Team Talk - HD Ackerman

Dec 24, 2000: Having completed the first phase of the Supersport Series competition,we find ourselves in a completely different situation to what we were last year

Assam defeat Sikkim by seven wickets

Dec 24, 2000: Assam needed just 26.5 overs in their second innings to overhaul the target of 104 set by Sikkim while losing only three wickets in the East Zone league of the Vijay Merchant Trophy Under-16 tournament match at the Nurul Amin Stadium at Guwahati on

New Zealand's record breaking women and something on centuries

Dec 24, 2000: New Zealand's success in the CricInfo Women's World Cup probably saw the end of the road for two of its greatest players

Blessed are the pure in heart

Dec 24, 2000: Match fixing is the blatant betrayal of trust

Indian news round-up

Dec 24, 2000: Tendulkar requested his non inclusion, says Niranjan Shah : The Saurashtra Cricket Association secretary and one of the West Zone selectors, Niranjan Shah said in Mumbai on Saturday that Indian star batsman Sachin Tendulkar had requested the

Give the White Ferns their Black Caps

Dec 24, 2000: "Absolutely it was, probably the finest game of cricket ever seen

Positive Test would be good for all concerned - Hadlee

Dec 24, 2000: New Zealand cricket selection convener Sir Richard Hadlee is hopeful that recent comments made by Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak are a sign of a more positive approach to be taken by the tourists in the Boxing Day Test at the Basin Reserve in

New faces for One-Day squad

Dec 24, 2000: Expect some new faces in the CLEAR Black Cap One-Day International side this summer, perhaps even as early as later this week when the first side for the series against Zimbabwe is named

Zimbabweans have good memories over Basin track

Dec 24, 2000: Zimbabwean memories of the Basin Reserve pitch where they were beaten at their last outing are vivid and they are expecting some liveliness in the first session on Boxing Day

3rd Test, Australia v West Indies, Statistical Highlights

Dec 24, 2000: It was the 1523rd Test match in cricket history

Arjuna Awards should not be taken away now: Kirti Azad

Dec 24, 2000: As the Core Committee meeting of the BCCI was underway at the CCI, the Parliamentarians and the CCI locked horns in a festival game for the Jaipal Trophy

Pakistan local: KESC overpower MAP in KG semis

Dec 24, 2000: Karachi, Dec 23: KESC scored an easy 47-run victory over Mian Azmat Professionals (MAP) in the first semi-final of the 15th Karachi Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Festival for Tapal Trophy at the Karachi Gymkhana Ground here on Saturday

Pakistan local: Ramazan cricket round-up

Dec 24, 2000: Lahore, Dec 23: Four more matches were decided in the Lahore Division Inter-Club Ramazan Cricket Tournament here at separate grounds on Saturday

India indicates to send cricket team to Pakistan

Dec 24, 2000: Karachi, Dec 23: India has indicated to send its cricket team to Pakistan for a short Test series on Jan 8, highly placed sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said late Saturday evening

Drumm wondered if New Zealand would ever learn

Dec 24, 2000: That was CLEAR White Ferns captain Emily Drumm's feeling after her side was dismissed for 184 in the CricInfo Women's World Cup final at BIL Oval

Clark lacked batting support at most crucial time of all

Dec 24, 2000: Australian captain Belinda Clark peaked at the right time during the latter stages of the CricInfo Women's World Cup but when she needed them most, her team-mates were not able to help her during the final against New Zealand

Deadeye Watson just threw - didn't realise Rolton was her victim

Dec 24, 2000: Helen Watson, New Zealand White Fern fielder supreme didn't know who her victim was when she ran out ace Australian batter Karen Rolton in the CricInfo Women's World Cup final

Fielding emphasis paid high dividend for White Ferns

Dec 24, 2000: New Zealand women's cricket coach Mike Shrimpton maintained throughout the CLEAR White Ferns preparation for the CricInfo Women's World Cup that fielding was vital to the side's hopes

Pakistan local: Malir Gym enter final

Dec 24, 2000: Karachi, Dec 23: A gallant all-round performance by Wasim Naeem failed to prevent Malir Gymkhana from reaching the final of the Aga Khan Gymkhana Ramazan Cricket Tournament here on Saturday

WI local: Richie to lead WI 'B'

Dec 23, 2000: Former West Indies captain Richie Richardson will lead the West Indies 'B' team in the upcoming Busta Cup Competition