The Headlines (for Jan 95)

The Headlines for Jan 95

DEC94 news items moved to ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/DEC94

01 Jan Fairbrother to join Eng sqad in Aus.

02 Jan Akram joins Pak squad after his sinus operation. He will play in the best-of-three Madela Cup final and in the one-off Test against South Africa.

03 Jan Donald will return to the South African squad after a 3 month lay-off for a cyst on his right big toe. He will appear in the Mandela Cup final, and the one-off Test v Pak, if given the all-clear by his surgeon on Thu.

05 Jan Bevan has dropped down to the Aus "A" team for the remaining WSC matches. McIntyre, George, and Blewett (all SoA) also included in Aus "A" team. S Waugh returns to the Aus squad.

06 Jan Wasim Akram hinted that he would not continue playing county cricket after his contract with Lancs runs out in 1996. Instead he might play in the Bangladesh League.

07 Jan Rutherford fined for vocal dissent, ramifications; NZ Domestic news.

09 Jan SBS bids for Aus in WI TV rights; Gloucestershire have asked J.Srinath to be their overseas player for 1995. He will be replacing Courtney Walsh who will playing for the West Indies against England (Thanks Jacob).

10 Jan Gough sufferd a stress-fracture in his left foot with the first ball he bowled in today's WSC fixture. He will miss the rest of the Ashes tour. Chris Lewis (who is currently playing club cricket in Aus) has been named as his replacement (Thanks Mike Smith). Gough has returned to England and will not take any further part in the tour.

Fairbrother suffered a shoulder injury (in the same match) when he collided with Rhodes while trying to take a catch. He will be unavailable for a week or two.

Srinath has accepted Gloucs offer to be their overseas player for 1995. Other Indians who will be appearing in the Eng 1995 season, Azharuddin (Derbys), Prabhakar (Durham), Kumble (Northants) (Thanks Jacob).

12 Jan Martin Crowe is having another operation on his knee and will be unavailable till late Feb 95. He will miss the matches vs WI (Thanks Bevan).

Manager of the NZ team that toured South Africa, Mike Sandlant has relinquished his job. A replacement will be named soon for the home series against WI. (Thanks stuart)

Alec Stewart is expected to be able to play in Test 4.

Robin Smith has signed a new 5 year contract with Hants.

14 Jan Neil Mallender, the seam bowler, has rejoined Northants on a two-year contract after his decision to leave Somerset. The 33-year-old Yorkshireman, who underwent a groin operation at the end of last season, left Northants in 1986 to play for Somerset the following summer (Thanks Ram Krishnan)

17 Jan New Zealand squad for the first one-dayer against WI has been announced.(Thanks Geoff Bethell,James Dignan)

Geoff Howarth resigns. New coach to be named 22 Jan.

18 Jan Eng studies Aus cricket academy.

Shaun Udal is returning to England after his side-strain did not respond sufficiently rapidly to treatment. He will require 4-6 weeks to recover and will play no further part in the tour. He is the fourth England cricketer to quit the tour due to injury.

John Reid has been appointed as coach of NZ team. The appointment is temporary until April 1, 1995.

South African team for the one-off test against Pakistan has been announced.

19 Jan 3 NZ players - Matthew Hart, Steven Fleming & Dion Nash - have been dropped from the team after they admitted to smoking marijuana.

22 Jan Alec Stewart is out of the Ashes tour when he was hit right on the broken finger again in a match against Victoria.

West Indies captain Courtney Walsh said that all-rounder Carl Hooper would not be joining the tour. Hooper fell ill while touring India, and was advised not to fly out after having been hospitalised in England. (Thanks ET)

Waqar Younis has been diagnosed as suffering from a stress fracture of the back and will miss Pakistan's tour of Zimbabwe. The fast-bowler is expected to be fit for Surrey next season. (Thanks ET)

23 Jan India-A team is unchanged for the 2nd test against Eng-A.

6 of the 10 former Indian cricketers who appeared in the qualifying examination for umpires have passed. There names are not known yet. Among those who appeared in the exam are Bedi, Yashpal Sharma, Maninder Singh, Jayantilal and Sadanand Viswanath. (Thanks Gautham)

Hudson recalled to RSA squad for NZ tour.

24 Jan Basin Reserve pitch (where the 2nd ODI between NZ and WI was scheduled) was vandalised on 19 Jan 95. See News item.

25 Jan Stewart and Fairbrother are out of the Ashes tour. Mark Ramprakash (currently in India as part of the A-Tour) has been recalled for the 5th test.

Pak to tour Aus in Nov/Dec 1995.

26 Jan Australia "A" concept may be revivied.

27 Jan Sri Lanka have three newcomers in their party of 16 for the tour of New Zealand and a limited-overs tournament in Sharjah. They are wicketkeeper Chamara Dunusinghe, medium-fast bowler Janaka Gamage and Jayantha Silva, a left-arm spinner. The touring team leave on Feb 20 for New Zealand, where their itinerary includes two Tests and three one-day internationals (Thanks Electronic Telegraph).

Former England all-rounder Bob Woolmer has had his contract as South Africa's coach extended by a year, to the end of March 1997 (Thanks Electronic Telegraph).

Former Australian Cricket Board (ACB) chairman Fred Bennett died in Sydney on Thursday unexpectedly, aged 79 (Thanks INtv).

Sri Lankan vice-captain Aravinda de Silva has been approached by English county Kent to play for them in 1995 County season (as a replacement for Hooper). Nothing has been finalised yet. (Thanks Vicky)

28 Jan Indian squad of 14 for the NZ centenary one-day tournament has been announced.

29 Jan NZ squad of 12 for the first test against WI has been announced.

Pakistan will be touring NZ December 1995 to play one test and 4 one-day matches. (Thanks Stuart)

Contents of a report on the NZ tour of RSA leaked.

30 Jan ICC is interested in studying South African Camera replay system.

Aus Squad for Test 5 in Perth: Julian and Angel in, Fleming and McIntyre out.

England bowler Lewis was fined for "cowardly" gesturing in the field. England team and captain fined for slowness in the field.

31 Jan Pakistan to tour New Zealand in Dec 1995 to play 1 test and 4 ODIs. Zimbabwe to tour New Zealand in Jan/Feb 1996 to play 2 tests and 3 ODIs. West Indies declined an offer from NZ to tour during 1995/96.