Bulls fitness concerns
A trio of fitness checks this week will determine the ultimate make-upof the XXXX Queensland Bulls team to tackle NSW in the Pura Cup Final atthe Gabba starting on Friday.The Bulls will check the availability…
Aussie Simon Katich flies into the Rose Bowl
Simon Katich, the Australia `A' player, and Hampshire's second overseas signing met the press at the Rose Bowl today (Friday), just seven hours after landing at Heathrow Airport.Asked why he chose to come to Hampshire,…
Wasim pulls out with tonsilitis as batsmen toil
Hampshire received an early blow in the Frizzell County Championship match against Somerset at The Rose Bowl when Wasim Akram pulled out of the squad at the last minute suffering from tonsilitis.An urgent call to…
McGrath guides clinical Australia to 2-0 series lead
Australia 166 for 2 (Ponting 57*, Hayden 51) beat West Indies 163 (McGrath 4-31) by eight wicketsWest Indies might have disrupted the world order with their sensational win in Antigua less than a week ago,…
New Zealand urged to get more out of performance centre
An independent review of New Zealand Cricket's High Performance Centre and Academy at Lincoln University has produced some new thinking on keeping to the forefront of developments in cricket.New Zealand Cricket chief executive Martin Snedden…
Australia waste no time in applying pressure
Day One: Australia won toss and bowled first.Bangladesh's nerves will not have been quelled by Steve Waugh's success at the toss on the first morning of the inaugural Test series between the two countries.Darwin will…
St Cross need Shaw back in form
St Cross Symondians need Steve Shaw to return to his prolific run scoring best if they are to claw back the three-point deficit at the top of the Southern Electric Premier League, Division 2.The burly…
Cricket Australia to review doping bans
Cricket Australia (CA) will review its codes and policies for anti-doping breaches after a decision by an independent arbitrator according to James Sutherland, chief executive of CA. The arbitrator found that CA's current policy did…
One wicket from history
Inzamam-ul-Haq: defied the Bangladeshis on his home turfMultan, a dusty Punjab city with a spotless new stadium, is known as the home of Sufi saints and Inzamam-ul-Haq. On September 6, 2003, it almost became known…
Endurance feat at Madras
All Today's Yesterdays - September 19 down the yearsSeptember 18 | September 201986One of the great physical feats in Test cricket came to an end. The heat and humidity of Madras got to Dean Jones,…