Batty takes over as Surrey captain
Surrey have sprung a surprise by appointing Jonathan Batty as their captain for the 2004 season. Adam Hollioake has captained Surrey since 1997 but recently announced that next season - which is also his benefit…
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A pitiful procession
England v Zimbabwe, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street, Day 2After writing Zimbabwe off yesterday, when they'd had quite a decent day in the field, I felt a bit of a heel. They had bowled reasonably tightly, after…
Chanderpaul out of ODI series
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, whose brilliant hundred was instrumental in West Indies pulling off an improbable victory in the fourth and final Test against Australia, will miss the one-day series against the world champions and, possibly, the…
Spinners rule the roost on a crumbling wicket
It was raining wickets on the fourth day of the second Test. When stumps were drawn, India were 36/3 in their second innings, requiring another 86 runs with seven wickets in hand to seal a…
Team needs at least a year to become top side, says Miandad
LAHORE, March 26: The newly appointed coach Javed Miandad said on Wednesday that the current revamped Pakistan squad may take at least a year before becoming a top side again.Addressing a press conference at Gaddafi…
Sri Lanka establish firm foundation at SSC
It started in blistering sunshine and ended prematurely because of aspectacular tropical storm, but otherwise the first day of the JanashakthiNational Test series was boringly predictable. Zimbabwe's self-disciplinedseamers concentrated on containment and the cricket was…
Still a tight call before Wellington can win
Wellington will look to its captain Richard Jones to weather a final, desperate assault from Otago's spin bowlers and to carry them to outright victory on the third day of an extraordinary State Championship match…
'Graeme was passionate about playing for his country'
I first saw Graeme Smith when he was 12 years old, attending one of the cricket clinics I was organising in Johannesburg. And my very first impression was that he was a very good young…
Queensland players named in Aust youth team
Konica Queensland Fire players Megan White, Tricia Brown, Belinda Matheson and Melissa Bulow have earned selection in the Australian Women's Youth team, the Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars.The four players will play in a series of…
Smith century eases West Indies Under-19s to victory
An unbeaten century by Devon Smith guided West Indies Under-19s to a comfortable seven wicket win over England Under-19s in their third and deciding One-Day International at Chelmsford.They rarely looked like failing to reach a…