Chasm between Australia and West Indies revealed again

Feb 7, 2001: The first final of the Carlton Series provided little difference from the usual whitewash that Australia have effected so far this season on both the West Indies and Zimbabwe in the preliminary games

Mayor of London supports Centre of Excellence in Beckenham

Feb 7, 2001: Following Bromley Council's support for the proposals for the former Lloyds TSB Sportsground in Beckenham, the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, on behalf of the Greater London Authority has given his support for the scheme put together by Leander

Substantial amount could have been raised in Sharjah: Dalmiya

Feb 7, 2001: The President of the Asian Cricket Foundation (ACF) Jagmohan Dalmiya said in Kolkata on Tuesday that the ACF had chosen Sharjah as the venue of the tournament to raise funds for the quake affected Gujarat, simply because it was ready

WICB invites India A team for Busta Cup

Feb 7, 2001: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has invited the India A team to take part in its annual domestic tournament, the Busta Cup, WICB president Patrick Rousseau announced in Kolkata on Tuesday

Indian news round-up

Feb 7, 2001: The 2001 edition of the ICC/ACC Under-17 Asia Cup featuring ten nations is to be held in Bangladesh from February 15 to 24

How the match-fixing drama unfolded - Part 12

Feb 7, 2001: The Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Anti Corruption Commissioner K Madhavan says in New Delhi that he is through with the final round of questioning with the former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar

Scoring political points callous

Feb 7, 2001: Words fail me

Mistakes of the past need not be repeated

Feb 7, 2001: New Zealand sport does not have a great record for utilising its resources, and cricket is no different to many others

Fleming not suited to taking up opening option

Feb 7, 2001: No-one in the New Zealand camp was saying yesterday whether beleagured captain Stephen Fleming would have to live out Sir Richard Hadlee's view that Fleming should open the batting against Sri Lanka tomorrow in Hamilton

Trist calls on the power of positive thinking

Feb 7, 2001: Getting positive, was New Zealand's goal in their bid to turn around the loss of winning form in the build-up to tomorrow's fourth National Bank Series One-Day International with Sri Lanka in Hamilton

2nd Match, New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Statistical Highlights

Feb 7, 2001: It was the 1682nd ODI in cricket history

Lancashire plan to install permanent floodlights

Feb 7, 2001: Lancashire are planning to erect the first permanent floodlights at an England Test match ground

Twose hopeful that he can help New Zealand's recovery

Feb 7, 2001: Roger Twose came through an indoor batting session at Hamilton's WestpacTrust Park today better than he expected although he was not prepared to say he was a 100% chance to play in tomorrow's fourth One-Day International against Sri Lanka

New Zealand Maori make Pacifica final

Feb 7, 2001: New Zealand Maori and Fiji will play out the final of the inaugural Pacifica Cricket Championships in Auckland tomorrow

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Glamorgan seeking new overseas player

Feb 6, 2001: The search is on to find an overseas player for the 2001 season following last week`s news that Matthew Elliott would not be returning to Glamorgan this summer

Barbados wrap it up after tea

Feb 6, 2001: Barbados completed their expected win over the Windward Islands yesterday, but not without some resistance

Hussey excited at prospect of joining Northants

Feb 6, 2001: Mike Hussey will join up with his new Northamptonshire colleagues in a couple of months time - and the Western Australia batsman is already relishing the prospect of a debut season on the county circuit

Donald price tag a joke, say Easterns

Feb 6, 2001: The 1,000 rand price tag allegedly placed on Allan Donald's head by Easterns coach Ray Jennings was a joke, Easterns president Cassim Suliman has claimed in a report to United Cricket Board chief executive Gerald Majola

Players and umpires meet to restore good relations

Feb 6, 2001: Members of the umpiring profession are to meet with members of the player's union, The Professional Cricketers' Association, tomorrow (Wednesday 7Th February)