Oram marks his arrival with an innings to cherish

Feb 11, 2001: Jacob Oram announced his arrival on the international stage in Christchurch today with a thrilling 59-run innings when taking on the Sri Lankan spinners

Benefits starting to emerge from player development

Feb 11, 2001: New Zealand's inexperienced players were starting to show the benefits of the investment made in them by team selectors, coach David Trist said after today's 13-run win over Sri Lanka averted a whitewash

Injury worry for Muralitharan

Feb 11, 2001: Sri Lanka headed home from their five-game New Zealand tour without completing the clean sweep they were aiming for but also with a worry over the fitness of key bowler, off spinner Mutiah Muralitharan

ICC meeting confirms Youth World Cup for NZ and 10-year plan

Feb 11, 2001: New Zealand will host the next Youth World Cup, next summer, after final ratification was made at the meeting of the International Cricket Council in Melbourne yesterday

Bajans share honours

Feb 10, 2001: Charlestown, Nevis: Bowling his left-arm spin Ryan Hinds grabbed seven wickets as Barbados fought back after a promising start by the Leeward Islands on Day 1 of the sixth round Busta Cup matches at Grove Park, yesterday

Lara hit for six by series award

Feb 10, 2001: Melbourne: Brian Lara, controversially named Player Of The Series after Australia's 38-run win over the West Indies in the second final of the Carlton Series here yesterday, acknowledged that an Australian should have won the award

Victorious India colts with not much to cheer

Feb 10, 2001: The fourth and final day of the first 'Test' match between India Under-19s and the England Under-19s at Mumbai decided the fate of the Test series which India went on to win 1-0

X-ray gives Solanki the all-clear

Feb 10, 2001: England A all-rounder Vikram Solanki has been given the all-clear after fears that he had broken a finger

Solanki waits anxiously for X-ray results

Feb 10, 2001: England A all-rounder Vikram Solanki is anxiously awaiting results of an X-ray on his hand which will decide whether his tour of the West Indies is over

Bedi too feels India can beat the Aussies

Feb 10, 2001: Former Indian captain Bishen Singh Bedi too, like his illustrious spin partner Erapalli Prasanna, says India can beat the Australians in both Test and one-day series during their forthcoming tour of India

Gladiators cruise to easy victory

Feb 10, 2001: MTN WP captain HD Ackerman (88not out) lead the Western Gladiators to a convincing 7 wicket win over the Southern Stormers in a WPCA Regional Competition match at Newlands on Friday evening

Match-fixing hotline to be set up

Feb 10, 2001: A confidential hotline which can be used by players making allegations about match-fixing is to be set up, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed

Wright's views will have to be taken seriously

Feb 10, 2001: Steve "Iceman" Waugh has become more loquacious of late and his statements exhibit supreme confidence

Indian news round-up

Feb 10, 2001: The West Bengal government would install a statue of renowned cricketer Pankaj Roy in Kolkata, State Sports Minister Subhas Chakraborty said in Kolkata on Friday

Different ambitions for Whangarei rivals

Feb 10, 2001: Northern Districts and Canterbury go into their eighth round Shell Trophy match at Whangarei on Monday with contrasting objectives

1st Final, Carlton Series, Australia v West Indies, Statistical Highlights

Feb 10, 2001: It was the 1685th ODI in cricket history

New millennium to bring success: Moin

Feb 10, 2001: Pakistan cricket team jets off to Auckland on Saturday evening hoping to put recent disappointments behind them and begin the new millennium on a winning note

Waugh's future in hands of ICC after meeting with Melick

Feb 10, 2001: MELBOURNE - Australian batsman Mark Waugh admitted today his playing future lay in the hands of the International Cricket Council after again denying allegations he ever received money from illegal Indian bookmaker Mukesh Gupta

Adams refuses to discuss future as Windies tour ends

Feb 10, 2001: MELBOURNE - Embattled West Indies captain Jimmy Adams again refused to speculate on his future after the side's miserable tour of Australia finally came to an close here last night

Round up of Sri Lanka school matches

Feb 10, 2001: Match: Thurstan College Colombo vs