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Miscellaneous Cricket News from World Over (Aug-Sept) (taken from "Cricketer" (Pak. Issue) Sept. 1993)

England opener Matthew Dowman batted his way into the record books with a magnificent 267 on the second day of the Under-19 Test against the West Indies at Hove last month. The lefthander achieved the highest individual score by an England Under-19 player.

One of the world's greatest cricketers Sir Donald Bradman remains to be in public demand despite reaching the age of 85 on August 27. "Barely a day goes by without mail arriving from overseas, interstate and locally addressed to Sir Donald," South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) executive manager Barry Gibbs said in Adelaide on the 85th birthday of the great Don Bradman.

West Indies all-rounder Jimmy Adams will increase the Caribbean connection in the English county game when he joins Nottinghamshire on a one-year contract. The 25-year old Jamaican replaces New Zealander Chris Cairns, who is likely to be wanted for the Kiwi tour of England in the first half of the summer.

Leicestershire's West Indies fast bowler, Winston Benjamin, is joining Hampshire on a three-year contract. The 28-year-old Antiguan will be replacing former West Indies pace ace Malcolm Marshall, who retires at the end of the season after 15 years with the club.

Zimbabwe made a flying start to their seven-game England tour at Haslingden where they cruised to an eight-wicket win over League Cricket Conference.

The Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), Shahid Rafi, has dismissed the allegation that a representative of one of the sponsors was a member of the World Cup committee.

Master batsman and former captain Javed Miandad is the highest paid Pakistani in both Tests as well as One-day internationals, revealed an investigative story published in a national daily. Miandad with 121 Tests, is in the top slab by virtue of which he is paid Rs. 35000 per Test. He receives Rs. 18000 for every One-day international, the report said.

Former Pakistani captain Imran Khan has advised pacemen Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis to give up playing county cricket forewarning that the excess of matches could adversely affect their performance in the coming years.

Ted Dexter has condemned the standard of the English county in his final report of as chairman of selectors. The departing Dexter, who resigned when England went 4-0 down to Australia in the Ashes series, suggested that the England team's poor performance record merely reflected a shrinking pool of available talent.

Dr. Mohammed Ali Shah, Senior Vice President of the Karachi City Cricket Association (KCCA), has supported the suggestion of limiting the term of office of the KCCA office bearers because it would help strengthen the Association.

Inzamamul Haq, Shoaib Mohammad, Basit Ali and Moin Khan, all Test cricketers, were awarded crests and trophies for their services to the national team in the recent years by the Buffer Zone Gymkhana, Karachi.

Former Indian Captain and new cricket manager, Ajit Wadekar backed Sri Lanka to win the Test and One-day Internationals against South Africa.

The BCCP is planning to form a foundation for extending benefits to cricketers from the income of One-day Internationals. The foundation, to be called the Wills foundation will organize oneday matches for the past and present cricketers. The BCCP is working out details about the formation and other aspects to be involved in its functioning.

A Test players XI, led by Iqbal Qasim, defeated Aga Khan Gymkhana by three wickets in a festival match on the occasion of the All Karachi Tariq Alam Benefit Tournament.

Dr. Mohammed Ali Shah, Senior Vice President of KCCA, has renamed the newly-developed Lord's cricket ground in North Nazimabad, Karachi after his father, late Justice Asghar Ali Shah. The stadium has been developed after getting a 20- year lease from the local municipal authorities.

A token fine of Rs. 15000 each was imposed by the Disciplinary Committee of the BCCP on captain Wasim Akram and his deputy, Waqar Younis for giving an interview to an English tabloid, The Sun which caused a stir among the followers of the game.

Australian opener Michael Slater suffered a rare disappointment on his otherwise excellent first tour of England when he bagged a pair against Essex at Chelmsford.

Sri Lanka objected to the appointment of John Reid as referee for their Test and One-day International against South Africa because of his South African connections. The former New Zealand captain had settled in South Africa after retiring from the first class cricket in 1965.

Akram may be axed by Lancashire as their overseas player for next season. The English county are unhappy at the prospect of losing him for almost two months to Pakistan's tour of Sri Lanka, which starts in July 1994.

The BCCP will be hosting the Asia Cup as scheduled in December, with or without India. This was announced by the BCCP secretary Shahid Rafi himself.

Pakistan will be playing a number of matches against World XI India at different parts of the world before the start of the Wills Cup One-day National Tournament on September 28. They are scheduled to play matches in England, USA and the UAE.

Keith Fletcher has vowed to to continue as England manager despite having become the target of hate-mail and vandals after losing eight of his first nine Tests in charge.

Former Pakistani Captain and world renowned wicketkeeper Wasim Bari has been transferred as Pakistan International Airborne (PIA) General Manager to Japan, Okinawa and Korea. Previously, he was serving as General Manager, Cargo at PIA's based office in Karachi.

The Rawalpindi Division Cricket Association (RDCA) recorded nine victories in their first ten matches during their tour of England. The tenth game was abandoned due to rain.

Mike Smith, the bookmakers' favorite to succeed Ted Dexter as Chairman of the England selectors, will manage the tour party to the West Indies next year. Smith, who played 50 Tests for England, 25 as captain, was a Test selector under Alec Bedser's chairmanship.

Sri Lankan manager Duleep Mendis welcomed the appointment of New Zealand's Brian Aldridge as the neutral umpire in the three- Test home series against South Africa.

Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, two of the hottest properties of world cricket will play for the Premier Division Cricket League champions, Abaharm Krira Chakara, in Bangladesh.

A total of 247 matches will be played in the 1993-94 season scheduled to start with the Pepsi Junior Cup National Under-19 Grade-II championship on August 30.

Australian off-spinner Tim May was pelted with fruit by a section of unruly Edgbaston crowd on a tense third day of the firth Ashes Test. ICC referee Clive Lloyd had to contact the police patrolling the ground in order to ask them to step in calm down the fans.

A new central wicket with Australian grass has been laid at the Qaddafi Stadium, Lahore, and would be ready for the Asia Cup being staged in December.

An international cricketer team featurng some of the world's leading players is scheduled to play two day-night matches against a Kepler Wessels XI in South Africa. The Eastern Province Cricket Board (EPCB) announced at Port Elizabeth that the series to be known as the Firehawk International Challenge, forms one of the highlights of a benefit year awarded to Wessels, South Africa's Captain.

The BCCP has decided to set up a World Cup Directorate for the 1996 World Cup in Lahore. Sultan Rana, first class cricketer of the famous Rana family, has been appointed Director Administrator and he will be working in an honorary capacity.

County cricketers were ordered to clean up their act by the Test and County Cricket Board (TCCB) who felt that standards of conduct and sportsmanship have dropped in the English county games with incidents of sledging and dissent having increased.

Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne is ranked among the world's top five bowlers after his Ashes-winning exploits in England. Pakistan paceman Waqar Younis still leads the Cooper and Lybrand bowlers' list while Desmond Haynes retains the top batting slot in the latest rankings.

Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar is set to join Warwickshire on a one-year contract. The 30 year-old has agreed personal terms with the county of for the 1994 season and the deal will be finalized as soon as he receives permission from the Indian Board of Cricket Control.