Lara redeems himself and rejuvenates series

Dec 16, 2000: Honours are just about even, due to a run out and some strange luck for West Indies' Test debutant Marlon Samuels late on day two

5th ODI, India v Zimbabwe, Statistical Highlights

Dec 16, 2000: It was the 1660th ODI in cricket history

Closing the gaps - the need for women's cricket

Dec 16, 2000: They may be the minnows of the CricInfo Women's World Cup but Ireland, the Netherlands and Sri Lanka contributed their own special character of commitment and colour to the tournament

Australians breeze home in sweltering conditions

Dec 16, 2000: Victory over the Netherlands was just a stroll on a very hot Lincoln day for Australia at Lincoln Green today

An Irish View

Dec 15, 2000: Points have been hard to come by in this tournament and, as I write, there is a feeling of satisfaction in the camp - well for some at least, eh Lennie

An Englishman in Pakistan (part 8)

Dec 15, 2000: It began to sink in as I waited for a connecting flight in Istanbul airport on the Tuesday morning

WI local:Lodge two good in the end

Dec 15, 2000: Typifying the motto of their famous St

Pick horses for course-Hitting out

Dec 15, 2000: Two years ago, the West Indies selectors went about picking their squad for a One-Day International series against England in a most appropriate manner

WI local:Young head

Dec 15, 2000: Barbados' cricket selectors put their faith in youth yesterday, naming 26-yearold Ian Bradshaw as cricket captain

CricInfo week a resounding success despite weather

Dec 15, 2000: Jupiter Pluvius again interfered with play on the final day of the CricInfo Week for Zimbabwe primary schools at Prince Edward School in Harare, but at least there was a fair amount of play possible before the presentations had to be carried out in

Atherton and Gough climb into the top ten

Dec 15, 2000: Michael Atherton's heroics in Pakistan, and particularly his century in the final Test, have hoisted him into the top ten of the PriceWaterhouse Coopers rankings of the world's best batsmen

Stewart calls for floodlights to be used in Test matches

Dec 15, 2000: One of England's heroes in their famous victory in the gloom of Karachi to clinch the Test series against Pakistan has called for floodlights to be used in Test matches to avoid games being curtailed by bad light

Join the club that brought up Marcus Trescothick!

Dec 15, 2000: Keynsham Cricket Club are looking for a player/coach for the 2001 season - overseas players close to or at first class standard will be considered

MacLaurin appalled by plans for phone tapping and lie detector tests

Dec 15, 2000: Lord MacLaurin says he will resist to the "nth degree" any attempt to implement lie-detector tests and phone tapping of cricketers in England

IT report on five players sent, others to follow soon

Dec 15, 2000: The match-fixing saga continues to haunt the players

Indian news round-up

Dec 15, 2000: Delhi court restraints Prasad Bharti on telecast issue : The Delhi High Court has restrained Prasar Bharti from inserting any commercial logo or scrollers during the telecast of matches by Doordarshan under the agreement with the BCCI

The disappointing loss of a Series

Dec 15, 2000: The shocking end to the 3rd and final test at Karachi was perhaps the anti-climax of the series against England that Pakistan had planned to win

Awkward pre-semi-final match for South Africa

Dec 15, 2000: South Africa and Ireland meet tomorrow on the 18th and final round-robin day of the CricInfo Women's World Cup in a match that has no bearing on the final standings but has significance for both teams

Surrey hopeful of keeping star players

Dec 15, 2000: The five per cent increase in handouts to the First Class counties next season should ensure that county champions Surrey can keep their successful squad together

Match analysis: Youngsters have given a secure feeling for the future

Dec 15, 2000: Ajit Agarkar has always been tipped to be the all-rounder that India is desperately searching for a long time