, 2001: Former Board President IS Bindra, on Friday was suspended from attending BCCI meetings or taking part in any activity of the Board for two years

Mark Waugh out of Mumbai match

Feb 23, 2001: Even though the sun is shining in all its prime here in Mumbai on Friday, the news is gloomy for the touring Australians

Mark Waugh splits finger webbing, may not bat

Feb 23, 2001: MUMBAI, India - Mark Waugh is likely to go into the first cricket Test against India without any batting practice after splitting the webbing between two fingers in his left hand in the three-day match that began against Mumbai here today

Several first class debutants for Redbacks

Feb 23, 2001: Several new players are set to make their debut for the Redbacks next week in the Pura Cup match against the Western Warriors in Perth from March 2-5

ECB seek new England Women's Coach

Feb 22, 2001: The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is the single governing body responsible for cricket from the playground to the Test arena in England and Wales

National women's squads likely to be named soon

Feb 22, 2001: Great to see the guys win against the Pakistan side in Napier on Tuesday but a shame about last night's loss in Wellington