Bengal restrict Assam on Day One
Bengal restricted Assam to a total of 214/7 on Day One of their RanjiTrophy league match at Calcutta on Friday.Winning the toss, Assam opted to bat and started off well, withopeners Parag Das and Subhrajit…
Lighting in Hamilton better than expected
Thursday's requirement to use the new lights at WestpacTrust Park in Hamilton during the New Zealand-Bangladesh National Bank series Test match provided a big boost for the ground.Northern Districts Cricket chief executive John Turkington was…
Sri Lanka squash West Indian hopes of consolatory victory
Sri Lanka squashed Caribbean hopes for a face saving victory to end anotherwise ill-fated tour when they defeated West Indies by 34 runs to winthe LG Abans triangular series at Premadasa International Stadium onWednesday night.The…
Gambhir hundred sees Delhi make steady progress
Delhi were marching steadily towards achieving their goal of securingthe all-important first innings lead in their match against Railwaysat the Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi. Opener Gautam Gambhir was the manleading the march; he was batting…
Afridi, Younis tons leave Pakistan in impregnable position
When Carl Hooper won the toss and inserted Pakistan, and also got an early breakthrough, he could not have envisaged that by the close he would be staring at 344 for three. But thanks to…
New Zealand cricket forced to grow up in tumultuous 2002
Shining above all else in New Zealand's 2002 of cricket had to be Nathan Astle's world record for the fastest double century in Test history.The 153 balls of mayhem at Jade Stadium in a glorious…
Blewett apologises after Redbacks suffer hiding at Gabba
BRISBANE, Jan 17 AAP - Captain Greg Blewett apologised to spectators and even the South Australian Cricket Association tonight after his Redbacks were crushed by Queensland in a lopsided ING Cup clash at the Gabba.Blewett…
Williams replaces injured Noffke for Australia A – Sri Lankans match
Queensland fast bowler Ashley Noffke will miss Australia A's one-day limited-overs match with the Sri Lankans at the Adelaide Oval on 7 January after it was confirmed he has fractured his right index finger.Noffke's place…
Rain opens up tight fight for Group B of World Cup
Could the South African weather gods decide the fate of the World Cup's Group B placings?Rain interrupted the West Indies match with Bangladesh yesterday and left both sides sharing points.They were points that could prove…
New Zealand's campaign – What the statistics say
The story of New Zealand's ill-fated World Cup campaign from the statistical angle:FORHighest Innings Score:229/1 (D/L-39 overs) v South Africa241/7 v West IndiesLowest Innings Score:112 v Australia146 v IndiaBest Innings:Scott Styris v Sri Lanka (141…