Cricket is a simple game
New Zealand made cricket look the simple game it is today when they bowled accurately, fielded sharply and batted sensibly to beat the Netherlands by eight wickets at Hagley Park on the eighth day of…
Hasan keeps Pakistan afloat with unbeaten 89
An unbeaten 89 by skipper Hasan Raza kept together Pakistan 'A' firstinnings on the second day of the first Unofficial Test against SriLanka at Rangiri International Stadium in Dambulla (Sri Lanka)Thursday.At stumps Pakistan had recovered…
Top order batsmen find form to cap good day for Australia
Australia will have been encouraged by the form of opening batsman Mathew Hayden prior to the Ashes battle that begins at Edgbaston next Thursday.The left-hander had played chancelessly with imposing dominance and was within two…
Wickets set to tumble for Warne again
BIRMINGHAM, England - His passion for the game restored, Shane Warne islikely to become the first Australian to break the magical 400-wicketbarrier during the five-Test Ashes cricket series against bamboozledEngland.Warne's haul of 8-100 in Australia's…
Explosive Afridi leads Foxes' victory charge
Pakistan star Shahid Afridi thrilled Leicestershire's biggest crowd of the season with a spectacular knock on his Norwich Union League debut at Grace Road.The 21-year-old opener smashed 70 off just 32 balls with six fours…
Montgomerie's continued good form puts Sussex in control over Durham
Sussex opener Richard Montgomerie continued his amazing form when he batted all day for 134 not out against Durham at Chester-le-Street.He reached 1,000 first-class runs on 97 - beaten only by Kent's David Fulton -…
Notts in sight of victory over Derbyshire
Unless the weather cruelly intervenes Notts seem likely to complete a fourth innings victory over Derbyshire early on the final morning. A successful day saw them dismiss their local rivals for 221 and chasing a…
Richardson spreads the cricket word in North Otago
Otago Cricket has been taking the MILO message to schools through its region and last week used CLEAR Black Cap Mark Richardson to spread the word through North Otago.He spoke to mainly five to seven-year-olds…
Kiwis make first inroads with the ball on tour
New Zealand's bowlers made the first inroads on their Australian tour today when they chipped away at Queensland in the tour match at the Gabba.At tea on the third day, Queensland was 7-328 in its…
Chatsworth match finally put out of its misery
India's ill-fated three-day game against a President's XI in Chatsworth was finally put out of its misery early on Wednesday morning after yet another inspection revealed the ground was still as soggy, if not soggier,…